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#3379 -
Friday, December 12, 2008 - Editor: Jerry Katz
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On the
Science and Nonduality Conference and Gathering planned for
October 23-25, 2009
As far as I can see, this conference will be the first large,
open, public conference on Nonduality. It could be the first of
many, and no one owns the notion. This growth is largely because
of the democratic and populist movement on the Internet.
Nonduality has emerged from the ashrams, temples and Himalayan
caves. It has become largely de-hierarchicalized so that the Age
of the Friend has caught up with the Age of the Guru. It's on the
internet, telephone exchanges, at the shelves in Barnes and Noble
and at the tables in Starbucks. But there's further to go however
with TV, cinema, academia, nightclubs, and various places in the
community where people can explore nonduality whichever way they
feel drawn.
I'm all for taking it there too.
Greg Goode http://heartofnow.com
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Brian Emmet writes...
I would like to invite you all to
participate in a project that myself and Eddie Blatt are
creating.
We are creating a book comprised of stories from students of
EVERY religious or spiritual tradition, who want to share a story
or two about how foolish or bizarre they (mis)behaved in the
course of attempting a spiritual life. We are definitely NOT
interested in tearing anyone or any system down with this book,
only laughing at ourselves - the joke is on us.
It seems to us that that is a very
important energy or connection to advance out in the World at
this late date: have a laugh at how good hearted, but absurd, you
behaved under the pressure of a spiritual regime. And even more:
what do you NOW understand about yourself that you certainly
didn’t understand back then!
One of the interesting issues that has arisen for us is to find
that many people can’t see anything whatsoever humorous or
funny about their past experiences! They tend to either regard
their experiences as either sacrosanct and totally precious, or
else as a traumatic and a disaster, best forgotten about.
So, many times we will listen to a few stories from a person and
actually have to point out how hilarious many of the incidents of
their lives were. Then, they may indeed “get it”. That
is exactly why this book could arguably be of some genuine
service to others. It can begin a process bringing some humor to
aspects of our lives that have gone unexamined for years.
Of course we are offering a royalty to anyone whose story is published. You can learn more and decide whether this project might interest you by going to our beautiful new web site at http://laughinggodonline.com . Stories may be submitted in recorded audio form or written (please see the web site for more details)
Also, if you know a friend who might have a great story and be interested, please let them know.
Sincerely,
Brian Emmett
Now of Byron Bay, Australia
Then of New York and Boston