BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10230@uucpa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T210000 DTSTAMP:20211002T150315Z URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/are-workshop-opening-the-great-window-202 1-10-25/ SUMMARY:ARE Workshop: Opening the Great Window DESCRIPTION:ARE Workshop: Opening the Great Window Opening the Great Windo w: Catching a Glimpse of Your Larger Identity\n\n A Three-Part Workshop w ith Dr. Chris Schriner\n Mondays\, October 25\, November 1 &\; 8\n 7 to 9 pm\, on zoom\n\n“I am not small because I am part of the universe\, and the universe is not small.”   --Barbara Williams Pemberton\n\nWe can “expand onto a more capacious self which has left its previous bound ary behind.”   --Edwin Burtt\n\nWhen we were younger we may have felt full of potential\, open to many paths and varied experiences.  Before lo ng most of us narrowed our vision\, limiting ourselves to a few simple sto ry lines.  This unique workshop invites you to open the window wide once again\, tapping the wisdom of brain science\, philosophy\, and spiritual t raditions for a lively exploration of your larger self.  The class will d raw on three chapters in Dr. Chris Schriner’s book\, Do Think Twice: Pro vocative Reflections on Age-Old Questions.  Themes include:\n\n Learning from science about our limits and potential.\n Discovering true freedom in a deterministic world.\n Finding islands of calm in an ocean of cravin g.\n Why it’s so stifling to pretend we’re consistent.\n Like to be lazy? These hidden “minds” will do your best work.\n Remember Ram Das s: empower the inner Witness.\n Do think twice\; “The first response is habit. The second response is mine.”\n\nDr. Schriner is a retired psych otherapist and Minister Emeritus of Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Co ngregation in Fremont.  He is also an independent scholar whose papers ha ve been published in Journal of Consciousness Studies.  He has spoken at our church several times\, and has presented workshops at UUCPA based on h is books\, Bridging the God Gap\, Your Living Mind\, and Feel Better Now: 30 Ways to Handle Frustration in 3 Minutes or Less.\n\nTo allow interactio n\, enrollment in the workshop will be limited and pre-registration is req uired.\n\nContact Marilyn Austin at areclasses@uucpa.org in order to get the zoom link and instructions for purchasing Do Think Twice for $15.00.\n \n \n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uucpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10 /Opening-the-Great-Window-Catching-a-Glimpse-of-Your-Larger-Identity-1.png CATEGORIES:Adult,Classes,Learning END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR