Ask For (A) Change
Let’s play with the puns in this title to continue exploring a format change for the monthly “Ask Us Anything”: 1) give and ask of each other advice; 2) needed changes individually & collectively; and 3) continuing the themes of speaking up & inquiring/investigating to spark curiosity & enthusiasm
Tue May 31 – 07:00 pm (not June; included here due to proximity)
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Cultivate, Develop, Train And Progress Discernment
We all need discernment, but how? Let’s look at some ways to cultivate, develop, train and progress discernment. While there’s much to discernment, one key: “. . . one listening well gains discernment” ~from Āṭavaka’s Questions
Sat Jun 4 – 3:30 pm Central
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(Jhanic Factors And) Formless Realms Contemplation/Mediation
Addressing the politics and emotional charges often associated with Jhana & nimitta before talking about jhanic factors then placing this aside for a guided meditation/contemplation based on “The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness (MN 121)” involving village, wilderness, earth & the four formless states
Sun Jun 12 – 10:30 am Central
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You Teach Me
A (brief) experiment where (you) the audience teach me anything you’d like. It could be from the spiritual journey, inner work, everyday life, work, play, groups, family, friends, enemies, frenemies, relationships, etc. I may fill in gaps with how to approach others for knowledge, teachings, etc.
Thu Jun 23 – 9:00 pm Central
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Is Your Awakening Journey More The Matrix or The Truman Show?
A brief 15 minute or so more lighthearted approach to the sometimes intense and weird moments of awakening via The Truman Show and Matrix films as reference points
Mon Jun 27 – 9:00 pm Central
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Blocks, Paths, One-Way, (Super) Highways & Byways
Let’s briefly explore these plus matrixes, nodal/access points, gates, portals, vehicles, crafts, dream-walking, teleportation, hitchhiking, ride sharing, mass transit, migration, flight, and other travel terms literally, figuratively, metaphorically & in the context of the “Ask Us Anything” format
Tue Jun 28 – 6:00 pm
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Integrating Presence 