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May 4, 2026, 12:04:34 PMMay 4

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Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and righting,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other
doesn’t make any sense.

-Rumi

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From: Marty Kraft via groups.io <martyk=allspec...@groups.io>
Date: Sun, May 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Subject: [Shining Heart] Sharing Presence Gathering at Heartsong in Arkansas
To: SHC <ma...@shiningheart.groups.io>

Sharing Presence Gathering

Heartsong Retreat Center

Deer, Arkansas June 18-20 2026

Presence is Rumi’s “field”. Recognizing Presence is a doorway to unconfined capacity. The times require a great shift in consciousness. When two or more are gathered in the field, the field grows and provides clarity, support, capacity and guidance. Through that guidance we can share in that shift while finding additional strength to live and serve in our unique way.

Lakota Holy Man, Fools Crow, requested his patients spend three days with him before the cure so they would become more open to the cure. “When I am curing or healing, I give my faith to the person by sending it to them through my eyes. We make contact, and if they don’t have enough faith already, what they see in me as the days pass will become theirs.”

When we share presence we establish an atmosphere of trust, where we can open more and more fully to our deeper nature. Like Fools Crow, we support each other to be and act from this space. We practice this community support so that we might hold more of this presence in our daily lives and contribute more fully to the larger community, by simply being ourselves. *Please watch for and note any occurrence of synchronicity that happens until we meet.*

A Time Together: Exploring and practicing our connection to each other and the world. Using a few practices and some pointing out interactions we intend to enter Rumi’s field, Eckhart Tolle’s Presence, the Kingdom, our Essence or True Nature. Once there, how do we navigate the world? What brings expansion? Contraction? Bliss? Effectiveness? How can we act, think or talk without getting hooked and losing our sacred space? How do we allow for unconfined capacity without becoming intoxicated?

Where/When: In Person, June 18-20 2026 at Heartsong Retreat Center, Deer AR. Starts at 7:00 PM Thursday and runs till Noon Saturday. This is a group practice which is so much more effective if you commit to the full weekend Food will be vegetarian potluck from Snacks on Friday Evening through Breakfast Saturday (or lunch, if you plan to stay for the Solstice event). You can bring a prepared dish, or other offerings. Dishes made in advance will help. Participants can prepare the meal while practicing presence.

WHAT ELSE TO BRING: Bring your tent and camping gear, if you are planning on staying at Heartsong and cannot sleep in your vehicle. Bring your camp chairs for our time together at the retreat There is a kitchen/dining room, bath house, and shrine for our meetings.

Registration/Questions: Contact Marty, 816-400-2277 or mar...@allspecies.org as soon as you can or by June 12. Donation are accepted for the weekend and for Heartsong.

Facilitators: Rahimah Sweeney and Marty Kraft - Initiators in the Sufi Ruhaniat International, students of The Diamond Approach of A. H. Almaas, and Sat Nam Rasayan as taught by Guru Dev Singh which are presence or experiential based paths. Marty has facilitated groups for over 50 years. Rahimah’s career was in psychotherapy.

WE ARE INVITED BY THE HEARTSONG COMMUNITY TO HAVE POTLUCK LUNCH WITH THEM ON SATURDAY AND CELEBRATE SUMMER SOLSTICE IN THE AFTERNOON. STAY IF YOU CAN FOR THE CELEBRATION.

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