Intention
To awaken to our true nature. To directly experience the truth of our Presence. To release fixations in consciousness (thoughts, emotions and beliefs) that hook us back into the world of the mind-ego.
Introduction
Awakening is our birthright. Once the call has been heard it is possible to come directly to Presence, Beingness and one’s true nature.
There are many traditional paths to Liberation that often require many years of practice, exercises, meditation, prayer, ritual and ceremony. While these traditional approaches are still available, the direct approach to unfoldment is now more available than ever.
By bringing the threefold approach of Meditation, Inquiry and Presence it is possible to directly experience the Beingness that one is.
When one knows oneself as the Presence, I Am, the search comes to fruition and one deepens into the mystery.
Our events combine guided non-dual meditation, inquiry and presence. Participants will be guided to direct experience of Presence. In addition participants will be shown methods of releasing the identification with the mind-ego. This will include finding and releasing the core operating programs that the ego uses to enslave us.
By coming to a place of non-identification with anything that is arising in consciousness it is possible to directly experience the Self that I Am.
Meditation
Meditation is resting in our primordial beingness. There is nothing to do, nowhere to go and nothing to understand. There is nothing to find. We simply relax into the presence of our being. By letting everything be as it is the constant wanting of the mind is seen for what it is. The very seeing allows and surrendering into the greater unknow.
Presence
Presence is the felt sense of awareness in the body. It is what awareness feels like in the body. When one leaves the world of the mind-ego one enters into the world of Presence.
As one deepens into Presence it becomes clear that it has no borders or boundaries. It is neither outside or inside. It cannot be found yet it clearly is sensed. The Presence that one is simply is. It is always available, one simply needs to turn to it. Simply by leaving the mind-ego one comes to Presence.
We will explore Presence and coming to Presence through the various portals that are always available. These include coming to Presence with that which is already present, such as the body, or the experience of any of the senses. When one clearly sees that they are the Awareness within which all things are arising, the grip of identification with the mind-ego is loosened.
Inquiry
Inquiry is a process used in various enlightenment teachings. It was popularized by the noted Indian teacher Ramana Maharshi. It is a way of coming to the core of the mind and then transcending the mind into Presence.
Inquiry is a method of letting go of thoughts, emotions and programming. As one discriminates the subtle sensations produced by emotions, it is possible to let go of these sensations and hence the emotions and programs that produce them. With practice, releasing becomes effortless and continuous .
We have the innate ability to simply let go. This ability has tended to atrophy in us due to cultural programming and from a lack of use. Today many of us have forgotten how natural it is to simply let go.
Once an emotion is deeply experienced and welcomed into consciousness it can be released rather than being fixated on. As releasing deepens one begins to see the underlying and heretofore unconscious programming that leads to emotions. From here it is possible to delete these limiting and ultimately false programs.
Over time inquiry frees one from the effects of emotional energies. It allows us to directly come to Beingness and ones true nature, leaving one in a state of Being, Consciousness, Peace
Inquiry is a powerful tool especially when in deep states of Presence . It allows us to open into the very source of Beingness itself. By allowing Presence to respond, rather than the mind-ego, one can come to the direct experience which is beyond mind.
Intention
It is our intention that participants at Hologenesis events experience themselves as the Presence that they are. That they uncover and release core programs that the ego uses to keep them asleep. That by loosening the fascination that the mind-ego has on Consciousness, participants may have a more direct realization of their true and abiding nature, not as an object of awareness but as the very awareness itself. ..
About Dr. Steven Forrest
After many years of work in esoteric schools and intense daily practice a series of awakenings revealed the possibility of directly experiencing deep levels of Presence and the realization of oneself as the underlying awareness.
Steven uses a three-fold approach of meditation, inquiry and presence as a means of opening into the mystery of the Self and of surrendering to the Self I Am.
He is the founder of Hologenesis, an organization dedicated to helping awaken us to our own true nature. He has been working with individuals and groups for the past ten years.
Dr. Forrest is a meditation teacher, writer, lecturer, Clinical Nutritionist and Doctor of Chiropractic (www.forresthealth.com).
About Mary Herza LMFT
Mary has been a Traveler on the Path of the heart for over 35 years, and a student of Sufism for over 20, with a special emphasis on the teachings of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. She has a particular gift for bringing a quality of loving Presence to her work with individuals and families. She delights in the potential of the completion of the human being.
About Asilomar Retreat Center
Asilomar, meaning “refuge by the sea,” is nestled along the shoreline of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, California. Its enchanted combination of forest and dunes creates a dramatic backdrop and tranquil environment for our retreat. By going on retreat and separating ourselves from distractions we will increase our opportunity to deepen into the mystery.
For more information on Asilomar or to register directly for your room accommodations call (831) 642-4222. Their web address is www.visitasilomar.com.
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