Alas, we also have the capacity for profound devastation as evident in our many divides, institutionalized power-over dynamics, and tattered environments that are on the verge of extinction due to our collective excessiveness.

Yet, the future holds a different story, according to cosmologist Brian Thomas Swimme and spiritual theologian Matthew Fox.

What You'll Learn During “Discover Hope for Humanity’s Future”

Brian and Matthew believe that we can and are actively birthing a new story and a new Earth by harnessing the primordial creation energy of the Universe that still exists today — a belief that has been foretold by great spiritual teachers and scientists alike for centuries.

It begins with the conscious creation of the noosphere, the sphere of human thought that envelops the Earth… with the potential to unify the best of humanity and inspire evolutionary advances that can create a truly equitable, joyful, and sustainable world.

You’ll explore the noosphere during this free online spiritual workshop, and discover how science and mysticism converge in the evolution of human consciousness and our world — and deepen the meaning of our lives and the power we hold to consciously create the harmony, fulfillment, and happiness we seek.

Class Topics for “Discover Hope for Humanity's Future”

In this thought-provoking online event, you’ll:

• Discover the noosphere, and how it’s relevant to us and to the roles of ritual and technology in evolving it
• Be guided by Brian to directly experience your place in the creative energy of the cosmos
• Deepen your understanding of the ongoing creation of the Universe and your role in it — and of Evelyn Underhill and M.D. Chenu’s perspective on “continuous creation” and “continuous incarnation”
• Explore what mystics such as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin have to say on expanding your consciousness and trusting your divine powers of creativity
• Learn how the power of symbolic language enabled Homo sapiens to establish unity

Together, these luminaries are uniquely positioned to guide us to the path that is most aligned with our shared desire for peace and prosperity…

And the imperative for nurturance, protection, and advancement of all beings.

You’ll experience your place in the creative energy of the cosmos and discover how science and spiritual mysticism converge in a meaningful vision for the evolution of human consciousness — and life on Earth.

About Your Teachers

Matthew Fox is a prolific author of books dedicated to renewing the ancient tradition of Creation Spirituality, including Original Blessing, A Spirituality Named Compassion, and Christian Mystics. This earth-based mystical tradition is feminist, welcoming of the arts and artists, honors Indigenous wisdom, works with science, and is committed to interfaith approaches and eco, social, and gender justice.

Matthew’s effort to reawaken the West to its own mystical tradition has sparked awareness of Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, and the mysticism of Thomas Aquinas, as well as the wisdom tradition that nurtured Jesus. His work helps reconnect science and spirituality by honoring the sacredness of the Cosmos and interacting with contemporary scientists who are also mystics. He believes that “by reinventing work, education, and worship, we can bring about a nonviolent revolution on our planet.”

Matthew received his doctorate summa cum laude in the History and Theology of Spiritualities from the Institut Catholique de Paris. A member of the Dominican Order for 34 years, he established an Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality that operated for seven years at Mundelein College in Chicago, and for 12 years at Holy Names University in Oakland.

He founded the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland in 1996 and was president and professor until 2005, when he left to create a pilot project to reinvent the educational experience for inner-city teenagers.

Matthew is a recipient of many awards, including the Gandhi King Ikeda Award from Morehouse College, which is awarded for dedication to peace, unity, nonviolence, and justice. He also received the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award; other recipients have included the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks. He is currently a visiting scholar at the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Brian Thomas Swimme is the Director of the Third Story of the Universe at Human Energy, a nonprofit public benefit organization, and professor of cosmology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He received his PhD from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Oregon in 1978 for work in gravitational dynamics.

Brian brings the context of story to our understanding of the 13.8 billion-year trajectory of the Universe. Such a story, he feels, will assist in the emergence of a flourishing Earth community. He is the author of Cosmogenesis: An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe… The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos… and The Universe is a Green Dragon. He is co-author of The Universe Story, which is the result of a 10-year collaboration with cultural historian Thomas Berry.

Brian also created, with Bruce Bochte, three educational video series: Canticle to the Cosmos… The Earth’s Imagination… and The Powers of the Universe. He co-wrote, with Mary Evelyn Tucker, and hosted the 60-minute film, Journey of the Universe, broadcast on PBS television stations nationwide, and winner of. the Northern California regional Emmy for Best Documentary in 2011.

His most recent media work, created with Monica DeRaspe-Bolles and Devin O’Dea, is the popular YouTube video series, “The Story of the Noosphere.” He lectures widely and has presented at conferences sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, The World Bank, UNESCO, The United Nations Millennium Peace Summit, and the American Museum of Natural History.

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The Dalai Lama’s kindness, humility, and wisdom lead the way and set an example for us all, and we are pleased to invite you to explore his vision and key messages to the world in The Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023.

What You'll Learn During the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit

Join tens of thousands of participants from all over the world and hear from an esteemed panel of Buddhist teachers, experts, spiritual leaders, and activists to celebrate and reflect upon what it means to be human in our modern world.

During the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit, we will unpack the essential teachings and priorities of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as we explore:

• Cultivating goodness in ourselves and others.
• How to use the power of the fundamental human quality of compassion to experience inner happiness and create a more harmonious and just society
• Embracing the Dalai Lama’s call for “a new global ethics of universal responsibility”
• Applying the personal insights gained through meditation to see the world more clearly and unlock a path toward societal change
• Key Buddhist teachings on wisdom to the challenges faced by humanity
• Navigating personal and collective challenges with wisdom and insight
• Guided meditations led by some of the world’s leading Buddhist scholars
• Experience the joy of a universal spiritual ethic rooted in compassion
• Creating a more united society through the power of compassion and virtue
• Learning how personal transformation is the key to social transformation
• Working together to create a better future, world, and society

Sign up today to join this free online experience:

• 5 days of inspiration and expert guidance
• 20 transformative talks, teachings, and dialogues
• 18 helpful guided meditations

Free Gift for Summit Attendees

When you register, you'll also get a downloadable selection of teachings from Lion's Roar's exclusive publication The Vision of the Dalai Lama: Wisdom for a Compassionate World.

Daily Speaker Schedule for the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit

Day 1 – Goodness: Bringing Out the Best in Us

The Dalai Lama is a beacon of inspiration for our troubled society. To begin this momentous global summit, our expert speakers will illuminate the Dalai Lama’s message to the world and explore how we can cultivate goodness in ourselves and society.

Speakers: Thupten Jinpa, Robert Thurman, Lisa Miller, and Matthew Fox

Day 2 – Compassion: The Foundation of Connection

Compassion is at the heart of the path of the Buddha, and has the transformative power to unite us. Together we’ll discover how, by cultivating genuine compassion toward ourselves and others, we can experience inner happiness and create a more harmonious and just society.

Speakers: Phillipe Goldin, Cyndi Lee, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, and Tony Butterfly Pham.

Day 3 – Ethics: Upholding Universal Human Values

The Dalai Lama has called for “a new global ethic of universal responsibility,” and together we’ll explore what this looks like in practice. We’ll discover the joy of ethical action and learn how to lead with compassion and altruism.

Speakers: Ven. Tenzin Priyadarshi, Brother Phap Luu, Joe Loizzo, and Tenzin Geyche

Day 4 – Meditation: The Key to Personal and Social Transformation

Join us for expert guidance in key meditation practices emphasized by the Dalai Lama, and learn how personal insights gained through Buddhist meditation can unlock a path toward societal change.

Speakers: Dan Zigmond, Dan Goleman, Ven. Thubten Chodron, and Spring Washam

Day 5 – Wisdom: Seeing Reality Clearly Together

With its conflicts, environmental crises, and many other societal challenges, our world needs wisdom now more than ever. Together we'll explore key Buddhist teachings on wisdom and discover how these can be applied to the many challenges faced by humanity today.

Speakers: Robert Thurman, Thupten Jinpa, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Pema Khandro Rinpoche, and Melvin McLeod.

About Your Summit Sponsors

About Lions Roar

Mission-driven, non-profit, and community-supported, Lion’s Roar provides Buddhist teachings, news, and perspectives so that the understanding and practice of Buddhism flourishes in today’s world and its timeless wisdom is accessible to all.

We do this by providing as many entry points as we can: through our print and digital publications, our website, video, social media, online courses, practice retreats, and more.

We try to bring dharma to people right where they are, knowing what a difference it can make in their lives.

About Tibet House US

Tibet House US was founded at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and is dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it is confronted with extinction on its own soil.

By presenting Tibetan civilization and its profound wisdom, beauty, and special art of freedom to the people of the world, we hope to inspire others to join the effort to protect and save it.

Tibet House US is part of a worldwide network of Tibetan institutions committed to ensuring that the light of the Tibetan spirit never disappears from the face of this earth.

Replay Period For the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit

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This illuminating summit is an immersion into mystical wisdom that holds the promise of replenishment, and timeless ecstatic union with the Sacred.

Summit speakers, including such luminaries and artists as Colette Baron-Reid, Mirabai Starr, Sunny Dawn Johnston, Andrew Harvey, Pam Grout, Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Fr. Larry Gosselin, Gangaji, and Victor Wooten, will address the question: How do we connect to the sacred to experience more joy, bliss, and connection in the modern age?

The Mystics Summit assures us that it’s everyone’s birthright to directly experience divine love, and to access deeply ecstatic experiences that are healing and regenerative.

What You'll Learn During the Mystics Summit 2023

As the increasing noise, chaos, and distraction presented by the daily global news cycle grow more intense, this unrelenting barrage of negativity can ignite a paralyzing fear response in your brain’s limbic region.

The ensuing indecision you may feel can make it practically impossible for you to focus, leading to frustration, anger, or depression.

It’s fight, flight, or freeze… on steroids!

Thankfully, as we continue to navigate these potentially dangerous and unsettling waters, the reassuring lighthouse of mystical wisdom…

… radiates its healing beams of safety to all of us, as we cling to our tiny life rafts while being buffeted by the unrelenting waves of shocking global transformation.

As “wayshowers” throughout time, mystics encourage us to embrace a deep, still quality of mystical attention that allows us to commune directly with the sacred…

… and teach us to reconnect with truth that is timeless and essential, by harnessing “the mystical art of attention” in an age of total distraction.

The Importance of Mystics Throughout History

Mystics have existed throughout time at “hinge points in history” — think plagues, floods, social upheavals, and wars — and also during growth periods such as the Renaissance…

… spurred on by their exuberant, spiritual hunger and creative, innovative responses to the wildly dramatic changes unfolding around them.

In the soul-stirring Mystics Summit, we’re presenting an all-star cohort of seasoned scholars and mystical seekers who will support you in reconnecting to love as a safe harbor amidst life’s crashing storms.

You'll encounter celebrated figures like Hadewijch of Antwerp, Thomas Aquinas, Brother Lawrence, Jesus of Nazareth, Plato, Copernicus, da Vinci…

… as well as contemporaries like Thomas Merton, Einstein, Tesla, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and others.

Throughout this landmark summit, you’ll receive not only gems of wisdom from ancient and present-day mystics, but also poetry, music, and experiential practices that can put you in touch with the unmistakable passion you carry within your own heart and mind.

Benefits of Attending the Mystics Summit 2023

During this free online spiritual healing event, you'll discover:

• That mysticism, through the 4 points of Perennial Wisdom, can address the core psycho-spiritual problem plaguing humanity
• How to call out to 7 specific archangels for blessings and protection — getting to know each one by name as you develop special, unique relationships
• Little-known Jewish, Kabbalistic, Sabbatean, and Hasidic mystical teachings — and ways to translate, adapt, and embody them today
• The relationship between music and sacred sounds such as ancient mantras — and how music amplifies the mysticism, supporting your spiritual journey
• The call for a healing of humanity by way of the unio mystica — the union of the mystic's soul with God
• And much more…

You’ll feel a deep sense of safety that mysticism can provide you with a sheltered port in a storm, gently guiding you to reawaken to your soul’s own knowledge and intuition.

By connecting with these venerated mystics yourself, you can de-mystify mysticism and move into, claim, and sustain this mystical lifeline to your timeless essence.

In fact, you may discover that the great mystics of the past weren’t unapproachable “saints,” but were very human and flawed, and wrestled with the same challenges many of us are dealing with right now.

You’re invited to discover how you, like the mystics, can unlock your own ecstatic internal guidance, satisfying your desire to reconnect in a mystical union with the Divine…

… as you learn to embody “the mystical art of attention” so you can receive soul-nourishing solace from quintessential mystical teachings across time.

You’ll be in good hands with summit hosts James Twyman and Taya Mâ Shere, who will guide you through five incredible days packed with quality content…

… allowing you to soak in enlightening conversations with present-day mystics (the wisdom keepers of our times), and also participate in grounding, experiential practices.

Watch the 2023 Mystics Summit Trailer Video

What Does It Mean To Be A Mystic In Our Time?

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When people fail to find joy and meaning, they often turn to substances and other addictions as a coping mechanism to check out emotionally from a life that isn’t grounded and purposeful.

As human beings, we are intimately linked to the Earth and the Cosmos. When we don’t live in harmony with nature and stay connected to Source, we lose our connection to ourselves.

During this free online spiritual healing event, Matthew Fox, a theologian and prolific author, will share why cultural historian Thomas Berry’s teachings are so vitally important at this unique juncture.

As Matthew notes, Thomas Berry was an eco-prophet who spoke out about the earth’s destruction over four decades ago.

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What You'll Learn During “Sacred Earth, Sacred Self” with Matthew Fox

• Find that when you take action to save the Earth, and connect to Source, you are taking steps to save yourself and future generations
• Discover humanity’s most basic flaw — and its resulting consequences
• Explore why embodying a sense of sacredness is a vital element of human survival — emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and environmentally
• Discover why academic barbarism (when the left brain devours your values by overpowering the right brain) leads to the destruction of the planet by prioritizing profits over respecting the sacredness of the Earth
• Experience a Tai Chi breathing and movement exercise to invite you to breathe in and embody Earth consciousness

In this thought-provoking hour, Mathew will reveal a basic flaw of humanity and its long-term consequences — emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and environmentally.

He’ll share his reflections on Berry’s view of our planet as sacred, and how decades of exploitation have caused tremendous damage, some of it irreversible.

You’ll be invited to do the great work of saving yourself and the planet because personal transformation is not only possible, it’s necessary…

Not only for your survival, but for the survival of the planet.

You'll reconnect with the sacred Earth to ground yourself, and find a deeper, more meaningful purpose through embracing the truths of mystics…

And in the process, saving the planet for future generations.

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About Your Spiritual Teacher – Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox is a prolific author of books dedicated to renewing the ancient tradition of Creation Spirituality, including Original Blessing, A Spirituality Named Compassion, and Christian Mystics. This earth-based mystical tradition is feminist, welcoming of the arts and artists, honors Indigenous wisdom, works with science, and is committed to interfaith approaches and eco, social, and gender justice.

Matthew’s effort to reawaken the West to its own mystical tradition has sparked awareness of Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, and the mysticism of Thomas Aquinas, as well as the wisdom tradition that nurtured Jesus. His work helps reconnect science and spirituality by honoring the sacredness of the Cosmos and interacting with contemporary scientists who are also mystics. He believes that “by reinventing work, education, and worship, we can bring about a nonviolent revolution on our planet.”

Matthew received his doctorate summa cum laude in the History and Theology of Spiritualities from the Institut Catholique de Paris. A member of the Dominican Order for 34 years, he established an Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality that operated for seven years at Mundelein College in Chicago, and for 12 years at Holy Names University in Oakland.

He founded the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland in 1996 and was president and professor until 2005, when he left to create a pilot project to reinvent the educational experience for inner-city teenagers.

Matthew is a recipient of many awards, including the Gandhi King Ikeda Award from Morehouse College, which is awarded for dedication to peace, unity, nonviolence, and justice. He also received the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award; other recipients have included the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks. He is currently a visiting scholar at the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Testimonials for Matthew Fox

“I think of Matthew Fox as “God’s Talent Scout” for all the pivotal figures and ideas he has reclaimed for the reform of Christianity. He knows the sources and translates them into modern idioms for the rest of us! What he has done with Hildegard, Eckhart, and Aquinas makes him a major teacher and guide.” — Richard Rohr

“Matthew Fox is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of spirituality. He has redefined what healthy spirituality is, and what it is not. We should place him at the same level of cultural importance as Thomas Berry, Gandhi, and Dr. King.” — Steve Mortimer

“If one person deserves credit for the great Hildegard renaissance in our time, it is Matthew Fox. Here in the long-lost legacy of Hildegard of Bingen, Fox found blindingly beautiful paintings, radiant writings overflowing with fresh insights of the deepest kind, prophetic wisdom, and engaged political spirituality. Here was a mystical genius who could help to illuminate the human soul spirituality, ecologically, politically — in every dimension of life.” — Mary Ford-Grabowsky

“History will name Fox one of the great Christian spirits of our age.” — John Shelby Spong

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She was a pioneer in so many fields — and well ahead of her time — that you could spend years studying her teachings and still not take in all of her wisdom.

Her empowering and healing insights on how to approach our inner and societal masculine-feminine imbalances… commune with and honor the Earth… and face and transmute sadness and overwhelm are profound and timely, offering us empowerment and inspiration for the path ahead.

Her visions and teachings on how we can connect with our divinity and the benevolent spirits of other realms provide an inspiring glimpse into the sacred and the evolution of our soul.

During this free online spiritual healing class, Matthew Fox, a renowned spiritual pioneer and author of numerous books on St. Hildegard, will metaphorically open the great wooden doors of the stone abbey where she lived…

And introduce you to some of this beloved mystic’s most pertinent and necessary teachings for these times.

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What You'll Learn During This Free Online Spiritual Healing Class

• Discover Hildegard’s timely wisdom for replacing the masculine approach of control and power-over with the feminine model of partnership with oneself, others, and the earth
• Experience a powerful meditation accompanied by Hidegard’s music as you focus on her painting of 9 concentric mandalas — known as the 9 choirs of angels — to call healing angels into your own life
• Discover Hildegard’s Celtic wisdom through a reading of her Gaelic-inspired poem that perceives the sun as the face of God
• Learn about Hildegard’s proficiency in creating botanical medicines — also revered as spiritual remedies — through her alchemies for cultivating courage, compassion, and tranquility
• Explore Hildegard’s special relationship with angels, which she saw as spheres of light and believed could take on the forms of humans and animals

You’ll discover profound wisdom for finding calmness and harmony within — and for our troubled world…

Through Hildegard’s teachings on how to cultivate an inner balance of the Healthy Masculine and Divine Feminine that heightens self-awareness and ultimately self-fulfillment.

You’ll learn about Hildegard’s mystical teachings on divinity gleaned from Celtic wisdom…

Yer profound encounters with angelic realms

And yet another of her healing gifts — her ability to create highly effective plant medicines that not only addressed dis-ease but were also coveted as powerful spiritual remedies for treating maladies of the soul.

You’ll be inspired and empowered by St. Hildegard’s most pertinent teachings for these times…

And experience a powerful meditation accompanied by her music and mandala painting inspired by winged spirits to call healing angels into your own life.

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About Your Spiritual Teacher – Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox is a prolific author of books dedicated to renewing the ancient tradition of Creation Spirituality, including Original Blessing, A Spirituality Named Compassion, and Christian Mystics. This earth-based mystical tradition is feminist, welcoming of the arts and artists, honors Indigenous wisdom, works with science, and is committed to interfaith approaches and eco, social, and gender justice.

Matthew’s effort to reawaken the West to its own mystical tradition has sparked awareness of Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, and the mysticism of Thomas Aquinas, as well as the wisdom tradition that nurtured Jesus. His work helps reconnect science and spirituality by honoring the sacredness of the cosmos and interacting with contemporary scientists who are also mystics. He believes that “by reinventing work, education, and worship, we can bring about a nonviolent revolution on our planet.”

Matthew received his doctorate summa cum laude in the History and Theology of Spiritualities from the Institut Catholique de Paris. A member of the Dominican Order for 34 years, he established an Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality that operated for seven years at Mundelein College in Chicago, and for 12 years at Holy Names University in Oakland.

He founded the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland in 1996, and was president and professor until 2005, when he left to create a pilot project to reinvent the educational experience for inner-city teenagers.

Matthew is a recipient of many awards, including the Gandhi King Ikeda Award from Morehouse College, which is awarded for dedication to peace, unity, nonviolence, and justice. He also received the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award; other recipients have included the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks. He is currently a visiting scholar at the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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