principal that there is no separation. I am another you.
Directly after this union he chants some very poignant Native American prayers, thereafter the big chief arrives and the homily begins. What you intuit Indian Elders of old to articulate he does so in an abundant and fluid fashion – live and without notes. He says “The most sacred prayer is not coming from a book, it’s not coming from somebody else’s mouth, it’s coming from your own heart.”
Initially I was suspicious that the place may be full of trophy wives in delirious states of infatuation. Well if they came with an infatuation for him it soon turned to his message or in Emaho’s case his transformative teachings and the power they have if heard. Each message that came was meant especially for someone in the audience. Whether their intellect realised it or not their heart soon would – the message found its way there and I witnessed the tears some people cried washing away years of pain and grief.
Our western world, dominated by scientific materialism and consumerism where citizens have now become consumers, has amassed extravagant wealth and religious structures to conceal a spiritual vacuum. But the profound enigmas of existence have not gone away and even greater numbers of people yearn for much more meaning in their daily lives and a sense of community that may no longer exist. At Emaho’s seminar you get a chance to connect again especially at the fire dance.
The highlight of his seminar for everybody had to be the fire dance. Emaho disappeared for a while only to return in a ceremonial costume. The drums were switched on and played through massive amps. All the participants including Grandmothers and children kicked