In One Castle Street, Bakewell, opposite the house where John grew up from the age of 12, John hosts the first 'after breakfast chat' with the retreat group on 30 April 2019 covering a wide range of issues raised by the guests: - the discipline of not talking - if you have nothing to say, say nothing - how to overcome depression - how do we clear the mind? - raising consciousness above the mind - 'working' at meditation v. coming to rest - letting go of results - meditation in daily life - remembrance as a grace - establishing good habits to aid meditation - the 3 ways - knowledge, action, devotion - follow your heart The group ends with a spontaneous rendition of "How great Thou art." Gracious thanks to our retreat guests - Marion, Patrick, Dimitris, Andrew, Martin and Glenn for allowing us to share these insights from your questions with a wider audience. Did you know you can now listen to John on Spotify and other audio platforms? Here is his most popular recording 'Common sense guide to meditation' (1m views) - https://ffm.to/commonsenseguidetomeditation. For your free copy of John's poem 'Clouds' join John Butler's email community here - http://spiritualunfoldment.co.uk. Those wanting more detailed accounts of John's life experience - the formative influences, which have taught and made him what he is, will find it in his 7 published books, available through the website: www.spiritualunfoldment.co.uk/store. Retreat guests asked if the sample t-shirt was more widely available in different size and colours. They are now - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0TFuqj6eND-mJRf8i2Tnw/store If you prefer ad-free videos and bonus content you can join the Feet on the Ground supporters here - https://www.youtube.com/c/SpiritualUnfoldment/join Those who wish to support the Work of Spiritual Unfoldment can donate here - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BBAWMHB4JQMKY Producer: Phil Shankland Music: Schubert Impromptus D.899 No.3 Licensed by: Epidemic Sound  Copyright: John Butler/Phil Shankland 2021