QUARTERLY NEWS & OFFERINGS
OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2024
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Here, in the glowing autumn light, an invitation strengthens to turn the light of consciousness inward and to cocoon in the warm embrace of spirit over the winter months.
In this newsletter, you’ll find treats that we hope will enrich your inward journey, including a densely rich article by Adyashanti, free recordings on the theme of spiritual inquiry, and our latest teaching clips.
Many have shared excitement about Mukti’s in-person retreat later this month at Garrison Institute in New York. Please note, this is the last week to enroll! And for those of you who want to bring the spirit of retreat into your home and recharge your meditation practice, please read on to learn of Mukti’s online retreat coming this December.
May the offerings herein keep you connected and encourage the essential questions that brighten realization.
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Teachings on Spiritual Inquiry
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At the heart of who we are is a fundamental knowledge of being Itself. Mukti shares ways to go beyond the knowledge of thinking mind and to orient to this essential knowing, from which genuine expression and life engagement flows. . . . | |
Meditative self-inquiry is the art of asking a spiritually powerful question. And a question that is spiritually powerful always points us back to ourselves. Because the most important thing that leads to spiritual awakening is to discover who and what we are . . . | |
In-Person 5-Night Silent Retreat with Mukti | |
October 20–25
Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY
Registration closes October 6!
Encounter the power of your deepest self at a breathtaking location overlooking the Hudson River, immersed in a residential retreat format honed over 25 years.
- Ground in the peace and clarity of meditation
- Engage your innermost spiritual questions
- Discover the energetic unfolding of awakening
“This retreat will delve into the heart of our existence as life Itself. I'll be pointing participants to their essential Self, prior to personal identities, roles, history, or future, and will be nurturing a remembrance of Self-nature—free of definitions and divisions.” ~ Mukti
The daily program includes Mukti leading a morning talk and guided meditation and an evening Q&A session. In addition, there will be several periods of silent meditation each day.
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Winter Weekend Retreat
Online with Mukti
December 6–8
Registration opens October 1
This Weekend Online Retreat is designed to mirror the experience of our in-person residential silent retreats. The full three-day program includes daily talks and Q&A sessions, along with periods of guided and silent meditation, and qi gong sessions.
Program Highlights
- Watch live talks and guided meditations on Zoom.
- Submit questions for interactive Q&A dialogue with Mukti.
- Join Mukti and Adyashanti in the Virtual Meditation Hall for silent meditation periods.
- Download audio recordings of all live sessions to keep permanently.
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Access video replays of original sessions within 24 hours of broadcast and for 30 days after the retreat. (Alternative replay options available for those in distant time zones.)
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Sunday Community Practice
Sunday Community Practice is an ongoing program that focuses on spiritual practice and how it can be lived in daily life. If you would like to practice meditation on a consistent basis, along with others who are dedicated to making enlightened living a priority in their lives, please join us on Sunday mornings.
Try out a single session or join as a monthly subscriber. Each practice is two hours and includes a guided meditation and a talk. Join Mukti as she leads these twice-a-month practices. (Adya often joins in meditation!)
Scholarships are available for monthly subscriptions.
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Oct 6 & 27 ~ 9:00-11:00 am PT
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Nov 3 & 17 ~ 9:00-11:00 am PT
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Dec 1 ~ 9:00-11:00 am PT
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Dec 15 ~ 9:00-11:30 am PT* (*See below)
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Special Holiday Celebration
Sunday, December 15
9:00–11:30 am PT
This complimentary holiday-themed celebration will include a guided meditation and seasonal music. Additionally, Adya and Mukti will each give a talk. Open to the public, no registration required.
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Live Broadcasts with Mukti |
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Wed, Oct 9 ~ 6:00 pm PT
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Wed, Nov 13 ~ 6:00 pm PT
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Wed, Dec 11 ~ 6:00 pm PT
Go to Mukti’s Broadcast Page or YouTube to watch these complimentary broadcasts. Replays will be available for 48 hours on YouTube.
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Prerecorded Broadcasts with Adya |
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Wed, Oct 30 ~ 6:00 pm PT
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Wed, Nov 27 ~ 6:00 pm PT
Go to Adya’s Broadcast Page or YouTube to watch these complimentary broadcasts. Replays will be available for 48 hours on YouTube.
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YouTube Channel Membership |
Membership Programs on Adya’s YouTube channel allow us to make available a large selection of full-length video teachings and guided meditations not previously accessible other than by purchasing them in our online store. Members-only content includes contemporary and classic videos.
New content added every week.
- Basic Membership: $4.99/month
- Membership Plus: $9.99/month
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The Stream on Adyashanti.org |
The Stream on Adyashanti.org is an easy way for you to select and listen to full-length streaming audio recordings of single talks or broadcasts by Adya for a full month, so that you can delve deeper into teachings of your choice.
A free Bonus Talk by Mukti is available as well!
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New Featured Audio Downloads | |
New Retreat Talk from Mukti!
Raising the Light
In this introductory talk from her 2024 March Weekend Online Retreat, Mukti invites retreatants to dive deeply into the light within and invite it to rise to the surface and brighten consciousness.
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New Retreat Talk from Adya!
Pearls from My Teacher
During his 2023 Spring Weekend Online Retreat, Adya tells the moving story of a recent visit with his root teacher, Arvis Justi, and recounts precious teachings that he’s learned from her.
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Complimentary Audio Download | |
Deep spiritual inquiry has great potency. It can both guide consciousness and liberate spirit.
In this retreat talk, Mukti details inquiry methods that cultivate subtle attunement and foster these potent discoveries, discoveries that lie beyond the boundaries of the thinking mind. She shares the keys to identifying inquiry questions that are both personal and profound and to holding inquiry in ways that evoke knowledge of Spirit.
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New Teaching Video Excerpts | |
Further Exploration of Spiritual Inquiry | |
Along with the full-length complimentary audio download and new teaching excerpts above, we have curated a collection of Adya’s and Mukti’s teachings with the subject of Inquiry. We hope that exploring these will help you meet what is unfolding in your own life. Follow these links: | |
Open Gate Sangha Community News | |
New Interview with Mukti!
This conversation is part of the first annual global Discovering Self Summit, 2024 with Kimberly Braun.
Watch Interview Here (scroll down)
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Gatherings: Adya’s and Mukti’s teachings are shared globally in Gatherings which meet in locations or online around the world. Search our listings to find a group that meets in person at a location near you, or meets online via Zoom, or both. | | |
Mukti, whose name is translated as “liberation,” is the Head Teacher at Open Gate Sangha. She has been teaching in the lineage of Adyashanti since 2004. 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, please visit her website.
If you are new to Mukti, we invite you to watch this inspiring full talk, Holy Ground (1:30:16).
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Adyashanti, author of The Direct Way, Sacred Inquiry, The Way of Liberation and The End of Your World, is an American-born spiritual teacher who has served the awakening of all beings for 27 years. Although recently retired in the Fall of 2023, his teachings continue to be an open invitation to stop, inquire, and recognize what is true and liberating at the core of all existence.
New to Adyashanti? Here’s a complimentary download of his 53-page book: The Way of Liberation: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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