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    SAND16 Live Stream

    Join us virtually in the SAND main conference room! We will be streaming daily from Thursday Oct. 20th @ 7pm (PST) through Sunday Oct. 23rd @ 6pm (PST).

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    On The Edge of the (Un)Known – SAND16

    Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA
    Wednesday October 19 – Sunday October 23, 2016

    Both science and spirituality reflect the human urge to know – that perennial itch to make sense of the world and who we are. This search is an essential part of being human. We live life supported by knowledge. However, the larger our knowledge the larger the shore of the unknown becomes.
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  • The True Meeting of Science and Spirituality (SAND)

    The mission of Science and Nonduality (SAND) is to forge a new paradigm in spirituality, one that is not dictated by religious dogma, but that is rather based on timeless wisdom traditions of the world, informed by cutting-edge science, and grounded in direct experience.

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    SAND ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 6

    SAND Anthology Volume 6 is another mind and heart opening collection of conversations with 18 leading scientists, contemporary mystics, authors and teachers. Let them take you on a journey into the most compelling questions of our time.

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  • Rays of the Absolute

    The Legacy of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.

    Nisargadatta did not leave an ashram; he did not leave any teachings, nor successors. This movie is homage to him; a look at his unintended legacy from people that have been inspired by him more then words can express.

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  That is why, brother, I became a madcap Baul. No master I obey, nor injunctions, canons or custom. Now no men-made distinctions have any hold on me, and I revel only in the gladness of…

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A Semantic Map of the Brain

Scientists at UC Berkeley have placed volunteers in an fMRI scanner and monitored blood flow in their brain activity for two hours, while having them listen to stories.  The result: they were able to map which…

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The Self-Organizing Universe ~ Neil Theise

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  • The SAND Conference was a mind blowing experience. I am still talking about it months later. – conference attendee SAND12
  • Thank you again for such a beautiful, awesome experience - such a beautiful communion of Being(s)! – conference attendee SAND12
  • I had never heard of SAND nor Nonduality before and I was pleasantly surprised and amazed. I'm totally hooked now :-). I love the love and energy that is flowing so abundantly! – conference attendee SAND12
  • I found the SAND experience wonderful, powerful, immensely positive, intense, and at times overwhelming. What struck me about SAND13 was an overwhelming sense of awe at the beauty of other humans: the organizers, the presenters, the performers, and the attendees. Never before have I been in the presence of so many people who are functioning at the very peak of the human experience. – conference attendee SAND13
  • In trying to describe the entire SAND experience to a friend, she responded: "It sounds as if you have swallowed a sunbeam and now have to digest it." How true! I'm still digesting. – conference attendee SAND13
  • The entire conference was absolutely wonderful, and the variety of speakers phenomenal. – conference attendee SAND13
  • I very much liked the heart connectivity of the cutting edge speakers, conference participants, and staff. It was a meeting of minds and new and older ideas were explored in new ways. – conference attendee SAND13
  • Outstanding! Marvelous! Fun! Stimulating! It does feel like a family! Merci! – conference attendee SAND13
  • Wow, volunteering at SAND was one of THE coolest experiences I've ever had. Got to play with so many amazing people, teachers and authors who've made a huge impact on my journey. And for once, I got to be surrounded by hundreds of others also walking this pathless path. After years of exploring non-duality on my own, it was really awesome to realize I'm not the only crazy one :) – conference volunteer SAND14
  • SAND14 was extraordinary! I was not kidding when I said best ever… It gets more wonderful every year, it's like the Richter scale of awareness… Expanding by factors of 10! My development is inextricably entangled with SAND! Thank you... – conference attendee SAND14
  • SAND blew me away. This was my first time, and the passion of everyone was very inspiring. I absolutely loved the diversity of experience at the conference. By far the best conference I have ever attended! – conference attendee SAND14

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