April 10th - There is a phenomenon in Chaos Theory commonly known as "the Butterfly Effect" which states that the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil is enough to set off a tornado in Texas. The idea behind this is that there are chains of causes and effects that are basically infinite and if you change one cause, no matter how small, it will alter the course of everything that follows. Whether you go shopping now or in one half hour will totally change your experience. You will run into different people. You may meet the love of your life by leaving at one time, and miss them completely by leaving at another. And a difference as great as this could have a profound effect on generations to come.

We don't really know what kind of effects we are causing. There are busloads of tourist that come by and take our pictures. What will the reaction be to these photos when they are developed in Japan? Will they talk about us? Will the stories circulate? We simply don't know the effect of the ripples. All we can do is put out the most love and peace that we are able and let the rest take care of itself.

More friends and strangers are joining us every day. Today there was a realization. If we were to come meditate here at the Civic Center at the same time every day with an open invitation for all to join, and we were to commit to being there dependably for at least a couple years, more and more people would join the circle. It could really bring major transformation to San Francisco and could possibly take root in other parts of the world as well.

Then again, big ideas often fall flat on their face. All one can do is give it their best and by doing so, at least there will be inner transformation in the process. This is the best we can ever really hope to do. Had we given up a few days ago when the doubt was so great, today's realization would never have surfaced. This is the Butterfly Effect in action, and its ripples continue on.