The Open Center

⁠When you register for one of our June programs, your fee goes directly towards our summer fundraiser. We need your support now more than ever to ensure that we can bring back your favorite programming this Fall. opencenter.org/all-programs/

We are getting ready to kick off our special summer fundraising series with some of your favorite Open Center teachers. Check out our lineup for next week and join us! opencenter.org/all-programs/

Our good friend Dr Anthony Bossis will be on “Ask the Doctor” tomorrow at 1pm EST discussing how psychedelics can reduce suffering at the end of life and even before. collective.round.glass/end-of-life/ev…

(3/3) This is self-deception’s game.

(2/3) which keeps it distant. If we had the experience continuously it would seem quite ordinary, and it is this ordinariness that we cannot accept. “If only I could have that wonderful experience of openness again!” So we keep ourselves busy not having it, remembering it.

“So self-deception, in this case, means trying to recreate a past experience in the present moment. In order to have the experience again and again, one would have to give up the evaluation of how wonderful the flash was, because it is this memory…”Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1/2)

“You don’t even want to think these words for fear that thinking then means they need to be said” - my good buddy @JoeDiazAFAR for his 30 day writing challenge. Hell of a line mi amigo. And one we’ve all faced.

A single session of mindfulness outperformed cognitive-behavioral pain coping education and produced effects lasting weeks after surgery.

“If you focus your awareness only upon your own rightness, then you invite the forces of opposition to overwhelm you. This is a common error.” - Frank Herbert. Lately I’ve been focusing on how I could be wrong, rather than right. How about ya’ll? How have you been wrong of late?

“Some actions have an end but no beginning; some begin but do not end. It all depends upon where the observer is standing.” - Children of Dune. Frank Herbert continues to blow my mind. World building+philosophy+spirituality+ecology all layered over a beautifully written tale.

@RossGuttler here. Ok I’m finally taking over our Twitter account for the summer. Get ready for a lot of book quotes and random things I wonder about. Can’t wait to engage with The OC community. This is gonna be fun.

“15 Min of Midday Mindfulness with The Open Center” with Ross Guttler, @coreyloftus, and Timothy Simonson. Monday, May 10 at 2:00 PM EDT on @joinclubhouse! joinclubhouse.com/event/PADBDX77

Psilocybin Mushrooms and The Ecology of Consciousness – 2 CE Credits opencenter.org/?p=12009

Thank you @DocMarkPlotkin for spreading the word!

An all-star line-up: The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present and Future – The Open Center bit.ly/3iQuzX0

The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present and Future February 22nd - March 29th. Join the world’s leading experts from the scientific, medical and research fields for a 6-week series exploring the past, present and future of psychedelic research. l8r.it/eTLy

THE CHRONIC PAIN SUMMIT: A NEW PATHWAY TO RELIEF: Jan 22-24, 2021 Join our panel of expert doctors and scientists for a 3-day virtual summit exploring cutting-edge advancements in managing and solving chronic pain. Early Bird Pricing Ends Nov. 27 l8r.it/agRe

From December 1-12, join us for our first-ever digital giving campaign -The 12 Days of Gratitude - and enjoy a free community event every night at 7pm ET. With your help, we will raise critical and necessary funds for the year ahead. Programs will be announced soon!⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Celebrating 25 Years of Exploring the Western Mystery Tradition: 10/23 - 10/27. This event brings together the world’s foremost experts, writers, artists and scholars for an interactive online experience exploring the spiritual history of the West. l8r.it/EL2k