I got nothing from Conquer the Invisible.
Let me explain.
We spent a lot of time discovering our “I Am”, a deep expression of the Soul. My initial one was “I am separated”. Then, “I am magnificent”. Then, “I am the Glory”. That was followed, for me, by the more specific, “I am is here now”. It then seemed to me that even “here now” was extraneous, so I dropped down to the simple direct statement “I am”.
When I returned home I read an incredible book by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj entitled I AM THAT. He speaks of the process I went through and then asks that we drop “I am”. What is then left is pure conscious awareness. It’s wordless, it’s the essence of nothing, of no-thing.
So…I got nothing from the Workshop.
Thank you deeply Barry.
~~ Martin
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