It is in this talk that David announced his intention to go into seclusion for an extended period of time. On September 8, 2000 he moved to Cloud Mountain Retreat in Southwest Washington state. He formally went into silence a few days later. (There is a Q&A session that starts at the 43 minute mark.)
This talk starts abruptly in the middle of a description of his vision of the two oak trees, each representing Mother and himself. If you haven’t heard it please let us know and we will look up a copy and send it to you. He probably told that story 5 times or more in the preceding years to this 1997 talk.
At the end of this talk, he tells about his life since his decision to leave his job and become a full-time minister for God. These talks that he gave in 1997 in Canada (Vancouver, Victoria, Hornby Island) are great introductory talks and are filled with his basic teachings– much like Mother’s 1960s talks were.
