The essence of relationship is Love. Some hold Love to be the animating core of all of reality.  Love is the Eros that drives evolution, even as it is the joy that moves our heart and fills our being.  And, put simply: if all levels of reality evolve, then love must evolve as well!  

And this evolution needs your participation.  We are gathering at Integral Spiritual Experience II: The Future of Love to transform our “love lives” on a personal level and map a vision of where relationships will evolve for all humankind. In the second year of our five-year journey, the Integral Spiritual Experience moves from an exploration of Unique Self in year 1 to that of Unique Relationships in year 2. This promises to be a profound engagement of the 2nd Person of Spirit - relationship as a fundamental dynamic of reality.

What is love? How do we find it, nurture and sustain it? Does love mean the same thing today that it did a thousand years ago when so many of the great religious traditions developed their views about love?  What are the structural patterns in the Evolution of Love?  How does our conscious participation change the evolution of love? What are the evolutionary Integral skills of love and relationship that have the power to deepen our realization and to liberate our true and unique self? What new gifts for the world can emerge from this evolution?

The great truths about love - taught in different languages by teachers from every tradition - need to be viewed through an Integral lens and re-shaped by modern insights.  We will be exploring relationship in many different dimensions: between lovers, friends and partners, between student and teacher, between self and the divine. Our inquiry will go beyond typical conversations about romance and sex: we will invite engagement with our creative and organizational partners, our friends and relatives (including the difficult ones!), with our children and parents, and with nature and animals.  We’ll look at the relational space created by groups and organizations, including spiritual organizations, and the power of an evolved community to transform individuals.

Are you ready to participate consciously in the Evolution of Love? We invite you to bring your passion, courage and depth to the Integral Spiritual Experience II: The Future of Love.

Join Us!

December 29th, 2010 – January 2nd, 2011
Asilomar Retreat Center
Pacific Grove, California

This event will sell out. If you would like to be notified as soon as registration is open, please leave us your email address below, and you’ll be among the first to have the opportunity to join us in the second year of this extraordinary adventure, what one spiritual teacher called “the most significant spiritual gathering since the 1893 World Parliament of Religions.”

Here’s what people are saying about Integral Spiritual Experience : Year 1
The Personal Spiritual Journey:Your Unique Self
 

It absolutely reignited my intellect, my heart, and my sense of a greater possibility for my life. I am very new to integral and felt that in this very integral space my perspective was welcome and received.

The ISE event was so heart-opening for me - an immense feeling of Divine Presence. The entire event was incredible - I now feel that my Gifts matter to the world and I have a lot less fear in sharing and being my Unique Self.

Ever since childhood I have yearned for so much more than traditional religion could give to me. My vessel has been empty for so long - the constant searching - the dark night never seemed to have an end. But now the light is beaming through, expressing itself. Being put into words, and thoughts - and love. And maybe - most certainly - to chart the true course and purpose of my life and for many others. What, what a blessing!

With a bow so deep that it becomes a somersault, there is profound gratitude for the inestimable energy, love, presence, and wisdom of Ken, Diane, Marc, Sally, Robb, and Vidyuddeva in leading us through this extraordinary event. My life has been changed, as have the lives of who-knows-how-many others. May the benefits gained through these and all future efforts be dedicated to the liberation and evolution of all beings in all realms.

A huge thank you is all I can say. I have found renewed direction and purpose at 65 years of age and look forward to helping others to find the same at all ages.