Clear Water Sangha

  • The Need for Belonging

    Jon discusses the human need for belonging; the emotional basis of self-identification; and how true belonging is found only when we become free of the beliefs that perpetuate our experience of separation. Recorded 11/30/09.

  • New Video: Santa Cruz Satsang + Interview

    Jon recently participated in a special two part webcast facilitated by NeverNotHere’s Richard Miller. Video of both segments of the event is now available online. Visit NeverNotHere.com to view a full length satsang with Jon, followed by an extended interview with Jon conducted by Richard, both filmed in Santa Cruz on October 24, 2009. Thanks…

  • Effortless Presence

    Jon discusses listening without needing to understand; distinguishing between forced effort and the effortless power that comes from aligning ourselves with our true nature; and the transformational power of opening ourselves to openness itself. Recorded 09/28/2009.

  • Letting Go of Who We Think We Are

    Jon discusses the dropping away of the attachment to mind and body; how maps are useful until they aren’t; and the importance of deep listening and being available to what is always being shown. Recorded 9/21/2009.

  • Understanding from the Heart

    Jon discusses the deeper intelligence that arises when we drop the tendency to analyze and learn to listen from the heart; energetic shifts that can take place as we deepen into awareness; and learning to get out of the way of our own healing process. Recorded 9/14/2009.

  • Relaxing the Grip

    Jon discusses the role of questioning; the value of letting go of the need to understand; and suggests that true learning is not separate from realization itself. Recorded 8/31/2009.

  • What We Think Is Negative Is Often a Doorway

    In this satsang Jon discusses listening from the heart, the deeper listening that can arise when we let go of the struggle to understand; and how what we instinctively resist is often a doorway to freedom. Recorded 08/24/2009.

  • The Opportunity in Every Moment

  • You Get Here When Nothing Else Works

  • Embracing What We Avoid