What we’re about
Hi! This Meetup is a co-created community celebration for developing local friendships and support amongst those deeply interested in nondual awareness and for practicing abiding in or as our intrinsic peace, love and fulfillment. IF SINCERELY INTERESTED, PLEASE MESSAGE AND THE COORDINATORS WILL INITIATE MORE GATHERINGS.
"Nondual awareness" can be understood as simply knowing peace, love and fulfillment as our ever-present background or nature. This Meetup is an opportunity for us to celebrate the beauty of this nature as it appears in each of us and to support each other in seeing through that which can obscure it. This community is primarily for those who have had glimpses of nondual unity or oneness from any perspective, experience or tradition and are seeking support in integration, celebration, abidance, or in the recognition of that which pulls them from clarity.
The above collage photo is of popular speakers of directly realizing qualities of this ever-present background/Beingness. If you do not recognize them, we recommend googling Rupert Spira, Eckhart Tolle or Adyashante for a taste. In support of your getting what you want, this Meetup is not a religious, psychic, law of attraction or energy healing group.
We will likely begin with a 20 minute guided experience through a sample map of inner shifts from suffering in separateness to unity awareness followed by each of us sharing of our journeys, a-ha's and challenges towards abiding as peace, love and fulfillment.
For a personal flavor, here is a Sid intro who is one of your group hosts: Nondual exploration has been his hobby for 25 years ever since having an accidental samadhi while living with Byron Katie in his 20's. Inspired by that glimpse, Sid attended 100's of hours of live satsang with Rupert Spira, Gangaji, Adyashante, Byron Katie and dozens of less-known facilitators and helped coordinate nondual speakers, gatherings and communities in many U.S. cities. He looks forward to new friendships with others who share this enjoyment and interest. For more about Sid, see EffortlessIFS.com or google "Sid IFS" for 100's of videos.
Please write to introduce yourself and with any questions or concerns. We look forward to meeting you and celebrating your journey and A-ha's. Namaste
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Lido Beach Nonduality Night: Celebrating Awakening and All is Love400 Benjamin Franklin Dr, Sarasota, FL
What are Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie, Thich Nhat Hanh and your other nondual poet, writers and inspirations all pointing to? At our co-created community gathering, accompanied by live guitar music, we will delve into this question by sharing our individual insights, experiences, and life journeys, all interwoven with music, quotes and poetry. Ram Dass calls it Being Here Now. Eckhart says it is the fulfillment and happiness intrinsic to our nature. Byron Katie says it's the all-pervasive Love which is all that remains after the question Is it True? Rupert Spira speaks of this as our inherent Love, Beauty and Happiness (see attached poem). Thich Nhat Hanh calls it our True Names (see attached poem). What is it for you? How do you describe this that is pointed to?
Join us for dialogue, celebration and fun! Our Meetup gatherings are an opportunity to develop local friendships amongst those who find joy and inspiration in this question while celebrating each of our interpretations of what is pointed to. Our time together is designed for those who have had glimpses of oneness, one love or all pervasive beauty from any perspective, experience or tradition and want to celebrate and/or receive support from the group in integration, abidance or seeing through that which can still obscure this knowing. Please consider bringing along a cherished quote, poem, or song. Lastly, for clarity, it's important to include that this Meetup is not a religious, psychic, law of attraction, or energy healing group.
The evening will likely commence with a short guided meditation exploring the terrain from separateness to unity awareness. Following that, each of us will have the opportunity to share of our individual journeys, Aha moments, and current challenges for abiding in or as peace, love, and fulfillment.
PLEASE CHECK BACK DAY of to confirm that weather hasn't required moving the location indoors. LOCATION: Sid will be sitting on a large blue and white beach sheet at the back of the beach approximately 50 yards north of the pavilion, probably wearing a big beige hat accompanied by Shane in black likely playing his guitar.
For a preview of Sid, as one of the five primary group facilitators, google "Sid IFS" or visit EffortlessIFS.com.
Reach out with any questions or concerns. We look forward to being with you. Namaste
Below are two favorite poems celebrating this pointing.
Excerpt from I Am
by Rupert Spira
I know no others and I am thus love itself
I know no objects and am thus beauty itself
I am all that is known and am thus truth itself
I am bound by nothing and am thus freedom itself
I cannot be disturbed and am thus peace itself
I know no lack and am thus happiness itselfPlease Call Me By My True Names
by Thich Nhat HanhDon’t say that I will depart tomorrow—
even today I am still arriving.Look deeply: every second I am arriving
to be a bud on a Spring branch,
to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings,
learning to sing in my new nest,
to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower,
to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry,
to fear and to hope.
The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death
of all that is alive.I am a mayfly metamorphosing
on the surface of the river.
And I am the bird
that swoops down to swallow the mayfly.I am a frog swimming happily
in the clear water of a pond.
And I am the grass-snake
that silently feeds itself on the frog.I am the child in Uganda, all skin and bones,
my legs as thin as bamboo sticks.
And I am the arms merchant,
selling deadly weapons to Uganda.I am the twelve-year-old girl,
refugee on a small boat,
who throws herself into the ocean
after being raped by a sea pirate.And I am also the pirate,
my heart not yet capable
of seeing and loving.I am a member of the politburo,
with plenty of power in my hands.
And I am the man who has to pay
his “debt of blood” to my people
dying slowly in a forced-labor camp.My joy is like Spring, so warm
it makes flowers bloom all over the Earth.
My pain is like a river of tears,
so vast it fills the four oceans.Please call me by my true names,
so I can hear all my cries and laughter at once,
so I can see that my joy and pain are one.Please call me by my true names,
so I can wake up
and the door of my heart
could be left open,
the door of compassion.
