Weekend Retreat with Burt Harding Part 2

  “Secret of the Heart”, Part 2       On Saturday and Sunday Burt focused in turn on the rest of the K quote: not trying to change what you are, and the transformation that occurs.  He also spoke of love and the barriers to its full emergence.  We are generally seeking safety, love and approval, and control of our lives outside ourselves when these things are actually to be found “within”, in the sense of Being.  There were guided meditations on awareness and Being, much lively discussion withing the group, and various ideas presented by Burt which seemed to stretch the understanding of the participants.  He continually  pointed to the fact that the limited “mind” cannot adequately understand what he was pointing to and a certain kind of “letting go” or “surrender” is necessary.     An introductory video was shown about Krishnamurti and there was an evident integration of K into the subject matter.  The feedback from the participants was extremely positive and many were asking that Burt return for another retreat.