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a witness while seeing the presence of the Lord in all
the beings and things.  Seeing the presence of the
Lord helps me to separate myself from the flesh and
blood and from inert things around.  

Second thing I do is to bring in the teaching of the
Mandukya Up. - that text that I took during the last
Memorial day weekend camp here in Washington D.C.
(aagama prakaraNa - MP3-CDs are available for those
who are interested) this helps me a lot intensely in
assimilating that Upanishad teaching. I imagine the
dream world and recognize that there is one mind
(waker's mind) supported by the consciousness - that
is pervading all the dream objects, dream beings and
the entire dream worlds - although each dream being
feels that his body/mind/intellect are different from
those of the beings in the dream and they are
different from the inert world around). Now I try to
feel and see that one conscious presence in the waking
world which is pervading in the walking world of being
and things - just like that one thing that was
pervading the dream world. I try to feel that I am
that awareness that pervades the walking world too.  I
try to bring this teaching into my mind whenever I can
- not for analysis or thinking - but intensely be
aware of that unifying presence in all beings and
things - the entire waking world. 

I want to remind that this is not a thought process
but intense feeling of His presence where His presence
does not differ from the witnessing presence of myself
- yet there is devotion and love involved that is
separable yet inseparable - what that feeling is, I
cannot say but beauty, love, feeling of intense
happiness - words actually fail but feeling remains
until the mind gets into daily activities of ‘need to
do’ things. 

I am convinced of advaita - intensely feel that is
true, not yet able to keep the mind intensely in that
state of surrenderance all the time. It is not an
experience but intense feeling of understanding - yes
that is I AM. 

This is my offering with the token of gratitude to all
of you, the expressions of the Lord Narayana,
particularly to all my teachers who helped me to see
the beauty of the Lord in everything. If this writing
helps in your sadhana, the purpose of writing is
served; Otherwise just discard this as one of those.
As I teach 'Giita Navaneetam' class, I try to
instigate my listeners to practice what I teach, as I
teach what I practice. 

This sunday August 12th, I am taking short camp on
'QUANTUM LEAP INTO THE PRESENT'- essentially, how to
transcend the EGO that lives with reference to past
and future by living in the dynamic present, where the
concept of time itself dissolves (present is a thin
line where past meets the future!). This can be done
easily by invoking the presence of Lord and seeing
that presence in the PRESENT. Thus Bhakti and jnaana
merges into one in the present as one takes a quantum
leap - quantum in the sense that it is not a movement
in time, as there is no time in the present!  

Hari Om!
Sadananda