New Age Spirituality - Spirituality Interview ( Q3 )

Yanik Silver: How do we recognize when the universemany of them and their families, and he says, "You
is sending us those messages? You know, you haveknow the thing is John, they think that you know what
natural physic abilities and I don't know does everyonethey are thinking."
have those. Are they latent, are they --?And I thought, "Now, I don't even know what I'm thinking
John Harricharan: I think they all, I think we all have!. And if I would to know what everybody is thinking, I'd
them. Just like we all could possibly play the piano, Igo nuts because I wouldn't be able to handle it." So it's
certainly can play it, if I where...something like any of the skill that we can develop,
Yanik Silver: I don't know if I could play it?anyone could develop it. The requirements are very
John Harricharan: Well, this is the difference. We canfew.
play it if we really set about doing it. My wife, sheYou have to have a warm body, an IQ of greater
started playing the piano at the age of four and when Ithan maybe 30 and stuff like that. But anyone could
met her, she would just sit there and the most beautifuldevelop it because it's a natural thing, a natural gift we
magic tunes would come out of that piano. However,all have, feeling or else feeling people's thoughts. As
me all I can do to play the piano is use one finger, justthey affect us we do not violate anybody's privacy
one finger...because, again, that's not necessary.
And so, if I wanted to really learn to play it, I've got toYanik Silver: Right. I was going to say I know in
do a few things. I've got to take actions. I've got tobusiness many times when I'm doing a deal with
take some lessons. So I've got to commit myself tosomebody or I'm deciding on which project I want to
learning it. Very interesting thing happened with medo next, the times when I've listened to my gut instinct,
once, I've told you of my friend Bill Carter, the one inwhenever everyone talks about that gut seems like
Nashville, who...that feeling comes from somewhere within your gut
Yanik Silver: Former Secret Service Agent.region And I would rely on that gut instinct -- because I
John Harricharan: Right for Kennedy and Johnson. Andknow when I'm doing something whether that is going
who have got a lot of major stars going like Rebato work and when it's not going to work. And
McIntyre, Rodney Crowell and all the others. One daysometimes when I've decided, well..., you know, this
through him I met many of these stars and I met oneperson I'm sure that will workout or I'm sure this deal
of them who came up to be me and said, "Oh mywill workout or this project will workout, even though I
God! John, how could you write such a book like,knew from a gut feeling that it wouldn't, its always
"When You Can Walk on Water Why Take the Boat."been that way.
It is magical. That is so wonderful. I wish I could do that.John Harricharan: And whenever you go against that
I never could do that."feeling you find it doesn't work. Now, it doesn't mean
And I'm kept thinking that I've got a whole bunch of thisthat we shouldn't use analysis and we shouldn't use
guys albums. I love his stuff. I can't play one note in thelogic and so forth sure that's important. That's a part of
guitar, so I turned to him and I said, "You know mythe preparation you get the date and so forth, and
friend, how can you play such beautiful music? For methen you step back and you listen or feel for what you
that's magic. It is so interesting." So here it is, some ofcall the "Gut Feeling."
us do have a tendency -- he had a tendency towardsAnd when you get that you will know when you'll have
playing the guitar...a hit. You will have feeling of wellness, of being okay, a
Yanik Silver: Rightkind of an excitement about it, "This will work." It's like
John Harricharan: And he built in it, he practiced and hethe universe saying to you, "Okay, here are five paths,
worked in it, and he became a fantastic singer. I had ado business with this guy this way or not and do this
tendency to always want to express myself and Ione or don't do it." And you will feel, "Oh! I should talk to
ended up being a writer of best selling books. My wifeMr. X, that's the one I have to do this with."
always wanted to express herself through music, soAnd then, your voice will come in now and say, "Oh,
she became a top pianist, won so many awards.no, he doesn't know anything. I can't do anything with
Now, I couldn't do it exactly the way she did, but I couldhim. I don't want a joint-venture with them." But -- and
play using my one finger a lovely tune that I like. So wethen you put it away and then you're sleeping. I'd like --
all have the physic abilities within us that actually is sixthI remember the story about you creating Instant Sales
sense. Animals have them far more developed thanLetter...
we do, but we don't tend to do it anymore becauseYanik Silver: I think its Instant sales letter.
remember that conversation I told you about, the longJohn Harricharan: Instant sales letter where you
one we keep having.jumped at three or so in the morning.
And when we're not having that we have theYanik Silver: Yes.
television on and that's the noise that blocks outJohn Harricharan: It come like that to you always, now,
everything else. So we never listen to the sounds ofwhere does it come from? It comes from the dream
silence, but if we do that, if we practice everyday notfairy, the walk fairy, the quiet fairy, and it comes all the
a long time just for a few minutes everyday we gettime. People say, generally, Opportunity knocks once. I
into a place where we breathe deeply, sit quietly anddisagree. Opportunity knocks all the time. We just don't
say, "I'm going to just let my thoughts run whereverlisten.
they will, and I won't watch them. And I won't answerYanik Silver: Right. And I think if -- as you -- the more
myself."times you listen, I think it grows more distinct, that
You will find that after a while that these abilitiesknocking, and louder. And then, as you don't listen to it, I
become heightened. And then, if you want you canthink it grows fainter and fainter.
train yourselves to feel maybe not here what otherJohn Harricharan: Absolutely. It never goes away. You
people are thinking because I remember meeting --just block it out. And you being a new father, having
remember our friend Butch James.the little prince as a son, you might remember in the
Yanik Silver: Right.early days if you checked carefully you will notice that
John Harricharan: Butch had a big party at the rainbowmaybe these days, if you -- no matter how tight you
room in New York. And I was invited to be one of hisare sleeping, how soundly asleep you are, if there's a
honored guest for which I was honored. I was happylittle sound from him, you might wake up.
to be there. But the word had gotten around that thisNow, there were times when that wouldn't bother you
guy, Butch's friend who is going to come here andat all. And so it is with us. If we don't listen and
some how they thought I knew theirs thoughts.encourage the voice, it won't be there -- - it won't go
So everybody is quiet when I'm introduced andaway. It will just go in a little corner and will say, "Okay,
whenever they met me they'd hardly say anything.I'll wait for John and when he is ready for me. I'll be
And I ask Butch, I said, "What's the matter with yourthere like I've always been through the centuries,
people?" As he had all his employees there, many,through the millennia, through everlasting.