An experience of misplaced anger has raised the question of what real healing is. John takes us beyond simple self-acceptance, deep into the source of the finest healing of all.
Location: Bristol
Q: There has been a lot of loss in my life the last three years. My heart wants to open but I’m feeling intensely a lot of grief and often fear. Is it just feeling it or trying to make it better? John: You’ve…
John’s description of the potential of the ego sounds very different from the way we usually think of it, and reveals its true place in the whole of us.
Q: I’m struggling with separating from the father of my children. There is a big split in me. John: It’s nothing that tenderness can’t take care of. Q: We’re stuck in a stalemate. Sometimes there’s a movement from him of reconciliation, and from me…
In response to a person who sees that her sexuality has deeper roots than anything she’s experienced, John explains what sexuality is really for. He describes the subtle, extraordinary capacity of our deeper sexuality to give access even into the universe.
Q: I’ve had a few little glimpses of awakening in my life, and have an incredible fear that if I go there, I’m not coming back. Is that true? John: When you awaken, the self doesn’t disappear. What doesn’t come back is what the…
Q: I have difficulty with difficulty! I seem to perceive life as difficult, with everything becoming a mission to be overcome, successfully. I keep thinking I’m doing things wrong and it prevents me from really enjoying life. John: Any time that you have a…
Is it truly possible to have a pure heart? John describes purity of heart as the finest jewel anywhere, surpassing even awakening and enlightenment. In this dialogue John takes us from the very first step toward such a heart all the way to its embodiment.
Q: Your talk about beauty touched something deep within. My whole childhood I felt ugly. Now I’m beginning to experience more beauty inside and outside. I’ve never felt a victim. I developed certain patterns that helped along the way. Trust is quite a big…
Q: I’ve had some insights and experiences in the past but I forget. Then there is in daily life this identification again with emotions, thoughts. Maybe you can say something about this. John: Your difficulty is quite understandable. If you had no forms, if you didn’t…
