Join the Interfaith Experience Committee on May 30, 2008 for an energy filled discussion on the spiritual practice of Evolutionary Enlightenment.

In this talk the acclaimed British actor Linus Roache, currently appearing as Law and Order's Chief Executive ADA Michael Cutter, will share how the perspective of Evolutionary Enlightenment is helping him navigate through the seductive world of success, celebrity and the intensity of the entertainment industry. Please click here for more information.

Co-sponsored by The Temple of Understanding and The Rubin Museum of Art, The Interfaith Experience is a free monthly program designed for young adults that offers grounding in the practices and history of cultures and religions. In addition, the interplay of religion and work-life are explored within the context of specific traditions.

Join us for, what promises to be a lively and though provoking discussion with the Rev. Masud Ibn Syedullah TSSF. Rev. Syedullah’s experience as a founding member of the Episcopal-Muslim Relations Committee of the Diocese of New York gives him first hand experience in the movement to bring various faith paths together. 

His interfaith background (Christian mother and Muslim father), together with more than twenty-five years of being informed and formed by Franciscan spirituality, has guided his ministry to emphasize the themes of reconciliation and respect for all God’s creation.  Consequently, his ministry not only includes positive relationship building among Christians and Muslims, but also includes serious work with Jews, Buddhists, and North American Native Peoples.  Tonight’s program will include a discussion and Q&A with Rev. Syedullah.  Please click here for more information.
 

The second of a two-part presentation, will explore current frontier studies in consciousness, science and spirituality.  The speakers, Dr. Kurt Johnson and Loch Kelley will highlight and explore pivotal points and their implications regarding humanity’s subjective and objective understanding and appreciation of a wider reality. Subjects to be discussed will include present day movements, including movements identified in Paul Hawken’s book, Blessed Unrest. Please click here for more information.
 

February

February 22, 2008 - The Interfaith Experience™

Visionary Artist, Alex Grey

“Mr. Grey’s paintings, as detailed and anatomically accurate as medical illustrations, present man as an archetypal being struggling toward cosmic unity…Grey’s vision of a flawed but perfectible mankind stands as an antidote to the cynicism and spiritual malaise prevalent in much contemporary art.” 
---New York Times 

Visionary artist and co-founder of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in NYC, Alex Grey’s paintings “X-ray” multi-dimensional reality.  His visual meditations on the nature of consciousness interweave biological anatomy with psychic/spiritual energy.  From rock starts to scientists, Grey’s art inspires, informs and illuminates the inexplicable.  Join us for an evening of discussion with this icon and discover the next level of your own divinity.  Please click here for more information.
 

January

January 25, 2008 - The Interfaith Experience™

SPIRITUALITY, SCIENCE and CONSCIOUSNESS: Wisdom from the Cutting Edge

At a tipping point in history, understanding the intricate but profound synchronicity of our subjective and objective experiences of reality could be the difference between humanities continued existence and extinction. Join Dr. Kurt Johnson, biologist, and Loch Kelly, psychotherapist and Buddhist meditation teacher, for a discussion that will highlight key contemporary insights across the fields of consciousness studies, science and spirituality. The first of a two-part presentation, January’s discussion will draw on the holistic views of Ken Wilber’s Integral Vision, Don Beck’s Spiral Dynamics, Bro. Wayne Teasdale’s Universal View of World Religions and recent research by the Mind and Life Institute in dialogue with the Dalai Lama and synthesized by Mingyur Rinpoche in his new book, The Joy of Living. Please click here for more information.