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SUMMARY:John Prendergast\, Lisa Ferguson &  Jonathan Gustin ~ Engaged Nonduality
DESCRIPTION:Engaged Nonduality\nNon-dual Responsibility – Exploring Non-duality & the Metacrisis\nwith John Prendergast\, Lisa Ferguson and Jonathan Gustin ~ Oct. 27th \nRecording will be emailed to participants within a week.\nYou’re welcome to join even if you can’t attend the live session. \nFor a short 3 minute video preview\, watch “Non-dual Responsibility” and read the corresponding paper here. \nMany spiritual journeys adjourn with a peaceful detachment. A different finale is possible—a love of the unmanifest infinite with a passionate engagement with material existence. \nIn this gathering we will explore moksha-dharma (liberation and responsibility). A splitting between Moksha (Liberation/Enlightenment) and Dharma (purpose/duty) is not only false…it may be inadvertently contributing to metacrisis. Non-duality can (and should) evolve\, to include dharmic responsibility and ‘engaged liberation’ where “love leaves nothing out.” \nWe will explore: two varieties of Non-duality and the Metacrisis\, Non-dual dharma\, Non-Dual Kinship and how this relates to soul-level purpose. \nJonathan Gustin\, M.A\, MFT\, Jonathan is the founder of Purpose Guides Institute. He helps people to find and embody their life’s purpose\, and offers training for those who want to become Purpose Guides themselves. He is also a meditation teacher\, facilitating meditation gatherings remotely as well as in-person in his hometown of Victoria\, BC\, Canada. \nEngaged Nonduality Series \n \nThis series weaves nondual awakening and an embodied response to our world in crisis. We are facing intersecting crises of climate breakdown\, the potential of ecological and systems collapse\, severe injustice and inequality\, rising authoritarianism\, unaligned tech and AI\, and more. The path of nonduality has much to offer in these times\, including a deep recognition of our wholeness and shared Being\, and opening to the wellspring of our wise response. \nWhile awakening is often engaged in a more personal context\, we are expanding the context to include structural harm and systemic crisis\, where the rubber hits the road in our world today. This series invites guest presenters to explore how the wisdom of these nondual teachings may be deeply embodied through a response to our world in crisis. These sessions may include guided meditations\, group and dyadic inquiry and group interaction. \nRegister for one or more dates\, or the full series together. \nOctober 13th: John Prendergast and Lisa Ferguson ~ Awakening and Action: Toward an Engaged Nondual Approach \nThe following events in the series will be hosted by John Prendergast and Lisa Ferguson.\nOctober 20th: Jeremy Lent ~ From Awakened Heart to a Flourishing Earth\nOctober 27th: Jonathan Gustin ~ Non-dual Responsibility – Exploring Non-duality & the Metacrisis\nNovember 2nd: Caverly Morgan ~ Acting on Behalf of The Heart of Who We Are \nJohn J. Prendergast\, Ph.D. is the author of The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence (2019 ) and In Touch: How to Tune In to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust Yourself (2015) and is working on a new book entitled Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality (March 2025). He is a retired Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies as well as a retired psychotherapist. He studied with the European sage Jean Klein for many years as well as with Adyashanti who gave dharma transmission to John in August\, 2023. John and his wife Christiane offer residential retreats in the United States and Europe. \nwww.listeningfromsilence.com\nYouTube channel \nLisa Ferguson\, Ph.D. is the founder of Climate Compassion\, and has focused on supporting planetary wellbeing as a healing arts practitioner\, climate justice activist\, organizer and contemplative.  She offers psychospiritual support to activists through one-one sessions and small groups\, weaving together a focus on awakening\, healing and wise action. \nwww.climatecompassion.org \nSuggested Donation: $15 to $40\n(any amount acceptable\, no one turned away for lack of funds)\nPlease register early if you can.\nREGISTER for Oct. 27th \nFull Series: Sundays October 13\, 20\, 27\, and Saturday Nov 2\nSuggested Donation: $60 to $120\n(no one turned away for lack of funds)\nREGISTER for Full 4-part Series \nThe event leaders are donating their entire share of the event donations\, after expenses\, to support Rob Schwartz’s vision of maintaining his property to be available as a spiritual retreat space\, where Open Circle may hold some of its events. \nThe events will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week.\nTo check your local time\, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
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