Presence is the Key to Awakening.
Presence will Improve Every
Aspect of Your Life.
Being Present
Being present opens you into peace, love, truth and Oneness. It releases you from the pain of the past and anxiety about the future. It enables you to come into right relationship with your ego and with your feelings. It is the fast track to awakening.
The Importance of Being Present
My intention is to share with you how to become fully present and how to remain present in a way that empowers you fully. You will be released from the pain and limitations of the past. You will be released from fear and anxiety about the future. You will experience more love and harmony in your life and your relationships. You will awaken from the illusion of separation as you gradually open into the Oneness that is ever present in our world.
Liberation
It is possible to spend a whole lifetime trying to solve problems, overcome limitations, or heal emotional wounds that belong to the past and have nothing to do with the present moment. It is much easier to awaken into the present moment, where those limitations and emotional wounds do not exist.
Being Present and Thinking
Presence does not mean that you no longer think. It means that you think more clearly. When you are present, your thinking is conscious and intentional, and when you have finished thinking, you naturally return to Presence. Presence does not take away your life within the world of time. It enhances every aspect of your life.
Transcending the Mind
When you are present, you are transcendent of the mind and ego, and so you can be a witness to your mind and ego. You can be a witness to your thoughts. Thoughts can often be limiting and negative, and because thoughts create your experience of life, it is very wise to be aware of the thoughts as they arise within your mind. As you settle into Presence, you realize that those limiting thoughts are simply not true, and you stop believing in them. Then they simply lose their power to affect you.
Freedom From
the Past
To be a fully awakened and present Being is your natural state. But most people have disconnected from this awakened state and have become absorbed into the past and future world of the mind. When you go too far into the mind, you disconnect from the present moment. This can dramatically affect your life and your relationships. You can become burdened with limiting beliefs like “I am all alone, I am not loved, I am unworthy, I am not good enough, I am not safe, life is a struggle.” These limiting beliefs form in early childhood, and if they are allowed to remain unconscious within you, they will affect you for the rest of your life. You become involved in judgment, either judging yourself or fearing the judgment of others. You can also be filled with repressed emotions like anger, hurt, sadness, unfulfilled needs and fear, which also originate in the past and severely limit your enjoyment of life and your ability to be all that you are.
The Invitation
It is essential to realize how simple it is to be present. The present moment is always here, waiting for you. It is constantly inviting you to be present with what is here, rather than lost in a world of illusion and separation. In this teaching, Leonard shares a two-step path of awakening. The first step is to learn how to be present, how to deepen into Presence and how to become fundamentally established in Presence. The second step involves becoming a master of your mind and ego. Both steps are essential for true awakening.
Freedom From the Dream
When you are in your mind, we can say that at some level you are caught in a dream. Memories and feelings from the past or imaginings into the future filter through into your experience of life. You are being affected by something from your past or future that is not actually happening right now. This includes all those limiting beliefs programmed into your mind during childhood. It includes repressed feelings and emotional wounds originating in your past that are still affecting you. This often occurs at an unconscious level, and it can dramatically affect your sense of self and your experience of life and relationships. To be present is to experience this moment free of your past conditioning and limitations.
Your True Home
To awaken out of the dream means to awaken fully into the moment of NOW. You feel whole and complete. To awaken into Presence is a blessing beyond imagining. When you are present, you realize that there is nothing wrong. There is nothing missing. It feels like coming home. As you settle into Presence, all the qualities of Presence begin to flow into your life. This includes love, acceptance, compassion, true power and a greater sense of freedom to be yourself and to express yourself freely and authentically in this world.
The Deeper Levels of Presence
As an awakened Being living upon this earth, you are silent, present, loving, accepting, and allowing. You are compassionate. You are utterly without fear or judgment. You are free of all the traumas and limitations of the past and you are free of all anxiety about the future. You are peaceful, still, and calm. You are clear and strong. You are empowered from within. You are responsive and spontaneous. You are grateful and generous, and you live in constant awareness of the extraordinary abundance of this world. You exist in Oneness, as the illusion of separation dissolves. You walk lightly upon the earth, and your life is a demonstration of integrity and grace.
Awaken to a Life of Purpose and Presence
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- K, Denmark
"Leonard is truly a Master Healer all through Presence. Watching him directly, honestly yet tenderly address the "wounded child" in us all was absolutely surgical in its approach. Attending his retreat brought greater depth and experience for my journey into and residing in Presence."
- HM, Santa Cruz
"We're just back from yet another amazing retreat at Mt. Madonna with Leonard, a true teacher. The love, the breakthroughs, the laughs, the cries, the openness, the trust, the ah-hah's, all facilitated by Leonard's deep Presence and his masterful way of finding what will bring each of us into This Moment. Thank you Leonard!"
-Kathy, Cincinnati
"Leonard, there really are no words to express my gratitude for your wisdom! You speak the truth in a way that takes me to a very deep space."
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