Dear Evolutionaries,
Over the weekend of December 10/11 we will be hosting one of our peak events of 2011, the 3rd Annual EnlightenNext Meditation Marathon. It’s a vibrant global explosion of consciousness with hundreds of Evolutionaries around the world going beyond limits and plunging themselves into periods of prolonged meditation.
It’s an unusual combination-marathons and meditation-but it works! This popular event has been gathering steam over the last three years as participants discover, again and again, that they can go deeper and farther in their spiritual practice than they ever imagined.
To build momentum toward the marathon, accomplished “spiritual athletes”- Chris Parish (Director of EnlightenNext London) and Mary Adams (Senior Teacher and EnlightenNext Retreats Director) were invited to participate on two calls about meditation, transformation, and the joys of going beyond limits. Chris and Mary shared stories from their own adventures in consciousness about how they have each been exploring the outer limits of meditation and spiritual awakening for 35 years (a combined 70 years between them!) with some of the most revered teachers of the last century, including Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and J. Krishnamurti. As close Senior Students of spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen for the last 25 years, they have collaborated deeply with Andrew in developing his teachings of Evolutionary Enlightenment, and are now regarded as spiritual authorities in their own right.
You can listen here to Chris and Mary speak about their experiences of peace, freedom and awakening, in ways that are sure to surprise and delight you – not to mention infuse your own practice with new passion, fearlessness and commitment.
Following on from these two calls, Chris Parish has generously agreed to do a special time-zone friendly 45 minute call with us in the Australia – NZ – Pacific region so that we can engage with him directly about the purpose and practice of meditation. Please listen to the previous calls and come with any questions or comments that you would like to put to him.
Call details
Tuesday 15 November 2011
9.30pm AEST (Sydney) 6.30pm AWST (Perth) 11.30pm NZ
Dial-in Number: 1-213-342-3000 (Los Angeles, CA)
Participant Access Code: 456227
Register for the EnlightenNext Meditation Marathon Check it out – you can read about this year’s event, listen to a 3-minute audio of Andrew Cohen speaking about meditation, and when you register, you’ll be able to download “The Art and Science of Stillness,” a chapter from Andrew’s new book, Evolutionary Enlightenment.
Meditate together with Evolutionaries around Australia
You can participate in the Meditation Marathon on your own or come together with others. Evolutionaries will be getting together for the Meditation Marathon in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth. Please contact the following people if you would like to join in:
Sydney: Christopher Liddle: cliddle16@gmail.com
Canberra: Jeanine McMahon: jeaninemcm@gmail.com
Brisbane: Melisah Feeney: melisah.feeney@gmail.com
Perth: Andra Kins: andra@iinet.net.au
Bairnsdale VIC: Mendy Urie: papilio83@hotmail.com
With warm regards,
The Australian students