Meetings in the utterly simple, direct wonder of this are most probably coming soon (who knows!). They will endeavour to be playful and relaxed. There will be lots of “questions and answers”, sitting about and hopefully, laughter! - There certainly won't be any promises or suggestions made (carrots on sticks) that attending is of any use or benefit! (ie. it seems to be the fashion to suggest that sitting in the presence of this 'aliveness'/ or resonating with the energy of one's own absence etc,etc is of some actual benefit to those attending -- Sounds a bit fishy if you ask me!! ..be careful of what you seek :-) .. NO, these meetings, if and when they happen, will only ever be a friendly chat (almost a groucho marx club) - no strict format.If you find yourself there, great. If you find yourself down the pub instead, even better!

The meetings will mostly be held in London. There will be a £10 admission fee. (concessions for students)

Watch this space for further details and my schedule.

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Here's a recent dialogue as a taster..

Julie: How can I get enlightened like you?

David: Ha! (smiling) You sound like my little niece. I’m not enlightened. There is no such thing as an enlightened person. So ‘you’ can never get enlightened.

Julie: But you must admit that something happened to you to change your life; otherwise you wouldn’t have written about it.

David: There was an apparent shift into ‘the wonder of this’ if you will, yes. But I stress, this is only imagined now. All there actually is is this. This room, people and chairs. So I only speak from this. As far as the book is concerned, it wrote itself – there was no David doing it; no David deciding to write it in the first place.

Julie: So what is the point of anything then?

David: There is no point to anything. Yet everything arising can only ever be perfection – even if it doesn’t always appear that way. So in a sense the ‘point’ to everything is its own arising. A singular, timeless explosion of life from nowhere. Perfectly ordinary; yet mind-blowingly amazing also.

Julie: That sounds great but how can I see life like that then?

David: YOU can’t do anything. There is no you who can affect anything. Life happens to no one – only an imagined ‘me’. It’s fine. Just exactly what is being experienced by you is exactly perfect; and couldn’t be any different. You can relax now.

Julie: It can’t be that easy. Come on!

David: Yes it can! (Smiling) and IS. Really. As simple as just exactly what’s happening, no more. Only ever this.

Julie: It seems easy and simple now, sitting here, but I know that I often don’t feel that way. There are times when my mind drives me crazy!

David: Sure. Different moods, different situations come and go – that’s life (smiling). It would be boring if everyone was to remain perfectly calm and at peace. I like a spot of drama!

As far as your mind driving you crazy – you have no mind. The ‘mental noise’ you hear bouncing about is coming from nowhere; it just happens – with everything else. So there is no you who could try to hang on to this serene peace you’re presently experiencing (or not!) – or try to hold on to this state outside of this meeting.

Julie: But there certainly often feels like there is a ‘me’ here.

David: Yes. That’s perfectly fine. Your sense of ‘me’ doesn’t have to disappear in the recognition of this. You might find though that you’ll certainly be able to ‘see through’ this apparent ‘me’ – this apparent person – and just let it happen, relaxed.

Julie: So is there anything I can do to make this recognition come about?

David: No. I’m afraid not. If it happens, it happens; but there really isn’t anyone inside who could possibly affect this or not.

Julie: That’s frustrating! Surely the kind of meditation that reminds you to be present would be helpful?

David: If frustration arises, frustration arises; that is IT also. No need to enter a more ‘present’ state in meditation. But again, if meditation arises, meditation arises. Simple as that.

Julie: Hmmm….You mean all those years of meditation were a waste of time?

David: Ha! (smiling) Well, in a sense, yes! However, they never actually happened – they are simply imagined now. All that’s happening is this. All there is is this.

Julie: But why, then, did the Buddha recommend meditation if it doesn’t help on the path to awakening?

David: Ok. So there is no Buddha and certainly no ‘path’ to awakening. This is IT here, now. Perfectly ordinary; perfectly wondrous.

The search is over! (smiling)

Julie: What do you mean no Buddha? There is a whole religion based on Buddha’s teaching. I guess for you the search is over but for me it certainly seems like there is still something more.

David: Of course there is a whole teaching and religion behind Buddha. Yet this is only imaginary now. Can you see it now?

There is nothing to teach and hence no teaching required to what already IS. Yes, the search doesn’t arise here anymore; and maybe it will be the same for you. You are already completely home though – there is nothing for you to know.

Julie: Ok, so I wait patiently for grace to bestow the ‘end of the search’ upon me! Ha,ha,ha,ha (bitter laugh)

David: Oh dear! (smiling) There can be no patient waiting – for there is no time to wait IN. Life, YOU, are eternal. No grace required. You’re already graced to your earlobes!

Julie: You leave me speechless…..

David: Good… (smiling) This suits you very well. And in that silence will nestle the ‘answer’ also. NOTHING.