Knowing and the Knower

## Meetup Topic: Knowing and the Knower

We spend much of our lives knowing things: sights, sounds, thoughts, emotions, memories, and sensations. These experiences constantly change, yet they all share one common feature, they are known.

This meetup will explore a simple but profound question: "What is the nature of this knowing, and what is it that knows? "

We will begin by examining ordinary experience and noticing how phenomena appear and disappear within awareness. From there, we will turn our attention toward the knower itself. Can the knower be found as an object of experience? Is it a thing, a witness, a self, or something beyond all concepts?

We will explore these questions through both spirituality and phenomenology, drawing on short readings from Nonduality, Zen and Christian mysticism, alongside thinkers such as Edmund Husserl and Dan Zahavi. The focus will be on direct experience, inquiry, and dialogue.

No prior knowledge of nonduality is required. The emphasis will be on curiosity, inquiry, and first-hand experience.

Agenda:

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1:00 pm – 1:10 pm — Welcome, introductions, and opening meditation
1:10 pm – 1:55 pm — Discussion Session 1
1:55 pm – 2:05 pm — Tea break
2:05 pm – 2:15 pm — Silent meditation and inquiry
2:15 pm – 2:55 pm — Discussion Session 2
2:55 pm – 3:00 pm — Closing reflections and takeaways

IMPORTANT:

• NEW DIGICODE: The digicode at the door is 9201# . You will need it to access the building.
• The meeting will last 2 hours, including a break.
• Suggested donation: $10. The total cost of this meeting is $96. This includes rent ($66) and Meetup costs (approx $30 per meeting).
• A maximum of 20 people can attend this meeting, Please make sure you RSVP and you include any guests.
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