Free Tele Satsangs with Nirmala's Teacher, Neelam

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Monday, 08 April 2013 17:11 Written by Nirmala

I received the following message from my teacher, Neelam's organization and wanted to pass it along.... 

Dear friends,

We would like to let you know that this coming spring we will be offering teleconference Satsang programs with Neelam. This is going to be the first teleconference specifically designed for students in Europe and we would really like it if you could please share this information with your friends and others who may be interested. 

Teleconference Satsang, which you can attend in the comfort of your home, is the only way right now through which Neelam’s teaching is available.  We have been using this format for many years and it has proven to be a truly rewarding way to work with her.

Below you will find a link to a new video that Neelam has recorded where she is speaking to you about her experience with her teacher, H.W.L. Poonja (Papaji).  Please feel free to share with any and everyone.

If you have any questions, please drop us an email here ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).   And if you are moved to organize a teleconference program in your area in the future, please let us know here as well. 

Thank you for your time, we hope to hear from you soon.
 
Namaste,
Lee & Nina 
 
 
Two Open (free) TeleSatsangs with Neelam 
Sundays April 14th & 28th
7pm CEST (6pm BST) (This is 1:00 pm Eastern time in the USA)
Also: Free Telesatsang on Thursday, April 18th @ 6pm Mountain time/ 8:00 pm Eastern time
 
Freedom in Every Moment
A 6-week TeleCourse with Neelam
(meet once a week for 6-weeks)
Sundays May 12 - June 16, 2013
7pm CEST (6pm BST) (This is 1:00 pm Eastern time in the USA)
(Please Note: June 2nd will be a half-day at-home retreat.  Specific times will be announced)
 
Donation Requested: €190 ($250 USD)
FREEDOM IN EVERY MOMENT
A 7-week TeleCourse with Neelam
(meet once a week for 7-weeks)
Thursdays May 9 thru June 20, 2013.
6pm MT - 8pm MT
Please note:  June 6 will meet from 5pm - 8pm MT
Donation Requested: $250 USD
Pre-registration is required for all events
All of these events are open to anyone but pre-registration is required.
 
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New video of Neelam ... "Neelam's Journey to Papaji" 

For more information about Neelam and Fire of Truth Satsanga, please visit us at www.neelam.org. 
 

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Emptiness and Beyond

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Saturday, 23 March 2013 21:33 Written by Nirmala

(Note: I am reposting some of my favorite older blog posts to introduce them to more recent visitors to this blog.)

We are taught at a very young age that emptiness is filled from outside. Our hunger and thirst are provided for by others. Our discomforts are relieved by mom and dad or whoever is raising us. Even before we have language, we have a conditioned response to inner sensations of emptiness or lack. It seems so natural and obvious to assume that if there is a feeling of emptiness or lack that we need to look outside for something to fill us up. It is this fundamental part of our conditioning that leads us so far astray from the true source of our soul's nourishment and love.

More simply, it means that we develop very little familiarity with the experience of emptiness or lack. We are too busy trying to resolve or reduce the sensations of emptiness or lack to explore them in greater depth. And yet, what is the sensation of emptiness like? How does nothingness feel when it appears inside of us? How big is the empty space? Can the emptiness inside actually feel bigger than our body? How is that possible?

And what is the texture or quality of the space that seems to be lacking something? Is it completely clear and lacking all qualities, or is the emptiness dark or bright, heavy or light, dry or moist? Even if the open space inside of us feels lacking in something we want like love or a sense of our own worth, is there anything else present in the space? And finally, does the emptiness itself actually hurt or cause us any harm? Or is it our resistance to the feelings of lack and the effort to change our experience that cause us to suffer?

Questions like these can inspire some curiosity about the emptiness itself. We might even discover that emptiness itself is a freeing experience, not necessarily a problem. Empty space is the softest thing in the universe, and it is very low maintenance. There is nothing it can do to harm you, and nothing you can do to harm it. Perhaps the most surprising discovery of all is that nothingness is the true source of everything that really matters in life. All of the peace, joy, and love we experience in life comes directly from the still, silent, pure emptiness of our true nature. It turns out the biggest problem in our life, our sense of lack or incompleteness, is actually our greatest blessing. What a surprise to find so much richness coming from such an unpromising source.

(Note: You can also read a longer article by Nirmala about this subject entitled "Exploring Emptiness" )

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Special Offer: Free Copy of Living from the Heart

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Friday, 22 February 2013 14:26 Written by Nirmala

We are now offering a free pdf ebook copy of Nirmala's book, Living from the Heart, when you sign up for Nirmala's monthly newsletter here.

Living from the Heart by Nirmala

For centuries, spiritual teachings have pointed us to the Heart as the source of wisdom, truth, peace, and love. We call it the Heart because these deeper realities are experienced most strongly in the region of the physical heart. However, the spiritual Heart is not limited to a location in your body. The Heart is the totality of your connection with the essential qualities and greater dimensions of your true nature as limitless Being. Any full exploration of the larger truth of your Being must include a discovery of the capacities and qualities of this tender, loving, and wise aspect of your true nature.. The complete book includes:

Part 1: From the Heart: Dropping out of Your Mind and Into Your Being: Offers simple ways to shift into a more open and accepting perspective and to experience your true nature as aware space.
Part 2: The Heart's Wisdom: Explains how the Heart is a wise and accurate guide to the truth. The truth is whatever opens your Heart and quiets your mind. This simple definition cuts through any confusing ideas and beliefs to the direct source of wisdom and guidance available in your own Heart.
Part 3: Love Is for Giving, Not for Getting: Points to the true source of love in your own Heart. It is by giving love that we are filled with love.

If you have enjoyed Eckhart Tolle’s bestselling nondual books, The Power of Now and A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, or The Work, developed by Byron Katie, then you will find Living from the Heart especially beneficial. It offers practical tools and meditations for being in the now in everyday life by accessing the wisdom and Presence available in every moment in your Heart.

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"I just finished reading Living from the Heart. What a wonderful book. The chapters on "Love is For Giving" were mind blowing. "What if it doesn't matter what your awareness touches but only that awareness is flowing" is radically transformative. It means it is all worth loving. It means that peace is right here in every moment. It means that I can be in love all the time by just allowing my awareness to flow to what is before me. I tried the exercises and they were amazing. It is true, deeply moving, just plain old fun and even silly to experience that when I gave love to the cold metallic metro train pole that I could feel in my hands and that was supporting me, I could be filled with a sense of love and incredible gratitude.

Its like I woke up in a new world this morning. Its like a wonderful game where I get to play with giving love to all that is around "me" as it appears before me, even the hardships. I feel like it could change everything from how I will walk to talk to eat. I will do it all with awareness, space, mindfullness, presence and love. I will change not because someone is telling me to do something more "moral" or "correct" but because it is deeply satisfying to surrender into being an instrument of love. Its the ultimate perfect equation where the more you give of love the more you feel of love."

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"I've read quite a few books about non-duality and this is one of the clearest ones.

Nirmala manages to balance exploration practices and those are interleaved within more "non-duality talk", which serves to mean a way of phrasing that is experiential in what it tries to "talk around". The practices he offers are "presence practices", meant to bring you to the here-and-now experience of the truth of your being. They are not unlike many other practices offered by non-duality authors. But he is extremely clear in his intention that you don't turn these practices into a practice - mechanical with an end in sight. Nirmala suggests you use these practices as part of an on-going inquiry into the nature of existence.

He does a beautiful job of making his book an extremely personal one, and if the right vibe hits you at the right time, you may well feel some direct transmission and get a feel for what he's talking about. Eventually (or maybe right from the start) you might also understand deeply that this is all that's needed...Highly recommended."

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