What would happen if you were to allow everything to be exactly as it is? If you gave up the need for control, and instead embraced the whole of your experience in each moment that arose? In the 14 years that he studied Zen, Adyashanti found that most seasoned meditators had used the practice as “an end instead of a means to an end.” What he ultimately realized was that only when you let go of all techniques – even the concept of yourself as a meditator – will you open to the art of True Meditation, dwelling in the natural state.
In this class participants will:
1. Observe his/her attempts at control within his/her environment and experience, and practice releasing control through letting all things be as they are.
2. Experiment with meditation and inquiry to discover what results in flashes of realization for him/her.
3. Look at the difference between the personality and the Self, and realize what blocks him/her from having a fully harmonious relationship with the personality.
Course Dates: July 24-August 13, 2023
Cost: $90
Course Materials: Textbook needed is True Meditation by Adyashanti
Format: True Meditation will be offered in our Awakening Together Discussion Forum using the textbook and a workbook as a guide. The purpose of the MPP Forum-Based Curriculum is to enable members to participate in the MPP program who are unable to meet at a regularly scheduled class time due to other commitments or time zone conflict. You will also have a class facilitator. During this class you will watch videos, post homework to the Forum and interact with your facilitator through the forum.
Course Duration: Three weeks
Homework Time Commitment: 30-45 minutes per day, 7 days per week plus one introductory video and 6 conversations with another course participant (two per week scheduled at your convenience; about 60 – 90 minutes time commitment per week).
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Awakening Together’s President-Minister, Jacquelyn Eckert, and Vice President-Minister, Rhoda Makled share from the Tao as they contemplate its principles in order to fully embody them.
Following the recent Awakening Together online retreat with Anne Blanchard and Rhoda Makled, retreat participants shared how this particular retreat is helping them to live in the world but not of it. Also, in what ways they have discovered and uncovered the link between their own values and how those values align with their spiritual desire, and how this is helping them to live in the world in a way that is congruent and authentic to their True Self.
We are very excited to be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Awakening Together this year. As a part of this celebration, we are seeking volunteers who are interested in sharing their experiences with Awakening Together via an “Interview Toast.”
The playsheet for deep contemplation of the themes of this month’s movie, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” is 
At this retreat, you will learn to focus on the ‘I am’ presence to the exclusion of all else as taught by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and his guru, Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj.
