San Francisco Satsang with Jon Bernie http://www.sf-satsang.org Recordings taken from Satsang with Jon Bernie in San Francisco, CA. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:50:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Jon Bernie spent many years practicing in the Zen and Vipassana Buddhist traditions before meeting Advaita master Jean Klein, who profoundly altered Jon\'s spiritual trajectory. Jon subsequently spent time with H.W.L. Poonja, Robert Adams, and finally Adyashanti, who in 2002 asked Jon to teach. Jon expresses deep gratitude to Adya and all his other teachers for being clear reflections of truth, which allowed him to find his way. Recordings taken from Satsang with Jon Bernie in San Francisco, CA. Clear Water Sangha http://sf-satsang.org/wp-content/themes/sfsatsang/images/jon-bernie-podcast2.jpgSan Francisco Satsang with Jon Berniehttp://www.sf-satsang.org Jon Bernie, satsang, advaita, meditation, San Francisco no Clear Water Sangha jason@redconfetti.com Falling Awake http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/falling-awake/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/falling-awake/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:50:32 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=1308 How often are we in the way of what’s happening? This week Jon suggests we notice where we’re pushing and pulling our experience, and instead encourages us simply to relax and allow life to unfold, and allow ourselves to be guided; and emphasizes that the more we give to awareness, the more it gives to us. Recorded 6/28/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/falling-awake/feed/ 0 How often are we in the way of what’s happening? This week Jon suggests we notice where we’re pushing and pulling our experience, and instead encourages us simply to relax and allow life to unfold, and allow ourselves to be guided; and emphasizes that the more we give to awareness, the more it gives to us. Recorded 6/28/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to offer these podcasts for free, and are grateful when you donate to support our organization. Thank you! How often are we in the way of what’s happening? This week Jon suggests we notice where we’re pushing and pulling our experience, and instead encourages us simply to relax and allow life to unfold, and allow ourselves to be guided; and [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, dharma Waves Within Waves http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/waves-within-waves/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/waves-within-waves/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:46:41 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=1301 This week Jon discusses the infinite pattern of influences to which we’re all subject, and invites us to drop in, surrender, and allow ourselves to be fully overwhelmed — and fully alive. Recorded 6/21/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/waves-within-waves/feed/ 0 This week Jon discusses the infinite pattern of influences to which we’re all subject, and invites us to drop in, surrender, and allow ourselves to be fully overwhelmed — and fully alive. Recorded 6/21/2010 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 discusses the infinite pattern of influences to which we’re all subject, and invites us to drop in, surrender, and allow ourselves to be fully overwhelmed — and fully alive. Recorded 6/21/2010 in San Francisco. We are happy to [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, non-duality, enlightenment, awakening, dharma The Fullness of Life http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/the-fullness-of-life/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/the-fullness-of-life/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:16:14 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=1288 Jon invites us to distinguish carefully between clarity and knowing; to question not only our beliefs, but also our intuitions; and to find out how to let our experience be, yet simultaneously become completely intimate with it. Recorded 6/12/2010 in Santa Cruz.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/07/the-fullness-of-life/feed/ 0 Jon invites us to distinguish carefully between clarity and knowing; to question not only our beliefs, but also our intuitions; and to find out how to let our experience be, yet simultaneously become completely intimate with it. Recorded 6/12/2010 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 invites us to distinguish carefully between clarity and knowing; to question not only our beliefs, but also our intuitions; and to find out how to let our experience be, yet simultaneously become completely intimate with it. Recorded 6/12/2010 [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality, enlightenment, awakening, dharma Shifting Into Being http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/shifting-into-being/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/shifting-into-being/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:20:49 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=1239 Jon discusses the ways our personal cycles can sometimes make it feel like we’re losing ground in our practice; points out that what feels like backsliding can actually often be progress; and encourages us to shift our attention to what’s outside the realm of cycles, and allow clarity to facilitate itself. Recorded 6/14/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/shifting-into-being/feed/ 0 Jon discusses the ways our personal cycles can sometimes make it feel like we’re losing ground in our practice; points out that what feels like backsliding can actually often be progress; and encourages us to shift our attention to what’s outside the realm of cycles, and allow clarity to facilitate itself. Recorded 6/14/2010 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 ways our personal cycles can sometimes make it feel like we’re losing ground in our practice; points out that what feels like backsliding can actually often be progress; and encourages us to shift our attention to what’s [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality Learning Without Believing http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/learning-without-believing/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/learning-without-believing/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:01:06 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=1045 This week Jon explores the ways beliefs can prevent learning; invites us to distinguish carefully between movement and holding; and points to allowing the movement of the heart as the prerequisite for true learning. Recorded 6/7/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/learning-without-believing/feed/ 0 This week Jon explores the ways beliefs can prevent learning; invites us to distinguish carefully between movement and holding; and points to allowing the movement of the heart as the prerequisite for true learning. Recorded 6/7/2010 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 explores the ways beliefs can prevent learning; invites us to distinguish carefully between movement and holding; and points to allowing the movement of the heart as the prerequisite for true learning. Recorded 6/7/2010 in San [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality Nothing In the Way http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/nothing-in-the-way/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/nothing-in-the-way/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:48:28 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=1009 Jon points out that non-self is simply our natural condition when we fully engage with our experience; suggests that “learning” in the spiritual sense is really more a kind of un-learning; and inquires into the nature of the identity’s gradual unwinding. Recorded 5/17/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/nothing-in-the-way/feed/ 0 Jon points out that non-self is simply our natural condition when we fully engage with our experience; suggests that “learning” in the spiritual sense is really more a kind of un-learning; and inquires into the nature of the identity’s gradual unwinding. Recorded 5/17/2010 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 points out that non-self is simply our natural condition when we fully engage with our experience; suggests that “learning” in the spiritual sense is really more a kind of un-learning; and inquires into the nature of the identity’s [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality Sleight of Mind http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/sleight-of-mind/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/sleight-of-mind/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:47:48 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=1002 This week Jon compares spiritual practice to stage magic, pointing out the conscious redirection of attention that is key to both; suggests that real transformation is not something we do, but is truly the natural order of life itself; and challenges us to take the risk of stepping into the unknown. Recorded 5/10/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/06/sleight-of-mind/feed/ 0 This week Jon compares spiritual practice to stage magic, pointing out the conscious redirection of attention that is key to both; suggests that real transformation is not something we do, but is truly the natural order of life itself; and challenges us to take the risk of stepping into the unknown. Recorded 5/10/2010 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 compares spiritual practice to stage magic, pointing out the conscious redirection of attention that is key to both; suggests that real transformation is not something we do, but is truly the natural order of life itself; and [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality Aliveness Emerging http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/aliveness-emerging/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/aliveness-emerging/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 00:01:22 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=992 This week Jon discusses the endless rediscovery that begins as we learn to allow aliveness to emerge; finding balance beyond the personal identity; and navigating the ongoing adjustment process as we let go of old ways of being. Recorded 4/26/2010 in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/aliveness-emerging/feed/ 0 This week Jon discusses the endless rediscovery that begins as we learn to allow aliveness to emerge; finding balance beyond the personal identity; and navigating the ongoing adjustment process as we let go of old ways of being. Recorded 4/26/2010 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 discusses the endless rediscovery that begins as we learn to allow aliveness to emerge; finding balance beyond the personal identity; and navigating the ongoing adjustment process as we let go of old ways of being. Recorded 4/26/2010 [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality Listening Into the Silence http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/listening-into-the-silence/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/listening-into-the-silence/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 22:49:52 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=925 Jon points out that in satsang, silence is happening regardless of whether or not we’re speaking, and invites us to listen into that silence; challenges us to look for the cutting edge of our own process of discovery; and suggests that as we recover the deep consciousness of our senses, we inevitably begin to notice that what we truly are is aliveness itself. Recorded 5/8/2010 in Santa Cruz.

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]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/listening-into-the-silence/feed/ 0 Jon points out that in satsang, silence is happening regardless of whether or not we’re speaking, and invites us to listen into that silence; challenges us to look for the cutting edge of our own process of discovery; and suggests that as we recover the deep consciousness of our senses, we inevitably begin to notice that what we truly are is aliveness itself. Recorded 5/8/2010 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 in satsang, silence is happening regardless of whether or not we’re speaking, and invites us to listen into that silence; challenges us to look for the cutting edge of our own process of discovery; and suggests that as we [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality Getting It As It Is http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/getting-it-as-it-is/ http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/getting-it-as-it-is/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 23:38:38 +0000 Satsang Staff http://www.sf-satsang.org/?p=913 Jon points to the difference between being caught in one’s story and expressing oneself in the space of true listening; how conscious dialogue can facilitate release from one’s limiting condition; and the fire of transformation we enter when speaking and listening become imbued with energy. Recorded 4/19/2010 in San Francisco.

]]> http://www.sf-satsang.org/2010/05/getting-it-as-it-is/feed/ 0 Jon points to the difference between being caught in one’s story and expressing oneself in the space of true listening; how conscious dialogue can facilitate release from one’s limiting condition; and the fire of transformation we enter when speaking and listening become imbued with energy. Recorded 4/19/2010 in San Francisco. Jon points to the difference between being caught in one’s story and expressing oneself in the space of true listening; how conscious dialogue can facilitate release from one’s limiting condition; and the fire of transformation we enter when [...] Jon Bernie, meditation, satsang, zen, zazen, advaita, nondual, nonduality