ONLINE: Wed, July 16: Shawn Pethel Host "Self or no-self?

Shawn would like to address the perennial issue of "no self" for our meeting.

"Is there no self?
Enlightenment is sometimes described as the realization that the self does not exist.
Sometimes it is described as the realization of a Higher Self.
What's the difference?
Is there a self or not?
If we believe that there is a self, how can we show it?
If we say there isn't, then why do we think and act as if there is?"

Shawn Pethel is a physicist and lifelong questioner of reality. In his twenties he learned of something called “enlightenment” and thus began a spiritual adventure of self-discovery. Along the way he met many helpful teachers and friends and investigated myriads of spiritual practices. In 2014 he had what he calls his ‘enlightenment experience’, because it left him completely satisfied and question-free about the nature of existence. These days he rarely thinks or speaks about enlightenment–except when he’s asked to, whereupon he surprises himself with how much he has to say about a realization that cannot be spoken of.
Watch his talk, “The Egoless Vector & Enlightenment“, from the June 2020 TAT retreat.
Read his responses to the Finder’s Questionnaire.