Alan Clements: The Collapse of Certainty
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Tami Simon speaks with Alan Clements, a human activist, artist and former Buddhist monk, extensively trained in Buddhist psychology and insight meditation. He is the author of The Voice of Hope, Burma, and a new book, A Future to Believe In. With Sounds True he’s published the audio learning program Natural Freedom. Alan discusses the archetype of feminine power found in the life actions of Burmese Nobel Laureate and activist Aung San Suu Kyi. We also spoke about the collapse of certainty in the face of war and genocide, and the idea of the inter-dependence of our freedom, as well as asking ourselves the question, “What is freedom?” (58 minutes)
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Thank you Alan and Tami that was one of the most heart felt experiences I have had in a long time. It was very gentle however very powerful and made me look again at my own spiritual practice and am I practicing or am I doing it for real. May your days bring you closer to the divine that dwells within us all. Again thank you, Wendy
Comment by Wendy Kura — January 7, 2011 @ 4:23 pm
This was achingly real. It comes on the heels of what I recently read of Bede Griffiths comment near the end of his life, when he understood that he even had to empty himself of his ideas of “God” and simply surrender himelf into the Mother. At that point he finally understood what Jesus meant during his crucifixion when he asked why “God” had abandoned him: during theosis (being the All-in-all) all shadows of ‘otherness’ are at last dissolved. It sounds like a dark and even painful experience, just before the dawn of the light. Alan’s comments about his trauma–his breaking open–point to what it must feel like to experience some moments of theosis–authentic interrelatedness.
Comment by Kathryn Devereaux — March 28, 2011 @ 3:56 pm
thankyou..
wonderful and clear explaination of how to live awake, not dream you are awake.. 0mmmm xx
Comment by julie smith — September 6, 2011 @ 8:09 am