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HAPPINESS BEYOND THOUGHT
September 2, 2007
Dear friends, I hope you are well and all geared up to enjoy this holiday weekend. Here is a quick review of all my events coming up the fall as well as a review on an excellent book by Gary Weber titled “Happiness Beyond Thought”. You can view more information and active links on the events page on my website. http://www.russillpaul.com/calendar.html IMPORTANT: PILGRIMAGE TO INDIA, JAN 2008 For those of you considering our annual pilgrimage in South India in January 2008: please know that we have just two spots available at present. Coming up real soon is my weekend at Kripalu Yoga and Health Center in the Berkshires. SEP 7 - 9: KRIPALU YOGA CENTER IN LENNOX, MA THE ECSTASY OF CHANT: WEEKEND WORKSHOP Do not forget SATURDAY EVENING KIRTAN September 8, 2007 at 7:30 pm I am excited about two interesting events coming up in October, my first time in both these locations. OCT 5 - 6: ANJALI YOGA AND DAYSPA IN TUSCON, AZ AN EVENING OF ECSTATIC KIRTAN Friday, October 5, 2007 | 7:00-9:00pm A ONE DAY HEALING RETREAT Saturday, October 6, 2007 | 9:00am-Noon & 2:00-5:00pm http://www.anjaliyoga.com/ What better place to rest, heal and rejuvenate than a day spa run by yogis. Anjali Yoga and Day Spa in Tuscon, AZ is precisely such a place, with dedicated yoga instructors steeped in the practice of Kundalini yoga and other forms. OCT 26 - 27: INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, WINDBER, PA EXPLORING THE ROLE OF SOUND IN HEALTH AND HEALING Friday, Oct 26: Evening presentation at the Arcadia Theater, 7:30 to 9 pm ALL DAY WORKSHOP FOR MUSICIANS, HEALTH-CARE GIVERS, YOGIS Saturday, October 27 The Institute of Integrative Medicine at Windber Medical Center: WMC is one of the premier sites in the U.S. offering a combination of alternative health care in close conjunction with traditional western medicine. Learn more at http://www.windbercare.com/ Also, for those of you in the mid-west, here is a reminder for my annual weekend at the Cenacle. NOV 9 - 11: THE WARRENVILLE CENACLE, CHICAGO, IL THE SOUND OF YOGA: AWAKENING THE MYSTIC HEART A Healing Retreat for Therapists, Health-care practitioners and Yoga people The more you give to others, the more important it is to take care of yourself! So come enjoy a rejuvenating weekend retreat at the Warrenville Cenacle, a beautiful retreat facility on the outskirts of Chicago, IL. www.cenacle.org Phone: 630.393.1231 or 800.240.6702 http://shopping.cenacle.org/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=657 Book Review: HAPPINESS BEYOND THOUGHT A Practical Guide to Awakening Gary Weber, iUniverse, 2007 Without doubt, spiritual awakening has become the number one priority of our times. Without such awakening, there is no hope for our species. However, like most success stories, it takes place one person at a time, and Gary Weber’s book is an effective tool to aid the process. A deep student of the now deceased Indian sage Ramana Maharshi, Gary uses Ramana’s cogent spiritual concepts to help us awaken to our true Self. In a simple yet highly effective question and answer style, similar to Ekhart Tolle’s Power of Now, Gary guides us, step-by-step, through the internal maze of obstructions that prevent us from witnessing the simple luminosity of the Self beyond thought. Chant plays an important role in the process, especially mantras, and Gary offers insights born from his many years of assiduous personal application and the teaching of meditation using mantras. The icing on the cake is a lucid section on the Upadesa Sharam, Ramana’s most prominent work on the state of enlightenment. Happiness Beyond Thought comes highly recommended to every student of the spiritual journey and can prove to be an indispensable tool in these times of crass commercialism, when we are constantly bombarded, cajoled, and allured, by the promise of happiness outside ourselves. Here, we are taught to find independence through awakening to our own immortality, from thinking outside the box to “being outside the box”, a league all of its own. You can learn more or buy the book at www.happiness-beyond-thought.com Wishing you a great holiday weekend, In One Heart, Russill To learn about terms and conditions regarding our products and services, please view our Company Policies Copyright 1998 to 2008, Russill Paul and Guha Soulworks LLC. For all permissions, contact guha2000@cs.com All Yogic Mystery School content, structure and design is protected by copyright and trademark. All rights reserved.
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