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ENLIGHTENED DUALITY
Come join pioneering spiritual leaders and scholars to
discuss the cutting-edge topic of Enlightened Duality: an
integrated and embodied approach to spirituality in modern
times. Together we will embark upon a journey to unify the
transcendent and immanent, divine and human, spirit and flesh.
All lectures (except Huston Smith) will be held at CIIS Mission
Street Building, Namaste Hall, third floor at 1453 Mission
Street in San Francisco. This lecture series is also part
of a three-unit, 15-week academic course for students and
auditors. For information about registering for academic courses,
please call CIIS's Registrar's Office at 415.575.6125. No
continuing education units (CEUs) are available for these
lectures.
REGISTER
ONLINE FOR ENTIRE LECTURE SERIES - $75/$60 students &
seniors
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Embodying the
Buddha
Huston Smith, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday, September 8
Wine and Cheese Reception: 6pm; Lecture: 7:30pm
Lecture Only: $15 general/$10 students & seniors
Reception & Lecture: $30 general/$25 students &
seniors
Location: Marines' Memorial Club, 609 Sutter St., San
Francisco
Huston Smith, Ph.D., is one of the most respected
and beloved authorities on world religions. He is the
author of eight books, including the best-selling The
World's Religions.
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Relationship
as a Spiritual Crucible
John Welwood, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday, September 22, 7pm, CIIS
Admission: $15 general/$10 students & seniors
John Welwood, Ph.D., a psychotherapist, teacher,
and author, has published seven books, including Journey
of the Heart: The Path of Conscious Love.
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Buddhism Behind
Bars:
Nondual Practice in Challenging Circumstances
Venerable Robina Courtin |
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Wednesday, October 6, 7pm, CIIS
Admission: $15 general/$10 students & seniors
Venerable Robina Courtin, a Tibetan Buddhist
nun for 24 years, founded the Liberation Prison Project,
which teaches Buddhist practice to prisoners facing
life sentences and on death row.
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Street Tantra
Mariana Caplan, Ph.D. |
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Wednesday, October 13, 7pm, CIIS
Admission: $15 general/$10 students & seniors
Mariana Caplan, Ph.D., who hosts the lecture
series, is the author of six books on controversial
topics in Western spirituality, including Halfway
Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment.
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Enlightened Duality
Lee Lozowick |
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Wednesday, November 10, 7pm, CIIS
Admission: $15 general/$10 students & seniors
Lee Lozowick, author, singer, songwriter, and
spiritual teacher in the
Western Baul tradition, coined the term 'Enlightened
Duality.' He is the author of 18 books, including The
Alchemy of Transformation.
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Psychomagic:
Beyond Therapy
Alejandro Jodorowsky |
This lecture is almost
sold out.
Please pre-register by phone (415.575.6175) on
Monday, Nov. 22 to ensure your space.
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Monday, November 22, 7pm, CIIS
Admission: $15 general/$10 students & seniors
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-born mystic, director,
author, and esoteric comic book artist, speaks for the
first time in North America on Psychomagic, his healing
practice that uses the language of the subconscious
to undo our deepest knots, phobias, fixations, and obsessions.
He is the writer and director of the film El Topo.
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