Hello Leonard, Something wonderful is happening to me. I seem to have plopped into the present. The usual obsessing about the past and fantasizing about the future has relaxed and I am enjoying just being here now! It is so wonderful to just be in the moment, allowing life to unfold. For now I have stepped out of linear time. For now I seem to be able to relax in this moment with an awareness and appreciation of the magic of NOW, and everything happens by itself. It is quite exquisite and such a relief for my poor exhausted mind! In this space I feel I can really relate so much to what you so patiently keep transmitting to us, that everything really is available, in this present moment.

Anyway, just thought I'd share that with you dear Leonard.

Rajyo Markman, San Rafael, CA

Dear Leonard, Thank you so much for coming to our Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) class last Wednesday evening in San Francisco. Your presence affirmed an aspect of my being that has been waiting to verbally express itself in the world.

Two years ago, at he age of 25, and after a number of years searching, I awakened from the dream world of the mind. Since that moment I have steadily transitioned into a life of presence. I now count this state as the foundation of my being, residing in it most of my waking hours, through all types of activity and interactions. I can move into pure presence at will, and naturally flow between thinking and being. While I use my thinking mind to operate, I am free of it's grasp.

I have never talked to anyone about this awakening, this reality that I experience. Partially it is that I have yet to find someone who I think will truly understand. For the past two years I have been looking for someone with whom to share my awakening, and to learn from, but I have been unsuccessful on this search. While I have found a number of teachers who are awake to some extent, none of them spoke the language that I speak- a language of simplicity, without dogma forged in past ages of inquiry.

However, last Wednesday, I recognized you as someone who spoke my language. You articulated a viewpoint on awakening that confirmed my own understanding at the level of mind, and far beyond it. Also, I recognized your presence as my presence- as THE ONE presence. That evening, and since, I have felt that I've finally met my teacher.

The bold simplicity of your approach resonated deeply with me. I was truly impressed by the way you invited the group into presence. However, most impressive to me was your work with Mike, the man who was abused as a child. While I may have a healing presence, I lack the understanding to truly be of service. This is something that I would be honored to learn from you.

Thank you Leonard Jacobson. No matter what happens, I feel blessed to have met you. Your presence, and even more, your courage to speak about it in a simple, straightforward way inspires me to do the same. Perhaps together, and along with the driving evolutionary force of consciousness, our destiny as life in this Universe, will be realized sooner than later.

With the utmost Sincerity, Samuel Bernier, San Francisco, CA

Dearest Leonard and Mary, I just wanted to tell the both of you how lucky and blessed I feel. I feel like the two of you are my spiritual parents and guides. I feel so lucky to be a part of this group and a part of this work and experience. I see clearly how much I am transforming.

I love you both! ~ Jessica Sosin, Berkeley, CA

Dear Leonard, I want to say thank you and let you know how grateful I am for your presence! I experienced profound rest in presence at the retreat, as well as the experience of coming home! I see you now for the depth of presence I experience with you. Thank you for this beautiful gift! I'm just beginning to see how healing presence is! I'm experiencing being at home more than ever, and I love how I'm unfolding!

With love, Kathy Young, Salt Lake City, UT

Beloved master,

I wanted to communicate with you the unfathomable sense of gratitude that permeates my being this moment. You have guided me to live in this incredible space, which only the present moment can provide. You have shown me not to hold on to things, and emotions. You have told me to be gentler with myself, and for all that I feel such an incredible gratitude, and love for you. Thanks for appearing in my life with your light, and your profound wisdom. Words actually can not convey the love that floods my heart.

Zafiris Souyoultzis, Piedmont, CA.

Dear Leonard, The retreat was an unparalleled success. Had I gone in with great expectations, they would have been exceeded. I know what my life is about from here on out. I also appreciate the opportunity to connect with my son so deeply and completely. There was nothing we could not say to each other, and we said a lot. The four hour plane ride to Atlanta seemed like it took 5 minutes. Not that it matters, but I feel like my work life is finally imbued with purpose and meaning other than the pursuit of wealth or ego satisfaction. I can't help but think that my relationship with my wife is going to take off to a new level, but I have no expectations or attachments in that regard. I confess to getting angry last night about some minor stuff, but I released it outside by kicking and cursing a basket-sized stuffed pig with a skin of blue corduroy I bought at an auction for that purpose. I christened him Pig-ass. Thank you so much. And Leonard, what can I say that already hasn't been said? I sincerely believe you are the most important person on this planet.

John Trimpi, Elizabethtown, NC

Dearest Leonard, Thank you so much for the beautiful workshop last week. Your guidance as always was precise, clear and subtle. In my ten years with you, you have not once missed the mark. Your infinite patience, forgiveness, humor and unconditional love provide a foundation for each of us to work through our errors. Your call to responsibility and integrity at all levels, as fully lived by you, has been a brilliant standard for me. You are truly a Teacher of the Way and a Voice for God. You have shown me how to live my life in service to God. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

In Love, Jim Lyddy, Ann Arbor, MI

Dear Leonard,
I was at your New York retreat this past weekend. Thank you is all I can say. It doesn't come near the amount of gratitude I feel for you and the Truth you speak. I particularly enjoyed sitting with you at dinner and the Presence you point to has stayed with me. Having long ago given up prayer as it just felt like a want or instruction list, after hearing your interpretation of the Lord's prayer, I feel I can truly pray again, in the real way. The words, "lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" (stay out of the mind and be present), has become my gentle reminder. Thank you for all the kindness you displayed. It's amazing to me to see someone who is being so real, especially a man. Lots of love to you.

CS, New York City, NY



Hello Leonard,
I want to thank you again for the incredible, wonderful, powerful, important work that you do. I almost can't believe the changes in my life since our session. It was incredibly subtle and massively profound. Best wishes and peace.

D.F Soquel, CA



Dear Leonard,
I have such gratitude for our time at Mt Madonna. It has so impacted me. I delight in the unfolding of insights and the deepening into Presence. I'm so blessed to have your teachings alive in my life. Words can't express my gratitude. I bow to you in Oneness and gratitude. Love,

K. H. Mill Valley, CA



Dear Leonard,
Thank you for all the wonderful and loving information you gave me yesterday during the evening teaching session on the subject of rejection and acceptance. It was enormously healing for me and I can't tell you how much of a great help you are on my way to awakening. God must have blessed me to find a teacher like you.

JM, Marin, CA



Dear Leonard,
You are a very clear mirror. You gave me clear feedback and for the gift of reflection you gave me, I will forever be grateful, I will never be able to express my gratitude and love. You are a being of immense wisdom. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will never forget what you have given to me.

KL, Marin, CA



Hello Leonard,
I just felt drawn to write you and share what I've been experiencing lately as a direct result of embracing presence in my life. I am seeing myself and others more clearly and with compassion, and I can see how much I having been living with my own projections. Somehow inviting the truth into my life, and inviting you (whoever you are) into my life, changes everything. The truth that you share with us is sheer power. It is awesome and merciful. It is simplicity beyond words. AL, San Francisco, CA



My Dear Leonard,
Just tonight I got it ! What you said about relationship. It's so free and positive. Thank you so much for your time and sharing your amazing "knowing" with me !

DA, San Rafael, CA