Wed 12 Jun - Soul in the System

When: Wednesday 12th June 2024, 7:30pm-9:15pm, Doors open 7pm
Where: Bath Abbey, BA1 1LT
Price: What you can afford (Suggested donation £12-£15)
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Meditation or mindfulness practice is often promoted as a way of helping us cope better with the demands of daily life. Meditation is said to build resilience and reduce anxiety, and so it does. But at what point does 'coping' become 'colluding'? If we’re asked to work in unjust systems, or to live in an inhuman way, should we be learning to adapt ourselves to such demands? This talk explores the notion of ‘mysticism as resistance’ and asks how contemplative practice and community might empower souls to transform, and not simply survive, the system.

Sarah is an Anglican priest from Canberra, Australia, founder of a contemplative church there. Author of Experiencing God in a Time of Crisis, and of A Contemplative Christianity for our Time. A star! Worth noting in your letter though the talk is in Bath.