Still Headless

Several times in the last week, I kept getting an urge / thought / impulse to offer a different kind of Headless meeting. So I shared the idea with Richard and a few Headless Friends. They were receptive and encouraging.
The idea goes like this…

I feel guided to host / offer / create space for a more “non-symbolic” Headless meeting. This means less speaking and more resting in the awake awareness / recognition of our content-less presence. I would describe this not so much as a space for silent or guided meditation… more as a space with a certain still / meditative quality to it. For this reason I’ve tentatively named this format “Still Headless”.  

I thought we can begin with 30 min once a week. Those of you who are interested are welcome to join. The invitation is to be present and occasionally lead each other through simple first person pointers - as they arise. We stay with the recognitions that come up - if any. There is less sharing in these meetings. More being. It is also okay to do / say nothing at all. And notice what that is like. 

A) Some pointers / experiments 🫵🏻
B) Then some silence / integration / resting 🪷
C) Repeat 🔁

There is a practice I learned called Mahasati, which for me reliably reveals Headlessness and also non-doer-ship / non-authorship. This might be one of the things we explore together. People who join are always free to not do / follow what is suggested and just be present. Essentially this is another Headless meeting. The difference is in emphasis. These “Still Headless” meetings are more oriented to being in touch with the Headless non-experience than talking about it (without denying that talking about it together has its own beauty, depth and power).

Ama has kindly agreed to help me host our first three meetings. Based on how this experiment goes we will consider if we want to offer such meetings regularly / make them a regular feature. If you’d like to join, please save the following coordinates…

Still Headless (Zoom Meeting) - Hosted by Ama & Nithya
When: Weekly (for three weeks) on Thursdays: 17th, 24th September and 1st October ’26
Time: 6:30 AM Pacific Time
Duration: About 30 mins
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84525115923?pwd=1nXU1YX7bkgKoWMH8pNM4xzn3xtgHo.1
Meeting ID: 845 2511 5923
Passcode: 801108

Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
Still headless…
Nithya Shanti