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Some mature nondual advaita lovers wonder, "Why is it that, in spite of a mature intellectual understanding of advaita, I still feel like a seperate body sitting in this chair, reading? Where is the felt sense of Freedom?"

Francis Lucille announces late openings available for week 2 of his Summmer retreat in Temecula, California, starting on Sept 4th.  This is an excellent oppurtunity to attend a non-residential gathering held at the residence of Francis and Laura Lucille, high on a serene hilltop in the Deluz Mountains in Temecula, California. Click here to take advantage of this oppurtunity to directly experience Francis Lucille and share with like-minded Truth lovers.

Click here to eplore two excellent reasons to attend this retreat and to view Francis Lucille's newest video clip entitled " Don't Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Jeff Foster will be making appearances in October 2010 on both the East and West Coasts. StillnessSpeaks Live Events will present Jeff in conjunction with Hersh Stern in New York City on November 7th.

Click here for more information and to make your reservation for the Jeff Foster Live Event now.

Click here to watch a new video clips of Jeff entitled, "Enlightenment of Self Inquiry" and "Dismantling identity", and to see other Live Events Jeff is having on the West Coast.

Nov. 7th, Sunday, Stillnessspeaks Live Event, One Spirit Learning Alliance, 247 West 36th Street.

StillnessSpeaks hopes to host Jeff in Southern California in October. More details to follow.

This week we offer another group of videos from our in-depth discussion on the Teachings of Shri Atmananda Krishna Menon with Greg Goode (www.heartofnow.com) and Chris Hebard, founder of Stillnessspeaks. Click here to watch the new video clips on Shri Atmanada's techniques, including discussions on "The Physicality of the Body", "Do we ever experience an Object?", and "Memory"

Memories of Alexander Smit

Alexander Smit was a Dutch student of Nisargadatta, who taught advaita for 20 years and died in 1988. He was a contemporary and friend of Wolter Keers, frequently mentioned here. A close friend, John Tuinman offers his recollections of a meeting with Alexander Smit:

A  memory comes to mind of the first day I met Alexander in 1988. I walked into the room where he was sitting relaxed in a chair with one of his hands leaning on the chair arm. I thought, "He seems very relaxed." It was something about that hand that touched me. I sat dawn and he looked around the room to see if anybody was new.

He saw me and asked: "Why have you come?"

I  blurted out: "Self-realization!" because I had been searching for years, yearning like a hungry dog for that divine bone called Self Realization.

Then Alexander asked me: "What do you mean by the 'Self' and what do you mean by  'Realization'?"

The effect of those questions nailed me to my seat.

Click here to learn more about Alexander Smit and read a rare interview with him from Amigo Publication in the 80's.