any resistance to whatever may or may not be taking place within it. T is absence of resistance is known as peace. It is inherent in your self. It is your self. It is your natural and ever-present condition. For you nothing is ever lacking. You, aware presence, have already said ‘yes’ to the current situation,
otherwise it would not be appearing. T is absence of lack is known as happiness. It is inherent in you and has nothing to do with the particular characteristics of the current experience. Happiness is causeless, independent of circumstances. It is your essential nature but is sometimes veiled by the thought that resists the current situation and seeks to replace it by one of its own imagining. T is happiness is not a state of the body or mind, although it aff ects them. It resides at the heart of all experience. You intimately pervade all appearances just as a screen intimately pervades all the documents and images that appear on it. T ere is no distance or separation between you and any appearance nor any motive to move away from it. All motives to move away are for thinking, not for you. T is unconditional intimacy is known as love. It is the natural condition of all experience, not the condition of just one or two special relationships. All that the imaginary self has ever truly longed for – peace, happiness and love - is present right now,
here, shining at the heart of this and every experience, simply waiting to be recognized – it is your very own being. It is you. With the dissolution of the belief that what we are is a separate, limited, located Consciousness and of the feelings in the body with which it is substantiated, the imaginary separate entity comes to an end and happiness, peace and love are re-established.
Quantum Consciousness and an Integrative Psychology, Amit Goswami NOVATO ROM
In this workshop, quantum physicist Amit Goswami uses recent advances in our understanding of quan- tum physics to elucidate the nature of spiritual enlightenment and guide people to pursue enlightened living. According to Goswami, all objects of our experience begin as quantum possibilities for conscious- ness to choose from . T e question of enlightened living is then one of how best to make our choices. T rough both intellectual and experiential sessions, Goswami takes you through exercises of how to make creative choices that can transform us along with our societies. You will come away with a clear notion of how to overcome the barriers to creative choice and how to align yourself with the evolutionary movement of consciousness.
T ink Not-thinking: Dogen's Style of Zen Meditation, Zoketsu Norman Fischer LARKSPUR ROOM
In this workshop we will study, practice, and dialog about the Zen meditation style of Dogen Kigen
(1200-1254), the Japanese founder of Soto Zen, and one of the great religious thinkers of all time. Dogen's Zen emphasizes "eff ort without desire," that is, sitting intensely in the present moment of experi- ence, whatever it is, without trying to reach beyond it. in our time together we'll do sitting and walking meditation, contemplate a short Dogen text, and discuss the teachings and the method. T ere will be plenty of time for dialog.
Higher States: Harnessing the Power of Consciousness to Fulfi ll Your Desires and Change the World, John Hagelin 10:00am–12:30pm
PETAL UMA ROOM
A Scientifi c Breakthrough Renowned quantum physicist, educator, and brain researcher John Hagelin presents the landmark
discovery of higher states of consciousness—beyond waking, dreaming and sleeping—that display expanded mental capabilities and enhanced power to fulfi ll one’s desires. T is scientifi c discovery of higher states of consciousness—and their universal accessibility through
specifi c meditative practices—radically changes our understanding of the limits of human potential and has far-reaching implications for the transformation of society. Dr. Hagelin unites cutting-edge discoveries in quantum physics and neuroscience to forge a new under- standing of consciousness and the physical universe—mind and matter—revealing a profound connection between our inner and outer realities. T is emerging paradigm provides a “theory of everything” in which the individual is truly cosmic. T roughout time, the wise have extolled the power of thought: “With a mustard seed of faith, you can
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