October 24 – 28, 2018 (Wednesday - Sunday)
Dolce Hayes Mansion
200 Edenvale Avenue
San Jose, CA 95136
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art and science.”
~ Albert Einstein
For most of human history we’ve been trying to comprehend
who we are through the lens of spiritual traditions. Then the Age of
Enlightenment ushered in science, giving us a powerful new way to look at
ourselves. New disciplines such as cognitive neuroscience, evolutionary
psychology, quantum physics and genetics are delivering fascinating findings,
redefining our view of reality and human nature. At the same time there is a
new conversation emerging in spirituality. We are challenging the traditional
view of spirituality as esoteric, transcendent and removed from daily life.
This year at SAND we will be bringing together some of
the brightest minds in science along with spiritual teachers from various
traditions, to expand and deepen our understanding and experience of what it
means to be human. Through these two lenses – of science and spirituality – we
will be asking:
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What does it mean to be fully human and fully
alive?
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What can evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and
psychology tell us about human behavior?
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What are emotions, and how does trauma lodge
in our bodies?
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How does language shape the way we think and
perceive reality?
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What can we learn from the new science of
psychedelics?
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How are mathematics, physics and cosmology
redefining reality?
Understanding our humanity, the very essence of who we
are and how we live our lives, is one of the deepest mysteries and biggest
challenges. As we move into this exploration, what emerges is a completely new
relationship to our spiritual life and to our idea of what an integrated human
being might look like. Embracing our humanness means including our limitations
and shortcomings as well as our unlimited potential, our suffering as well as
our wholeness. When our heart opens to all of it, the truth of who we are
begins to shine. The spiritual search is over. There is no refuge but this
moment. We become lovers of what is.
Join us for five days contemplating and celebrating our
humanity!
Cost: $425 - $500
