Gangaji and Eli

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The following was received:

 

 

<leelaaus

"John Kelly" <john

Baden Baden

Sat, Jul 1, 2000, 11:56 AM

 

 

dear Leela Family,

 

I just returned from the Silent Retreat with Gangaji and Eli

in

Baden-Baden, Germany. 580 people came together for a week of

deep

realization. The silence was so profound at times that I

could hear the

trees singing Silence.

 

Baden-Baden is a small town built around a healing spring.

It was first

used by the Celts and then the Romans built the first bath

on that spot a

few thousand years ago. I have never been in the middle of a

town where

people can come together, men and women, young and old, to

bath as naked

babies in the holy water. All around were signs reminding us

to be

silent. To sit silently with everyone in the warm waters was

a revelation.

 

Baden Baden is only a few minutes from the border with

France and after

the retreat we drove to Strasbourg for lunch one afternoon.

It did not

matter the country or the people, it was clear that

consciousness was

seeing itself and loving itself in all its forms.

 

The first day of the retreat we were issued passes that gave

us discounts

at many of the local places, like the baths. The passes had

a picture of

Gangaji and Eli and a quote from Papaji on the back.

 

That first day two new books came out in German and debuted

at the

retreat. One is the German translation of Gangaji's newest

book, Freedom

and Resolve. The other is called the Flame of Freedom, and

is a book of

interviews and photos of Eli and Gangaji. A three tape video

set of the

interviews was released as a companion to the book.

 

Gangaji and Eli worked so beautifully together. With full

love and

respect one would sometimes complete the other's sentence.

They played

together and with us and revealed the teaching in the form

of two humans

in loving partneship. Many people were moved to see a man

defer to his

partner in loving devotion. Gangaji's deep purity and Eli's

lazer clarity

worked so well together in exposing the lies and revealing

the truth.

 

One evening we all chanted Ramana's holy name for over half

an hour. This

was a new experience for me and for many of the people in

the retreat.

The bliss of Ramana broke open so many hearts that evening

in a

completely unexpected way.

 

It was my first time in Europe but it seemed so familiar. I

have been in

all of Gangaji and Eli's retreats together but it all seemed

so new.

 

I hope you find this sharing useful.

love,

kris

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