At the Sommacampagna Campus, during a break on the last day of the “Doors to Oneness" course for participants from Brazil we met Sita, Paulo and Gustavo and asked them to tell us something about this experience.

The first to speak was Sita, Oneness Co-ordinator for Brazil, who has been accompanying groups on Oneness University courses since 2005.

“The journey to get here from Brazil was very long and when we arrived everyone looked tired and worried, a lot different from how they look today: radiant and full of joy.

The teachings of this course are much deeper than in the past, as if what was once taught in the deepening course is now already offered on the first level course.

Some participants have lived strong experiences that have released emotions and suffering from the past. It has been delightful to see the loving care with which the teachers have followed the participants, taking them by the hand day after day, guiding them through the process and taking them to the levels of joy and gratitude that can be seen today on their faces. Compared to other courses I’ve seen in the past I must say that the acceleration of the growth process is obvious to who, like me, has been accompanying groups for many years.”

Tell us your Oneness Experience story?

“I came across the Oneness Experience in 2005. I had been following for many years the teachings of a teacher, a very important person for my growth. One day he told me he had just come back from Golden City where he had lived and extraordinary experience and had reached such a deep state of peace he had never reached before. After a few weeks he accompanied a group to India and I joined the group on the 21 day course. That’s when I started this extraordinary adventure and now twice a year I accompany groups from Brazil on the courses which once were held in India and now are held in Italy.

The Oneness Experience has changed me radically: I always used to be angry; now I’m calmer and more peaceful, I find it easier to apologise and hug others, something which I used to find difficult. I have undergone a deep transformation which is within everyone’s reach.”

Now Paulo wishes to tell us something:

“Yesterday, when I became a Oneness Facilitator I looked at my watch and fixed the date and time in my mind and decided that would be my birthday. Because this is what it means to me, a second birth, a new life. I didn’t think I would be able to stay still in one place for eight days but I managed. I’m hyperactive and all of my life I have tried to make money and expand my business but in the last few months I felt I could not carry on like that so I started to ask myself what I could do about it. One of my relatives is a Oneness Facilitator so I decided to try it as well. At the beginning my ego was not happy with my choice and opposed resistance but then, slowly, my doubts diminished until in the end I was convinced that I should come here. Now I feel that this experience represents a new start for me: from now on I want to dedicate more time to myself, my family, my wife and three children. I am confident this will happen.”

We asked Gustavo, the group’s interpreter, why he offers this service:

“Basically for two reasons: the first one is my personal growth because by taking part in different courses it is as if the teachings go deeper and deeper inside me. Every time represents one step forward in my growth.

The second reason is my passion for Oneness and the desire to contribute and help to diffuse the Oneness Experience in my country. These two reasons are actually inter-related and it is difficult to distinguish between my passion for Oneness and the passion for my growth.

Since I’ve become a Oneness Facilitator my life has changed a great deal: relationships are easier, everything is more natural and I’ve noticed people feel at ease with me. The transformation is gradual and often is not noticeable; it is a continuous daily process and if I look back to a year ago I can see there have been enormous changes in my life.”