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SUMMARY:Stephan Bodian ~ A Book Launch and Celebration for ‘Infinite Awakening: A Guide to Nondual Wisdom and the Pathless Path’
DESCRIPTION:A Book Launch and Celebration for ‘Infinite Awakening: A Guide to Nondual Wisdom and the Pathless Path’\nA New Book by Stephan Bodian. With a Foreword by Adyashanti. \nThe great awakening for which we may spend a lifetime searching is actually quite simple: Everything is just the way it is\, an innately perfect\, sacred\, and indivisible whole\, whose essence is empty\, conscious\, and filled with love. The recognition that this is what I am\, not the dream character I take myself to be\, frees us from a lifetime of suffering and identification and awakens us to our inherent happiness and peace of mind. Yet the journey to this realization and its embodiment may be infinitely challenging as the result of our psychological complexity and the difficulties we face as individuals. This is one of the core messages of my new book\, Infinite Awakening. \nJoin me for a brief exploration of how the pathless path unfolds and the infinite awakenings we encounter along the way. I’ll be offering guided meditations and pointers from the book\, discussion of how the book came to be\, ample time for dialogue and Q&A\, and insights from key chapters on: the stages of awakening; the pros and cons of teachers; preparing the path; welcoming what is; trauma and awakening; and awakened relationships. \nParticipants will receive an excerpt from the book. \nAny donations go to the work of Open Circle Center. \nInfinite Awakening is a powerful guide to remembering the vast\, tender awareness that is our true nature. With deep clarity and a heart attuned to our shared humanity\, Stephan Bodian illuminates a path to freedom and love that feels both timeless and intimately grounded and alive.\n~ Tara Brach\, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge \n‘Stephan Bodian offers a clear\, compassionate\, and beautifully articulated guide to the timeless understanding that lies at the heart of all true spirituality. Infinite Awakening is a lucid companion for anyone drawn to the recognition of their own ever-present being. It is a book that points\, with great clarity and tenderness\, to the pathless path of non-dual awakening.’\n~ Rupert Spira\, author of The Nature of Consciousness and Being Aware of Being Aware  \nAbout Stephan Bodian\nStephan is a licensed psychotherapist and a teacher in the nondual wisdom tradition of Zen\, Dzogchen\, and Advaita Vedanta. Trained as a Zen monk\, he studied for many years with Advaita sage Jean Klein and received Dharma transmission (authorization to teach) from Adyashanti. He’s the founder and director of the School for Awakening and the author of a number of books\, including Meditation for Dummies\, Beyond Mindfulness\, and the new book Infinite Awakening\, which will be released by Shambhala in May.\nwww.stephanbodian.org \nBy donation. Any amount welcome. Suggested: $15 to $40\nNo one turned away for lack of funds.\nAddress inquiries to web@opencirclecenter.org \nREGISTER \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
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/stephan-bodian-may-16-2026/
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