September 2023
Dorothy Hunt ~ Clarity, Conditioning, and Transformation: pre-retreat taster event
In the words of Zen master Dogen:
“Those who have great realization of delusion are buddhas;
those who are greatly deluded about realization are sentient beings.”
(from Genjo Koan)
This event is a “taste” of the upcoming weekend retreat, complimentary for retreat registrants, also available as a standalone experience. It can be seen as part of the longer retreat format, or simply as an opportunity to familiarize yourself with Dorothy, her teaching style, and the topic before deciding whether to join the weekend retreat.
Dorothy will preview what you might expect from the upcoming two-day retreat. There will be a guided meditation and an overview of the topic: Clarity, Conditioning and Transformation.
Everyone deals with conditioning, but when we stop judging that it should not be here and become curious about its energies rather than our well-worn, (and often intellectually analyzed) narrative based on a separate “self," there is an opportunity to meet conditioning with clear seeing rather than resistance. This inherently open, aware, and compassionate clarity begins to transform our relationship to conditioning, whether or not it continues to arise. Freedom does not require being rid of anything that exists in the wholeness of being, from this perspective. And yet, seeing the myriad ways the conditioned mind returns us to an egoic trance state is part of the ongoing-ness of seeing through illusion. No judgment and a good bit of humor around this “human thing” can help tremendously!
The deep work of spiritual transformation begins when we have lost our fascination with both spiritual entertainment and polishing egos. We become unhooked from the fantasy of a perfected “self" and become more interested in authenticity and integrity, realizing there is no separate someone to be “only Awareness.” Yet what is awake and aware is ever-present and never separate from the moment as it is.
Dorothy Hunt currently serves as Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha, teaching at the request and in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti. The flavor of her teaching blends Advaita and Zen with a deep welcoming of the human expressions of the Mystery. Dorothy is the founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and practiced psychotherapy from 1967 until her retirement in 2020. She is the author of Only This!, Leaves from Moon Mountain, and Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness. In addition, she is a contributing author to two books on Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, and the editor of Love: A Fruit Always in Season.
Presently, Dorothy offers satsang and retreats via Zoom, and dokusan by phone. For more information, please visit www.dorothyhunt.org
Suggested donation: $15 to $40
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please register early if you can.
The event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week.
To check your local time, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
Dorothy Hunt ~ Clarity, Conditioning, and Transformation: pre-retreat taster event
Dorothy will preview what you might expect from the upcoming two-day retreat on September 9th and 10th. There will be a guided meditation and an overview of the topic: Clarity, Conditioning and Transformation.
Everyone deals with conditioning, but when we stop judging and become curious about its energies, there is an opportunity to meet conditioning with clear seeing rather than resistance. This inherently open, aware, and compassionate clarity begins to transform our relationship to conditioning, whether or not it continues to arise. And yet, seeing the myriad ways the conditioned mind returns us to an egoic trance state is part of the ongoing-ness of seeing through illusion.
Dorothy Hunt currently serves as Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha, teaching at the request, and in the spiritual lineage, of Adyashanti. The flavor of her teaching blends Advaita and Zen with a deep welcoming of the human expressions of the Mystery.
Find out more »Dorothy Hunt ~ Clarity, Conditioning, and Transformation ~ A 2-Part Online Retreat
A 2-Part Retreat
September 9 & 10, 2023
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time, each day
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Recording will be emailed to participants after each meeting.
You're welcome to join even if you can't attend all the live sessions.
In the words of Zen master Dogen:
“Those who have great realization of delusion are buddhas;
those who are greatly deluded about realization are sentient beings.”
(from Genjo Koan)
For a taste of this retreat, you are invited to attend a donation-based event on Friday in which Dorothy will preview what you might expect from the upcoming two-day retreat format. The Friday event will include a guided meditation and an overview of the topic: Clarity, Conditioning and Transformation. This offering can be seen as part of the longer retreat format, or simply as an opportunity to familiarize yourself with Dorothy, her teaching style, and the topic before deciding whether to join the weekend retreat.
The Friday event is complimentary for anyone who registers for this retreat.
Everyone deals with conditioning, but when we stop judging that it should not be here and become curious about its energies rather than our well-worn, (and often intellectually analyzed) narrative based on a separate “self," there is an opportunity to meet conditioning with clear seeing rather than resistance. This inherently open, aware, and compassionate clarity begins to transform our relationship to conditioning, whether or not it continues to arise. Freedom does not require being rid of anything that exists in the wholeness of being, from this perspective. And yet, seeing the myriad ways the conditioned mind returns us to an egoic trance state is part of the ongoing-ness of seeing through illusion. No judgment and a good bit of humor around this “human thing” can help tremendously!
The deep work of spiritual transformation begins when we have lost our fascination with both spiritual entertainment and polishing egos. We become unhooked from the fantasy of a perfected “self" and become more interested in authenticity and integrity, realizing there is no separate someone to be “only Awareness.” Yet what is awake and aware is ever-present and never separate from the moment as it is.
Dorothy Hunt currently serves as Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha, teaching at the request and in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti. The flavor of her teaching blends Advaita and Zen with a deep welcoming of the human expressions of the Mystery. Dorothy is the founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and practiced psychotherapy from 1967 until her retirement in 2020. She is the author of Only This!, Leaves from Moon Mountain, and Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness. In addition, she is a contributing author to two books on Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, and the editor of Love: A Fruit Always in Season.
Presently, Dorothy offers satsang and retreats via Zoom, and dokusan by phone. For more information, please visit www.dorothyhunt.org
Sliding Scale: $60 to $90
Some Partial Scholarships Available
Please Register Early if you can.
Dorothy Hunt ~ Clarity, Conditioning, and Transformation ~ A 2-Part Online Retreat
A 2-Part Retreat
September 9 & 10, 2023
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time, each day
Time Zone Converter
Recording will be emailed to participants after each meeting.
You're welcome to join even if you can't attend all the live sessions.
In the words of Zen master Dogen:
“Those who have great realization of delusion are buddhas;
those who are greatly deluded about realization are sentient beings.”
(from Genjo Koan)
For a taste of this retreat, you are invited to attend a donation-based event on Friday in which Dorothy will preview what you might expect from the upcoming two-day retreat format. The Friday event will include a guided meditation and an overview of the topic: Clarity, Conditioning and Transformation. This offering can be seen as part of the longer retreat format, or simply as an opportunity to familiarize yourself with Dorothy, her teaching style, and the topic before deciding whether to join the weekend retreat.
The Friday event is complimentary for anyone who registers for this retreat.
Everyone deals with conditioning, but when we stop judging that it should not be here and become curious about its energies rather than our well-worn, (and often intellectually analyzed) narrative based on a separate “self," there is an opportunity to meet conditioning with clear seeing rather than resistance. This inherently open, aware, and compassionate clarity begins to transform our relationship to conditioning, whether or not it continues to arise. Freedom does not require being rid of anything that exists in the wholeness of being, from this perspective. And yet, seeing the myriad ways the conditioned mind returns us to an egoic trance state is part of the ongoing-ness of seeing through illusion. No judgment and a good bit of humor around this “human thing” can help tremendously!
The deep work of spiritual transformation begins when we have lost our fascination with both spiritual entertainment and polishing egos. We become unhooked from the fantasy of a perfected “self" and become more interested in authenticity and integrity, realizing there is no separate someone to be “only Awareness.” Yet what is awake and aware is ever-present and never separate from the moment as it is.
Dorothy Hunt currently serves as Spiritual Director of Moon Mountain Sangha, teaching at the request and in the spiritual lineage of Adyashanti. The flavor of her teaching blends Advaita and Zen with a deep welcoming of the human expressions of the Mystery. Dorothy is the founder of the San Francisco Center for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and practiced psychotherapy from 1967 until her retirement in 2020. She is the author of Only This!, Leaves from Moon Mountain, and Ending the Search: From Spiritual Ambition to the Heart of Awareness. In addition, she is a contributing author to two books on Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, and the editor of Love: A Fruit Always in Season.
Presently, Dorothy offers satsang and retreats via Zoom, and dokusan by phone. For more information, please visit www.dorothyhunt.org
Sliding Scale: $60 to $90
Some Partial Scholarships Available
Please Register Early if you can.
Pamela Wilson ~ Being Here as Strength, Clarity and Love ~ 4 Part Online Retreat
Sept. 11, 14, 18 & 21, 2023
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, Pacific Time
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Recording will be emailed to participants after each meeting.
You're welcome to join even if you can't attend all the live sessions.
The great promise is to live the freedom we love, flowing with discernment and benevolent strength. The past has informed us but does not need to be held in the body to remind us of what we don’t like. Awareness is aware, it does not need nervous back up.
So we invite the body-mind, the past, the emotions and nervous system to know itself and live here, be here as aware presence. Life itself in all its creative power, passion and celebration.
Join Pamela and fellow sages for this 4-part retreat to free the body from the past.
Pamela Wilson evokes through dialogue, inquiry and her very presence the qualities of unconditional love and radical acceptance. She is celebrated for her ability to open the heart and create a space in which long-cherished struggles and notions about one’s identity relax. Featured in the book Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom, Pamela is at her best in heart-felt dialogue, so please bring your questions!
More about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com
Sliding Scale: $80 to $120
Some Partial Scholarships Available
Please Register Early if you can.
Pamela Wilson ~ Being Here as Strength, Clarity and Love ~ 4 Part Online Retreat
The great promise is to live the freedom we love, flowing with discernment and benevolent strength. The past has informed us, but does not need to be held in the body to remind us of what we don’t like. Awareness is aware; it does not need nervous back up.
So we invite the body-mind, the past, the emotions and nervous system to know itself and live here, be here as aware presence. Life itself in all its creative power, passion and celebration.
Join Pamela and fellow sages for this 4-part retreat to free the body from the past.
Pamela Wilson is celebrated for her ability to open the heart and create a space in which long-cherished struggles and notions about one’s identity relax.
Find out more »Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ The Heart as the Essence of Non-Duality ~ In-Person in Devon, UK
First Time In Devon, UK
A direct and compassionate immersion into the field of non duality, an invitation to the conscious embodiment of our true nature. Our daily life itself can then be actively experienced as our most important spiritual practice.
The sharing will be followed by a session of Q&A to integrate the message.
Shakti Caterina Maggi is a spiritual guide who has, since 2003, been sharing a message of non-separation and awakening to our true Self. Her contemporary and heart-centered approach to Advaita and non-dual Tantra has supported thousands of seekers who meet her in retreats and seminars all over the world.
£15 (concessions available)
Booking: info@shakticaterinamaggi.com
Contact Number: +44 7597 099 645
Pamela Wilson ~ Being Here as Strength, Clarity and Love ~ 4 Part Online Retreat
Sept. 11, 14, 18 & 21, 2023
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, Pacific Time
Time Zone Converter
Recording will be emailed to participants after each meeting.
You're welcome to join even if you can't attend all the live sessions.
The great promise is to live the freedom we love, flowing with discernment and benevolent strength. The past has informed us but does not need to be held in the body to remind us of what we don’t like. Awareness is aware, it does not need nervous back up.
So we invite the body-mind, the past, the emotions and nervous system to know itself and live here, be here as aware presence. Life itself in all its creative power, passion and celebration.
Join Pamela and fellow sages for this 4-part retreat to free the body from the past.
Pamela Wilson evokes through dialogue, inquiry and her very presence the qualities of unconditional love and radical acceptance. She is celebrated for her ability to open the heart and create a space in which long-cherished struggles and notions about one’s identity relax. Featured in the book Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom, Pamela is at her best in heart-felt dialogue, so please bring your questions!
More about Pamela: www.pamelasatsang.com
Sliding Scale: $80 to $120
Some Partial Scholarships Available
Please Register Early if you can.
Shakti Caterina Maggi ~ Embodied nonduality
The teaching will be a dive into the heart of nonduality. An open and direct sharing about how our spiritual essence embodies in human experience to wake up to itself.
We will explore how suffering is the way through which we can recognize our self-imposed limitations. With courage and radical honesty we can use suffering as a trampoline to consciously connect to an unshakeable inner peace.
Shakti will offer a talk followed by Q&A.
Shakti Caterina Maggi is a spiritual guide, meditation teacher and author widely recognized as one of the most authentic and profound voices of contemporary spirituality. Combining the vision of Advaita and non-dual Tantra with a contemporary approach, Shakti offers with humanity, compassion and great clarity an inner technology to dissolve that contraction of suffering that accompanies our lives, and access a space of peace and unconditional love towards life.
www.shakticaterinamaggi.com
Suggested donation: $15 to $40
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please register early if you can.
The event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week.
To check your local time, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter
Jeannie Zandi ~ Teacher, Teaching, Sangha
Join Jeannie to explore these three aspects of the spiritual path, the supportive value of each, and some pitfalls to navigate.
Jeannie’s gift for inviting people to join her in resting and rooted presence evokes a deep meeting with oneself and reality. Within that, Jeannie’s humor and iconoclasm serve to bring people into an understanding that is beyond the intellectual. Through silent and guided meditation, spontaneous talks and exchange with participants, Jeannie will host a space of clarity and warmth where the richness of relating can be explored safely and your innermost questions met fully.
Jeannie Zandi is the director of Living as Love, a nonprofit organization dedicated to seeding a culture of the Heart on the planet, inspiring, teaching and supporting people to live from their essence as Love. A year before the birth of her daughter, Jeannie was plunged into a dark night of the soul that culminated in a radical shift of consciousness. She is known for her fearless clarity, tender mercy toward humanness, and a juicy, poetic and often humorous style that draws from Advaita Vedanta, Sufism, Christian mysticism and the ongoing revelation of fully engaged living.
Suggested donation: $15 to $40
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please register early if you can.
The event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week.
To check your local time, use a tool such as: Time Zone Converter