My very dear one,
Thank you for your kind letter and enthusiasm for doing the Basic Program as I originally designed it to be. There is really no more advice to give, other than to follow the Basic Program as I originally designed it.

It is so, so, so important to have the retreat and all the components I mention as part of the program, as we are trying help students actualize the path and not just be like computers storing knowledge. So of course I would like the Basic Program followed as I designed it.

Actualizing the path is most important, and we need people to do this. We need now students who can be real sources of inspiration because of good qualities they achieve through actualizing the path. So we need the retreats, the meditation and the service.

With love and prayer...