Effortless Being

Effortless Being

With Peter Russell and Vera de Chalambert  •  Recorded September 17, 2017

A FREE online community conversation facilitated by Vera de Chalambert

A FREE online community conversation with Peter Russell, facilitated by Vera de Chalambert

Recorded Sunday September 17th, 10:00am PST/ 1:00pm EST

For thousands of years, spiritual traditions have taught meditation as a way to quiet the mind, find inner peace, and connect with the true Self. Yet many people find meditation tedious and difficult, a never-ending struggle with thoughts and distractions. This has led to the popular misconception that meditation requires great discipline and years of practice.

From many years of teaching meditation, Peter Russell has found that people can easily and quickly settle into a deep meditation. The key is to give up all trying and effort. The beauty of this approach is that nothing needs to be changed or eliminated. We simply need to allow the mind to fully relax. Then meditation can become satisfying and enjoyable.

From the deep pools of Eastern wisdom, to the fast-paced rapids of the West, Peter Russell has mastered many fields, and synthesized them with consummate artistry. Weaving his unique blend of scientific rationale, global vision, and intuitive wisdom, Peter brings a sharp, critical mind to the challenge of self-awakening. The next great frontier of human exploration, he shows, is not outer space, but inner space—the development of the human mind.

He has degrees in theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science from the University of Cambridge in England, and has written ten books in this area, including The Global Brain Awakens, Waking Up in Time, and most recently, From Science to God: A Physicist’s Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness.

http://www.peterrussell.com/

THE SAND EMERGENCE SERIES


The Emergence Series is a constellation of conversations with SAND speakers and teachers, intended as an exploration of the emergence palpable in the collective field at this time and an opportunity to connect with others in our community holding a ‘large vision’ and dedicated to the evolution of consciousness on the planet.

Old structures are being shaken up, old stories have come to their limits, old systems are failing us. What is emerging, where do we go from here, how do we hold it all in the tenderness of the awakening heart? What wisdom do the worlds great lineages and traditions have for us and what does the meeting of science and nonduality contribute to the emergent conversation? How does a mystic respond to a world in crisis?

Through the magic of technology, the Emergence Series is open to the participation of the entire global SAND community, LIVE! There will be opportunities to have personal interaction and ask questions of our guests. Our intention with this online series is to foster conversation, connection and community in between conferences and to offer windows of contact, wisdom and heart.

We invite our teachers to engage us from a perspective of embodied, living wisdom, and offer practical guidance that can support us in our relationships, our work, our community and our world at this time.

The Emergence Series is facilitated by Vera de Chalambert, a Harvard-educated religious scholar, spiritual story teller and fellow SAND speaker.

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A FREE live online community conversation with Peter Russell, facilitated by Vera de Chalambert

Sep 17, 2017 PDT

For thousands of years, spiritual traditions have taught meditation as a way to quiet the mind, find inner peace, and connect with the true Self. Yet many people find meditation tedious and difficult, a never-ending struggle with thoughts and distractions. This has led to the popular misconception that meditation requires great discipline and years of practice.

From many years of teaching meditation, Peter Russell has found that people can easily and quickly settle into a deep meditation. The key is to give up all trying and effort. The beauty of this approach is that nothing needs to be changed or eliminated. We simply need to allow the mind to fully relax. Then meditation can become satisfying and enjoyable.

From the deep pools of Eastern wisdom, to the fast-paced rapids of the West, Peter Russell has mastered many fields, and synthesized them with consummate artistry. Weaving his unique blend of scientific rationale, global vision, and intuitive wisdom, Peter brings a sharp, critical mind to the challenge of self-awakening. The next great frontier of human exploration, he shows, is not outer space, but inner space—the development of the human mind.

He has degrees in theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science from the University of Cambridge in England, and has written ten books in this area, including The Global Brain Awakens, Waking Up in Time, and most recently, From Science to God: A Physicist’s Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness.

Duration: 1 hours, 30 minutes

Peter Russell

Originally studying mathematics and theoretical physics, Peter became increasingly interested in the nature of consciousness, and in the late sixties traveled to India, to study meditation and Eastern philosophy. On his return he established a meditation center in Cambridge, England, and went on to pioneer the introduction of personal growth programs to corporations. He is the author of a dozen books, including The Global Brain, Waking Up In Time, and From Science to God, and Seeds of Awakening. At SAND conferences he has led morning meditation sessions that people have found very helpful.For more information on Peter visit: https://peterrussell.com

Vera de Chalambert

Vera de Chalambert, MTS, is a spiritual storyteller and scholar of comparative religion. Vera speaks and writes about spiritual culture, mindfulness and the emergence of the Feminine. Vera holds a Master’s degree from Harvard Divinity School and has mined for her soul at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and Jason Shulman’s Institute for Nondual Healing and Awakening. Her work explores the meeting place of creativity, psychology and spirituality. She is deeply influenced by Buddhist and Kabbalistic lineages and is a lover of the world’s great wisdom traditions. She offers spiritual direction and works with people in times of dissolution, transition and transformation when the old certainties shatter and we are called into the fires of the Real. This is also what she sees happening in our culture at large. Learn more about Vera's work at www.healingawakening.com