Satsang With Jon Bernie http://www.jonbernie.org Tue, 15 May 2012 18:43:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Jon Bernie, author of Ordinary Freedom, is a contemporary spiritual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti, leading regular classes, retreats and intensives in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. As a counselor in private practice, Jon also works with individuals directly to facilitate consciousness development and deep emotional healing. A lifelong resident of the Bay Area, Jon has been at various times a Zero Balancing practitioner, a teacher of the Alexander Technique, a concert violinist and an ordained Zen Buddhist monk. Jon studied extensively in the Zen and Theravadan Buddhist traditions, and later spent time with Advaita masters Jean Klein, Robert Adams and H.W.L. Poonja. Jon was asked to teach by Adyashanti in 2002. Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Podcast-photo-300px.jpgSatsang With Jon Berniehttp://www.jonbernie.org Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti no Clear Water Sangha clearwatersangha@gmail.com No One In the Way http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/04/18/no-one-in-the-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-one-in-the-way http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/04/18/no-one-in-the-way/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:48:46 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2832 “It’s ok to have beliefs, as long as you don’t believe them — as long as you know they’re beliefs, as long as you’re not bound, imprisoned, chained by them. Then seeing is seeing, and listening is listening, even when it’s silent. There’s the flow of receiving and giving. There’s no one in the way. Then there’s effortless being, and aliveness.” Recorded 11/28/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/04/18/no-one-in-the-way/feed/ 1 “It’s ok to have beliefs, as long as you don’t believe them — as long as you know they’re beliefs, as long as you’re not bound, imprisoned, chained by them. Then seeing is seeing, and listening is listening, even when it’s silent. There’s the flow of receiving and giving. There’s no one in the way. Then there’s effortless being, and aliveness.” Recorded 11/28/2011 in San Francisco. “It’s ok to have beliefs, as long as you don’t believe them — as long as you know they’re beliefs, as long as you’re not bound, imprisoned, chained by them. Then seeing is seeing, and listening is listening, even when it’s silent. [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti An Infinite Array of Possibilities http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/04/02/an-infinite-array-of-possibilities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-infinite-array-of-possibilities http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/04/02/an-infinite-array-of-possibilities/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:45:03 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2800 “The purpose of life is to be fully alive, however that’s appearing right now, and it appears in an infinite array of possibilities. Uniquely, creatively discovering each moment, the presence that we are is the creative intelligent force of the universe. We are that! And I think we’re just beginning to tap into the possibility of what that really is, and how it will evolve human consciousness.” Recorded 3/10/2012 in Santa Cruz.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/04/02/an-infinite-array-of-possibilities/feed/ 0 “The purpose of life is to be fully alive, however that’s appearing right now, and it appears in an infinite array of possibilities. Uniquely, creatively discovering each moment, the presence that we are is the creative intelligent force of the universe. We are that! And I think we’re just beginning to tap into the possibility of what that really is, and how it will evolve human consciousness.” Recorded 3/10/2012 in Santa Cruz. “The purpose of life is to be fully alive, however that’s appearing right now, and it appears in an infinite array of possibilities. Uniquely, creatively discovering each moment, the presence that we are is the creative intelligent force of the [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Ultimate Generosity http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/03/24/the-ultimate-generosity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ultimate-generosity http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/03/24/the-ultimate-generosity/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:57:10 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2793 “You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘give until it hurts’. But what I want to offer is: give until you don’t exist anymore, until you dissolve. That’s complete giving, when you give of yourself so completely that there’s no more holding back… Because then the light that you are can just shine, the energy that you are can just flow, and everyone is nourished by it.” Recorded 11/21/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/03/24/the-ultimate-generosity/feed/ 0 “You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘give until it hurts’. But what I want to offer is: give until you don’t exist anymore, until you dissolve. That’s complete giving, when you give of yourself so completely that there’s no more holding back… Because then the light that you are can just shine, the energy that you are can just flow, and everyone is nourished by it.” Recorded 11/21/2011 in San Francisco. “You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘give until it hurts’. But what I want to offer is: give until you don’t exist anymore, until you dissolve. That’s complete giving, when you give of yourself so completely that there’s no more [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Great Silence http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/03/04/the-great-silence-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-silence-2 http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/03/04/the-great-silence-2/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:11:56 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2728 The great silence is filled with light, and it illuminates from the inside out as we listen into it — as we tune in and allow ourselves to be healed of our loss, of our dissappointment, our pain, our lack of control. Our natural state, our natural being, is really no holding, no holding back. No resisting.” Recorded 11/14/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/03/04/the-great-silence-2/feed/ 0 The great silence is filled with light, and it illuminates from the inside out as we listen into it — as we tune in and allow ourselves to be healed of our loss, of our dissappointment, our pain, our lack of control. Our natural state, our natural being, is really no holding, no holding back. No resisting.” Recorded 11/14/2011 in San Francisco. The great silence is filled with light, and it illuminates from the inside out as we listen into it — as we tune in and allow ourselves to be healed of our loss, of our dissappointment, our pain, our lack of control. Our natural state, our [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Permission to Transform http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/02/20/permission-to-transform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=permission-to-transform http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/02/20/permission-to-transform/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:51:01 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2721 “If you can have permission to keep discovering, then you can also have compassion for the blowback that awakening precipitates — the transformation that can often happen at the human, personal level, when we begin to align with… full aliveness. The purpose of our life is to become fully alive, to live fully in each moment, in being. That beingness is the meaning of life, no matter what our activity is or isn’t.” Recorded 11/12/2011 in Santa Cruz.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/02/20/permission-to-transform/feed/ 0 “If you can have permission to keep discovering, then you can also have compassion for the blowback that awakening precipitates — the transformation that can often happen at the human, personal level, when we begin to align with… full aliveness. The purpose of our life is to become fully alive, to live fully in each moment, in being. That beingness is the meaning of life, no matter what our activity is or isn’t.” Recorded 11/12/2011 in Santa Cruz. “If you can have permission to keep discovering, then you can also have compassion for the blowback that awakening precipitates — the transformation that can often happen at the human, personal level, when we begin to align with… full [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Freshness of Each Moment http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/02/10/the-freshness-of-each-moment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-freshness-of-each-moment http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/02/10/the-freshness-of-each-moment/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:46:42 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2693 “When listening is happening, you’ve never heard this before, and we’ve never met before. It’s brand new, right now. So there’s this aliveness, this vibrancy of being. That’s the freshness, the innocence of pure consciousness — always learning new things and becoming more sensitive, and totally, totally ok with being human, because the illusion of perfection has completely dropped away.” Recorded 10/24/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/02/10/the-freshness-of-each-moment/feed/ 0 “When listening is happening, you’ve never heard this before, and we’ve never met before. It’s brand new, right now. So there’s this aliveness, this vibrancy of being. That’s the freshness, the innocence of pure consciousness — always learning new things and becoming more sensitive, and totally, totally ok with being human, because the illusion of perfection has completely dropped away.” Recorded 10/24/2011 in San Francisco. “When listening is happening, you’ve never heard this before, and we’ve never met before. It’s brand new, right now. So there’s this aliveness, this vibrancy of being. That’s the freshness, the innocence of pure consciousness — always [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Freeing the Thinking Mind http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/29/freeing-the-thinking-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freeing-the-thinking-mind http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/29/freeing-the-thinking-mind/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:04:22 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2655 “Let’s talk about thinking, about finding out how to allow the mind to be the creative, flexible tool that it really is. What does it take to cultivate a really flexible thinking mind, so that it can be a useful support in this so-called journey?” Recorded 10/22/2011 in Santa Cruz.

 

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/29/freeing-the-thinking-mind/feed/ 0 “Let’s talk about thinking, about finding out how to allow the mind to be the creative, flexible tool that it really is. What does it take to cultivate a really flexible thinking mind, so that it can be a useful support in this so-called journey?” Recorded 10/22/2011 in Santa Cruz.   “Let’s talk about thinking, about finding out how to allow the mind to be the creative, flexible tool that it really is. What does it take to cultivate a really flexible thinking mind, so that it can be a useful support in this so-called [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Offering Into Awareness http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/11/the-offering-into-awareness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-offering-into-awareness http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/11/the-offering-into-awareness/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:29:46 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2635 “So we learn to let go, by sitting, by being available. By resting in awareness. By dropping all the comparisons, and judgments, and expectations, and agendas. How do you do that? It’s impossible, actually; you can’t do it. So you give up trying. Just notice that they’re there, that’s all. The awareness of them is enough. It’s the offering into awareness. It’s not problem-solving time, it’s problem dis-solving time.” Recorded 1/9/2012 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/11/the-offering-into-awareness/feed/ 1 “So we learn to let go, by sitting, by being available. By resting in awareness. By dropping all the comparisons, and judgments, and expectations, and agendas. How do you do that? It’s impossible, actually; you can’t do it. So you give up trying. Just notice that they’re there, that’s all. The awareness of them is enough. It’s the offering into awareness. It’s not problem-solving time, it’s problem dis-solving time.” Recorded 1/9/2012 in San Francisco. “So we learn to let go, by sitting, by being available. By resting in awareness. By dropping all the comparisons, and judgments, and expectations, and agendas. How do you do that? It’s impossible, actually; you can’t do it. So you give up [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Solvent of Awareness http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/07/the-solvent-of-awareness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-solvent-of-awareness http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/07/the-solvent-of-awareness/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:46:46 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2620 “Allow your feeling, sensing, seeing, hearing, to dissolve you into awareness. Allow the dissolving to happen by itself, free of any anticipation or expectation, free of any agenda. Just being fully available, totally available in this moment, allowing openness to simply open into itself.” Recorded 10/17/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/07/the-solvent-of-awareness/feed/ 0 “Allow your feeling, sensing, seeing, hearing, to dissolve you into awareness. Allow the dissolving to happen by itself, free of any anticipation or expectation, free of any agenda. Just being fully available, totally available in this moment, allowing openness to simply open into itself.” Recorded 10/17/2011 in San Francisco. “Allow your feeling, sensing, seeing, hearing, to dissolve you into awareness. Allow the dissolving to happen by itself, free of any anticipation or expectation, free of any agenda. Just being fully available, totally available in this moment, [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Where Listening Happens http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/02/where-listening-happens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-listening-happens http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/02/where-listening-happens/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:46:18 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2614 “The relentless mind craves silence, craves a break, a relief from the endless mental movement. So what is it that you hear in the silence? What is it that’s arising, or present in the space between the thoughts, between the words? Are you intimate with that space? That space which is what you really are?” Recorded 10/10/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2012/01/02/where-listening-happens/feed/ 0 “The relentless mind craves silence, craves a break, a relief from the endless mental movement. So what is it that you hear in the silence? What is it that’s arising, or present in the space between the thoughts, between the words? Are you intimate with that space? That space which is what you really are?” Recorded 10/10/2011 in San Francisco. “The relentless mind craves silence, craves a break, a relief from the endless mental movement. So what is it that you hear in the silence? What is it that’s arising, or present in the space between the thoughts, between the words? Are you [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Gift of Renewal http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/21/the-gift-of-renewal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gift-of-renewal http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/21/the-gift-of-renewal/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:04:05 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2605 “When we align with our energy, our being, our true nature, we begin to realize that every moment is a rediscovery, a renewal of awareness, of attention, of perception. We are continually reborn.” Recorded 12/19/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/21/the-gift-of-renewal/feed/ 2 “When we align with our energy, our being, our true nature, we begin to realize that every moment is a rediscovery, a renewal of awareness, of attention, of perception. We are continually reborn.” Recorded 12/19/2011 in San Francisco. “When we align with our energy, our being, our true nature, we begin to realize that every moment is a rediscovery, a renewal of awareness, of attention, of perception. We are continually reborn.” Recorded 12/19/2011 in San Francisco. Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Healing Journey http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/18/the-healing-journey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-healing-journey http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/18/the-healing-journey/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:13:26 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2600 “What is this journey that we’re on, really? Is it just about awakening, being one with God, the infinite? You hear that a lot: just be presence and that’s it. And there’s truth in that, fundamentally. But really, awakening usually is followed by healing, by transformation and integration.” Recorded 9/26/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/18/the-healing-journey/feed/ 0 “What is this journey that we’re on, really? Is it just about awakening, being one with God, the infinite? You hear that a lot: just be presence and that’s it. And there’s truth in that, fundamentally. But really, awakening usually is followed by healing, by transformation and integration.” Recorded 9/26/2011 in San Francisco. “What is this journey that we’re on, really? Is it just about awakening, being one with God, the infinite? You hear that a lot: just be presence and that’s it. And there’s truth in that, fundamentally. But really, awakening usually is [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Invitation to the Changeless http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/11/invitation-to-the-changeless/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=invitation-to-the-changeless http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/11/invitation-to-the-changeless/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:07:33 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2589 “Are you conscious of what doesn’t change? Usually we’re aware of what’s changing, and we either like that or we don’t like that, depending on what’s changing… One way to talk about our fundamental nature is that which doesn’t change.” Recorded 9/19/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/12/11/invitation-to-the-changeless/feed/ 0 “Are you conscious of what doesn’t change? Usually we’re aware of what’s changing, and we either like that or we don’t like that, depending on what’s changing… One way to talk about our fundamental nature is that which doesn’t change.” Recorded 9/19/2011 in San Francisco. “Are you conscious of what doesn’t change? Usually we’re aware of what’s changing, and we either like that or we don’t like that, depending on what’s changing… One way to talk about our fundamental nature is that which doesn’t [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Bring it Home http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/28/bring-it-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bring-it-home http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/28/bring-it-home/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:26:16 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2571 “Freedom is being home. It’s home without a location. It’s home where everything is the location.” Recorded 9/10/2011 in Santa Cruz.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/28/bring-it-home/feed/ 0 “Freedom is being home. It’s home without a location. It’s home where everything is the location.” Recorded 9/10/2011 in Santa Cruz. “Freedom is being home. It’s home without a location. It’s home where everything is the location.” Recorded 9/10/2011 in Santa Cruz. Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Surrender http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/21/surrender/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surrender http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/21/surrender/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:43:52 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2566 In the opening talk of a recent retreat, Jon invites us to surrender, to give up believing, and to allow ourselves to be guided by the deep truth revealing itself in the utter uniqueness of each moment. Recorded 11/3/2011 at Santa Sabina Retreat Center in San Rafael.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/21/surrender/feed/ 1 In the opening talk of a recent retreat, Jon invites us to surrender, to give up believing, and to allow ourselves to be guided by the deep truth revealing itself in the utter uniqueness of each moment. Recorded 11/3/2011 at Santa Sabina Retreat Center in San Rafael. In the opening talk of a recent retreat, Jon invites us to surrender, to give up believing, and to allow ourselves to be guided by the deep truth revealing itself in the utter uniqueness of each moment. Recorded 11/3/2011 at Santa Sabina Retreat [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Listening Without Anticipation http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/10/listening-without-anticipation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=listening-without-anticipation http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/10/listening-without-anticipation/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:32:47 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2549 “The listening that we ask you allow, here, is free of anticipation about what will be heard, or even whether there will be any comprehension or understanding. If you’re weary of spiritual teachings, if they’ve become platitudes, then this is even more an invitation to listen without any idea about what you’re hearing.” Recorded 8/22/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/11/10/listening-without-anticipation/feed/ 0 “The listening that we ask you allow, here, is free of anticipation about what will be heard, or even whether there will be any comprehension or understanding. If you’re weary of spiritual teachings, if they’ve become platitudes, then this is even more an invitation to listen without any idea about what you’re hearing.” Recorded 8/22/2011 in San Francisco. “The listening that we ask you allow, here, is free of anticipation about what will be heard, or even whether there will be any comprehension or understanding. If you’re weary of spiritual teachings, if they’ve become platitudes, then this is [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Balance Point of Equanimity http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/28/the-balance-point-of-equanimity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-balance-point-of-equanimity http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/28/the-balance-point-of-equanimity/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:42:28 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2517 “The purpose of this gathering, this movement of energy, is to realign ourselves with our birthright of aliveness — we are fundamentally vibrant awareness. And in that we find what I like to call our balance point of equanimity.” Recorded 8/13/2011 in Santa Cruz.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/28/the-balance-point-of-equanimity/feed/ 0 “The purpose of this gathering, this movement of energy, is to realign ourselves with our birthright of aliveness — we are fundamentally vibrant awareness. And in that we find what I like to call our balance point of equanimity.” Recorded 8/13/2011 in Santa Cruz. “The purpose of this gathering, this movement of energy, is to realign ourselves with our birthright of aliveness — we are fundamentally vibrant awareness. And in that we find what I like to call our balance point of equanimity.” Recorded [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Way is Built In http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/13/the-way-is-built-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-way-is-built-in http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/13/the-way-is-built-in/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:03:49 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2506 “The way is self-revelatory — it’s built in. It’s not externalized, it’s not outside; it’s within. And whether the waves are gentle and calm, or turbulent and chaotic, we learn to move with them, we learn to trust their process. Just like we trust that the body knows how to be alive.” Recorded 8/15/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/13/the-way-is-built-in/feed/ 0 “The way is self-revelatory — it’s built in. It’s not externalized, it’s not outside; it’s within. And whether the waves are gentle and calm, or turbulent and chaotic, we learn to move with them, we learn to trust their process. Just like we trust that the body knows how to be alive.” Recorded 8/15/2011 in San Francisco. “The way is self-revelatory — it’s built in. It’s not externalized, it’s not outside; it’s within. And whether the waves are gentle and calm, or turbulent and chaotic, we learn to move with them, we learn to trust their process. Just [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Resting Point http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/05/the-resting-point-of-equanimity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-resting-point-of-equanimity http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/05/the-resting-point-of-equanimity/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:04:22 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2499 “When you find the balance point between seeking, avoiding, and explaining — then you’re at peace. Your whole being opens up, and the energy flows. And then what needs to move is activated.” Recorded 8/8/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/10/05/the-resting-point-of-equanimity/feed/ 0 “When you find the balance point between seeking, avoiding, and explaining — then you’re at peace. Your whole being opens up, and the energy flows. And then what needs to move is activated.” Recorded 8/8/2011 in San Francisco. “When you find the balance point between seeking, avoiding, and explaining — then you’re at peace. Your whole being opens up, and the energy flows. And then what needs to move is activated.” Recorded 8/8/2011 in San Francisco. Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti A Deeper Source of Fulfillment http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/26/a-deeper-source-of-fulfillment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-deeper-source-of-fulfillment http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/26/a-deeper-source-of-fulfillment/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:22:44 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2457 “As we learn to pay attention to that force, that alignment — that energy that we are, that channel of energy we’re plugged into — then everything is perfect, everything falls into place. Everything is as it is, and what’s next is obvious. And we step forward without thinking about it.” Recorded 7/25/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/26/a-deeper-source-of-fulfillment/feed/ 0 “As we learn to pay attention to that force, that alignment — that energy that we are, that channel of energy we’re plugged into — then everything is perfect, everything falls into place. Everything is as it is, and what’s next is obvious. And we step forward without thinking about it.” Recorded 7/25/2011 in San Francisco. “As we learn to pay attention to that force, that alignment — that energy that we are, that channel of energy we’re plugged into — then everything is perfect, everything falls into place. Everything is as it is, and what’s next is [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Home Ground of Presence http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/20/the-home-ground-of-presence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-home-ground-of-presence http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/20/the-home-ground-of-presence/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:34:39 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2452 “It begins right now. You arrive right here. Literally, there’s nowhere to go, and nothing to do. Be this home ground of presence; this tender listening.” Recorded 9/12/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/20/the-home-ground-of-presence/feed/ 0 “It begins right now. You arrive right here. Literally, there’s nowhere to go, and nothing to do. Be this home ground of presence; this tender listening.” Recorded 9/12/2011 in San Francisco. “It begins right now. You arrive right here. Literally, there’s nowhere to go, and nothing to do. Be this home ground of presence; this tender listening.” Recorded 9/12/2011 in San Francisco. Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Expressing the Truth of the Condition http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/12/expressing-the-truth-of-the-condition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expressing-the-truth-of-the-condition http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/12/expressing-the-truth-of-the-condition/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:12:49 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2443 “Many of us come from traditions of silent sitting and contemplation, and concentration practices of various kinds. But where is the place for expression, for actually creating the sound of release? We are expressive beings, we create sound by speaking. And when we express the truth of the condition, something is released…” Recorded 7/18/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/12/expressing-the-truth-of-the-condition/feed/ 0 “Many of us come from traditions of silent sitting and contemplation, and concentration practices of various kinds. But where is the place for expression, for actually creating the sound of release? We are expressive beings, we create sound by speaking. And when we express the truth of the condition, something is released…” Recorded 7/18/2011 in San Francisco. “Many of us come from traditions of silent sitting and contemplation, and concentration practices of various kinds. But where is the place for expression, for actually creating the sound of release? We are expressive beings, we create sound by [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Phenomenal Joy of the Heart http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/03/phenomenal-joy-of-the-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phenomenal-joy-of-the-heart http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/03/phenomenal-joy-of-the-heart/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:52:24 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2391 “This journey to freedom, this path with no road… With no guidance, really… This mysterious path is on the one hand liberating, and at the same time deeply healing — physically, emotionally, psychologically. So ask yourself right now, where am I putting my attention? Even just asking the question awakens you. Can you feel that? Can you sense that?” Recorded 8/29/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/09/03/phenomenal-joy-of-the-heart/feed/ 0 “This journey to freedom, this path with no road… With no guidance, really… This mysterious path is on the one hand liberating, and at the same time deeply healing — physically, emotionally, psychologically. So ask yourself right now, where am I putting my attention? Even just asking the question awakens you. Can you feel that? Can you sense that?” Recorded 8/29/2011 in San Francisco. “This journey to freedom, this path with no road… With no guidance, really… This mysterious path is on the one hand liberating, and at the same time deeply healing — physically, emotionally, psychologically. So ask yourself right now, where [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Aliveness of Stillness http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/25/the-aliveness-of-stillness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-aliveness-of-stillness http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/25/the-aliveness-of-stillness/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:20:05 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2382 “When pushing forward ceases, and holding back ceases, then the aliveness of stillness is revealed. ‘Revealed’ because we don’t do it. We don’t make it happen. We don’t accomplish it.”  Recorded 6/1/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/25/the-aliveness-of-stillness/feed/ 0 “When pushing forward ceases, and holding back ceases, then the aliveness of stillness is revealed. ‘Revealed’ because we don’t do it. We don’t make it happen. We don’t accomplish it.”  Recorded 6/1/2011 in San Francisco. “When pushing forward ceases, and holding back ceases, then the aliveness of stillness is revealed. ‘Revealed’ because we don’t do it. We don’t make it happen. We don’t accomplish it.”  Recorded 6/1/2011 in San Francisco. Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Beyond the ‘I’ http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/11/beyond-the-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-the-i http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/11/beyond-the-i/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:24:31 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2370 “Who would we be without our our personal history? Who would we be without our future? Who would we be without the ‘I’ thought? What would we be? How would we live this life?” Recorded 6/11/2011 in Santa Cruz.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/11/beyond-the-i/feed/ 0 “Who would we be without our our personal history? Who would we be without our future? Who would we be without the ‘I’ thought? What would we be? How would we live this life?” Recorded 6/11/2011 in Santa Cruz. “Who would we be without our our personal history? Who would we be without our future? Who would we be without the ‘I’ thought? What would we be? How would we live this life?” Recorded 6/11/2011 in Santa Cruz. Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Space of Questioning http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/04/the-space-of-questioning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-space-of-questioning http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/04/the-space-of-questioning/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:09:02 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2361 “How can you cultivate a flexible mind? Maybe you can’t get rid of your mind, maybe you can’t control it; but can you encourage it to be flexible? Can you notice if your mind or your beliefs are limiting you in some way?” Recorded 5/30/2011 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/08/04/the-space-of-questioning/feed/ 0 “How can you cultivate a flexible mind? Maybe you can’t get rid of your mind, maybe you can’t control it; but can you encourage it to be flexible? Can you notice if your mind or your beliefs are limiting you in some way?” Recorded 5/30/2011 in San Francisco. “How can you cultivate a flexible mind? Maybe you can’t get rid of your mind, maybe you can’t control it; but can you encourage it to be flexible? Can you notice if your mind or your beliefs are limiting you in some way?” Recorded 5/30/2011 [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti The Aliveness of This Moment http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/24/the-aliveness-of-this-moment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-aliveness-of-this-moment http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/24/the-aliveness-of-this-moment/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:10:50 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2354 “Thought is very much a part of the creative force. But how did it get out of control, so to speak? How did it go crazy? Why does it think it’s running the show? When you have a taste of energy, of awareness, of presence, then you can become free of the controlling, dominating mind. You can really rest in aliveness right now. You can be relieved of the burden of the struggle.” Recorded 5/23/2011 in San Francisco.

 

]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/24/the-aliveness-of-this-moment/feed/ 0 “Thought is very much a part of the creative force. But how did it get out of control, so to speak? How did it go crazy? Why does it think it’s running the show? When you have a taste of energy, of awareness, of presence, then you can become free of the controlling, dominating mind. You can really rest in aliveness right now. You can be relieved of the burden of the struggle.” Recorded 5/23/2011 in San Francisco.   “Thought is very much a part of the creative force. But how did it get out of control, so to speak? How did it go crazy? Why does it think it’s running the show? When you have a taste of energy, of awareness, of presence, then you can become [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Who’s In Control? http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/16/whos-in-control/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whos-in-control http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/16/whos-in-control/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:04:48 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2314 “Why can’t we just let go? What are we afraid of? The question, continually, is how do we arrive here? One way is to find out what’s holding us back from being here, or pushing us away from being here…” Recorded 7/11/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/16/whos-in-control/feed/ 0 “Why can’t we just let go? What are we afraid of? The question, continually, is how do we arrive here? One way is to find out what’s holding us back from being here, or pushing us away from being here…” Recorded 7/11/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! “Why can’t we just let go? What are we afraid of? The question, continually, is how do we arrive here? One way is to find out what’s holding us back from being here, or pushing us away from being here…” Recorded 7/11/2011 in San [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Beyond Description http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/09/podcast-beyond-description/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcast-beyond-description http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/09/podcast-beyond-description/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:27:40 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2258 “What would be happening if you couldn’t describe what’s happening? If all language dropped away, all description dropped away — who would you be without the description of who you are?” Recorded 5/16/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/09/podcast-beyond-description/feed/ 0 “What would be happening if you couldn’t describe what’s happening? If all language dropped away, all description dropped away — who would you be without the description of who you are?” Recorded 5/16/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! “What would be happening if you couldn’t describe what’s happening? If all language dropped away, all description dropped away — who would you be without the description of who you are?” Recorded 5/16/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti What Is the Body? http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/01/what-is-the-body/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-body http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/01/what-is-the-body/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:22:20 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2252 “Let’s say the body is a vehicle for discovery, an instrument. How is it that we use this body, so often, unconsciously? What would happen if when talking, you actually listened to the instrument, to the vibration through the whole instrument? If you listen, you’ll realize that every cell is resonating in the sound, and that sound, fundamentally, is energy. And energy is fundamentally who you are. So even by the simple act of paying attention to speaking, you could realize who you are. You could realize the truth of being.” Recorded 5/9/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/07/01/what-is-the-body/feed/ 0 “Let’s say the body is a vehicle for discovery, an instrument. How is it that we use this body, so often, unconsciously? What would happen if when talking, you actually listened to the instrument, to the vibration through the whole instrument? If you listen, you’ll realize that every cell is resonating in the sound, and that sound, fundamentally, is energy. And energy is fundamentally who you are. So even by the simple act of paying attention to speaking, you could realize who you are. You could realize the truth of being.” Recorded 5/9/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! “Let’s say the body is a vehicle for discovery, an instrument. How is it that we use this body, so often, unconsciously? What would happen if when talking, you actually listened to the instrument, to the vibration through the whole instrument? [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Dissolving Body and Mind http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/06/26/dissolving-body-and-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dissolving-body-and-mind http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/06/26/dissolving-body-and-mind/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:21:20 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2246 “How is it possible to completely dissolve, to allow the body and the mind and the emotional realm to completely dissolve, so there’s only consciousness present? … When there’s just pure consciousness, there’s an extraordinary aliveness that we realize we are.” Recorded 4/25/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/06/26/dissolving-body-and-mind/feed/ 0 “How is it possible to completely dissolve, to allow the body and the mind and the emotional realm to completely dissolve, so there’s only consciousness present? … When there’s just pure consciousness, there’s an extraordinary aliveness that we realize we are.” Recorded 4/25/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! “How is it possible to completely dissolve, to allow the body and the mind and the emotional realm to completely dissolve, so there’s only consciousness present? … When there’s just pure consciousness, there’s an extraordinary aliveness [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, self-realization, Adyashanti Facing Yourself Right Now http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/06/18/facing-yourself-right-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facing-yourself-right-now http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/06/18/facing-yourself-right-now/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:34:01 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2121 This week Jon invites us to drop our interpretation of what’s arising and allow ourselves to not know, even if only for only a moment; and emphasizes that when you can truly be with whatever is present right now — with yourself, however you are, right now — then in this moment you’re right on the edge of freedom. Recorded 4/18/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/06/18/facing-yourself-right-now/feed/ 0 This week Jon invites us to drop our interpretation of what’s arising and allow ourselves to not know, even if only for only a moment; and emphasizes that when you can truly be with whatever is present right now — with yourself, however you are, right now — then in this moment you’re right on the edge of freedom. Recorded 4/18/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon invites us to drop our interpretation of what’s arising and allow ourselves to not know, even if only for only a moment; and emphasizes that when you can truly be with whatever is present right now — with yourself, however you [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein Expression in the Depth of Stillness http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/05/09/expression-in-the-depth-of-stillness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expression-in-the-depth-of-stillness http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/05/09/expression-in-the-depth-of-stillness/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 05:34:22 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2103 This week Jon discusses the importance of expression and our need to be heard, while emphasizing that expression must come from and be informed by stillness. As Jon says, “stillness is what holds us up; is what supports us, nourishes us, heals us, and gives us what we want. You can ask into that stillness, you can offer everything into that stillness. Because it is yourself — the creative intelligent force of the universe.” Recorded 3/28/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/05/09/expression-in-the-depth-of-stillness/feed/ 0 This week Jon discusses the importance of expression and our need to be heard, while emphasizing that expression must come from and be informed by stillness. As Jon says, “stillness is what holds us up; is what supports us, nourishes us, heals us, and gives us what we want. You can ask into that stillness, you can offer everything into that stillness. Because it is yourself — the creative intelligent force of the universe.” Recorded 3/28/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon discusses the importance of expression and our need to be heard, while emphasizing that expression must come from and be informed by stillness. As Jon says, “stillness is what holds us up; is what supports us, nourishes us, heals [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein The Calling in Each Moment http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/04/19/the-calling-in-each-moment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-calling-in-each-moment http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/04/19/the-calling-in-each-moment/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:38:40 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2012 This week Jon expands on the Zen instruction that you should “practice as if your head was on fire”, and challenges us to discover the opportunity for full awakening that is present in each moment. Recorded 3/14/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/04/19/the-calling-in-each-moment/feed/ 0 This week Jon expands on the Zen instruction that you should “practice as if your head was on fire”, and challenges us to discover the opportunity for full awakening that is present in each moment. Recorded 3/14/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon expands on the Zen instruction that you should “practice as if your head was on fire”, and challenges us to discover the opportunity for full awakening that is present in each moment. Recorded 3/14/2011 in San Francisco. We are [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein, consciousness, development The Real Refuge http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/04/06/the-real-refuge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-refuge http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/04/06/the-real-refuge/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:35:35 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2008 This week Jon suggests that as we come to rest more and more in equanimity, we are also more able freely to move into action at whatever level of intensity our circumstances require; discusses the temporary usefulness of identity, while also pointing to the deeper understanding that allows identity to fall away; and describes the profound security we move into as we allow even that understanding to dissolve into the space of awareness. Recorded 3/12/2011 in Santa Cruz.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/04/06/the-real-refuge/feed/ 0 This week Jon suggests that as we come to rest more and more in equanimity, we are also more able freely to move into action at whatever level of intensity our circumstances require; discusses the temporary usefulness of identity, while also pointing to the deeper understanding that allows identity to fall away; and describes the profound security we move into as we allow even that understanding to dissolve into the space of awareness. Recorded 3/12/2011 in Santa Cruz. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon suggests that as we come to rest more and more in equanimity, we are also more able freely to move into action at whatever level of intensity our circumstances require; discusses the temporary usefulness of identity, while also [...] Clear Water Sangha 1:16 Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein no The Enrichment of Engagement http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/25/the-enrichment-of-engagement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-enrichment-of-engagement http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/25/the-enrichment-of-engagement/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:26:23 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=2003 This week Jon describes the fullness of life that becomes possible when one is able to perceive without the filter of belief; the enrichment of experience when one becomes truly engaged with the creative force of experience; and the deeper meaning that becomes obvious when one is deeply aligned and engaged with each moment. Recorded February 28, 2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/25/the-enrichment-of-engagement/feed/ 0 This week Jon describes the fullness of life that becomes possible when one is able to perceive without the filter of belief; the enrichment of experience when one becomes truly engaged with the creative force of experience; and the deeper meaning that becomes obvious when one is deeply aligned and engaged with each moment. Recorded February 28, 2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon describes the fullness of life that becomes possible when one is able to perceive without the filter of belief; the enrichment of experience when one becomes truly engaged with the creative force of experience; and the deeper meaning [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein The Thrill of Continual Discovery http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/11/the-thrill-of-continual-discovery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-thrill-of-continual-discovery http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/11/the-thrill-of-continual-discovery/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:05:54 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1600 This week Jon encourages us to relax, drop everything, and allow ourselves simply to melt into the space of listening; emphasizes that when there’s no longer any holding on, life is characterized by endless movement and expansion; and invites us to experience the freedom of perpetual discovery, the learning that doesn’t accumulate knowledge. Recorded 2/21/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/11/the-thrill-of-continual-discovery/feed/ 0 This week Jon encourages us to relax, drop everything, and allow ourselves simply to melt into the space of listening; emphasizes that when there’s no longer any holding on, life is characterized by endless movement and expansion; and invites us to experience the freedom of perpetual discovery, the learning that doesn’t accumulate knowledge. Recorded 2/21/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon encourages us to relax, drop everything, and allow ourselves simply to melt into the space of listening; emphasizes that when there’s no longer any holding on, life is characterized by endless movement and expansion; and invites us [...] Clear Water Sangha 1:09 Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein no Awake in the World http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/01/awake-in-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=awake-in-the-world http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/01/awake-in-the-world/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:47:01 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1581 In the opening talk of a recent daylong intensive, Jon discusses the challenge of transitioning away from archaic ways of speaking about spirituality; the uniqueness of each individual’s journey and path; and the integration of aspects of life and the self that might previously have seemed separate, as gradually we become ever more deeply established in awareness. Recorded 2/19/2011 in El Cerrito.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/03/01/awake-in-the-world/feed/ 0 In the opening talk of a recent daylong intensive, Jon discusses the challenge of transitioning away from archaic ways of speaking about spirituality; the uniqueness of each individual’s journey and path; and the integration of aspects of life and the self that might previously have seemed separate, as gradually we become ever more deeply established in awareness. Recorded 2/19/2011 in El Cerrito. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! In the opening talk of a recent daylong intensive, Jon discusses the challenge of transitioning away from archaic ways of speaking about spirituality; the uniqueness of each individual’s journey and path; and the integration of aspects of life [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein, consciousness, development I’m in “Consciousness Development” http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/18/im-in-consciousness-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-in-consciousness-development http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/18/im-in-consciousness-development/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:58:09 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1565 This week Jon discusses the challenges of describing exactly what it is we’re up to in satsang; how the ways we frame reality psychologically affect our spiritual process; and how we can move out of perceiving reality through the filter of the separate self, and into true aliveness. Recorded 2/12/2011 in Santa Cruz.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/18/im-in-consciousness-development/feed/ 0 This week Jon discusses the challenges of describing exactly what it is we’re up to in satsang; how the ways we frame reality psychologically affect our spiritual process; and how we can move out of perceiving reality through the filter of the separate self, and into true aliveness. Recorded 2/12/2011 in Santa Cruz. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon discusses the challenges of describing exactly what it is we’re up to in satsang; how the ways we frame reality psychologically affect our spiritual process; and how we can move out of perceiving reality through the filter of the [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein A Nonstop Magic Trick http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/08/a-nonstop-magic-trick-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-nonstop-magic-trick-2 http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/08/a-nonstop-magic-trick-2/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:38:08 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1549 “When being comes into the foreground, thinking… takes a different pathway.” This week Jon emphasizes that as we become established in presence, our choices originate from a different place than previously; suggests that as we become more conscious, we might find that emotion moves more freely, not less; and invites us to notice how we believe our personal stories less and less as gradually we allow ourselves to relax into awareness. Recorded 1/24/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/08/a-nonstop-magic-trick-2/feed/ 0 “When being comes into the foreground, thinking… takes a different pathway.” This week Jon emphasizes that as we become established in presence, our choices originate from a different place than previously; suggests that as we become more conscious, we might find that emotion moves more freely, not less; and invites us to notice how we believe our personal stories less and less as gradually we allow ourselves to relax into awareness. Recorded 1/24/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! “When being comes into the foreground, thinking… takes a different pathway.” This week Jon emphasizes that as we become established in presence, our choices originate from a different place than previously; suggests that as we become more [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein Welcome What’s Happening http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/02/welcome-whats-happening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-whats-happening http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/02/welcome-whats-happening/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:41:26 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1538 This week Jon asks us to notice that when we allow ourselves to rest in the question without trying to escape into the answer, openness arises quite naturally; points out that the question itself creates the movement of openness; and suggests that true intimacy begins with simply paying attention to this moment. Recorded 1/8/2011 in Santa Cruz.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/02/02/welcome-whats-happening/feed/ 0 This week Jon asks us to notice that when we allow ourselves to rest in the question without trying to escape into the answer, openness arises quite naturally; points out that the question itself creates the movement of openness; and suggests that true intimacy begins with simply paying attention to this moment. Recorded 1/8/2011 in Santa Cruz. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon asks us to notice that when we allow ourselves to rest in the question without trying to escape into the answer, openness arises quite naturally; points out that the question itself creates the movement of openness; and suggests that [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein Our Nature is Freedom http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/01/25/our-nature-is-freedom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-nature-is-freedom http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/01/25/our-nature-is-freedom/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:07:34 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1511 This week Jon examines the question, ‘What is knowing?’; suggests that when faced with difficulty, what’s necessary is to meet what’s happening from a place of open-heartedness; and invites us simply to notice that as we become more established in awareness, a deeper trust in our experience arises naturally, without any effort on our part. Recorded 1/10/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/01/25/our-nature-is-freedom/feed/ 0 This week Jon examines the question, ‘What is knowing?’; suggests that when faced with difficulty, what’s necessary is to meet what’s happening from a place of open-heartedness; and invites us simply to notice that as we become more established in awareness, a deeper trust in our experience arises naturally, without any effort on our part. Recorded 1/10/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon examines the question, ‘What is knowing?’; suggests that when faced with difficulty, what’s necessary is to meet what’s happening from a place of open-heartedness; and invites us simply to notice that as we become more [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein The Recipe for Joy http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/01/12/the-recipe-for-joy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-recipe-for-joy http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/01/12/the-recipe-for-joy/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:04:19 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1504 When the emotional heart is unclear, gratitude may seem less available. But feeling out of balance is actually balancing trying to happen. This week Jon offers permission to experiment — to fall down as often as it takes to find your way — and suggests that true happiness appears spontaneously when we let go of expectations and allow ourselves to wake up to the lightness of being that is our natural condition. Recorded 1/3/2011 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2011/01/12/the-recipe-for-joy/feed/ 0 When the emotional heart is unclear, gratitude may seem less available. But feeling out of balance is actually balancing trying to happen. This week Jon offers permission to experiment — to fall down as often as it takes to find your way — and suggests that true happiness appears spontaneously when we let go of expectations and allow ourselves to wake up to the lightness of being that is our natural condition. Recorded 1/3/2011 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! When the emotional heart is unclear, gratitude may seem less available. But feeling out of balance is actually balancing trying to happen. This week Jon offers permission to experiment — to fall down as often as it takes to find your way — and [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein Being Is the Meaning of Life http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/12/16/being-is-the-meaning-of-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-is-the-meaning-of-life http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/12/16/being-is-the-meaning-of-life/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:10:21 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1489 This week Jon emphasizes that once we discover our essential nature, thinking about spirituality is no longer necessary or even likely; that once we’ve had even a glimpse of the truth, we naturally give ourselves to that; and suggests that only in that profound allowing of what is is the true meaning of life discovered. Recorded 11/15/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/12/16/being-is-the-meaning-of-life/feed/ 0 This week Jon emphasizes that once we discover our essential nature, thinking about spirituality is no longer necessary or even likely; that once we’ve had even a glimpse of the truth, we naturally give ourselves to that; and suggests that only in that profound allowing of what is is the true meaning of life discovered. Recorded 11/15/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon emphasizes that once we discover our essential nature, thinking about spirituality is no longer necessary or even likely; that once we’ve had even a glimpse of the truth, we naturally give ourselves to that; and suggests that only [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein It’s Always New http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/11/30/its-always-new/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-always-new http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/11/30/its-always-new/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:36:52 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1476 Jon discusses the mystery of transmission, and how presence can in some sense be contagious; invites us to allow ourselves to see the infinitely new even where there might appear to be no movement; and points to the true vitality and aliveness that arise from simply relaxing into openness. Recorded 10/18/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/11/30/its-always-new/feed/ 0 Jon discusses the mystery of transmission, and how presence can in some sense be contagious; invites us to allow ourselves to see the infinitely new even where there might appear to be no movement; and points to the true vitality and aliveness that arise from simply relaxing into openness. Recorded 10/18/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! Jon discusses the mystery of transmission, and how presence can in some sense be contagious; invites us to allow ourselves to see the infinitely new even where there might appear to be no movement; and points to the true vitality and aliveness that [...] Becoming Available to Yourself http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/11/14/becoming-available-to-yourself/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=becoming-available-to-yourself http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/11/14/becoming-available-to-yourself/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:11:24 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1463 This week Jon offers the invitation, “really see if you can discover when you truly are available to yourself, and I mean that in the deepest sense. And when you are, really go in that direction, allow that to guide you, to move you into that fullness, into that openness. See if you can really begin to trust your own inner guidance, into the openness of being.” Recorded 11/1/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/11/14/becoming-available-to-yourself/feed/ 0 This week Jon offers the invitation, “really see if you can discover when you truly are available to yourself, and I mean that in the deepest sense. And when you are, really go in that direction, allow that to guide you, to move you into that fullness, into that openness. See if you can really begin to trust your own inner guidance, into the openness of being.” Recorded 11/1/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon offers the invitation, “really see if you can discover when you truly are available to yourself, and I mean that in the deepest sense. And when you are, really go in that direction, allow that to guide you, to move you into that [...] Jon Bernie Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein Relaxing Into Truth http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/28/relaxing-into-truth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=relaxing-into-truth http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/28/relaxing-into-truth/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:56:32 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1442 Jon points out that awakening can sometimes sneak in unnoticed, but that the momentum of seeking can nevertheless continue to propel our search for what, in fact, has already happened; invites us to notice the fullness of being that is already present, whatever our condition or state; and suggests that we allow ourselves to quite literally relax into awakening, and experience true rest for the first time. Recorded 10/9/2010 in Santa Cruz.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/28/relaxing-into-truth/feed/ 0 Jon points out that awakening can sometimes sneak in unnoticed, but that the momentum of seeking can nevertheless continue to propel our search for what, in fact, has already happened; invites us to notice the fullness of being that is already present, whatever our condition or state; and suggests that we allow ourselves to quite literally relax into awakening, and experience true rest for the first time. Recorded 10/9/2010 in Santa Cruz. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! Jon points out that awakening can sometimes sneak in unnoticed, but that the momentum of seeking can nevertheless continue to propel our search for what, in fact, has already happened; invites us to notice the fullness of being that is already [...] Harmony of the Body and Heart http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/19/harmony-of-the-body-and-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harmony-of-the-body-and-heart http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/19/harmony-of-the-body-and-heart/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:10:02 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1433 Jon addresses the confusion created by the common teaching that “there is no self”; points out that where our attention goes, energy goes also, and describes the healing and harmonizing process this can facilitate; and poses the question, “how often are we really available?” Recorded 9/20/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/19/harmony-of-the-body-and-heart/feed/ 0 Jon addresses the confusion created by the common teaching that “there is no self”; points out that where our attention goes, energy goes also, and describes the healing and harmonizing process this can facilitate; and poses the question, “how often are we really available?” Recorded 9/20/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! Jon addresses the confusion created by the common teaching that “there is no self”; points out that where our attention goes, energy goes also, and describes the healing and harmonizing process this can facilitate; and poses the question, [...] The Ultimate Guidance http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/08/the-ultimate-guidance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ultimate-guidance http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/08/the-ultimate-guidance/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:55:15 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1415 This week Jon traces the backstory of our conditioning — our genetic histories, our cultural, religious and familial upbringings — and the momentum of that inheritance; suggests that transmission is the passing on of a deeper and more profound inheritance; and invites us to allow ourselves to become available to that truest kind of guidance. Recorded 9/13/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/08/the-ultimate-guidance/feed/ 0 This week Jon traces the backstory of our conditioning — our genetic histories, our cultural, religious and familial upbringings — and the momentum of that inheritance; suggests that transmission is the passing on of a deeper and more profound inheritance; and invites us to allow ourselves to become available to that truest kind of guidance. Recorded 9/13/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon traces the backstory of our conditioning — our genetic histories, our cultural, religious and familial upbringings — and the momentum of that inheritance; suggests that transmission is the passing on of a deeper and more profound [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, realization, self-realization, dharma, Adyashanti, Jean Klein The Movement in Stillness http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/01/the-movement-in-stillness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-movement-in-stillness http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/01/the-movement-in-stillness/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:47:04 +0000 Clear Water Sangha http://www.jonbernie.org/?p=1402 This week Jon poses the question, “when is stopping being, rather than just waiting?” and invites us to find out how to be available to the movement in stillness. Recorded 8/30/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.jonbernie.org/2010/10/01/the-movement-in-stillness/feed/ 0 This week Jon poses the question, “when is stopping being, rather than just waiting?” and invites us to find out how to be available to the movement in stillness. Recorded 8/30/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! This week Jon poses the question, “when is stopping being, rather than just waiting?” and invites us to find out how to be available to the movement in stillness. Recorded 8/30/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for [...]