Pilgrimage to Paradise
Hello sunshine lovers, energy enthusiasts and helpers of mankind,
My title refers to an old trance tune on Sourmash records, which was helpful in bringing me towards spirit in my teenage years. In a deeper way, I am referring to what I am about to do in June: I am very excited – and honoured – to have been given a staff position on Amma’s US tour! I will be volunteering in the clothing boutique. It’s funny because I was thinking of ways I might get into the feminine and embody that more, and then I got given this position 🙂 Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about what I will be doing or what the tour involves.
Are any of you going to be there, or thinking of going to a couple of stops? Here are the stops in full:-
Seattle, WA
June 4-5 Public Program
San Ramon, CA
June 7-9 Public Program
June 10-12 Retreat
June 12 Evening Public Program
Los Angeles, CA
June 14-16 Public Program
Santa Fe, NM
June 18-19 Public Program
June 20-22 Retreat
June 22 Evening Public Program
Dallas, TX
June 24-25 Public Program
Chicago, IL
June 27-29 Public Program
New York, NY
July 1-3 Public Program
Boston, MA
July 5-6 Public Program
Washington, DC
July 8-9 Public Program
Toronto, ON
July 11 Public Program
July 12-14 Retreat
July 14 Evening Public Program
I will be away from the 3rd June to the 16th July without internet or phone access, so please do get all your sessions in before then.
I have been re-doing the Art of Meditation with Adyashanti this week and wanted to share some of the wisdom with you. Adya discusses the fact that awakening is not just an initial moment in which the I falls away, but it is also an ongoing unfolding. And for that part, meditation is crucial. In this sense, he disagrees with non-dual teachings – and I think rightly so – which tend to discourage practice (albeit covertly). Even if it is not said outright, the implication in many non-dual teachings is that practice is not all that important. Yet I simply haven’t met anyone who is deeply embodied as their true nature who has not engaged deeply in ongoing practices. So from my point of view, I wholeheartedly agree with Adyashanti on this important and often perplexing point. Please do offer your experiences with this, as I would be interested in them.
Bye for now, and do call or contact me before the 3rd June,
Love,
xDaisy
Daisy Nokes 