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"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, with Jeff Foster  "I am not a teacher. This is not a teaching. This - if it is anything - is a sharing of something that's already intimately known, but rarely spoken of. If you're sick and tired of seeking and suffering... if you're exhausted from a lifetime of trying (trying to perfect yourself, trying to make your life work, trying to awaken, trying to become something, or even trying not to try)... if you're here in a spirit of openness and friendship, and ready to hear of another possibility, then welcome. Perhaps something said here will hit a nerve. Who knows. If you've come here to argue, to be right, to know, to get something for yourself, to intellectualise, to teach, then you will probably leave disappointed and frustrated. For this message is about openness, friendship, love - the end of separation. The end of the you-versus-me game. A plunge into the Unknown... a falling into the Miracle that is life itself. It's a sharing, between friends, of something that is really too intimate to talk about. If there is a readiness to hear of a new possibility, then welcome to Life Without A Centre..." About the Meetings These meetings are very friendly and playful, and there are plenty of opportunities to ask questions, if questions arise. And of course, if you just want to sit in silence and listen, then that's fine too. Whatever happens is always appropriate. In a playful atmosphere of absolute and unconditional acceptance, there can be a resonance, a recognition, a knowing which is beyond all words, beyond all concepts, beyond all thought. It is a direct confrontation with your own absence... an absence which is finally revealed as a perfect presence, a life without a centre. And in a life without a centre, in the space where a solid "person" used to be, what may be found is an ease, a lightness, a joyful, child-like innocence and spontaneity, a life living itself. And it's not a new state - it's a clear seeing of what's always been the case. But it's nothing that a seeking mind could ever hope to find. See you there! NEW Download Mp3 audio clip - see Audio/Video page. 2008 SCHEDULE MEETINGS IN LONDON, BRIGHTON, BIRMINGHAM, HEBDEN BRIDGE (UK) and AMSTERDAM, GREECE, USA and CANADA NONDUALITY MEETINGS IN LONDON, UK These meetings take place regularly in London. Please check this page often for the latest dates - you may need to reload this page. Next London meeting: (Saturday 27th September 2008) SORRY THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Jeff will now be in Greece on this date. Watch this space for information about the next London meeting. - Pay at the door. Cost £10. - Please arrive for a 2pm start. - No need to book for these meetings - just turn up on the day! There is usually a tea/coffee/biscuit (and sometimes cake!) break about halfway through the meeting. Location: Colet House (Study Society), 151 Talgarth Road, West Kensington, London, W14 9DA Nearest London Underground station: Barons Court. See bottom of this page for directions to Colet House. NONDUALITY MEETINGS IN BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, UK  Next Brighton meeting: Saturday 30th August 11.15 pm - 1.45 pm @ Room 3, Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AF. Map here. No need to book for the Friends Meeting House meetings. Just turn up on the day and pay at the door. Cost: £10. The Friends Meeting House is 10 minutes' walk from Brighton station - down Queens Road, left at the Clock Tower into North Street, right into Ship Street, and bear round to the left.  "Beyond the words, something else is happening, and it’s too extraordinary to talk about, really. These meetings aren’t really meetings at all: they are bonfires, in which all the questions of the mind unravel and burn up, leaving only the wonder of what is. Really, nothing can be said about this burning, because even the attempt to talk about the burning burns up in this! And yet, words continue to come, and life continues to unfold, and it’s quite clear that we are not in control of this astonishing dream world, and that we are constantly being embraced by Oneness, in each and every moment, from cradle to grave, and beyond..."- From the introduction to Jeff's third book (coming soon)
AUGUST NON-RESIDENTIAL WEEKEND RETREAT in SUTTON COLDFIELD, BIRMINGHAM, UK SATURDAY August 16th to SUNDAY August 17th 2008 BOOKING NOW Retreat Schedule: SATURDAY Retreat begins 10 am. 10 am - 12.30 pm Morning talk/discussion (includes tea/coffee break) 1 pm - 2 pm Lunch (Vegetarian lunch provided) 2 pm - 5 pm Afternoon talk/discussion (includes tea/coffee break) 5 pm - 6 pm Free time SUNDAY 10 am - 12.30 pm Morning talk/discussion (includes tea/coffee break) Retreat ends 1pm. Private one-to-one sessions with Jeff are available after 2pm on Sunday. Cost is £50 for the full weekend retreat (or £80 including a one-to-one with Jeff on Sunday) Cost is £35 if you only want to attend the full-day Saturday. Prices include vegetarian lunch on Saturday, and tea/coffee/cold drinks throughout the day. Note, if you do not wish to attend the retreat, you may still book a one-to-one with Jeff after 2pm on Sunday. The cost is £30 for an hour's private session. Places are limited. Please book with Pamela Holt on 0121 323 3589 or email pamelaholt@hotmail.co.uk For information about hotels in/near Sutton Coldfield, please speak to Pamela. Or try Laterooms.com or Bed&Breakfast Directory or Active Hotels, etc.  WEEKEND of events in HEBDEN BRIDGE, YORKSHIRE, UK FRIDAY August 22nd to SUNDAY August 24th 2008 BOOKING NOW 
Friday 22nd August - Evening Mini-meeting at Mandi's house. (Please book ASAP for this as it will dertermine which venue we will use!) Cost: £15 (£10 concs.) Saturday 23rd August - Meeting at St. James's Church, Church Lane Hebden Bridge. (Directions). 11am-5pm. Cost £30 (£25 concs) Sunday 24th August - Pre-bookable private One-to-Ones with Jeff. Donation of £35 for an hour session requested (£25 concs) For more information and to book please contact: SEPTEMBER "EXPRESSING THE
5th - 12th September 2008 -- SORRY, FULLY BOOKED 19th - 26th September 2008 -- PLACES STILL AVAILABLE Kissos, Pelion, Greece
This retreat is part of the Kalikalos 2008 summer school. Kalikalos offers workshop holidays and living-in-community guest weeks in a rare unspoilt region of Greece, as yet undiscovered by foreign tourism. Located near spectacularly crystal clear beaches this is the area where, according to legend, Cheiron Centaur, founded one of the earliest known healing schools– Home of the Healing Arts - on Pilion mountain. Three miles from the Aegean sea in mainland Greece near the touristic island of Skiathos, Kalikalos follows Cheiron’s ancient tradition with a summer programme of holistic workshops, retreats and alternative holidays with a difference… Info The retreat will follow pretty closely the usual rhythms of this Centre. Before breakfast we anticipate a few participants and/or Centre staff will offer stretching, Qi Qong, Tai Chi or Hatha Yoga. From about 10am to 1 pm we will meet as a group to discuss whatever questions arise and whatever clarifications can be made about our concepts of liberation, awakening, and enlightenment. In the afternoon Jeff will be available for 1-1 interviews. Costs
How to Book A £100 / €150 euro DEPOSIT (refundable, less an 8% service charge, up to 30 days prior to your workshop) reserves your place. A limited number of places are available, so book ASAP! More information and SECURE ONLINE BOOKING via KALIKALOS website: (select "Jeff Foster Retreat 19-26 Sept" from WORKSHOP menu if you get lost!)
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You may also wish to consult this page : Ways to pay Deposits or Fees
For any other enquiries, please email info@kalikalos.org Kalikalos (retreat organiser) Contacts:
or: Johanna Aro-Louis
  Pictures from "mini-meeting" in Hebden Bridge, Jan 5th 2008 More dates coming soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Please get in touch if you would like to help arrange a nonduality meeting with Jeff Foster in your area. "Beyond the binary oppositional structure of language, beyond all dualistic and paradoxical notions of good and evil, self and no-self, beginning and end, light and dark, God and the devil, Heaven and Hell, Nirvana and Samsara, duality and non-duality; beyond all mind-created isolation and separation and fragmentation, there is this, the undeniable simplicity and utter obviousness of this moment, in which everything presently arises, including the idea of the "person"... How to get to Colet House for the London Meetings: Address: Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, West Kensington, London, W14 9DA By TUBE (London Underground): Colet House is located 200 yards from Barons Court London Undeground Station (District & Picadilly lines, Zone 2). Turn left out of Barons Court and left again on to Talgarth Road (see map below) By BUS: Nearest bus routes are 9, 10, 27, 190, 211, 295, 391. Bus map By CAR: For driving directions try here. Local streets have pay and display parking, Margravine Gardens being the nearest with free parking after 5pm and at weekends. (Roads north of Talgarth Road are pay and display up to 8pm and also on Saturdays). For more information on travel in London please visit the Transport for London website. When you arrive, there will be someone to greet you at the door. If not, please knock/ring the bell. Please call 0700 345 1185 on the day if you have any problems.  |
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