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October 1, 2008 - Volume 7, Issue 10
News of Meetings with John Sherman
John Sherman's Schedule for October 2008
John Sherman offers guidance in the practice of the vichara (self-inquiry), and encourages people to seek only the simple truth of their actual nature.
All are welcome, with no regard for religious and spiritual beliefs or practices.
All events and meetings with John are free of charge.
Spontaneous donations to support our work are always welcome and very much appreciated.
Our work is entirely supported by donations. The River Ganga Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public non-profit organization recognized by the IRS. All donations are tax-deductible in the United States according to IRS regulations.
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A five-day silent retreat offers you the opportunity to retreat from your everyday life for a longer period of time, and to focus all your attention fully on the investigation into your true nature.
There are a total of 8 Meetings with John during the day, each one lasting from 1 1/2 hour to 2 hours and small group meetings in the evening. There is plenty of time to rest and contemplate.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
John is available in the Online Meeting Room (Teamspeak) most Wednesdays, from 1 to 2 pm PDT (-7 GMT). Anyone who wants to speak with him is welcome to show up. No registration necessary.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
John Sherman videos are broadcast on the Public Access channel on Cable TV in Santa Monica, California. The 30-minute shows air on Channel 77, which covers zip codes 90401 through 90405. The time and day of the week are subject to change every 4 weeks.
Click here for more information.
You can now watch our YouTube videos on TiVO.
Saturday, October 6 at 1 pm PDT (GMT -7)
People all over the world meet with John online for a couple of hours.
In order to participate, you will need to download free software and install it on your computer.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
Saturday, October 11 at 2:15 pm
Sacred Space Studio
410-A Bryant Circle
Ojai, CA 93023
Free of charge. All are welcome.
Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early. The meeting may last up to 2 hours.
Click here for more information or call us at (805) 646-0994.
Saturday, October 18 at 1 pm PDT (-7 GMT)
People all over the world meet with John online for a couple of hours.
In order to participate, you will need to download free software and install it on your computer.
Free of charge. All are welcome.
Sunday, October 26, at 2:30 pm
Joslyn Park - Crafts Room
633 Kensington Road
Santa Monica, California 90405-2417
Free of charge. All are welcome.
Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early. The meeting may last up to 2 hours.
Click here for more information or call (805) 646-0994.
Private conversations with John are free of charge.
John is available in person (in Ojai), online, and by phone.
A Worldwide Online Meeting - September 20, 2008
"The vichara, which is sometimes called self-inquiry, has nothing to do with any spiritual practice or spiritual understanding. It is not a new version, or a new approach to add to, augment or replace all the other approaches and practices that we have so painstakingly developed and built up over our lifetime to create and maintain this personal structure that we imagine will protect us from what we imagine to be the furious, fierce danger of life. The vichara is a way of life. The vichara is life itself." John Sherman
A Worldwide Online Meeting - September 6, 2008
"The purpose of the vichara is to settle the issue of identity. It is not to find out what you are, but to be finished with the idea that you must find out what we are. You are, after all, identity itself. You are that which bestows identity on everything else. You are the source of identity." John Sherman
A Worldwide Online Meeting - February 10, 2008
"Look at yourself as often as you can, because it is the seeing that does all the work. All of the activities of the mind in trying to understand how to do it, what to do, where to go, what it feels like, what it should be, what you should be, what it's going to mean to your life, what it does to your body, and so forth, all of these things are after the fact. Just look at yourself. The seeing does the work. None of the commentary, or the confusion, or the efforts to understand do any work at all, except to the extent that they provide some comfort to the mind." John Sherman
We receive many, many beautiful letters. Sometimes, a letter is so clear and valuable that we would like to call your attention to it.
Interview with John Sherman - Oak Park, Illinois - June 2007
Interview with John Sherman, hosted by Richard Miller. Taped in Oak Park, Illinois, on June 21 & 25, 2007.
The interview was divided into four episodes, which were originally broadcast in the show Never Not Here, on public access tv in Chicago, Illinois.
All four episodes are now available on our website in a simpler format, with only the actual conversation between Richard and John.
We have had some technical trouble with the Conversations discussion board, and will need to do some maintenance. We are not sure how long this will take, but we will send you an email when it is back on line.
Meeting Ramana Maharshi, Conversations with John Sherman
This ebook by John Sherman, which was originally published by SilentHeart Press in 2004, is available for download free of charge in a new, revised edition published in 2008.
John first met Ramana's teaching in the book Talks With Ramana Maharshi. What John discovered in his efforts to understand and practice what Ramana actually offers can be seen in this ebook of John's conversations with spiritual seekers from around the country.
Click here for more information and to request your FREE ebook.
Complete audio recording of the meetings during the Afternoon with John Sherman on July 20, 2008 in Ojai, California. The album contains 3 CDs.
Price: $24 (plus S&H and sales tax where applicable)
Complete video recording of the 2007 Retreat with John Sherman on November 2-6, 2007 in Ojai, California. The album contains 8 DVDs.
Price: $115 (plus S&H and sales tax where applicable)
Exclusive audio CDs of live recordings of recent meetings with John are available through subscription. When you sign up for a subscription, you will have recordings of John's most recent meetings on CD delivered to you monthly, at a discounted price. The exclusive recordings offered through the Subscription Program are not available anywhere else. CD Subscriptions are only available to the US and Canada.
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