Hello there!
I recently had a chat with Mark Ovland, who I met soon after he finished a one-year silent meditation retreat. I found his story fascinating. He grew up in the UK as an atheist, but then he had an incredible and unexpected spiritual awakening in India after which he spent a year as a monk in the Ramakrishna tradition.
Despite experiencing what many people consider the peak of spiritual insight, Mark Ovland left that behind to become a close student of the late Rob Burbea. Many believe Rob Burbea radically updated Buddhism to a modern context, influenced by Carl Jung, James Hillman and Nagarjuna. Rob is also famous for the book ‘Seeing that Frees’ that many meditators treat as a modern classic, a total guide to emptiness teachings.
Mark now teaches Buddhist insight meditation inspired by this approach. He focuses on understanding the emptiness of all things, and how changing our ways of looking can reduce suffering and enhance the beauty of life.
Click these links to view the talk or join his Loving Kindness course starting Oct 2nd - he offers teachings freely, living from donations in a caravan here in the UK.
Upcoming Events in London & Online
- Headless Way Days with Richard Lang in London: There are 3 spots left on Oct 26th. All the other dates are sold out!
- Q&A series with Bernardo Kastrup: Registration now open for our next 5-week series
Fundraiser for the Ormylia Foundation Q&A with Michael Levin & Bernardo Kastrup
On Sunday 4th August we raised over £1200 for the Ormylia foundation, supporting children fleeing war zones and many other similar causes. You can still make a donation and watch the recording of this fascinating Q&A!
You can also see previous dialogues with Bernardo and them on the youtube channel including recently released videos exploring metacognition, what is “information” and ‘what is a thing’!
With appreciation,
Amir
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