{"id":20424,"date":"2017-06-06T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T22:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/?page_id=20424"},"modified":"2018-11-19T16:21:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T23:21:30","slug":"true-meditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/classes\/true-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"True Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/TrueMeditation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/TrueMeditation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><em>This class is 3\u00a0weeks long.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p class=\"prod_para\">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 &#8220;an end instead of a means to an end.&#8221; What he ultimately realized was that only when you let go of all techniques &#8211; even the concept of yourself as a meditator &#8211; will you open to the art of True Meditation, dwelling in the natural state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this class participants\u00a0will<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u00a0 Observe his\/her\u00a0attempts at control within his\/her environment and experience, and practice releasing control through letting all things be as they are.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u00a0 Experiment with meditation and inquiry to discover what results in flashes of realization for him\/her.<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class Schedule<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>We are offering two class times:<\/p>\n<p>~ On Tuesday afternoons, November 27, December 4 &amp; December 11 from 2-4pm ET (11am-1pm PT). Homework begins November 20. Facilitator: Rev. Doreen Bonnet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>or<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>~ On Thursday afternoons, November 29, December 6 &amp; December 13 from 1-3pm ET (10am-12pm PT). Homework begins November 22. Facilitator: Rev. Carl Lammers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specific Information<\/strong>:<br \/>\nCost is $60.<br \/>\nTextbook needed is True Meditation<em>\u00a0<\/em>by Adyashanti.<br \/>\nClass is offered in Zoom. Familiarity with Zoom is helpful.<br \/>\nRegistration for the Tuesday session closes on November 19.<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 25.200000762939453px;\">Registration for the Thursday session closes on November 20.<\/span><br \/>\nFor more information on this class, <a href=\"https:\/\/atmpp.wordpress.com\/other\/true-mediation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 25.200000762939453px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.formget.com\/app\/form\/share\/ji0v-107610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to register<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This class is 3\u00a0weeks long. 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? 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