The sweet experience of holding his little daughter’s hand has begun to open this man’s heart to his being, its deeper levels and an altogether different reality. John describes the opportunity he has to open further, and the power of proximity with another to move in the stream together.
It’s said that we are all one, but what does that mean? Do we need to ‘be one’ and if so, how? In this dialogue, John’s response illuminates both the detail and the simplicity in the meaning of and the way to oneness.
“If you would be a hundred percent open, you would absolutely lose all control to intimacy. All of the coverings of intimacy are gone. You would move without a thought of your self.”
How did I get to feel so trapped in my self when I know there’s more to me? John describes the way to our deeper self, past practised methods of coping and ideas of self-esteem – all the way in to the real, unshakable you.
“There’s only life after death. What you’re here for in this life is to come into that before you physically die. Without that, living this life is just living the dream.”
