John responds to a spiritual dilemma: a desperate longing for realization, coupled with the fear of nothingness that seems to come with it.
Location: Tiruvannamalai
The longing to be free of any level of the self is at the heart of this conversation. What changes our destiny and gives entrance to what we really are?
“Who am I?” In this dialogue, John is responding to a person who really wants his spiritual search to be over but doesn’t know how that can happen.
What’s the connection between the spaciousness of awareness and openness of heart? John describes their relationship, and the effect this has on our nervous system.
What is the soul and what is the being? John both answers the questions and transmits the reality he’s speaking of, with guidance for how it can be made physical in this life.
From struggle to love: John explains how to be at rest in your heart, no matter what mistrust or fears of rejection seem to be in the way.
What is to be done when the busyness of life seems to steal the preciousness of pure awareness that this person longs for, and is it possible for her to bridge these two very different levels?
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Q: I’ve received so much from being in the presence of masters, and life has showered me with grace. There have been weeks of total silence in my mind, but the experience stopped for some reason and I long to have it again. At…
Q: I’ve hungered for my true home my entire life. It didn’t exist anywhere in the outer world, and I couldn’t find it within myself either. I’ve struggled to fill this vast emptiness, but nothing does. I’d like your help to remove the crutch…
