Alberto Manni ‘The Forgotten Jewel of Self Knowledge.’ Interview by Renate McNay

[@Queenie-the-genie]

A lovely man - such a beautiful opening - tearful joy. - thank you sir!

[@pedrosanchezdelmonton9995]

What is described as a sect mind (you are rejected and nobody wants to even look at you now), it's also a very neat description of the pressure mood within a small firm when a tiranic boss is in charge. You are fired, threatened and suddenly nobody wants to talk with you. It seems that you never has been there

[@sahilaurora9093]

love this mans story and i love this women's smile.

[@johnburman966]

Renate I like the silence you radiate and how you keep your guests enthusiastic in a gentle way - this is an art. I also feel comments add to the exploration, no matter if sometimes silly or negative. Batgap has blocked comments which says a lot about depth of vision, or lack of it.

[@tillyvickers2721]

Totally love this interview ❤❤

[@paulmetdebbie447]

He is sincere. I liked the meditation.

[@lov2playtn]

Best meditation presentation !

[@martynspooner5822]

Renate asks brilliant questions she genuinely wants to know and it comes across. It goes to show you must never follow anyone blindly. For every genuine teacher/guru there are many users and as this guy said everyone invests everything. It must be traumatic to know you have been used. I sincerely hope he finds what he is searching for.

[@nicolegholmie9201]

martyn spooner and

[@martynspooner5822]

Nicole Gholmie Do not understand what you mean by and just wish the guy the best and whatever he chooses I guess. It is far far beyond me I think.

[@mukuljoshi9]

The essence of Gurdjieff teaching!

[@lov2playtn]

Awesome...very very interesting!

[@carefulcarpenter]

It was in sports in college that I realized this place of calmness. Right in the mix--- 86,000 attendance against the Great Michigan football team--- and I was on the field experiencing the _zone._ Then in our own stadium in Minneapolis I was overtaken by a greater entity just as the other team's quarterback snapped the ball--- and I let this force guide my actions. I transcended above normal consciousness, above disciplined instinct, above all that was happening on the field. The result of that moment is impossible to explain to those who have not fully experienced _the zone._ 44.609 years later I discover a synchronistic/mathematic connection to the source of those events. The difficulty is sharing real evidence with the world dominated by ego. Spiritual groups seem to be open, yet avoid my evidence like the plague. I attended groups for 4.7 years with no real support as I transcended.

[@carefulcarpenter]

老师 Thank you--- very good point! I would say more as if one was about to drop a nuclear bomb. The false self has built a fortress around truth, and holds wo/men as ransome. 🐡

[@carefulcarpenter]

About the lens of ego: in sports I was required to wear a helmet and protective pads. The world was not able to require me to wear a protective persona of its choosing. I think the word "culture" is more appropriate here than "world". I was given a choice at ages 20 and 21. I was given the choice to be hit or to be the hitter. In football, the offense knows the play, and the defender has to react quickly. The offensive player is always more egocentric. I chose the less false-persona path in those days. When I was 20 I played a perfect season against the best teams in American college football. My defensive skills, enhanced by my intuitive mind, was much faster at reacting to plays than was customary to these outstanding players we played against. I took more risk than they were willing to take. The best players, teammates and opponents, went on to play professionally; I chose a more humble and free path. I take more risks, and pay a greater price. Ego, from my experience, desires a higher benefit/ cost ratio. *"Ultimately--- the winner will be the loser"* 🐡 This is how culture molds the ego and the persona: risk. The world gives us a choice. Culture defines the cost/benefit relationship.

[@edzardpiltz6348]

Well, don't worry too much about what arises on the screen of conciousness - it is not meant to show you the truth. On the contrary, it's job actually is to veil the truth from ourself. 😘

[@XOXO-mb2vh]

I wish she could interview Lori Vallow. She's got some ideas too. Just listen to her jail recordings on what she thinks she can heal.

[@sjassjasen1161]

Really, creatures????????? Is it just me who reacts to this? Feeding is something that humans also do, you don´t have to make up creatures possessing a person to explain feeding.