Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
How can we welcome our current experience without striving to ‘achieve’ mindfulness or meditation? In this dialogue with Gaylon Ferguson—distinguished meditation teacher, former Naropa faculty member, and author of Welcoming Beginner’s Mind: Zen and Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom on Experiencing Our True Nature—we will explore this nuanced question and its implications for the modern mindfulness movement. Gaylon will be joined by Jordan Quaglia, Research Director of Naropa’s Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education. Together, they’ll discuss meaningful questions at the intersections of contemplative practice, spirituality, and society. Audience members will be invited to attune to their moment-by-moment experience, guided by Gaylon in welcoming, an accessible and inclusive contemplative exercise distinct from conventional mindfulness and meditation practices.
Stay up to date with cafe contemplative offerings here: https://www.naropa.edu/academics/extended-campus/cafe-contemplative/
How can we welcome our current experience without striving to ‘achieve’ mindfulness or meditation? In this dialogue with Gaylon Ferguson—distinguished meditation teacher, former Naropa faculty member, and author of Welcoming Beginner’s Mind: Zen and Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom on Experiencing Our True Nature—we will explore this nuanced question and its implications for the modern mindfulness movement. Gaylon will be joined by Jordan Quaglia, Research Director of Naropa’s Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education. Together, they’ll discuss meaningful questions at the intersections of contemplative practice, spirituality, and society. Audience members will be invited to attune to their moment-by-moment experience, guided by Gaylon in welcoming, an accessible and inclusive contemplative exercise distinct from conventional mindfulness and meditation practices.
Stay up to date with cafe contemplative offerings here: https://www.naropa.edu/academics/extended-campus/cafe-contemplative/
