Invited Teacher: Andre´s Gonza´lez - Revolutionary Love: Metta in the Meta-Crisis
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Andre´s Gonza´lez -R/evolutionary Love: Metta in the Meta-Crisis
What if the meta-crisis is not only ecological, political, and social, but also a crisis of perception? In this Dharma reflection, we'll explore how the practice of metta (lovingkindness) can become a profound retraining of the heart-mind, gradually transforming the separative consciousness that conditions fear, othering, and the systems of domination driving so much of our collective suffering. As lovingkindness softens the habit of aversion and loosens the illusion of separation, it opens us to the lived reality of our interdependence. From that remembering, care for one another and our living Earth ceases to be merely an ethical ideal and becomes a natural expression of belonging, responsibility, and r/evolutionary love.
Andrés González (he/they) relates to himself firstly as a spiritual being embodying, Earth-side, the multiplicity of gender, sexuality, race, & culture as a two-spirit Mestizo with primarily Yaqui, Mexican, Spanish, & Scottish ancestries. He’s also a transracial adoptee, connected to a lineage of Indigenous adoptees separated from family, land, & culture by way of the U.S. child welfare system. Andrés’ lived experience integrating these many worlds has informed his path as a practitioner of curanderismo, dharma teacher, and community mental health clinician. Trained in harm reduction, healing-justice, & Indigenous psychology as a psychotherapist, he holds a masters degree in social work. He is also a graduate of East Bay Meditation Center’s two-year Spiritual Teacher & Leadership Training and the 2023-2024 Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics’ certification program in psychedelic facilitation. Andrés presently resides on the land of the Yokuts people (Bakersfield, CA) and lovingly traverses the ceremony of life with his adored service dog, Jr.
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Hybrid - White Heron Sangha Meditation Center and on Zoom
6615 Bay Laurel Pl.
Avila Beach, CA 93424
USA
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