--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This thread reminded me of a recent email > exchange I had with a friend whose spiritual > group was visited by Jan Frazier, who has > written a book called "When Fear Falls Away." > In it, Frazier describes her sudden and > completely unexpected awakening into a state > of profound contentment. "Call it 'enlightenment' > if you like," my friend wrote. He said this of > Frazier's presentation: > > "Jan Frazier's talk was very good but very > unassuming, understated. Those of us on > this side of the enlightenment experience > want these 'big minds' to be all fireworks > and inspiration, but of course the actual > experience of awakening is simple, unadorned, > immediate." > > Here's the best part of the exchange, to my mind: > > "Someone asked her [Frazier] if she had been > in touch with her guru, Gurumayi, since her > awakening. She seemed surprised by the question. > She said, 'I didn't think to call Gurumayi. The > experience isn't one of `winning' and wanting to > call your mentor to give her the good news. It > was more like `Duh why didn't I get this earlier?'" > > Contrast this reaction to the title of this thread.
------------ That her humility demands its own web site, nationally distributed book, personal bio and weekly "events" calendar is a bit of a stretch. ------------
