Finding Ourselves and Losing Ourselves
with Dr. Stephen Fulder
Friday, May 24th, 2019 | 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
There is no question more engaging, universal and mysterious than the question: ‘Who Am I?’
As soon as we move out of automatic living and start to question and explore who or what we are, we open a Pandora’s Box and our life can get dramatically more deep and interesting, and sometimes more disturbing. We find ourselves in a world of paradox, mystery, and yet unimagined freedom.
‘Who is in charge of my life?’ ‘What in me is changing and what is constant?’ ‘Which of the many voices within me can I rely on?’ ‘How can I let go of the sense of separation between me and the world?’ ‘Is my life leading me somewhere?’ Questions such as these become a journey of discovery. They help us peel off the layers of conditioning and beliefs and live more wisely, more lightly and more freely.
In the dharma, we meet ourselves as a constantly changing field of experience, not as an intellectual puzzle. We are actually more transparent than we first thought. This is an insight into anatta, non-self, and sunyata, emptiness. This removes the veil or filter through which we usually view the world, which then appears meaningful, joyful, and unlimited. In this event, we will explore these questions concerning self and world, by means of a talk, meditation, and inquiry.
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Teacher(s)
Stephen Fulder
Born in 1946 in London, Stephen was closely involved in the 1960s culture, studied at Oxford University and obtained a PhD. He has been practising largely within the Theravada Buddhist framework since 1976, together with long-term inspiration from Dzogchen and Advaita teachings. Stephen is the founder and senior teacher of the Israel Insight Society, which is the leading dharma and mindfulness organisation in Israel. He has been teaching intensively for 30 years, mostly in Israel, but also internationally, usually 10 retreats a year, plus courses and classes.
He has been leading peace-building and conflict management initiatives and programs at the front lines of the Israel-Palestinian conflict for many years, and continues to guide peace-builders on how to develop the tools, capacities and attitudes, and the wise heart of the dharma, that are needed in peace-building in the most challenging of circumstances. He has had 16 books published, including the recent dharma books: The Five Powers and How to Thrive in Hard Times: A Buddhist Manual.