March,
2007
In
this issue:
Two new promotions
New office phone #
February 2007 winter retreat recap
New article - "Why an Enlightened Community?"
An excerpt from Unconditioned Spirit.
Note: With the consolidation of our websites
into MichaelMamas.com,
The Golden Frog Newsletter is now the Michael
Mamas Newsletter.
I was recently awarded the title of Adhyatm Vidhya
Visharad (Spiritual Master) from Bhagavan Yagnyavalkya
Ved Tatavagyan Yogashram, the Sanskrit College at
the University of Gujarat. Going to the ashram to
receive this award was an incredibly moving experience
for me. It was a great honor to be in the presence
of so many noted scholars of Vedic wisdom. Yet,
it was not just their knowledge and incredible dignity
that humbled me, but the openness of their hearts.
Before the award ceremony, the scholars and I visited
with Shastriji, the head of the ashram presenting
the award. He is a saintly gentleman of ninety-three
years, who was dressed in traditional attire and
garlanded with strands of beads.
The ceremony was simple, yet quite meaningful. There
were about 400 people in attendance to witness the
presentation of several awards given that day. Being
the guest of honor, I spoke about how the knowledge
stays alive only through those who truly embody
the knowledge.
After the award presentation, our visit continued
with a luncheon. Then, Shastriji insisted we all
return to his home to sit together. He asked me
to sit with him on his couch as he read his newspaper.
He simply wanted to share his afternoon with us.
It was a charming, heartfelt afternoon.
I was particularly moved by the family feeling that
permeated the ashram. Everyone, including the very
old and very young have an important role in the
community. This is what the family of humanity is
meant to be.
Upon leaving, the pundit boys crowded around me,
all wanting to touch me. Through the window of the
car as we drove away, we were still exchanging high-fives.
I am happy to say our family has extended to the
other side of the globe.
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Special Promotion #1
For a limited time (through April 15, 2007),
Michael Mamas' novel, The Golden Frog,
and How To Be Your Own Best Psychotherapist,
are FREE with the purchase
of the Unconditioned Spirit Home Study Course.
These three items are prerequisites for
anyone wishing to begin the Surya Ram classes.
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Special Promotion #2
Due to multiple requests for money-back
guarantees, try-before-you-buy, etc., we're
offering the following incentive to individuals
considering entering the Surya Ram Program.
Those of you who want to try Surya Ram can
do so for $887.
The fee includes The Unconditioned Spirit
Home Study Course, The Golden Frog,
How To Be Your Own Best Psychotherapist
and a 3-day session of 2007 Surya Ram at
the location of your choice.
You must attend all three days of class,
and while there is a no refund policy, there
is no further financial obligation if you
do not wish to continue.
If you do wish to continue, you can enroll
in the remaining 2007 Surya Ram classes
at the rate of $500 per class. You must
enroll in the rest of the sessions for the
year with a maximum of 3 sessions.
If you have already purchased the Unconditioned
Spirit Home Study Course, you will receive
credit for that purchase in this offer
Registration is due July 1, 2007.
If you aren't already registered, we hope
this encourages you to give Surya Ram a
try. Please feel free to forward this newsletter
to anyone you feel might be interested.
See you in class!
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New Office Phone Number
The office has a new phone number: 828.355.5867.
To email the office, please use the Contact
Us form on MichaelMamas.com.
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February 2007 Winter Retreat
The Adhyatm Vidhya Winter Retreat held
in February, 2007, was an exceedingly powerful
experience for most everyone. Every retreat
is getting more powerful than the previous
one. We are already looking forward to the
upcoming summer retreat, which should be
something quite phenomenal. We want to thank
all of you who participated, for your dedication
to your own evolution, as well as world
consciousness.
We also want to thank Dr. Trivedi from Ayushakti
for her lecture on Ayurveda and her availability
for pulse evaluation consultations.
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Why an Enlightened Community? - A New
Article by Michael
Sometime when people are talking, pretend
you don't understand the language they are
speaking. See how much you can get from
the tone of their voice and gestures. Observe
the behavior that goes beyond their words.
Just feel the energy contained within the
interpersonal dynamic.
You can generalize this to large groups.
Watching the energetics of a lecturer (that
which exudes beyond the words) can be fascinating.
Yet, watching the energetics of the audience
can be even more fascinating. A group consciousness
takes over. This can also be witnessed in
a broad range of animal species: dogs running
in a pack, newborn pups curling up together,
the movement of a flock of birds, etc.
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An Excerpt from Unconditioned Spirit
by Michael Mamas
From Chapter 16, I-get-it Syndrome
We live in an age where we can pick up a
book of the teaching of some enlightened
Master and, after an afternoon's reading,
decide we get all that he is saying. This
is called the I-get-it Syndrome. It keeps
you stuck.
We function from our conditioning. Our life
experiences condition our awareness and
feelings to function a certain way. What
we think is mostly a function of how we
have been conditioned to think. What we
feel is mostly a function of how we have
been conditioned to feel. So, when you read
the teachings of a great enlightened Master,
you perceive onto them and say, "Oh yeah,
I get that." The teachings are viewed through
your conditioning.
Thereby, the Master's words are heard on
a superficial level.
We decide that we understand something
simply because we intellectually understand
it.
In that manner, Knowledge is lost. True Knowledge
is found as one awakens to one's inner essence.
Knowledge does not come from out to in.
True Knowledge is attained from
within and radiates out.
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No
society can truly become healthy through the imposition
of laws. Societies become healthy only as the
individuals within the society awaken to their
true nature-divinity. This is a physiological
process.
-Michael |
