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Oneness & the Heart of
the World

with Fr. Thomas Keating & Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Friday Evening Talk & Saturday One-Day Seminar
May 2 - 3, 2008 in Boulder, Colorado

Join us at this unique meeting of two mystical traditions, which will explore the onenesss that is at the heart of all spiritual traditions, and the contribution it can make at this present time of global transition.

This event is part of a series of events on the emerging global consciousness of oneness. For more information on this work please visit www.workingwithoneness.org


“The modern world lies under a pervasive sense of anguish, of being abandoned, or at least experiencing God as absent. Yet events that seem to turn our lives upside down and inside out are part of God’s redemptive plan, not only for us, but for the world in which we live. God may be preparing a great awakening for the world, if God can find enough people to cooperate in this mysterious plan.”

scroll Fr. Thomas Keating


“A new light is awakening at the heart of the world, at the core of creation, which contains the potential for a whole new revelation of the divine and a new way of living in relation to the whole of life. We are needed now—not just to cultivate the divine light within ourselves—but to use our light to reawaken life to its real nature and purpose. Our light is the catalyst for the future. The consciousness of oneness that belongs to the Self is needed to awaken the world to the living oneness that is its real nature, so that it can once again fulfill its divine purpose.”

scroll Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Location: Unity of Boulder, 2855 Folsom Street, Boulder, Colorado 80304, view map of location
Schedule: Friday 7:00pm - 9:30pm, Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm. See below for a complete schedule of events.
 Price: $20 Friday, $85 Saturday, or $105 for both days (advance registration is preferred).
 Accommodation: The Golden Sufi Center has reserved a block of hotel rooms, offered at a discounted rate, at the Millennium Harvest House for the dates of May 1 - 3. Click here for more information.
 Registration: Advance Registration is now closed but space is still available and it is possible to book at the door both days. Friday Arrival & Registration: 6:00pm - 6:50pm. Saturday Arrival & Registration: 9:00am - 9:50am.
bullet Lunch: Lunch will not be provided during the event. However, there are several restaurants within walking distance from the event location.
bullet Confirmation: A confirmation will be sent to confirm your booking. It will include the schedules, directions, maps, and area accommodations.
bullet Cancellation: A $15 fee will be charged for cancellations. Cancellations after April 20th are not refundable, except in certain circumstances.
bullet Download Event Brochure: 325kb (PDF)

* A limited number of seminar fee reductions are available for those in expressed financial need. Please contact us for details.


Schedule

Friday May 2, 2008
6:00pm - 6:50pm Arrival and Registration
7:00pm - 7:30pm Talk with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
7:30pm - 8:00pm Talk with Fr. Thomas Keating
8:00pm - 8:20pm Break
8:20pm - 9:30pm Questions and End with Silent Meditation


Saturday May 3, 2008
9:00am - 9:50am Arrival and Registration
10:00am - 10:50am Talk with Fr. Thomas Keating
10:50am - 11:10am Break
11:10am - 12:00pm Talk with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm - 2:00pm Centering Prayer with Fr. Thomas Keating
2:00pm - 3:00pm Questions & Discussion
3:00pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm Questions & Discussion
4:30pm - 5:00pm Silent Meditation with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Please note: Schedule may be subject to change.


Fr. Thomas Keating

Father Thomas Keating was born in New York City in 1923. He entered the Cistercian order in Valley Falls, Rhode Island, in January, 1944. He was appointed superior of St. Benedict’s monastery, Snowmass, Colorado, in 1958, and was elected abbot of St. Joseph’s Abbey, Spencer, Massachusetts, in 1961. He returned to Snowmass after retiring as abbot of Spencer in 1981, where he established a program of ten-day intensive retreats in the practice of Centering Prayer, a contemporary form of the Christian contemplative tradition.

He is one of the architects of the Centering Prayer movement begun in Spencer Abbey in 1975 and founder in 1984 of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., now an international, ecumenical organization that teaches Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, and the Christian contemplative tradition, and provides a support system for those on the contemplative path through a wide variety of resources, workshops, and retreats (see www.contemplativeoutreach.org). He helped to found the Snowmass Interreligious Conference in 1982 and is a past president of the Temple of Understanding and of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue among other interreligious activities.

Author of many books and video/audio tapes series, his books include: Open Mind Open Heart, The Mystery of Christ, Invitation to Love, Intimacy with God, The Human Condition, The Better Part, The Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit, and Manifesting God.

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Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

A Sufi Teacher in the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Sufi Order, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee has specialized in the area of dreamwork, integrating the ancient Sufi approach to dreams with the insights of modern psychology. In recent years the focus of his writing and teaching has been on spiritual responsibility in our present time of transition, and the emerging global consciousness of oneness (see www.workingwithoneness.org). Author of several books, including Awakening the World: A Global Dimension to Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Power: How it Works, Light of Oneness, and The Face Before I was Born: A Spiritual Autobiography, he lectures throughout the United States and Europe.

 Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee


*Stained glass window image by Cecil Collins