Socrates Cafe is a movement to bring philosophy outside the academic setting. It started in Montclair, NJ about 12 years ago to help those of us who are not professional philosophers develop our critical thinking skills by interacting respectfully and actively with others who share a love of ideas. There are hundreds of Socrates Cafes across the US, in the Americas, Europe and Asia. We meet on the last Monday of each month from mid-September to early June. During the summer, we meet on one …
A casual and friendly reading/discussion group. We are planning to read texts such as Plato, Kieregaard & Nietzsche.
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The 19th century brought a time of great experimentation in religious expression in the Western world. The Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries had permanently changed the intellectual landscape. If miracles were being performed, it was the natural philosophers not the religious authorities who were bringing them to the public. To many of the period, a gauntlet had been thrown down. Prove that religion was more then idle superstition or step aside and let the "light of progress" cast awa …
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) in Pleasantville, NY is the perfect venue to view cutting-edge documentaries, indies & foreign films. Join a diverse group of film buffs who view films at the Burns & discuss them afterwards. All are welcome.
The Center For Spiritual Living White Plains http://www.cslwp.org - is a spiritual community that teaches the Science od Mind philosophy. It is the study of our founder Ernest Holmes. It provides the spiritual tools to transform our personal lives and to help make the world a better place. Our Mission: "To Live, To Love, To Teach the Truth That Has Made Us Free" Our Vision: "Awakening Humanity To It's Spiritual Magnificence" Please join us every Sunday at 11 am at the Masonic Temple, 262 Mart …
The purpose of the Center is to promote the teachings and meditation practices of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The Center hosts open meetings every Wednesday 7-9 PM at the Bedford Post Inn's Yogaloft for meditation instruction and practice, dharma talk, tea and cookies social. The meeting is open to anyone interested in Buddhist thought and practices. There is no fee for these meetings but donations are accepted. The organizers and main teachers of the center wer …
Are you a thinking person? Is your favorite question ‘Why’? Are you striving to be the author of your own life? Do you suspect layers of meaning lie hidden in the great books? Do you feel like you’re living in hyper-drive but your life is passing you by? A study group is being formed in the northern New Jersey ~ southern Westchester area, starting in mid February. If you’re interested in investigating a common sense approach to inner transformation and living more consciously, come join us.
Hi and welcome to the Access Consciousness meetup group. This group is for those interested in a different possibility in life. The target of this group is to bring together people who are interested in consciousness, creating greater awareness and learning the tools, techniques, and philosophies of Access Consciousness in order to change any area of your life. Access processes and tools are simple, practical and designed for eliminating as much limitation as possible with as much ease as possib …
We all want to be happy! But what gets in the way? We humans naturally want to move away from painful experiences and towards pleasurable ones. But life naturally throws plenty of painful moments (both physical and emotional) at us on a daily basis. "My boss is so rude to me." "My spouse is not behaving the way I want." "My aging mother has a heart condition." Through meditation we will practice becoming more aware of our reactions to these kinds of situations and greeting each of them with kin …
… The traditional background to the movements, breathing techniques, chi energy theory, philosophy and much more information is given so that you will really feel the flowing grace and control of Tai Chi while achieving Tai Chi’s full benefits. Master Domingo Colon began his study of Tai Chi in 1965. Master Colon also studied physical therapy, working primarily in sports medicine, and in 1992 was certified as an Adaptive Fitness Instructor trained to teach aerobic, strength and flexibility exercis …
The Light Channels World Movement was initiated by Guruji Krishnananda on May18, 2008. All over the world people channel light every day. For more details about the Light Channels World Movement and the technique, please visit .http://www.lightchannels.com. For spring 2012, please read about Revolution By Light at http://www.lightagemasters.com/revo
lutionbylight.html. A special event will take place on May 7th. On that day, Light Channels from around the world will channel Light from 7:45 PM ( …
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Greetings! KEPRI is dedicated to research and preservation of New England's stone chambers. For decades these ancient buildings have baffled historians on their origin, defying conventional anthropological belief. Though many theories have been formulated, ranging from Colonial root cellars to ancient Celtic monuments, little has been done to actually uncover the truth. This being the case, these archaeological enigmas have been passed off as nothing more than root cellars built by farmers and a …
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Tapping In is a participative conversation for people trying to figure out what life looks like at the intersection of faith, questioning, conversation and ideas. We meet up at a local pub in Norwalk. Grab a beer and join us for a roughly 1 hour conversation centered around new ideas and questions related to faith in the 21st Century. Tapping In is getting started up by a local church in Norwalk, Northeast Community Church (www.NECCLife.org), so we will bring a Christian perspective, but all vie …
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Members of this group will read and discuss historical and current work on attachment theory in psychology. Anyone who is interested in attachment theory is welcome.
Please join our growing group of people of all ages in the Ridgewood NJ area who are interested in developing inner peace and contentment through meditation. Classes are held once a week on a variety of topics such as anger, deepening relationships, developing contentment, and developing a meditation practice. Although the classes are based on the teachings of Buddhism, you don’t have to be Buddhist to benefit from the teachings. Classes are offered through the Dharmachakra Buddhist Center, whi …
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Come and be part of our ever-growing spiritual community as we celebrate our oneness with a community of like minded people. Interfaith is not a religion, rather it is a spiritual philosophy that honors and values all faith paths with the belief that there are many pathways to the Divine. The Interfaith Sanctuary is a is a non-profit spiritual organization. Our mission is to provide spiritual and practical services that serve the local and global community. Check us out at http://theinterfaithsa …
We are a group of people who believe in a healthy mind , a healthy body for happiness, joy in life and a blissful spirit for harmony in all our relationships. Mystic Osho says - "Yoga is the state of no-mind. The word "mind" covers all -- your egos, your desires, your hopes, your philosophies, your religions, your scriptures. "Mind" covers all. Whatsoever you can think is mind. All that is known, all that can be known, all that is knowable, is within mind. Cessation of the mind means cessation o …
The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, in Teaneck, NJ, was founded in 1953 as a religious, progressive and humanistic community. While most religions are concerned with ethics, Ethical Culture puts ethics, human flourishing, social justice and political action at the center of the search for a meaningful life. Join this Meetup group and, better yet, come for a visit! All our Meetup group meetings are open to the public and include more than just Meetup members. Our typical audience …
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New Thought Fellowship Group was made to be the hub for women and New Thought thinkers to take their spiritual evolution to the next level by learning the philosophy of Law of Attraction combined with personal development techniques. Group meetings will be held on Saturdays. This journey was not meant for you to go at it alone, but for all to go on it together. It is a gathering place for those who are apart of or looking for new spiritual enlightenment, and coaching guidance brought to you in a …
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Enjoy coffee, discussion, ping pong or tai chi with Kimi Wei. She's a specialist in small business growth and technology innovations for small business. Speaks five languages and puts eastern philosophy to work in her every day home and business life.
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