At A Glance

• What: An alternative to church for sincere spiritual seekers
• Where: Zoom
• How Often: ~Weekly (likely: 3 times per month)
• How Long: 70 minutes (10 minutes of “loitering” after the service, if one wants to meet and greet)
• Offering: Dana (a donation of your choosing)

Description

Quite swiftly is religion becoming less and less salient to ordinary Americans. A recent Gallup report bears this claim out:

The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life–from 66% in 2015 to 49% today– ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007.

Meanwhile, spiritual seekers’ turn away from organized religion and toward inner explorations has been, albeit salutary, insufficient. The attempt to “go it alone” can, understandably, leave one feeling turned about, unmoored, wayward, pathless, and lonesome. 

My wife Alexandra and I believe that there needs to be “an alternative to church” for sincere seekers who’d like to “thicken” their understanding of the inner life and who are open to learning about the metaphysics of nonduality: the view–stated loosely–that “all beings and all things are basically One.”  

This is why we created The Meeting House; it’s a place where we can gather on a weekly basis in order not just to clarify but also to live in the spirit of friendliness. For Alexandra and me, there are four beams that support this weekly service. Each of us has

1. A longing for self-knowledge
2. A deep openness to devotion
3. A genuine desire to live righteously
4. And a need for wholesome fellowship

Standing firmly on these “4 beams,” each service includes devotional singing or chanting, guided meditations, chances to greet newcomers and old, a group discussion, and a talk about some chief aspect of the teaching.

During and after the service, you should feel both the sense of peace deepening and the heart opening.

To Express Interest

If you’d like to come to The Meeting House, please fill out the Contact Form at The Inward Turn Institute.