SAND
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SAND (Science and Nonduality) is a community rooted in the fusion of timeless wisdom, cutting-edge science, and direct experience. We gather to contemplate and honor the intricate tapestry of beauty, complexity, pain, and enigmatic mystery that weaves the infinite cycles of existence. Guided by a spirit of exploration, we transcend narrow notions of ultimate truths and binary thinking, embracing our interconnectedness within the web of life.
At the crossroads of spiritual inquiry, social healing, scientific exploration, and artistic expression, we embark on an illuminating journey to unravel the depths of what it means to be human. Together, we strive to expand knowledge, deepen understanding, and co-create a world that is more interconnected, awakened, and compassionate.
SAND welcomes you to join this transformative convergence, where the wisdom of ages, the forefront of science, and the wonders of direct experience harmonize into a symphony of growth and discovery.
Where Olive Trees Weep
NYC Premiere
A live screening
and Q&A
Where Olive Trees Weep screening with an in-person Q&A with the directors
Zaya & Maurizio Benazzo.
Tuesday October 15, 2024 · 7pm – 10pm
Angelika Film Center & Cafe – New York
18 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012, United States
The film gives background to the current crisis in Israel/Palestine and brings to light the lives of people we met on our 2022 journey in the occupied West Bank. Their universally human stories speak of intergenerational pain, trauma and resilience. We hope they touch your heart, stir compassion and understanding, and give rise to a pursuit for justice. For without justice, peace remains an empty slogan.
Turning Toward the Heart
A Community Gathering
October 5, 2024 · 10:00 – 11:30am PDT
Pir Zia Inayat Khan is a renowned spiritual teacher in the Sufi tradition. In this dialogue, we will explore turning toward the heart — a fundamental practice in Sufism and many other spiritual paths. Can we see the heart not just as a physical organ, but as a center of consciousness, wisdom, and divine connection? Will this inner orientation lead us to greater self-awareness, compassion, and spiritual growth?
Where Olive Trees Weep
Film and Conversations on Palestine
Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
Welcome to the
SAND Community
Where we come together to explore beyond ultimate truths, binary thinking, and individual awakening while in deep reverence of the beauty, complexity, pain, and great mystery that weave the infinite cycles of existence.
Events
Turning Toward the Heart
‘Where Olive Trees Weep’: New York Screening and Q&A
Reclaiming Our Humanity
Poetry and Grief in Times of Genocide
Land for Two Peoples & What is Love Asking from Us?
From Palestine to the World
Jewish Identity after Oct 7
Cultural Stories & Mysticism of Gaza
Grieving in Community
From Wounds to Wholeness
Restoring Wholeness
Land, Lineage & Resisting Genocide
The Crisis in Gaza
Love with Justice
Let’s Learn Together
SAND Webinars & Courses
From quantum physics to meditation, inter-generational trauma, or indigenous wisdom, SAND courses are designed to deepen our understanding of the nature of reality, consciousness, and the interconnection of all things. Whether you are new to these subjects or have been exploring them for years, this is an opportunity to learn from leading experts and engage in a communal learning experience with a global community of fellow explorers.
Explore
#103 Justice & Joy
Vocation
‘I want people to wake up’: Nemonte Nenquimo
On Doors and \cracks\
Elemental Purification Breath Meditation
#102 Poetry and Grief in Times of Genocide
Palestine Wail
The Backfire Effect
Tomb, Womb, Cocoon
Listen to our Sonified Universe
#101 Apian Wisdom
Artist Ana Mendieta
The Evolved Nest
A False Privilege
Opening Oneself
#100 Sacred Solidarity with Palestine: Sounds of SAND Second Year
Basic Trust, Part I
The Ontology of Ofrenda (Part I)
Psychological Roots of Authoritarianism
Child of the Moon
Films
Where Olive Trees Weep
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Offering a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation
Mauri (Coming soon)
Visually stunning testament to a land and a people who have survived removal, exploitation and colonization.
If An Owl Calls Your Name (Coming Soon)
Indigenous elders, healers and activists from Esk’etemc, Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en territories reflect upon their lives as forcefully assimilated Canadians.
The Wisdom of Trauma
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The interconnected epidemics of anxiety, chronic illness and substance abuse are, according to Dr Gabor Maté, normal. But not in the way you might think. Can our deepest pain be a doorway to healing?
The Art of Life
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An award-winning documentary: As a rising star in the field of abstract mathematics, Michael discovered that he could see beauty and patterns where others could not. But his path was not to be inside academia, or even inside society.
Science Meets Spirituality
“This is the place where big questions ‘Who am I?’, ‘What is life?’ can be explored utilizing all lenses.”
Being Human
“It starts with Being Human—and moves on from there, to the most significant thing, via answers to questions I never knew I had—growth—the space—the magnificence (I am so hungry for that)—trauma—optimism—awakening—service—and LEMONS!”
Life as it is…
Tribute to Rick Linchitz. A short documentary capturing the intimacy, openness and deep wisdom of Rick Linchitz and his wife Rita as they go through the final weeks of a 14 year journey with lung cancer.
Rays of the Absolute
An homage to Nisargadatta and his unintended legacy by people that have been inspired by him more than words can express.
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