Prajna (November 2013)

As Justin said, “There is within you That Which Knows and that is your teacher. That is the true teacher.”

What more can be added to this very profound statement? When one thinks about it … and truly, truly feels it, there’s not much else to say. So, when preparing to talk about Prajna at this year’s teachers conference, I briefly toyed with the idea of simply quoting Justin and spending the remainder of the time looking at the audience, or filing my nails or whistling. I decided against that when the conference planning committee asked for a general outline from me.

I essentially asked Prajna to let me know what I’d be saying at the conference and wrote something down for the committee (while silently praying that they wouldn’t hold me to it.)

When standing before the audience, I was very clear that I wanted to state a disclaimer. I explained that I was simply sharing my ideas, beliefs and understanding from my experiences. Period. I had nothing to prove or disprove and had no interest in convincing anybody of anything. Most importantly, I asked the audience to throw out anything I might say that does not resonant as truth for themselves.

I shared a story that …

To read the rest of this invigorating and heartfelt presentation, go to http://www.taichichih.org/conference_2013.