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John J. Prendergast, Ph.D. ~ “Being Absolutely No One and No Thing” (In-Person)
When we know that we are no thing, we are free to be as we are –- both as spacious, loving awareness and as unique, individuated being. Through silent and guided meditations, a talk, meditative inquiry, and experiential conversations in community, we will explore seeing and feeling through who we have mis-taken our self to be and discovering what remains. John Prendergast, Ph.D is a spiritual teacher, retired psychotherapist, and retired Adjunct Professor of Psychology at CIIS, well known for his pioneering work in integrating non-dual wisdom and psychotherapy. He studied with the European sage Jean Klein for many years, as well as with Adyashanti, who gave him dharma transmission in 2023. He is the author of The Deep Heart (2019), In Touch (2015), and his latest, Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality (March, 2025).
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 10:30am-5:00pm (Pacific Time) at First Presbyterian Church of San RafaelAmoda Maa ~ Resting in the Radiance of Being ~ Daylong In-Person
Hosted by the Amoda Maa Foundation in association with Open Circle Center..... Join Amoda Maa in the open and alive atmosphere of Berkeley, California, USA for an intimate daylong gathering. This meeting offers a welcoming space to slow down, listen deeply, and come into direct contact with what is most true. Amoda Maa invites those gathered to rest as the awareness that is already here, prior to the movement of thought. With clarity and warmth, she points to the natural simplicity of being, revealing the freedom, presence, and aliveness that are always available—a living teaching explored in her new book, Unveiling the Light of Being.....
Sunday, September 20, 2026 @ 11:00am - 3:30pm (Pacific Time) at The Berkeley AlembicKristin Kirk ~ Dissolving The Identity Game
Explore the Fabric of Identity; the heart of Being everything and nothing; and discover the wonder of Being empty radiant surrendered empowered presence. What happens when you keep surrendering everything? How does surrendered presence radiate and function as a human being? When we dissolve through the identity game, we discover an infinite and invincible radiant truth within. Come join Kristin Kirk for a powerful transmission and fresh look at awakening and embodiment. Kristin Kirk is an international healer and spiritual teacher who has been gifted extraordinary vision and healing capacities from her 2003 awakening. She accesses our enlightened self and multidimensional true nature to dissolve our wounds, karma, and conditioning into light, and reveal our innate wholeness. Her transformative energy and powerful transmissions accelerate the awakening process and foster deep spiritual growth.
Sunday, September 20, 2026 @ 12:00pm-2:00pm (Pacific Time) at Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)Jeremy Lent & Lisa Ferguson ~ The Inner and Outer Dimensions of an Ecological Civilization
This event builds on the release of Jeremy Lent’s book, Ecocivilization: Making a World That Works for All, which envisions a world system that sets the conditions for all to flourish on a regenerated earth. Jeremy and Lisa will explore this vision from the depth of non-dual understanding. If the root of our Metacrisis is separation, then the non-dual recognition of non-separation is essential to responding skillfully. This is the deeper basis for any lasting systemic change that may occur. Jeremy Lent has been described as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age.” He is an author and speaker whose work investigates the underlying causes of our civilization’s existential crisis, and is the founder and host of the Deep Transformation Network, an online global community of over 5,000 members exploring pathways toward a life-affirming future on a regenerated Earth. Lisa Ferguson, Ph.D., integrates awakening, healing, and action in her work on Engaged Non-duality, where she holds space for personal and collective awakening and skillful action.
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 9:00am-11:00am (Pacific Time) at Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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