“A spiritual journey is a calling. It is something initiated from somewhere beyond the ego, from a depth within the psyche that the ego has no access to on its own.” ~ Adyashanti, The Essence of Spirituality
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October 2021 News & Offerings |
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What is the most important thing in life that your heart is devoted to? There is a transformational power that comes from giving attention to that which is fundamental to us at the core of our being. It is our devotion to this depth of connection that orients and vitalizes us throughout the awakening journey.
This month, we feature articles from Adyashanti and Mukti that emphasize the importance of bringing both attention and intention to our spiritual practice and the process of awakening to the truth of our being.
Also in this month’s issue you will find complimentary downloads and teachings relating to our monthly theme, Devotion to Truth.
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“What I learned from all my years of Zen training is that the essence of spirituality is attention and intention. After all, spirituality is the practice of perceiving the spirit of things, meaning the essence or inner reality of things, whether that be one’s own essence, or the essence of life, or the essence of a teacup . . .”
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“From the time we are small, we are told that plants need light and water to grow. To grow in spirit and wakeful, conscious being, we need engaged attention and true intention very much like plants need light and water. In fact, I associate attention with light and intention with water . . .”
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Sunday Community Practice
“My intention with the Sunday Community Practice sessions is to put more focus on the spiritual practice of meditation and to have the teachings be oriented toward the various aspects of effective spiritual practice as it is integrated and lived in daily life.” ~ Adyashanti
We welcome all who wish to meditate on a consistent basis and dedicate themselves to making enlightened living a significant priority in their lives. Single practice sessions are also available.
Scholarships available for monthly subscriptions. (Apply between December 1 and 15.)
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Oct 3 ~ 9:00-11:00 am PT
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Oct 17 ~ 9:00-11:00 am PT
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Free Video Broadcasts
Please check our Calendar page for updates about our free video broadcasts. We will be sending dedicated emails for any upcoming broadcasts, live or prerecorded.
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In-Person Programs
We will resume offering in-person programs when we feel confident that we can provide an environment that encourages openness and a feeling of safety, where people can comfortably share lodging and dining together, and in which we can gather safely in close proximity to each other. For now, we will continue to monitor news and information regarding public health concerns. When we feel ready to add an in-person program to the calendar, it will be announced via email in our monthly newsletter and published on the calendar page of our website.
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Visit Adyashanti’s and Mukti’s Teachings pages to access their complimentary introductory teachings, new and selected teachings, videos, audio recordings, and writings.
New Teachings:
Selected Subject of the Month:
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Complimentary Audio Downloads |
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Our Deepest Spiritual Calling
By keeping attention and intention directed toward the origination point of your deepest calling, you can attend to the healing of inner conflict without getting sucked into the strong gravitational pull of sticky human dramas and ego agendas.
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Form, Flow & Freedom
There are two tracks along the spiritual path that are often vying for our attention. Do we give our attention to the essential nature of ourselves and of life, or give attention to the particulars of our lives and how we go about embodying our essential nature?
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Featured Book
Sacred Inquiry: Questions That Can Transform Your Life
by Adyashanti
“One does not need to seek out one’s demons in an endless pursuit of self-improvement. We simply need to face whatever arises with an honest, open, and inquiring mind and heart.”
~ Adyashanti
Now on sale at a reduced price!
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Featured Downloads
A talk from Adya’s Summer 2021 Online Retreat
Adya’s most recent Online Broadcast
Adya’s October 2018 Palo Alto Meeting
Adya’s December 13, 2017 Online Broadcast
Selected recordings from Mukti’s 2014 Vancouver Meetings
Adya’s 2002 Satsang in Berkeley
*Discounted
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50% Off CDs and DVDs
We are offering an ongoing sale of our entire selection of DVDs and CDs at 50% off.
While we have these products in stock, consider getting them for yourself or others as gifts!
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Check out the Community News pages of our website which include our Press Page, where you can discover projects that Adya and Mukti are doing or have participated in outside of Open Gate Sangha, such as interviews, talks, programs, podcasts, and articles.
Featured this month: The Art and Spirit of Inquiry, a daylong online retreat with Adyashanti at Spirit Rock Meditation Center on October 24. Access our Press Page for the link to learn more and register.
Also access our monthly News & Offerings archive.
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Sunday Community Practice: You are invited to join our ongoing community for Sunday Community Practice which meets live online twice a month for deep spiritual practice and inquiry. |
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Gatherings: Adyashanti’s and Mukti’s teachings are shared globally in Gathering groups which meet in locations around the world to listen to recordings or watch videos. Search our database to find a group near you. |
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Open Gate Sangha: We stand for racial equality and social justice. We are for finding actions that speak as loudly as words, perhaps even louder than words. We are for creating together a more inclusive sangha experience for everyone.
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Donations: Thank you for considering a donation to Open Gate Sangha. We are a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Our mission is to make the teachings of Adyashanti and Mukti available to all of those who feel drawn to this expression of Truth.
We offer a recurring monthly donation service for your convenience.
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Adyashanti, author of The Direct Way, Sacred Inquiry, The Most Important Thing, and The Way of Liberation is an American-born spiritual teacher devoted to serving the awakening of all beings. His teachings are an open invitation to stop, inquire, and recognize what is true and liberating at the core of all existence.
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Mukti, whose name is translated as “liberation,” is the Associate Teacher of Open Gate Sangha. Her talks point audiences back to their natural state of wholeness or undivided consciousness. For teaching excerpts, audio downloads and CDs, qi gong videos, and a calendar of Mukti’s programs, visit her website.
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