Matters of the Spirit: 2 Days of Spiritual Diversity
Date and Time
Saturday Jan 18, 2020 Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sat. Jan 18th 10am-5pm
Sun. Jan 19th 1pm to 5pm
Fees/Admission
$12 each except Aya Despacho ($20)
Contact Information
Phone:941-954-3200
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Description
Through a series of talks, workshops, and interactive activities, we will explore loving kindness towards the unique spiritual experiences and expressions of each person. Spirituality is thought of as an individual dimension of human development in which the individual seeks connection, life meaning, and purposeful activity, whatever its specific manifestation. In this view, one can have respect for many spiritual traditions without losing or betraying one’s own faith. Some people use the metaphor of a mountain, with paths that start at many locations but come together at the mountain top, to visualize the ideal societal state of respectful spiritual diversity.
Saturday, Jan 18
Native American: The Spirit of My Relations
1pm with Zan Benham, 55 min
We are all creatures under the sun. We all live on planet earth and depend on her for our every need. Her seasons determine our lives, giving us a time to sow and a time to reap. The Earth Mother’s companions the Sun and the Moon manage her tides, climate and geographies. Her winds, rains, snow, sleet, earthquakes and droughts determine our environment, how we live, our traditions, customs and knowledge. This ultimately determines the geography of our spirituality. In the Lakota/Dakota and other Native American tribes there is a salutation, “Aho, Mitakuye Oyasin,” translated, “Praise be, To All My Relations,” or “All Is Related” or “All Is Relative.” Everything is related to everything else. $12.
Finding Enlightenment Through Love and Kindness
We are all Buddhas. We all possess the wisdom and power of the entire universe within our own lives. Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo taps into that power to produce actual proof and results right here, right now. Jamie Lee Silver has had a twice-daily practice of Nichiren Buddhism for 35 years. Come find out how this unique form of Buddhism encourages you to keep your desires and helps make your dreams come true. $12
4pm with Richard Powell, 55 min
The Infinite Way is a spiritual movement and activity created by 20th century American healer and lecturer Joel S. Goldsmith. According to Goldsmith, the Infinite Way is a spiritual teaching consisting of principles which anyone may follow and practice, irrespective of their religious affiliation. The Infinite Way reveals the nature of God to be one infinite power, intelligence, and love; the nature of the individual being to be one with God’s qualities and character, expressed in infinite forms and variety; and the nature of the discords of this world to be a misconception of God’s expression of Himself in His universe. “The Infinite Way” is not a religion… but an experience in spiritual living. $12
The Fall – Knowing How things came to be in this creation experience upon this planet of duality (The Mixture as described by Jesus the Christ) and the way out of this “Half Light” and back into the “Full Light” of Being.
4pm with Vincent Pareti, 55 min
Take a peek behind the mysticism of Witchcraft, and how the religion of Wicca developed out of a collection of belief systems. We will discuss a little history, a little her-story, some Wiccan beliefs and practices, and how the religion has developed over the years. This presentation will be a magickal concoction of history, information, personal stories, and a dash of humor. $12
