Comments on: Interview with an Ayahuasca Curandero http://www.stephengrayvision.com/2010/06/23/interview-with-an-ayahuasca-curandero-2/ Shamanism, Buddhism, Visionary Plants, Enlightened Societies Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:10:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.stephengrayvision.com/2010/06/23/interview-with-an-ayahuasca-curandero-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2688 admin Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:03:14 +0000 http://www.stephengrayvision.com/?p=464#comment-2688 Some sharp and well expressed insights Colin. Thanks for writing. Stephen. Some sharp and well expressed insights Colin. Thanks for writing. Stephen.

]]> By: Colin http://www.stephengrayvision.com/2010/06/23/interview-with-an-ayahuasca-curandero-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2682 Colin Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:56:27 +0000 http://www.stephengrayvision.com/?p=464#comment-2682 As with most any spiritual meditative path I think many would agree that the hardest work lies in the integration of any 'insights' into our overly busy and distracting lives. As for my experience, the medicine will certainly continue to push you along, maybe with repeated 'lessons' but offered with ever increasing dimension and depth. I considered myself most completely ignorant until that first magical night with Ayahausca. Given the profound touch of this work in my life my enthusiasm to learn more is very strong. There can be no question that this work will bring one closer to their heart. As we let life's stresses affect us we continue to move away from our heart and back to a point of disharmony. The medicine allows one to learn more about oneself and offers tools to aid you in holding your centre. I appreciate the Oscar Wilde quote Stephen and firmly believe that all suffering, disharmony or mishaps have the potential to be our best teachers if we remain open and aware. For myself all my the negative forces that come into my life are there to force me to accept and open my heart even further, as hard as that can be sometimes. I have learnt from my work with Dave and this medicine that the darkness can be our best teacher and facing it, including ones fears, forces you into your personal power. Thanks for the work Stephen. With Meta Colin As with most any spiritual meditative path I think many would agree that the hardest work lies in the integration of any ‘insights’ into our overly busy and distracting lives. As for my experience, the medicine will certainly continue to push you along, maybe with repeated ‘lessons’ but offered with ever increasing dimension and depth. I considered myself most completely ignorant until that first magical night with Ayahausca. Given the profound touch of this work in my life my enthusiasm to learn more is very strong.
There can be no question that this work will bring one closer to their heart. As we let life’s stresses affect us we continue to move away from our heart and back to a point of disharmony. The medicine allows one to learn more about oneself and offers tools to aid you in holding your centre.

I appreciate the Oscar Wilde quote Stephen and firmly believe that all suffering, disharmony or mishaps have the potential to be our best teachers if we remain open and aware. For myself all my the negative forces that come into my life are there to force me to accept and open my heart even further, as hard as that can be sometimes. I have learnt from my work with Dave and this medicine that the darkness can be our best teacher and facing it, including ones fears, forces you into your personal power.

Thanks for the work Stephen.
With Meta
Colin

]]> By: Sarita http://www.stephengrayvision.com/2010/06/23/interview-with-an-ayahuasca-curandero-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1867 Sarita Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:58:25 +0000 http://www.stephengrayvision.com/?p=464#comment-1867 <i>I liked the focus on the integration of the ayahuasca experience, and the question of what has shifted in the everyday life. I would love to hear more commentary on the potential for people to become overly attached to the experience of the medicine and miss the point of the teachings. Richard Meech’s Vine of the Soul film touched on this; the one man’s wife complained that he was living from ceremony to ceremony and not actually addressing the things he claimed to be doing the work to heal.</i> +1 I liked the focus on the integration of the ayahuasca experience, and the question of what has shifted in the everyday life. I would love to hear more commentary on the potential for people to become overly attached to the experience of the medicine and miss the point of the teachings. Richard Meech’s Vine of the Soul film touched on this; the one man’s wife complained that he was living from ceremony to ceremony and not actually addressing the things he claimed to be doing the work to heal.
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]]> By: Jaana Hietasola http://www.stephengrayvision.com/2010/06/23/interview-with-an-ayahuasca-curandero-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1795 Jaana Hietasola Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:17:50 +0000 http://www.stephengrayvision.com/?p=464#comment-1795 Very grateful for this sober and informative interview. The vegetalista tradition is disappearing, as so much of the little knowledge of our origins still left in the world. It is wonderful to listen to this humble and intelligent man. Thank you. Very grateful for this sober and informative interview.

The vegetalista tradition is disappearing, as so much of the little knowledge of our origins still left in the world. It is wonderful to listen to this humble and intelligent man.

Thank you.

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