During a particular night a line of questioning from some of the visitors present focused upon Atlantis and other past civilisations. Here is some of what Hai said in response.
Q: Do you know anything about any previous civilisations prior to this one that might have existed prior to the last ice age on earth. I've read books that say there have been previous civilisations and that they were completely different from our existing one now and where they communicated by thought. Do you know anything about this?
Hai: Those civilisations which existed before you were not so advanced as you would suggest, as what you have heard. The thought communication on your planet has yet to evolve.
Q: Did the island of Atlantis exist?
Hai: We have spoken of this before. You people have a facination for this. Why do you have a facination for this?
Q: Curiosity and "curiosity killed the cat".
Hai: Curiosity killed several cats. Atlantis did exist, but you should not hanker after the like of Atlantis. You should firmly ground yourself in the Now, in the present, for it is the present which holds the seeds of your future. It is the present which holds the seeds of all promise.
Q: Well, I agree with that. We do anchor ourselves in the present, but we're also curious about the past, our roots and where we came from. It is just out of interest.
Hai: Hai: Best thing to do with roots is cut them off. (Laughter)
Q: Could be quite painful.
Hai: Undoubtedly painful, but best thing to do with roots is cut them off. For roots restrict. Tree can't walk earth because of roots. Roots restrict our growth. Roots restrict our freedom of movement. Roots restrict our freedom of mental movement and spiritual movement. Therefore better cut them off.
Q: So are you saying by concentrating on what's gone before we're restricting our future growth?
Hai: By concentrating on what go before you restrict your vision of what may come, of what is possible. You anchor yourself too much and restrict your own freedom. We may apply this also to our own lives as individuals, for just as a society may anchor itself in the past and restrict itself by these roots as they are called so an individual may resrict themselves by being too anchored in the past, too restricted by their roots, which restrict and contain their freedom. Roots can be a great burden for people, would you not agree? We have our personal history, but if our personal history is carried around like a weight in a sack on our back this can greatly hinder us. It can become great burden. It can determine how we see ourselves and how we see our future and those around us. So we should look on each day as fresh new day. We should look on world as if we look on it for first time. Fresh eyes. Bright eyes. As if we see it for first time. And then we may really truly fully respond, fully, to it if we see it for first time, as if for first time.