OK! That was Chapter One – venice class – Feb 3, 2015 tu
There were several minutes of silence, then: OK! That was Chapter One :)))) Let's start with the meditation.
View ArticleThere is Only One Answer – venice class – Feb 5, 2015 th
Yes, learn from human teachers. But, what you should really learn is how to Google the Internet of Infinite Mind on your own. The secret, as far as I can tell, is put a comma in your commentary and...
View Articlethe Flower at the Top of the Stem – venice class – Feb 10, 2015 tu
So, get familiar with the 10 Movements of your head, and then during your asana practice, as well as during the day, pay more attention to what you are actually doing with your head and neck. Let it be...
View Articlethe Feeling-Tone of Infinity – venice class – Feb 12, 2015 th
Now, I want to go a little bit longer here, just to paint the big picture. I don't want it to seem wordy, but this has been significant for me. It's helpful. I talk about Infinity. Infinite means "not...
View ArticleWaking Up to Unity – venice class – Feb 17, 2015 tu
Now, in addition to doing that, the main homework I have been suggesting is the Holy Instant. Practice the Holy Instant a lot — a lot — until it feels like it is driving you nuts. It is driving you...
View ArticleInfinite Means Not Finite – venice class – Feb 19, 2015 th
The word that keeps talking to me, and which I'm interested in learning more about, is "infinity." The idea I'm working with is: Infinity is another word for MIND or Consciousness. Infinity — or Mind,...
View Articlethe Presence of Mind – venice class – Feb 24, 2015 tu
Erich: At the moment, it seems like you are in a world, and in a body. It also seems like you leave the world and "drop" your old used-up physical body at the end of an incarnation. The new...
View ArticleDeath is a Fake – venice class – Feb 26, 2015 th
Erich: Let me get into one final thought here before we slide into the meditation. This is partly from what we were talking about the other day. My take on all of this, remember, is that there is no...
View ArticleGod Is – venice class – Mar 3, 2015 tu
Erich: OK, let me put it this way. First — the word, God. Try to wash your mind clean of what you think the word "God" means. It's hard. Essentially, though, the word "God" means Being with a capital...
View ArticleYou are Not a Form Being Conscious – venice class – Mar 10, 2015 tu
Erich: And so, you, as a conscious being, as you begin to identify yourself with the formless, changeless Conscious Presence that God is — which is therefore what you are, which is both formed and that...
View ArticleWhen I First Initiated Freeform in Class – venice class – Mar 12, 2015 th
Erich: When I first initiated Freeform in class more than 25 years ago, a woman came up to me at the end and said, "Erich! The reason I come to class is because I want you to tell me what to do. I...
View Articlethe One is Being the Many – venice class – Mar 17, 2015 tu
Erich: What we have been getting into the last couple days, the last couple classes, is: You are not a FORM being conscious. You are not a BODY being conscious. You are THAT WHICH IS AWARE of forms and...
View ArticleI’m Learning a Lot – venice class – Mar 19, 2015 th
Erich: I just have to say, again, I'm learning a lot. I'm having fun. The other day was fun. Last week was fun. The previous week was fun. I want to clarify one thing here, because I mentioned the...
View ArticleLet the Truth Talk to You – venice class – Mar 31, 2015 tu
Erich: The point I want to emphasize is that Yoga is the inquiry into Truth. That's what it is. Therefore, the question you should walk around with is, "What is the truth here, really?" Something's...
View ArticleIn the Middle of the Ultimate – venice class – Apr 2, 2015 th
Erich: Philosophy means "the love of truth." Yoga means "yoke," union, unity. And so, the way we have been talking about it is that Yoga is the inquiry into truth. Now, the big point I want to...
View ArticleMy Morning Ritual – venice class – Apr 7, 2015 tu
Erich: The other thing I want to keep reminding everybody about, because I keep learning it anew, is always keep going back to the basics. Yoga. It means, "to yoke,""to join." When you "yoke" and...
View ArticleSavasana – venice class – Apr 9, 2015 th
Erich: I've been trying to include more Savasana in these classes. We did it the other day. It's been on my mind to do more of it. But, in lieu of that, as a homework, maybe get yourself to do Savasana...
View ArticleNamasté – venice class – Apr 14, 2015 tu
Erich: I was always taught that the word Namaste means, "I bow to you." Or, "The God in me sees the God in you." Or, "The Light in me sees the Light in you," something like that. These all have the...
View ArticleAwakened Ones – venice class – Apr 21, 2015 tu
Erich: It's funny. I'm trying not to be repetitive, and yet I know this is not repetitive. I know this is still the thing I'm learning about. And I know I've said it 10 million times. And I know I know...
View Articlethe Inquiry – venice class – Apr 23, 2015 th
Erich: Yoga is the inquiry into truth. Be able to say that on the test. "Yoga is the inquiry into truth." Therefore, the question that you dig with the most — and this is what I've been suggesting is...
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