Effortless Being

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.