The Evolution of Satsang

11/23/2011 12:55:00

I feel very connected to both the simplicity of just abiding as our True Nature as well as inviting the impulse that emerges out of the Stillness to express itself through the qualities of Love, compassion, creativity, and awakened action. The manifestation of True Nature that most resonates with me is an organic merging of the Masculine and Feminine faces of enlightenment. I define the Masculine principle as the aspect of Being that expresses itself as the great wisdom teachings of enlightenment throughout the ages that have a more coherent intellectual foundation, and which focuses more upon transcendence, discriminative clarity, the practice of meditative & inquiry techniques, and simple Being.

Conversely, I define the Feminine principle as the aspect of our Being that expresses itself as Love and the compassionate action that naturally flows out of our True Nature, and which spontaneously and effortlessly brings forth deeper levels of unification and harmony into the world. This aspect of Being functions more through the dynamic interaction of interpersonal relationships and community, and the creative expression of beauty. The Feminine aspect of enlightenment focuses more upon eminence and embodying our True Nature in our everyday lives, engaging in social action, selfless service, and the healing and evolution on all levels of existence. In this organic integration of the 2 symbiotic poles of Being's complete spectrum of expression, abiding as True Nature and the creative action that comes out of that abidence are simultaneously encouraged and valued in their own right for they are seen as Being's complimentary aspects of wisdom and compassion.

This resonant intention has created the impulse within me to experiment with evolving the traditional satsang container as it now exists within the contemporary, non-dual informed spiritual world. The traditional satsang format makes a clear distinction between the teacher, the teaching, and the spiritual community or sangha, which I feel is a more Masculine manifestation. But I more closely resonate with a symbiotic integration of these 3 components where the distinctions between them become more transparent and fluid, which I feel is a more Feminine manifestation. I feel the call to come together in a much less structured hierarchy and collectively enter into the field of Presence with the invitation and openness for our True Nature to manifest through each person who attends in their own unique way, ability, and capacity.

An openness to support this expression and unfoldment exists because I deeply trust that our True Nature always has the potential to manifest what is needed in the moment if it is given the opportunity and encouragement to do so. To me this intention has the feel of bringing together the energy of a traditional sharing/healing circle with the collective field of Presence that is at the essence of satsang. This integrative space invites everything that has been known and experienced to be let go of, healed, and transmuted by the quantum shift in perspective that allows us to know and realize Oneness. What emerges out of Stillness and is alive in the moment is given more attention than any knowledge, memory, or experience that we have had in the past.

The foundational intention of Meetings In Beings is always to invite the direct realization of our True Nature in every individual to open and flower. With Oneness as the platform however, the invitation for each individual to express that realization in their own unique way and through their own unique life experience is also offered. In this way an organic co-exploration of the living inquiry of how to embody our True Nature in all aspects of the human experience begins to unfold. I invite the entire spectrum of our human experience into this inquiry because I want everyone to get a profound sense of what living and interacting from Oneness actually looks and feels like within their own experience and life situation. I have been blessed to see the manifestation and expression of this intention in a group satsang inquiry setting and look forward to share in many more rich explorations and realizations with people. I have witnessed that if we simply show up together in the realization of our True Nature and innocently wait and listen for what spontaneously wants to arise, Presence begins to express itself through everyone gathered and brings with it a powerful ability to heal, to awaken, and to unfold the highest Truth that undoubtedly exists within each one of us.

Although I have tried my best to describe in words what my intention is, one can't really get a true sense of what I am pointing to until one experiences it firsthand. I warmly welcome you all into this alive, dynamic satsang inquiry, and am very curious to see how it will continue to unfold.

With Loving Openness

Greg

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