Last night was a whopper of a satsang. David began the evening by laying out the non-dual nature of reality in Advaitic terms. He used a beautiful metaphor, likening the mind to a small plot of land enclosed by a fence. When one (seemingly individuated consciousness) approaches the fence and looks to see what is beyond it, one can see the vastness of Being itself, spreading in all directions. The limited mind is necessarily operating within that unlimited expansion.
At one point a motorcycle razzed its way into our perception field. It was noted that if you felt that noise as occurring "in you" then you were perceiving in a more Truthful way.
Over time, it became apparent that a different mood bourne of love was beginning to manifest, and this bhava seemed to be akin to the movement of sunlight dancing on water, or shimmering sparks flickering about in the mist of a waterfall. David identified this Light as the Divine Mother, or as Ma Kali. It seemed like Mapranashakti, the primordial Devi. Any sadhana undertaken under the wing of this Mother in this scintillating atmosphere was effortless.
David noted that She manifested from "afar" because of love and the intense devotion of her devotees. What beauty that even a shred of the appropriate Bhakti and devotion could yield such love in response from Mother! What tremendous grace.
David's divine mood turned giddily ecstatic. We all shared this astonishing love in interbeing, and the beauty of dissolution into love.