The Open Way Gathering Spiritual Heart & Inquiry with Cory Bright We will do a short meditation.  Then sit, share and dialogue on the true nature of who we are as Open Awareness.  A nondual oriented sharing that you can find similarities in Buddhism, Zen, A Course in Miracles, Advaita, Eckhart Tolle,  Adyashanti, Bryon Katie, Deepak, Wayne Dyer, Candice O'Denver Marriane Williamson, Landmark Education, Mooji, Tony Parsons, Rupert Spira .... J. Krishnamurti, Ramana Maharshi, Nissargadatta etc. …

ADVAITA is an eclectic group of friends interested in meditation, yoga, enlightenment, self realization, non duality teachings (Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, Sufism, Taoism). Francis Lucille, a long time friend and student of Jean Klein, is a spiritual teacher of the Advaita Vedanta tradition. There are 7 week long retreats every year and meetings every week at his home in Temecula, California. There are also retreats in Tampa (Florida), Paris (France), Barcelona (Spain), Munich (Germany) and S …

The guiding intention of this mindful gathering is to explore the practice of meditation, and hold a space for one's coming into a greater clarity of what is.  This group meets every Friday at Peacebank Yoga Studio in Redwood City and is led by a rotating group of teachers.  Ben leads the group on the 4th Friday of each month.  Ben's format when he leads the group consists of 30 minutes of silent, seated meditation, with some guidance offered in the beginning.  This is followed by an open discus …

For Events visit www.eastbayopencircle.org.  (click on our Meetup "Follow us" links) The East Bay Open Circle is dedicated to supporting the practices of mindful and open-hearted awareness. We draw our inspiration from a variety of spiritual, religious, psychological, and scientific traditions which support the cultivation of direct experience, insight, and compassion. We host a number of local speakers and teachers on a regular basis, as well as other speakers invited from around the world. We …

You are — aware, and not tied into cult nor religion... independent and full of good... simple yet multi-systemed... kind and tolerant... courageous and loving... honest and open... patient and determining... and above all, ensouling your consciousness daily. You want to enter into where there is a direct lineage from God to now. God to angel to soul to awakened heart to nervous system to linear awareness and into act. No ritual, chanting, reading ... just on fire with holy script within …

We are a group of people with years of experience following spiritual journeys, and have decided to meet regularly to explore the deepest nature of ourselves and human nature. We will hold discussions and explore our spiritual growth and deepening awareness through inquiry and sharing topics. If you are on a spiritual journey and looking for the truth of existence beyond suffering, you may want to be part of our new group. We embrace all paths that are nurturing, allow us to see through our iden …

Does 19th-century French philosopher, Henri Bergson, haunt your dreams? If he were still alive (and ambulatory) would you be stalking him? If yes to either, check into a mental health facility immediately, or check out our group. Bergson rated immediate experience and intuition above rationalism and quantitative science. For this he won the Nobel Prize in 1924. Bergson was first and foremost a philosopher of Time and viewed time (motion) as something inherent to matter, not something added to it …

Do you envision a New Earth—knowing that a change in consciousness starts with yourself? Do the direct teachings of non-dual sages such as: Adyashanti, Ramana Maharshi, Krishnamurti, Nisargadatta, Eckart Tolle, Mooji, Jean Klein, Robert Adams, and Byron Katie resonate with you? Nondual (not two) teachings point to our oneness with everything. This group holds monthly meetings to explore inquiry of the Infinite through the teachings of Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism. We meditate, socialize, and …

Spiritual and healing events for the Santa Cruz County community. Room for Growth is the location for these community focused gatherings. Events are free or donation-based, unless otherwise specified.