The Michael Mamas Newsletter Archives:
July, 2005

What is Holistic Healing - Really?

Modern approaches to holistic healing often include the integration of two or three disciplines. For example, Chinese Medicine and traditional Western allopathic medicine may be used in conjunction. Or not only the body, but also the mind and spirit can be addressed. This is a good first step. But true holistic healing is something much deeper. It lies far beyond the grasp of any set of modalities, disciplines, or perspectives. It has more to do with the state of awareness of the practitioner.

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Upcoming Surya Meditation Retreat in the Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains!

Learn the advanced Surya Meditation technique at the upcoming summer retreat!

At the retreat this summer we'll be teaching an advanced form of the Surya Meditation. Up to this point I've been requiring that people be practicing the earlier form for at least a few weeks before learning this advanced technique. However, at this time we can waive that requirement. Anyone who would like to come to the retreat can receive the advanced version of the technique immediately.

Surya Meditation Retreats, sponsored by the Center of Rational Spirituality, are held twice a year. The summer retreat is August 12-19, 2005 in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, NC. Join us for a week of deep rest and relaxation!

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The Golden Frog by Michael Mamas

At face value, The Golden Frog is a delightful story. Yet with each additional reading, ever-increasing insights into the profound mysteries of life are revealed. An excerpt follows.

From Chapter 28 - The Best Medicine

"If a physicist was here to give a talk on quantum mechanics, no one would hope for more than a glimmer of understanding from his short one-hour talk." The tone of Nathaniel's voice conveyed his sincere effort to carefully elucidate. "This is true of almost any field of life: biology, economics, mathematics, you name it. It seems the only exception to that is spirituality. We tend to believe we can understand any spiritual perspective with ease. The truth is the opposite. Spirituality is the last and most challenging field to understand, not the easiest."

"You don't know who you're talking to." The man was almost shouting. "I've been studying spirituality for over thirty years. I take a little piece from one teacher and a little piece from another, and put it together for myself."

Nathaniel stopped pacing, and with a pensive look on his face, slowly turned to the man. In a sincere and sorrowful tone, he said, "How unfortunate that you've been looking for so long, and in all those years never found a competent teacher."

The man bristled and started to speak again, but if you watched the film carefully, you could see his female companion reach over and grab his arm to stop him.

Nathaniel continued. "The state of unity isn't readily attainable. Comprehending it intellectually counts for very little. It's a state of consciousness that's cultivated over time. The path of that cultivation is very delicate and easily misunderstood. That's why it's referred to as 'the razor's edge' or 'moving through the eye of the needle.'

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