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SUMMARY:Stephan Bodian ~ Freedom from Fear in Challenging Times
DESCRIPTION:9 am to 11am (Pacific Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) Time Zone Converter \nGlobal pandemic. Climate emergency. Financial meltdown. Wherever we turn these days\, we’re faced with circumstances that seem to threaten our very survival\, couched in terms designed to strike fear into our hearts. How do we find peace in the midst of what seems like impending catastrophe? The short answer is\, we take refuge from the mind’s preoccupation with a future that hasn’t arrived\, and a past that no longer exists\, in the timeless shelter of the Now. \nAs I often ask in satsangs and retreats: On present evidence only\, without consulting the mind\, is there a problem with this moment right now? And now? And now? As we drop out of the spinning mind into the heart\, past the layers of fear and self-protection into the deepest inner knowing\, what do we find? If we delve far enough\, we inevitably encounter the peace and equanimity of our essential nature\, the ground of being\, which is not disturbed by the unavoidable ups and downs\, gains and losses\, blessings and catastrophes of life. \nIn this satsang\, we’ll rest together in this deeper ground and explore the frightening stories and beliefs the mind keeps churning out. We’ll also practice welcoming the fear that does arise with understanding and compassion as we allow awareness to dissolve back into the Now. Abiding in this deeper\, nondual ground frees us to do what needs to be done with clarity and equanimity\, rather than the habitual confusion and fear. \n \nStephan Bodian has been sharing the direct approach to spiritual awakening for more than 40 years. A former Buddhist monk\, a licensed psychotherapist\, and a longtime student of Advaita master Jean Klein\, Stephan received Dharma transmission from Adyashanti in 2001. Since 2007 he has taught the annual months-long School for Awakening\, which will begin again\, in online form\, in January 2020. His books include Wake Up Now and Beyond Mindfulness. \nwww.stephanbodian.org \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25\nPLEASE REGISTER EARLY if you can.\nReview in advance info for joining event. \nREGISTER \nNOTE: All events are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA (more details on time conversion below) \n  \nTIME CONVERSION for your location (see link to Time Zone Converter near top of this page): \nMORE INFO ABOUT TIME ZONE CONVERSION… \nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time)\, same as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)\, is the international basis for other time zones.\n9 am PDT (Pacific Daylight Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 4 pm UTC \n9 am PST (Pacific Standard Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 5 pm UTC \nPacific Daylight Time (PDT) March into November and Pacific Standard Time (PST) November into March\nCheck specific dates here: Clock Changes in United States
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/stephan-bodian-mar-22-2020/
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