‘From fear to love’ - talk at Unitarian Fellowship
The Somerset West Unitarian Fellowship will meet on Saturday August 3, at 10am, in the Vonke meeting room of Vonke House, 121 Lourensford Road.
The guest speaker is Rev. Nima Taylor, a former Buddhist nun and current minister of the Cape Town Unitarians.
Her spiritual journey has taken her deep into the teachings and practices of Tibetan Buddhism specifically Dzogchen for decades, and her seminary training brought her back to Christianity from the perspective of the mystics.
She now finds a beautiful symmetry between these two seemingly different paths.
The title of her talk is "From fear to love", and Nima asks "What can we learn from the mystics?"
She replies: "As human beings, we are designed to experience love and play, not the fear and anxiety that currently pervades our culture. Imagine the possibility that we can each and together return to and cultivate this essence of our being."
Nima will share some of the science behind our true nature, as well as some beautiful insights from the Gnostic Gospels, ancient teachings of Jesus, only recently found hidden away and now verified as additional Gospels that were left out of the Bible.
They demonstrate this true essence of who we are. Nima has studied with Cynthia Bourgeault, a contemporary Christian mystic, and will incorporate some of Cynthia's insights from her many books and courses on this topic.
Entry is free, and light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Dave Mayes on 021 850 0863 or davidjeanmayes@gmail.com