Testimonials for Lifting the Veils
The "Lifting the Veils Retreat" is, by far, the single-most profound
retreat that I've ever taken in my life... The retreat allowed and continues
to
allow me the opportunity to become deeply aware of the mechanics of how
this
ego and others' egos work. Through that awareness and understanding, there
is
more and more the opportunity and choice to not follow or indulge in my
thought patterns and emotional patterns. When I don't follow those patterns
and just stop, what is revealed is the truth of who I really Am. More and
more I am experiencing True Freedom, True Peace and True Love in this life.
I can't really fully express how grateful I am to Saleem for this retreat
and for his transmission of incredible clarity, openness, joy, freedom and
deep love... For everyone who wants to be more and more free of their
reactive chronic patterns of thinking and feeling and want to live their
life in and as Peace and Love, I highly recommend this retreat...
Jeff Maurer,
Rockville, MD
LIfting the Veils is one of the most profound and transformational
retreats I've ever attended. Profound, because Saleem led me again and again
into the direct experience of my own deeper nature. Transformational because
I learned practical tools to bring my own vast consciousness to all that
is unconscious in my life. During this retreat, I learned through direct
experience that the fear and self-hatred that formerly kept me trapped were
no match for the love at the core of my being. Thank you, Saleem, for helping
me to see and free who I am.
Rhonda Stapleton
Shelton, CT
The brilliant radiance that Saleem and Courtney share is so intimate
and nourishing. As a bodyworker and therapist, The skills we learned definitely
complimented all the healing modalities in my repertoire. Lifting the Veils,
itself being a fusion of the best, stands on its own as a means of therapeutic
intervention and personal deepening. It is so very practical yet never deviates
from the essential. Relating with family and friends is really more enjoyable,
since listening, intimacy and understanding are so greatly appreciated by
all.
Brian Theard
Mill Valley, California
“Lifting the Veils” turned out to be the perfect title for what
happened in this retreat. Saleem playfully brought our attention to topics
that I had never really examined, like what I had always thought to be the
core of me, the presupposition of my life and the base of my world. Exploring
“how” we think made that base seem so dubious and rocked my picture of "me"
at its foundation. And what a relief when we examined the “ego deficiency
trance” (that belief-image-sense of myself as bad, deficient, not good enough…
that I imagined I needed to keep hidden so that nobody can ever can find
it) and I realized that this is absolutely not real, it’s a hallucination,
a mirage. To say that “Lifting the Veils” is useful, is not even touching
the value of what I experienced. What I discovered is absolutely beyond
my wildest dreams. How different this world would be, if every soul on earth
could have this teaching in school.
Dr. Klaus Steuben
Kosel, Germany
Lifting the Veils really helped me to do just that- lift the veils
on subconscious patterns and old habits, which led me to discover a fresh,
ALIVE response to life! This was tested for me when I got home from the
retreat and started to get triggered by a habitual pattern that my husband
and I would find ourselves in. However, rather than playing out the same
old situation, I was able to notice all of my old tendencies (which before
the retreat went unseen), and therefore stay present and in my heart. The
old pattern and way of responding just fell away! It was a joyous moment
for both of us and we continue to be surprised and delighted by our new
understanding and awareness. I highly recommend this retreat for anyone
who wants to be present for themselves and to others and express life more
authentically. Saleem’s open heart, clarity, and easeful teaching style,
create an incredible environment for this retreat.
Kelly Vittoria
Boulder, Colorado
By investigating my suffering, I was shown the gift that it contains
- it reveals where I'm unnecessarily resisting myself. Identifying common
traps of mind patterns, like "this means that", or anchored responses
revealed where my incorrect assumptions were getting in the way of allowing
for a different experience. Finding the positive intention in my ineffective
behavior helped me to see innocence in my mistakes, and see other options
for more effective behavior. Ultimately I saw that our experience of either
suffering or love is our internal choice, regardless of our outer circumstances.
This was incredibly liberating. The material presented was so useful in
cutting through suffering, and heightening my awareness, resulting in freedom,
that I'd highly recommend this retreat to everyone I know.
Deborah Games
Stanford, CT
The Lifting the Veils retreat, which I attended several times,
turned out to be perfect in lifting more and more veils every time. In a
loving atmosphere, Saleem helped us to investigate our thoughts and emotions
in such a light and playful way. I realized for the first time what emotions
and thoughts are really made of. Through this recognition I realized how
much I had tried to suppress emotions, and I felt the poverty of a life
without emotion. This opened into an experience of life with a depth of
emotion and full of energy, love and harmony - what a realization.
Looking at how we deal with thoughts changed my total view of life. We are
all living in a huge trance every day and all the time. This realization
blew my mind and opened up the experience of a more profound truth which
does not go, does not change. There are no words to express how liberating
Lifting the Veils was for me, everybody on earth should attend this retreat
and it should be included in basic teaching at school, as it is so liberating,
easy and needs nothing except willingness of exploration.
Dr. Elisabeth Bamelrode
Germany
"The Lifting the Veils retreat lifted so much 'fog' from my individual
consciousness that the Love and pure Happiness that is my true nature is
able to easily be realized despite any residual unconsciousness that arises.
Before the LTV retreat, my mind would feel trapped in a maze of analytical
problems to solve. Like a machine it worked hard in having to fix what it
saw as broken. The retreat helped me connect to the inner-strength that
gave me the ability to face what seemed so fearful. Resistant thoughts after
thoughts would arise only to be met by a supportive, loving, non-judgmental
and accepting environment. This outer support set the stage for an opening
within, a dropping from the mind and into the heart where there is no denying
the peace that resides. LTV was exactly what was needed to soothe the automatic
tendencies and conditioning of the mind. Now when they arise, I do not fight
with their arising. There is no believing in arisings as reality. This is
true freedom. I am forever grateful for what the Lifting the Veils retreat
allowed me to realize within myself."
Michelle O'Neill
Wayne, New Jersey