What we’re about
The Open Way - Nonduality - Spiritual Heart - Oneness Inquiry
with Cory Bright & Visiting Teachers
See below for our detailed flyers!
And scroll down below flyers for each meetup event
Are we really the identity Are we really the identity, image or story adopted & presented to us or are we beyond any conditioned notion of who we think we are?
Beyond story or any image of “self”… we are spaciousness. We can Relax & Enjoy as
Open Awareness that Knows no Boundary
Suggested Love Donations - All are welcome at the Door
Below are 2 flyers, one for our January Newsletter and below that is another flyer for a taste of how and what we share. It pretty much says it all. Scroll down here at meetup for details on our individual events and to rsvp. Members may rsvp here at meetup. You can find all our events and enlarged flyers with detailed info on each teacher and gathering and more at
Hi All,
I am starting a weekly gathering of nondual oriented sharing this Wed Oct 25. At http://www.rudramandir.com Spiritual Center. I am going with the flow each week mixing it up between leading the gatherings myself, having guest teachers local and from around the world.. some live spiritual music.. play some nondual oriented and spiritual documentaries and clips of teachers etc. You get the idea..
We are blessed with access to various teachers and music here in the bay area and I love to be a portal for these expressions.
If you love Rupert Spira, Roger Castillo, Adyashanti, A Course in Miracles, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Mooji, Buddhism especially Dzogchen Buddhism, etc.. You get the idea... anything that is nondual oriented. I will share and support what is most nurturing in my life at this time as well..
If all goes well and donations pay for the rent, I would like to add snacks and potluck etc. We can all go out to dinner afterward as well as an option. There will be a short mediation.. then various sharings that are nondual oriented in an intimate, casual setting.
So I would love to see ones that love what I love share what we love together.. See you Wednesday! :) As Love.. Cory Bright
Upcoming events
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Jim Newman “Simply This” Visiting Nondual Speaker Berkeley Oct 10,11,12
Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA, US# Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
## Friday, October 10, 2025 @ 7:30pm - 9:00pm (Pacific Time)
And- Sat,Sun Oct 11,12
Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda
Berkeley, CA United States
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
You can join one date or the full Series:
Friday, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm
Saturday, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm
Sunday, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm
Simply, these meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already “what is”.
This obvious simplicity is overlooked by a personal sense of separation that “what is” is missing something and a conviction that something needs to happen. This sense of a personal reality can be recognized as a need for more experience or knowledge. The hope is that enough of the right experience or knowledge will lead to fulfillment or endless happiness. In the meetings this sense of a personal reality and the need for becoming as necessary is exposed as unnecessary and illusory.
Jim was born in New Orleans and lives in the USA. Never satisfied with the canned answers offered by religion or spirituality, he looked to science, psychology and philosophy for answers. In his early twenties, he experienced an awakening that completely upended his search within the realm of what could be known. Not understanding what had happened, he turned to those who claimed to know: spiritual teachers and gurus. But it didn’t work. The practices and explanations didn’t resonate.
The awakening had made it unmistakably clear that what is truly longed for lies beyond all of that. Though he continued to practice, he remained unconvinced. Then he encountered a radical message: one that stated, without compromise, that there is no one. Upon truly hearing this, the dream and the dreamer dissolved. Never having happened.
And yet, all of this being said: there is no path to what is.
www.simply-this.com
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda
Berkeley, CA 94707
Coffee and tea will be available during coffee breaks (Sat & Sun).
Times and Cost:
Friday, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm: $20
Saturday, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6 pm: $60
Sunday, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6 pm: $60
For the whole weekend: $120
Cash only at the door, No pre payments. Reservation is recommended but not necessary.13 attendees
Jim Newman “Simply This” Visiting Nondual Speaker- Berkeley Oct 10,11,12
Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA, US# Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
## Friday, October 10, 11,12 2025
Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda
Berkeley, CA United States
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
You can join one date or the full Series:
Friday, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm
Saturday, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm
Sunday, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm
Simply, these meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already “what is”.
This obvious simplicity is overlooked by a personal sense of separation that “what is” is missing something and a conviction that something needs to happen. This sense of a personal reality can be recognized as a need for more experience or knowledge. The hope is that enough of the right experience or knowledge will lead to fulfillment or endless happiness. In the meetings this sense of a personal reality and the need for becoming as necessary is exposed as unnecessary and illusory.
Jim was born in New Orleans and lives in the USA. Never satisfied with the canned answers offered by religion or spirituality, he looked to science, psychology and philosophy for answers. In his early twenties, he experienced an awakening that completely upended his search within the realm of what could be known. Not understanding what had happened, he turned to those who claimed to know: spiritual teachers and gurus. But it didn’t work. The practices and explanations didn’t resonate.
The awakening had made it unmistakably clear that what is truly longed for lies beyond all of that. Though he continued to practice, he remained unconvinced. Then he encountered a radical message: one that stated, without compromise, that there is no one. Upon truly hearing this, the dream and the dreamer dissolved. Never having happened.
And yet, all of this being said: there is no path to what is.
www.simply-this.com
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda
Berkeley, CA 94707
Coffee and tea will be available during coffee breaks (Sat & Sun).
Times and Cost:
Friday, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm: $20
Saturday, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6 pm: $60
Sunday, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6 pm: $60
For the whole weekend: $120
Cash only at the door, No pre payments. Reservation is recommended but not necessary.11 attendees
Jim Newman “Simply This” Visiting Nondual Speaker Berkeley Oct 10,11,12
Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA, US# Jim Newman ~ SIMPLY THIS
## Fri,Sat,Sun October 10,11,12 2025
Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda
Berkeley, CA United States
Co-sponsored by Open Circle and The Open Way
You can join one date or the full Series:
Friday, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm
Saturday, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6pm
Sunday, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6pm
Simply, these meetings share the simple message that what is truly longed for is already “what is”.
This obvious simplicity is overlooked by a personal sense of separation that “what is” is missing something and a conviction that something needs to happen. This sense of a personal reality can be recognized as a need for more experience or knowledge. The hope is that enough of the right experience or knowledge will lead to fulfillment or endless happiness. In the meetings this sense of a personal reality and the need for becoming as necessary is exposed as unnecessary and illusory.
Jim was born in New Orleans and lives in the USA. Never satisfied with the canned answers offered by religion or spirituality, he looked to science, psychology and philosophy for answers. In his early twenties, he experienced an awakening that completely upended his search within the realm of what could be known. Not understanding what had happened, he turned to those who claimed to know: spiritual teachers and gurus. But it didn’t work. The practices and explanations didn’t resonate.
The awakening had made it unmistakably clear that what is truly longed for lies beyond all of that. Though he continued to practice, he remained unconvinced. Then he encountered a radical message: one that stated, without compromise, that there is no one. Upon truly hearing this, the dream and the dreamer dissolved. Never having happened.
And yet, all of this being said: there is no path to what is.
www.simply-this.com
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda
Berkeley, CA 94707
Coffee and tea will be available during coffee breaks (Sat & Sun).
Times and Cost:
Friday, Oct. 10 ~ 7:30-9pm: $20
Saturday, Oct. 11 ~ 2-6 pm: $60
Sunday, Oct. 12 ~ 2-6 pm: $60
For the whole weekend: $120
Cash only at the door, No pre payments. Reservation is recommended but not necessary.12 attendees
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