One of the common things I hear from people when I’m running a workshop is that, “This space is great, but my life is so busy. I just don’t have the time to rest and be present to “what is.” I’ve got the meals to prepare, emails to do, phone calls with family and friends, …
The Progressive Presencing of Co-emergent Wisdom [1] Peter Fenner, Ph.D. Copyright © Peter Fenner, 2011 Introduction In this article I’d like to layout the way in which I introduce people to nondual awareness, particularly in terms of how I initially differentiate the nondual state from our empirical experience. There are different ways in which I …
How is it that Unconditioned experience, is a conditioned experience? I hope you enjoy this video taken from our last Radiant Mind Course in Portland. While it is true that the Unconditioned depends on absolutely no conditions, simultaneously, it is also true that in order for us to bring the Unconditioned into our lives, we …
In the last Radiant Mind course that we had in Portland, a participant asked me a really great question. In his long time practice of meditation, he was encountering difficulties in ‘just sitting’ in the easeful way that we do in this course. I explained to him and the group how sometimes meditation itself can …
In Java, Indonesia, there are mystical communities who spend time silently together after an evening meal. They do not meditate, nor do they ‘relax’ or snooze. Rather, they sit attentively together in shared silence, just being with each other in the appreciation of existence. They may be smiling, gazing at each other, sitting quietly with …
One of the common things I hear from people when I’m running a workshop is that, “This space is great, but my life is so busy. I just don’t have the time to rest and be present to “what is.” I’ve got the meals to prepare, emails to do, phone calls with family and friends, …
By Peter Fenner, Ph.D. The buddhas teach that there is a self, that there is no self, and that there is neither a self nor the absence of a self. Nagarjuna The flower’s perfume has no form, but it pervades space. Likewise, through a spiral of mandalas formless reality is known. Saraha When we inquire …
A question that frequently, and naturally, arises in any type of transformational work is, “How will this change me?” “Will I be more effective?” “Will I suffer less?” People would like to hear that their lives will be richer, more harmonious, and that they will be better able to deal with challenging situations. It’s tempting …
Unstructured, contentless and ineffable – Part 1 An Interview of Peter Fenner, Ph.D. by Alex Dijk for BewustZijn magazine The Australian Peter Fenner (1949) lived nine years as a Tibetan monk, and then taught in the academic world. He is now regarded as an expert in applying and adapting Asian nondual wisdom through his programs, …
Unstructured, contentless and ineffable – Part 2 An Interview of Peter Fenner, Ph.D. by Alex Dijk for BewustZijn magazine […] Click here to read Nondual Ecology – Part 1 A shared experience “The place we are exploring now is where we always are. It’s never a different place. We’re not talking about me sitting here …