The Center for World Spirituality remains fully committed to its consciously creative mission under the joint stewardship of Dr. Gafni and the circle of board members, colleagues and students who have stepped up to lead.
Today, I am writing a brief note of closure in regard to the blogosphere explosion of a few months back. The core of what I want to tell you is contained in the last couple of paragraphs.
The board of directors of the Center for World Spirituality recently made a public statement, conveying their support for Marc Gafni as a leader and teacher in the Center.
We do not seem to understand many of life’s lessons until we experience them directly, either through our own suffering, or from being touched by those very close to us.
When we first met Marc Gafni, we were struck, like most people, by his brilliance and his openhearted friendliness.
Recently statements from Ken Wilber and the Special Committee of the Board of Directors for the Center for World Spirituality (CWS) have appeared online regarding Marc Gafni. They have made up their minds. They have chosen to continue to work with Marc Gafni in his vision for evolving a world-centric spirituality based on Integral principles. [...]
We have previously written a letter called the Unique Self of Marc Gafni, which primarily referred to a period of controversy in Marc’s life
I want to share some brief insights on these important and often confusing topics. I have promised a full book on sexuality, which I hope to be able to offer in the not-too- distant future.
If the Integral community is going to engage in conversation that is truly integral in nature then we need to do some serious thinking and writing.
If you are interested in more comprehensive background and context on these issues…
Leading Spiritual Teacher Sally Kempton introduces Dr. Marc Gafni
Sally Kempton began her public career as a leading second wave feminist and journalist. She later became a student of an Indian Yoga Lineage where she was a student and then a leading Swami and teacher for thirty years.
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Integral Church is an enactment of Integral consciousness, initiated by Dr. Marc on New Years weekend 2010. In Integral Church, we engage a passionate and integrated spiritual practice that is emergent from the best of the world's spiritual traditions. Each First Friday has a theme. The themes deepen in each new cycle.
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