...makes it extraordinary is that they do it in a special way, with attention. If we could drink our coffee with attention, people would come from all over the world to watch us. Maybe they would call it the Coffee Ceremony," he added, laughing.

He showed us in many practical ways that the possibility of inner development lay in a more unified attention. When the attention is concentrated in a special way through exercises, efforts or prayer, it connects our diverse selves to create a new state in which one may experience a meeting between onešs subjectivity and objective reality. This meeting brings a freedom not previously known.

For some of us, Fremantle's most frustrating and incomprehensible assertion was that conscious forces were trying to assist us, and indeed anyone who made efforts. He steadfastly refused to elaborate, and though we could not understand, we could not forget.

Once, as he was walking east on 78th Street, one of his pupils described a serious problem. "People don't realize that when they work, conscious forces come to their aid." The pupil heard an undeniable inner agreement and also a great protest. What are conscious forces? How can they possible help me? Turning toward his pupil, he continued: "conscious forces are trying to help you. You are not alone."