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SUMMARY:Loch Kelly ~ The Way of Effortless Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:10 am to 12 noon (Pacific Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) Time Zone Converter \nAwakening is always already here\, whether we recognize it or not. And\, there is an unfolding\, which can become the next natural stage of human development. If our true nature is already here\, does awakening only happen unintentionally\, or is there a way to intentionally realize and live from this? It seems clear that our will\, the “doer\,” our best effort\, our attention and our ego can’t awaken. \nSo what is it that can awaken? It seems it is only awake awareness that can know awake awareness. But where\, oh where\, is this awake awareness that can know? In The Way of Effortless Mindfulness\, I explore the ways that local awake awareness can know spacious awake awareness\, and then welcome everything as interconnected love. This unique “method-less method” does not ask the “doer” to do anything. Instead\, it begins by asking your already awake awareness to detach\, unblend\, or “unhook” from its identification with the small separate sense of self. Effortless mindfulness is a unique form of direct realization and inquiry. \nIn The Secret of the Golden Flower\, it is said that the sublime truth is “turning the light of awareness around.” In Tibetan Buddhism\, this is called “child awareness returning to mother awareness\,” “looking back at your own face” or “flashing on awakened heart-mind.” The key is to be able to feel awareness immediately separate from thinking and return home to open-hearted awareness. \nIn this live online session\, we will explore practical ways of experiencing local awareness unhook from the separate sense of self. Then\, instead of getting caught in a pure awareness witness or not-knowing\, we learn to shift into the embodied “not-knowing that knows.” This open-hearted awareness is a new operating system\, which has the capacity to liberate traumatic karmic patterns and heal shadow parts. \nLoch Kelly is author of the newly released guidebook\, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness. He is a psychotherapist and awakening teacher affiliated with Adyashanti. He is the founder of the non-profit Open-Hearted Awareness Institute\, whose goal is to make compassionate awakening more available to everyone. After a spontaneous awakening early in his life\, he went on to explore how to access\, abide in\, and help others live from open-hearted awareness. In the early 1980’s\, Loch was awarded a fellowship while at Columbia University to study forms of non-dual meditation in Sri Lanka\, India and Nepal with teachers from a variety of traditions\, including legendary Dzogchen and Mahamudra masters\, such as Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. \nHe has also worked extensively with the homeless\, with families of 9/11 victims\, and as an Inter-spiritual Chaplain at Union Theological Seminary. Loch has collaborated with neuroscientists at Yale\, UPenn and NYU in the study of how awareness training enhances compassion and wellbeing. He is known for his warm sense of humor\, and his practical\, non-dual pointers\, which help people shift into the freedom that has always been their true nature. His previous book\, Shift Into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness\, was awarded two “Best Books of the Year Awards.” \nwww.lochkelly.org \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25\nPLEASE REGISTER EARLY if you can. Review in advance info for joining event.\nNOTE: All event are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA (more details on time conversion below) \nTo proceed to Registration\, please affirm that you have read and agree to these terms: \nclick here to READ TERMS.\nI Accept Terms \n  \nTIME CONVERSION for your location (see link to Time Zone Converter near top of this page)\nAll event are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA: \n  \nMORE INFO ABOUT TIME ZONE CONVERSION\nPacific Daylight Time (PDT) March into November and Pacific Standard Time (PST) November into March\nCheck specific dates here: Clock Changes in United States \nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time)\, same as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)\, is the international basis for other time zones.\n10 am PDT (Pacific Daylight Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 5 pm UTC \n10 am PST (Pacific Standard Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 6 pm UTC
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/loch-kelly-jun-30-2019/
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SUMMARY:Loch Kelly ~ The Way of Effortless Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:10 am to 12 noon (Pacific Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) Time Zone Converter \nAwakening is always already here\, whether we recognize it or not. And\, there is an unfolding\, which can become the next natural stage of human development. If our true nature is already here\, does awakening only happen unintentionally\, or is there a way to intentionally realize and live from this? It seems clear that our will\, the “doer\,” our best effort\, our attention and our ego can’t awaken. \nSo what is it that can awaken? It seems it is only awake awareness that can know awake awareness. But where\, oh where\, is this awake awareness that can know? In The Way of Effortless Mindfulness\, I explore the ways that local awake awareness can know spacious awake awareness\, and then welcome everything as interconnected love. This unique “method-less method” does not ask the “doer” to do anything. Instead\, it begins by asking your already awake awareness to detach\, unblend\, or “unhook” from its identification with the small separate sense of self. Effortless mindfulness is a unique form of direct realization and inquiry. \nIn The Secret of the Golden Flower\, it is said that the sublime truth is “turning the light of awareness around.” In Tibetan Buddhism\, this is called “child awareness returning to mother awareness\,” “looking back at your own face” or “flashing on awakened heart-mind.” The key is to be able to feel awareness immediately separate from thinking and return home to open-hearted awareness. \nIn this live online session\, we will explore practical ways of experiencing local awareness unhook from the separate sense of self. Then\, instead of getting caught in a pure awareness witness or not-knowing\, we learn to shift into the embodied “not-knowing that knows.” This open-hearted awareness is a new operating system\, which has the capacity to liberate traumatic karmic patterns and heal shadow parts. \nLoch Kelly is author of the newly released guidebook\, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness. He is a psychotherapist and awakening teacher affiliated with Adyashanti. He is the founder of the non-profit Open-Hearted Awareness Institute\, whose goal is to make compassionate awakening more available to everyone. After a spontaneous awakening early in his life\, he went on to explore how to access\, abide in\, and help others live from open-hearted awareness. In the early 1980’s\, Loch was awarded a fellowship while at Columbia University to study forms of non-dual meditation in Sri Lanka\, India and Nepal with teachers from a variety of traditions\, including legendary Dzogchen and Mahamudra masters\, such as Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. \nHe has also worked extensively with the homeless\, with families of 9/11 victims\, and as an Inter-spiritual Chaplain at Union Theological Seminary. Loch has collaborated with neuroscientists at Yale\, UPenn and NYU in the study of how awareness training enhances compassion and wellbeing. He is known for his warm sense of humor\, and his practical\, non-dual pointers\, which help people shift into the freedom that has always been their true nature. His previous book\, Shift Into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness\, was awarded two “Best Books of the Year Awards.” \nwww.lochkelly.org \nSuggested donation: $15 to $25\nPLEASE REGISTER EARLY if you can. Review in advance info for joining event.\nNOTE: All event are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA (more details on time conversion below) \nTo proceed to Registration\, please affirm that you have read and agree to these terms: \nclick here to READ TERMS.\nI Accept Terms \n  \nTIME CONVERSION for your location (see link to Time Zone Converter near top of this page)\nAll event are shown in PACIFIC TIME\, as in San Francisco\, CA\, USA: \n  \nMORE INFO ABOUT TIME ZONE CONVERSION\nPacific Daylight Time (PDT) March into November and Pacific Standard Time (PST) November into March\nCheck specific dates here: Clock Changes in United States \nUTC (Coordinated Universal Time)\, same as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)\, is the international basis for other time zones.\n10 am PDT (Pacific Daylight Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 5 pm UTC \n10 am PST (Pacific Standard Time – San Francisco\, CA\, USA) is 6 pm UTC
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/loch-kelly-jun-30-2019-2/
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SUMMARY:Michael Damian ~ From Awareness to Dynamic Wisdom
DESCRIPTION:2-4 pm\, with refreshments until 5 pm \nFrom Awareness to Dynamic Wisdom:  How do we find true peace\, love and happiness? Michael has met many seekers who complain that despite recognizing awareness they do not feel particularly happy or empowered. In Michael’s approach\, recognizing awareness is only the first step\, which ends outward seeking and brings equanimity. It’s then a process of using the light of awareness to fully open the heart\, clarify the mind and come to dynamic wisdom. This breakthrough is usually described as Satori or Gnosis. This brings responsive\, dynamic wisdom and true spiritual empowerment. \nMichael Damian\, Ph.D. is a spiritual teacher\, psychologist and author of The Art of Freedom: A Guide to Awakening. Michael is a guide to authentic transformation and awakening for many around the world. His approach arises from a powerful spiritual awakening in 2006\, and is based largely on A Course in Miracles and his main teacher Barry Long. He has a therapy office in Mill Valley. \nwww.drmichaeldamian.com \nBatgap Interview 11/11/13:\nhttp://batgap.com/michael-damian/ \nLocation: 8476 Sonoma Ave\, Sebastopol\, CA.\nPark in driveway or on Sonoma Ave. Walk down short driveway to house with carport.\nThe satsang starts with a short meditation\, then comments by the speaker\, followed by questions\, answers\, and discussion. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for the best seat. \nSuggested donation: $10 to $20\, no one turned away for lack of funds.
URL:https://opencirclecenter.org/event/michael-damian-jun-30-2019/
LOCATION:Sebastopol\, 8476 Sonoma Ave.\, Sebastopol\, CA
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