In this short video, Leonard guides viewers into a deep state of Presence. This is a great video to watch whenever you are in need of a present moment tune up. It is also supports you in becoming more fundamentally established in Presence.

Photo by Ray Madrigal

This is a photo slideshow from Leonard Jacobson’s four-day residential retreat in Presence at the Mt. Madonna Retreat Center in Watsonville, CA on September 29 – October 3, 2010. Please share your comments for Leonard about the retreat if you attended, or if you enjoy the photos below.  To view the slideshow, click here.

Photos by Ray Madrigal. To visit Ray’s website, click here.

First of a two-part series from, “The Edge” magazine, by Tim Miejan

In this age of heightened security, global uncertainty and climatic change, many spiritual teachers and guides continue to lead the human race toward conscious evolution. Leonard Jacobson is one such awakened soul who urges us to temper the desire of the ego for power and control, and to “integrate awakened consciousness into everyday life, enhancing every aspect of life and relationships.”

Jacobson, 65, has been guiding people on the path of awakening for more than 20 years through three previous books [Words from Silence, Embracing the Present, and Bridging Heaven & Earth] and workshops in the U.S., Europe and his native Australia. In 2007, he brought to us the book Journey Into Now – Clear Guidance on the Path of Spiritual Awakening (Conscious Living Publication) in which he shares the details of his six remarkable awakenings, or peak experiences, and guides the reader out of the mind and into the present moment.

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Second of a two-part series from, “The Edge” magazine, by Tim Miejan

In the conclusion of this interview, Jacobson speaks with us about duality, the role of religion in the process of awakening, and about belief in God.

How would you describe the current state of human consciousness in terms of its level of awakening? Is it easier to awaken now than in the past? Are more people awakening?

LJ: Absolutely! I’ve been doing this work for 25 years, since my first awakening. In those early days of teaching, I would have to work with people for a year or so, for them to really open into Presence and Oneness, but now that process is rapidly accelerating. In just one day or a weekend, people can have a very deep and lasting experience of the awakened state. People are much more interested in being present today than they were 25 years ago.

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Leonard Jacobson explains how we leave the present moment, become imprisoned by thought forms and function in the world as egos. He describes a second level of ego, which is completely independent of us and reveals the way to overcome its dominance in our lives.