TO NON-DUALITY
Non-duality has recently become a spiritual buzzword. As spiritual seekers have become disillusioned with elusive goals such as 'enlightenment' and 'awakening', non-duality has arisen as a more specific destination. This is pretty odd, as almost no one can tell you what non-duality actually is.
Does it mean all dualistic opposites, such as good and bad, are actually the same? Does it mean that the apparent boundary between self and world, or between subject and object, is an illusion? Or is it something even more esoteric, challenging the spiritual division of reality into levels, such as form and emptiness, or relative and absolute. The answer to all these questions is a resounding, "sort of."
Alas, nothing you can say about non-duality leads to understanding. It's too paradoxical. Words fail. Concepts fall short. Thinking about it can never get you very far.
Luckily, non-duality is something it's easy to experience, regardless of how well you understand it.
In this experiential, three-hour workshop, we will enter the territory of non-duality through seven different access points. Some of the techniques we use may be hard for you to grok, but with seven different chances, at least one is bound to make sense to you!
OUR SEVEN DOORS:
- Love
- Intersubjectivity
- Surrender to Life's Perfection
- Non-Local Awareness
- Being the Context
- The Fabric of Reality
- Nothingness
Come spend an evening enjoying the playlist of non-duality's greatest hits! We will experiment with techniques developed by Jed McKenna, Gurdjieff, Helen Hamilton, Bashar, Loch Kelly, Douglas Harding, Michael Singer, and many others. It'll be a mix of mind yoga, relational yoga, and state-shifting surreality!
- When
- A weekday evening soon, from 6-9pm
- Where
- Fairfax area of Marin County (details sent after sign-up)
- How Much
- Free of charge
- How to Sign Up
- Though I am offering this event for free, space is limited, and I want to make sure everyone who comes is a good fit. Please drop me a note with just a sentence or two about why you want to come, and I'll respond with more info. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Steve Bearman has been counseling individuals and couples for over 30 years, and has trained thousands of people in the art of counseling. He studied under renegade spiritual teacher Jed McKenna, and collaborated with him to develop an online course called Letting Go of Everything, which will be offered as a live, intensive training (called Free Mind) this fall.