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July, 2006
This world is all about people. Relationships
mean everything to personal satisfaction as well
as business success. This month's article introduces
the keys to a fruitful relationship. I cover where
to start looking when working with a relationship
in my article "A Deeper Look at Relationships."
I'm thrilled about how we're getting the knowledge
out to the world. It's a very exciting time for
the global consciousness. To that end, I hope
you will be able to join us for the retreat this
summer.
You can now purchase The Unconditioned Spirit
home study course! On test runs, we've had very
positive responses from both newcomers and students.
A Deeper Look at Relationships
How can you improve your relationships?
Understandably, a simple Step 1, Step 2
cookbook approach is attractive. However,
a deeper look provides better results.
There's a wisdom within all of us that's
the source of healthy relationships. That
wisdom does not need to be created. It's
already there. It only needs to be freed.
Cultivating a healthy relationship with
your inner dynamic frees that wisdom. Trying
to manipulate your inner dynamic only distorts
things.
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2006 Summer Retreat
Become a part of history!
We have a great opportunity to move the
world forward with all of the knowledge-based
projects that are in the works-movies, national
book campaigns throughout India, etc. I
need your help. We would like to have as
large a group as possible at this summer
retreat to propel this ahead. We need everyone's
support, so bring your friends. Help create
a powerful wave of coherence that will carry
the world forward.
On a purely individual level, coming to
the retreats is excellent for your health
and consciousness. Combine that with an
opportunity to change the world, and you
have an awesome opportunity. Please do what
you can to get to the summer retreat.
The 2006 Summer Ram Meditation Retreat (sponsored
by the Center of Rational Spirituality)
is August 11-18, 2006 (Friday-Friday) in
the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
Sign up now!
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Unconditioned Spirit
Home Study Course
 Move
beyond the confines of awareness!
Throughout the ages, many Masters have spoken.
But the moment they speak, it is lost. Spiritual
wisdom is more than a set of ideas to be
understood or handful of behaviors to be
mimicked. How do you grasp the ungraspable,
pass through the eye of the needle, or see
just how deep the rabbit hole goes? Journey
beyond the veil with Michael Mamas. Pass
through the portal that leads to a new relationship
with everything. Discover a whole new context
for all your endeavors.
To know all about spirituality is a good
first step. To embody it is the journey.
The guidebook takes you deeply into the
sublime knowledge put forth in Unconditioned
Spirit. It is an exploration into the final
and greatest frontier-that which dwells
within you. As you progress through the
guidebook and accompanying CDs and DVD,
you will move more deeply into the experience
of Unconditioned Spirit. Throughout your
life, this course will prove to be a cherished
companion, as practical as it is profound.
Unconditioned Spirit contains:
. DVD - Dr. Pankaj Naram (an introduction
to Michael Mamas)
. Unconditioned Spirit book
. Unconditioned Spirit guidebook
. CDs - Michael Mamas lectures (correspond
with the guidebook)
. DVD - Michael Mamas lecture samples
. Crossword puzzle (clues are given in the
back of the guidebook)
. Surya Ram Meditation Q&A booklet & DVD
. Bookmark
The complete home study course is $239.
The first 104 copies sold will be numbered
and autographed by Michael. The sooner your
order is placed, the lower your number will
be.
We anticipate being able to ship orders
by the beginning of August. If you are going
to be at the retreat, please let us know
so we can personally deliver your order.
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An Excerpt from The
Golden Frog by Michael Mamas
 This
excerpt begins with Bruce, Ashley and Nathaniel
discussing a talk that Nathaniel gave the
night before. Bruce begins with a question.
From Chapter 13 - Identity's Backlash
"How could anybody feel anything but inspired
by that talk?"
"People's identities are very strong." Nathaniel
looked sad, though he spoke compassionately.
"What do you mean?" Ashley asked.
"Humans function through conditioning,"
Nathaniel said. "Conditioning creates identity.
We're conditioned from childhood to think
and feel certain ways. We become very identified
with those conditionings. We hang onto that
identity for dear life. We seek out people
who can reinforce our current identity and
call them teachers. Our identity is how
we define ourselves. We cling to it with
all we've got. It defines everything for
us: who we are, who other people are, who
or what God is, what is true, and what is
false. Though our identity is what limits
us, we cannot and do not want to see past
it. It's simply too scary, too threatening."
Nathaniel's perspective on identity was
beginning to make sense. I started to see
how it coincided with what I experienced
as a therapist.
"Yet freedom from our identity is what true
spiritual growth is all about. That's why
it's called spiritual liberation. It's liberation
from our conditioning. That's the next huge
step in human evolution-for our species
to learn to function from the place within
us that lies beyond identity. When I make
people feel like their identity is being
threatened, they get angry with me. If you
don't like the message, kill the messenger."
I began to understand why I'd become angry
with Nathaniel. His letters threatened my
identity. I thought I had spirituality and
psychology figured out. When he put that
into question, I felt threatened.
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Our true power
is the degree to which we impact the environment
in a life-supporting manner. This is directly
proportional to the degree to which we are resting
into our own being.
- Michael |
