A universal assembly for true discernment
*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/7:15 am PT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Rev. Jay McCormick.
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Dr. Jeffrey Martin, author of The Finders, a scientific work that studied the enlightenment experience of thousands of subjects. This resulted in the first reliable, cross-cultural and pan-tradition classification system for these types of experience. More recently, he has used this research to make systems available to help people obtain profound psychological benefits in a rapid, secular, reliable, and safe way. Join us to discover what he learned at this month’s Guest Satsang.
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Craig Holliday continues his examination of what it means to be both free and human.
Join us on Sunday, June 16 at 7:30pm ET when Rev. Regina Dawn Akers interviews Dr. Jeffrey Martin, author of The Finders, a scientific work that studied the enlightenment experience of thousands of subjects.
Over the last 10 years, Dr. Martin has conducted the largest international study on persistent non-symbolic experience (PNSE), which includes the types of consciousness commonly known as: enlightenment, nonduality, the peace that passeth understanding, or the unitive experience. This resulted in the first reliable, cross-cultural and pan-tradition classification system for these types of experience. More recently, he has used this research to make systems available to help people obtain profound psychological benefits in a rapid, secular, reliable, and safe way. Discover what he learned at this month’s Guest Satsang.
Here are some reviews of The Finders:
“The Finders is a fascinating description of the ways in which people can find their greatest sense of well-being. The research is fundamental to understanding how experiences of fundamental wellbeing occur and provides new insights that will propel ongoing investigations. Essential for anyone striving for this type of well-being.” ~ Andrew Newberg, M.D., Professor and Director of Research for the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University, author of How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
“If a Nobel Prize existed for Psychology, the work done by Jeffery Martin and his team and described in this book would be a strong contender. The book is about people who have managed to fulfil one of the most sought after but rarely achieved human needs – true happiness, a deep and fundamental sense of wellbeing.” ~ Dr. Peter Fenwick, internationally renowned neuropsychiatrist and Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
“In this book Dr. Martin takes his place beside William James and Abraham Maslow to give us one of the most important and ground-breaking works on consciousness and human potential in recent memory.” – Allan Leslie Combs, Ph.D., CIIS Professor of Consciousness Studies, author of The Radiance of Being and Consciousness Explained Better
“Dr. Jeffery Martin and his colleagues have produced a landmark study, one not only relevant to transpersonal psychology but to psychology in general. Maslow wrote of ‘self-actualized’ persons. Dr. Martin goes a step further, describing the phenomenology of Maslow’s highest level, namely the self-transcendent or enlightened. This book contains a schema by which its readers can more deeply appreciate the development of these men and women. It is not often that rigorous research can be inspirational, but Dr. Martin has come through. Indeed, readers on a spiritual path are now able to chart their own development on a continuum of experiences, one that many writers once pathologized.” – Stanley Krippner, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Saybrook University; past-President of two and Fellow in five divisions of the American Psychological Association, and winner of its lifetime achievement award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology
Regina Dawn Akers looked at the November 17, 1980 conversation in Consciousness and the Absolute. She also read Quote #10 in The Nisargadatta Gita.
Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert shares with honesty and passion about the ups, downs, and all-around of the spiritual journey. Jacquelyn is transparent as she shares about the impersonal awakening process we all experience. She moves us with stories from her own journey, with direct insight from inner wisdom and with guidance from spiritual masters, both contemporary and legendary.
Regina Dawn Akers guides a group of committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy and love.
In this member meeting, Rev. Regina Dawn Akers, our President Minister, shared information about:
A link to the recent pictures from the Silence and Satsang Retreat: click to see pics
Regina Dawn Akers reads selections from books by Bernadette Roberts. The purpose of this inspired book study is to learn from one who walked through the final doorway to no self, no world, no God–Only Reality.
Title: “Step into Trust.”
Description: Rev. Jay McCormick shared repeatedly about how wanting someone to act differently or some circumstance to be different is another way that ego can cause us to become trapped in fear. When we surrender this mechanism of mind of wanting things to be different, then we can free ourselves from the fear.
When we learn to step into trust, we face the fear of letting go of doing things ‘our way’. While we have blessing from Spirit no matter what we do, however we can only advance on the path if we do not try to solve things using our own will. Face and release the fear of letting go of your own desire to have things your way, and enter into surprising and wonderful process of letting Spirit be the decision maker in the life.
Reading: Rev. Helen Avery read NTI Chapter 7.