When we join with others for group meditation, spiritual talks or readings, we enter the state of "being present" together. The group generates an energy field. There is synergy: together, the group generates more spiritual energy than we can individually. We feed each other more than we take from each other. We create a group energy which nourishes all of us.

So group meetings and activities are beneficial. But be careful not to become dependent on any group. It is our individual responsibility to bring this new consciousness into our everyday lives. If we become dependent upon a group, then we always need to go back to the group, and we do not learn how to live individually "in the moment" in our daily lives.

So, we go to the group to generate more presence, and then we go home and live it in our everyday lives. Most of the time, perhaps, we will be surrounded by people who are not yet present. More and more people are beginning to awaken, yet the vast majority of people on the planet are still asleep. We will be surrounded by the old egotistic consciousness. This is the challenge now for everybody who is awakening. To meet this challenge, we need to recharge ourselves periodically, from the power of the spiritual group.

(based on presence)