Don Oakley
Nondual Meditation and Spiritual Teachings
Don's Teaching Events
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Don is currently leading weekend spiritual and meditation retreats at Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee about 90 minutes north of Knoxville.
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In addition to hosting a wide variety of spiritual and wellness groups at Well Being Retreat Center, Don leads weekend spiritual and meditation retreats every month..
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These weekend retreats of spiritual inquiry and meditation generally begin late Friday afternoon and end with after lunch on Sunday. Don gives an introductory talk on nondual spiritual exploration on Friday evening. Then, Saturday morning, Don will lead a guided meditation and will present a discourse on some aspect of spiritual awakening. Several silent meditations will be scheduled throughout the day to support one's own spiritual inquiry. In the afternoon, there will be an extended period for Q&A to explore questions of a spiritual nature. Sunday morning will be a time for any remaining questions about spiritual awakening and a final silent meditation and and opportunity for sharing your experience after a weekend of deep spiritual inquiry..
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These retreats are non-denominational experiential investigations into our True Nature.
Don Oakley's Upcoming Spiritual & Meditation Events ​​​​​​
​January 21, 2024 at 6:30 - 7:30 pm EDT: An Evening with Don Oakley Online
Topic: "Going All In"
(These Zoom sessions are on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month)
"We may meditate for years, go on retreats, maybe even notice the ever-present quality of awareness, and yet still hesitate. The internal conversation might be, “Yes, I have glimpsed awareness, but how do I know I can really trust it?” The thinking mind can conjure up an endless list of doubts and questions. Any one is enough to obscure that formless purity, much like a hand held in front of the face can obscure the enormity of the Sun. What will it take to go all in?"
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​January 31 - February 2, 2025: "An Invitation to Awaken" an in-Person retreat
THIS RETREAT IS NOW FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY
at Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, TN with Don Oakley and Patty Bottari
"Spiritual Awakening does not have to be a lifelong endeavor of meditations, meritorious deeds, journeys to distant lands, or abandonment of worldly responsibilities. It is not necessarily rare or far away. It is not a matter of worthiness and it is not an attainment. It is the discovery of what you already are - as surprising as that may sound. Since it is simply a recognition of a pre-existing capacity, it can happen in a moment - only a moment is needed when we are willing to drop our certainty about who we are and what enlightenment is. It is right there (here) patiently waiting for you to return home."
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February 28 - March 2, 2025: "Discover Your True Self" an in-Person retreat
at Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, TN with Don Oakley and Patty Bottari
"We may seek in many directions for fulfillment, excitement, pleasure, meaning and purpose and then, one day, we might wonder who it is that is doing all this seeking? Such a moment is a very significant change of trajectory. It is the first step in a journey home to discover what is truly living this Life."
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NOTE: More of Don's spiritual and meditation retreats will be listed as we approach the dates