invitations...

the last few weeks i have received and given a variety of invitations.  some i gladly took and was thrilled to be a part of.  others i  tried to find ways to decline and still others i felt i needed to accept for the pure thrill of the new experience.  today i created an invitation in a new language, with the help of a friend. i gave it out, not knowing for sure what it said, but trusting that i was inviting friends to a yeshu satsang, a truth gathering for the Sustainer. while i have had the privilege of inviting several into a new relationship with the Sustainer, i have found it most difficult to understand what it is i am asking or expecting or even explaining, as this is not my culture.
one recent invitation led Denise and i to dinner with a gathering leader that gave insight into the mindset differences to those who live here in south asia.  to become a Follower here legally means that you are cut off from family, you can not receive inheritance and many other complications to the simple faith that is asked of us.  government and tradition have clouded that simple invitation to give up everything that we and our household may come.  so, i have invited a follower and guru (teacher) to my house to help me explain to my friends here what it looks like to be in the world and but love only One.  soon we will get together over vegan food, words and music that are foreign to me and sit on the floor.  the hope is that we will all hear and act on a divine Invitation.