I do not claim to be a 'master' or anything else. I just assist to bring about recognition of the 'Presence' that eternally 'Is', because this seems to come naturally to me...
My work involves exploring the nature of life and the 'self'.
I offer individual consultations, as well as gatherings and retreats for radical self-knowledge, or 'Self-realisation'.
Of course any 'method' or 'technique' is just a kind of trick – a distraction... The only real method for Self-knowledge (which, paradoxically, is not really a 'method' at all) is simply 'Being'.But the absolute simplicity and unpredictability of 'Being' arouses confusion and fear in us, so the path most of us take in 'spirituality' or self-development involves either trying to peel and unravel our many apparent layers ('conditioning' upon 'conditioning') before we can embody the 'authentic self'... or seeking the 'Grace of the Supreme Being'... to give us 'permission' to exist Gracefully in peace and in communion with the Source...
Whether or not there is in truth any need to unravel anything or to seek Divine Grace is certainly questionable... but subjectively, for most of us who awaken to the question "Who am I?" and "How can I exist in peace?" this seems to be so...
I also work with therapeutic modalities ('Energy Flow' practices – such as massage, music therapy/ sound massage and 'Rebirthing'), teach meditation and Yoga and give concerts/ 'sound journeys' to facilitate the 'encounter' with the 'Self' in the deep silence of Being... (after all, if we're going to insist that we have to go through a 'process' to 'be ourselves', then let's at least have a beautiful journey getting here :o))
But, frivolity aside, I feel very blessed to be doing this work... It is what comes naturally to me, and for me there is nothing more sublime in this world than the discovery of who we are... In fact, it is a beauty that transcends this world... It is the beauty of the integration of 'Heaven' and 'Earth'/ 'Self' and 'Source'. It is the beauty of the mythical rainbow bridge between realms. To assist in this 'process' - this awakening – is a great privilege... It is like witnessing one's own orgasmic birth.~~~~
The greatest blessing is the understanding that comes with Self-Knowledge – the understanding of the suffering, the dignity, the wisdom, and the Love that is at the root of embodied human ConsciousnessThe greatest Compassion and the purest desire to serve humanity and Life Itself arises with this Understanding.
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I am an administrator of developments at the Quinta dos Milagres in the Algarve, promoting organic agriculture, ecological design and permaculture in general. I live in Sintra with my wife Íris and our son Dionysius.
see also: http://www.peter-littlejohn-cook.blogspot.com (in Portuguese)
