The Miracle of Meditation 30-Day [2022] – Ask Jeff

Outcastings is the name of the podcast of Sharon and John Furstenwerth. It’s a discussion of our meditation experiences, John being the meditator of many decades and Sharon being the novice meditator of less than four years. Thanks to all who listen! We welcome feedback! 💕 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1962512/11066494

Dear Jeff, I feel pulled to share my response here as I cannot be present today at the last session with you all. Your question yesterday stirred a deep reflection that was resonating with what you had shared. These 30 days have been a blessing and I feel the new "wave" of being in the world for me... I sense a strong invitation and pull toward the light of my Being and let it shine for everyone to see and …

Dear Jeff, While you were so eloquently praising the totality of life (Friday, August 5) and while we were rapturously following you into deep gratitude, my friend E. was deliberately and purposefully fulfilling her pledge to avoid the miseries of prolonged dementia by depriving her physical body of nourishment and letting it die. It was not a snap decision on her part, but a carefully planned process, choreographed to perfection in every possible way. Supported by Home Hospice she reached …

Hi, I'm not sure if you asked this ? or not. "What have we seen in our lives as a result of the Retreat?? It's a bit difficult, as I struggle some, for words. I'll just go with words without sentences: Freed up, Opened, Clarity, Altered and Expanded Perspectives, Joy, Me and Time Disappearing, Spiritual Experiences, Pleasure at 80, Brilliance, Love, Devine Connection, GRATITUDE. Thank you Jeff and Collective. DoN

Hello Jeff, I've returned this year to the 30-day retreat after a year away. I don't have a question - rather a reflection from such a full heart and place of wonder and discovery. Your teaching arrives to a place over here so perfectly. The spaciousness and the spareness of your invitation and instruction was so deep today. As an aphant, i.e. having no mind's eye, human, I used to feel deficient at meditation since so much of meditation has …

Thanks, Jeff, I love your answer to my question. My inner achiever (who I really enjoy) felt terrified…💥 But as I’ve leaned into your suggestion, my inner mystic loves keeping it really simple by continuing to not make a problem out of anything, being free and easy and just resting in pure receptivity.. This aligns with my 2022 intention of “Year of Freedom.” I attune daily to “I’m born anew and I’ve already arrived…”. (With the idea that there’s nothing …

Thank you Daniel for sharing your Oracle card experience which has prompted me to share mine. I received my cards a week or so before MoM started. Each night I shuffled the cards, would select one, not look at it but put it under my pillow so I would sleep on it and then read it in the morning. I still do that! What blew me away was before Jeff made his selection in the run of say 8 or …

And the Oracle Says…Attune with ME - NOW! (REDO) Jeff - feel free to ignore this cleaned up version of my previous post - if you chose - it’s just that the Editor in me wanting to get it right, if for no other reason than to be technically and grammatically accurate - a trait you know all too well my friend. Plus this platform does not allow us to edit our content nor to reply to your comments, which …

And the Oracle Says…Attune with ME - NOW! A short story based on actual events which occurred during our daily 1-hour Miracle of Meditation 30-Day Retreat on Wednesday, August 3rd, Day 19 of 30, as experienced by yours truly — and by virtue of our collective ATTUNING - along with each and every one of you! And the Oracle says….Attune with ME - NOW! Forget yourselves - NOW!!! She does this with a voice that demands EVERYTHING and with the …

Dear Jeff, and hello everyone, I am realizing with each more day we come together not only a deepening of the meditation practice but also that it is not the practice in itself that is the focus of my attention, what is emerging is the realization, the capacity to become aware of the "fabric" from which we all are made of, our come from and what we are!. The very fabric of existence is who I am, is what we …

Not a question; a comment and a sharing. Your teachings are allowing me to return to my roots with integrity and meaning, Jeff. This rendition of "The Lord's Prayer" - translated from Aramaic directly into English, rather than from Aramaic to Greek to Latin to English has the same resonant effect on me, and may vibrate with others: O cosmic Birther of all radiance and vibration, soften the ground of our being and carve out a space within us where …

Jeff, Not a ?, however, I humbly believe this could be of value to the Collective. I learned from the Re Listen program led by Rick, et al, that I had missed portions of the live Path...... Event. I saw that taking notes during the Live event prevented, me from actually hearing everything you said. Though I thought I was paying close attention, while writing notes, it apparently wasn't so. This Retreat, I'm not taking notes. What I am doing …

With respect to the issue of using “let it go” or “let it be”, these formulations are both imperative mode. They are both commands. Ramana’s great discovery was the power of the interrogatory mode. Asking the open-ended question “who am I.” Therefore, I suggest using the interrogatory mode. For example, “ Could I let it go?” “Would I let it be?” I personally find this a much more potent approach.

When I think that this is all there is, there is initially a bit of disappointment... then an exhale...then just being...where it feels quite ok, even sweet. However, that's when I'm sitting quietly. When I'm busy with my life I still tend to get caught up in the ordinary array of emotions, plans, etc. I'll be taking a trip in Sept., mostly for work, but it'll be my first getaway in 3 years and it's exciting to do the legwork …

Just to clarify, the miracle of transformation through meditation is not a one-time transformation. There are an infinite number of transformations possible ahead, correct? I think of the Webb telescope images and how they have transformed the view of infinite space, and this is only the beginning.

Jeff, the excitement generated in this retreat feels exactly like the excitement feels on the first days of an in person retreat with Us. The contentment coupled with joy and excitement infused my small group’s meeting yesterday and one of us who had hesitated to join this year because of commitments, expressed relief she had signed up and is so grateful she followed the impulse. Laurence and Jennifer’s question were meaningful to all of us and we’re long timers! Your …

07/18/22 Namaste... Please consider holding up to the camera the selected card for the day. A picture will be helpful along with your verbal description of the picture. Perhaps, also state the number of the card. Loving divination as I do, I am happy to learn of your deck. It should be arriving any day! When I have the deck at hand during the morning session, knowing the card's number will still be useful. The transmission of your love for …

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Is listening "doing something?" I love sitting still in nature, listening to the sounds and silence, and sometimes do that for hours quite happily. Sometimes there is a small loss of separation and a subtle feeling of heartbreak mixed with awe at the splendor of it all. Does this count as meditation, or is it a kind of cheating since it's such an enjoyable experience?

What do we do when our minds wander during meditation? Should I keep bringing my attention back to the breath and reconnecting with what is happening now? (This question was transcribed from the day one session)