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SUMMARY:Stephan Bodian ~ Waking Up Through the Metacrisis: Finding Deeper Ground in Challenging Times
DESCRIPTION:The Buddha said it succinctly 2500 years ago: human existence is\, and always has been\, marked by constant change and uncertainty. Yet we find ourselves in uniquely challenging and uncertain times: overpopulation\, mass extinctions\, extreme weather\, environmental tipping points\, political upheaval\, nuclear proliferation\, demographic instability and widespread migrations\, and the advent of technologies that challenge and distort our understanding of what’s real and true. \nPerhaps our civilization is just on the verge of collapse\, like so many before it. But since it covers the globe\, this raises the unprecedented prospect that the future of human life on Earth may be threatened as well. \nOf course\, we can always seek refuge in the simplicity and innate perfection of right now and in the knowing that our true nature–awakened awareness\, consciousness\, the absolute–is undisturbed and never dies\, and life is always unfolding in its own sacred and mysterious way. \nBut\, as one of my Zen teachers used to say\, what about the blood? That is\, what about all the painful consequences at a very human level of all this difficult and precipitous change? How do we find peace in a deeper ground while acknowledging and welcoming our understandable feelings of fear\, outrage\, or grief and doing what we can to make a difference if we choose?. \nPlease join me for one or more satsangs in this monthly series (Jan-May) that include meditations for returning to and resting in our deeper ground while welcoming and working with the feelings that these challenging times evoke. There will also be a brief talk and plenty of time for sharing and discussion. This will not be a space for intellectual analysis or political discussion. \nStephan Bodian is a teacher in the nondual wisdom tradition of Zen\, Dzogchen\, and Advaita Vedanta. He’s been offering the School for Awakening\, an annual multi-month intensive program in spiritual unfolding and awakened living\, since 2007. As a licensed psychotherapist\, he brings a deep understanding of the impact of trauma and early conditioning on the process of spiritual realization and offers individual counseling and mentoring in psychospiritual integration. Stephan studied for many years with Advaita master Jean Klein and received Dharma transmission from Adyashanti in 2001. His books include Wake Up Now and Beyond Mindfulness. For more information\, visit : www.stephanbodian.org \nSuggested donation: $15 to $40\nNo one turned away for lack of funds. Any amount welcome.\nStephan Bodian has offered that all donations for this event will go\nto support Open Circle in continuing this work of offering teachings. \nREGISTER \nPlease register early if you can.\nThe event 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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