Q: Since my baby was conceived I’ve seen how grounded my self is in certain beliefs. I’ve moved into what opening and softening really is in connection to the baby, and it’s something very different. What does it truly mean to be a mother…
Year: 2016
This man is feeling lost in his experience of love and bonds with people, wondering how he can move rightly without falling into need, want and attachment. John explains that coming from the goldenness awakened to within is being true to what matters most, whichever direction he goes.
Q: I find it so helpful when you speak of openness and softness of heart, and that all I need is to access the teeniest bit. It relaxes me out of the suffering and stories in my self, yet it’s so easily forgotten. Can…
Q: My relationship with a man is very difficult. I wonder if he’s the wrong man for me, or the difficulty is because of something in me? Can you help? John: Any time that you have difficulty, the difficulty is first your self. When…
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.
Q: I want to talk about forgiveness. We’re often told to forgive this and forgive that, but if we’re really coming from our heart there is no need for forgiveness. John: Yes. When you hold a grudge, or when you’re closing and hardening towards…
The woman in this dialogue wonders if the break-up of her relationship means she should close and withdraw. John shows her the way into the deeper connectedness of love and the timeless nature of bonds.
Q: My question is about family. How can we be with family in our hearts when we feel very different from them? John: When you’re in your heart, you’ll see in the others what isn’t different. Your whole sense of meaning in being together…
Q: John, I’m curious about how you were awakened. How did you remember who you are? John: When I was seventeen, outside of my room at home, I deeply, deeply wondered. I wondered: what is it that is so much more than anything I’ve…
Q1: I come from the States, and my question is about my connection to our society. I’ve never been political but I feel a sense of connection and therefore would like to be part of moving things in a more positive direction than I…
Q: I’ve recently welcomed into my home a family member who is an addict. Normally I’m a fairly balanced person, but now there’s uncertainty about how to manage everything and support her. I feel both resentment and great love. I’m struggling with how to…
Q: If I’m true in what my heart is wanting and desiring, it’s to have a child. It’s probably been six years since I’ve had a partner and I’m forty-four next month. I’m wondering whether to do it on my own, with insemination. I…
