Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/18/2015
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Event Type
The Jun 2015 gathering will be an online video conference on Thursday, Jun 18th, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (Pacific Time) (the 3rd Thursday of the month).
TOPIC “What is reality?” Can the definition of reality be boiled down to three categories: matter only, mind only, or mind+matter?
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Here is an FAQ on the nature of the gathering, and details on how to get setup for the video conference.
What is the purpose of THE GLOBALITÉ CAFÉ? To have a dialogue on global topics in a quest for the Truth of the matter. To allow solutions to emerge (if they do) from that position of clarity. To experiment with Truth.
What is the nature of the dialogue? There is no leader or moderator. You may submit topics for discussion by sending an email to admin@globalizm.org. Topics will be put up for a vote before or at the start of the dialogue. We may go through more than one topic if the group so wishes.
Some Suggestions on the Nature of Dialogue from the Krishnamurti Foundation of America: * Dialogue starts from a willingness to be tentative about what you know * The focus of dialogue is on what is rather than on ideas and opinions * You can participate by verbally or silently sharing perceptions * Dialogue is letting the issue unfold in affection and mutual respect * When a reaction arises, neither suppress it nor defend it, but suspend it in the mind and in the group, keeping it constantly available for observation and questioning * Dialogue is being together and seeing together in an unfolding relationship
What is the difference between a dialogue and a discussion/debate?
Source: The dialogue Handbook
Why participate?
* To go beyond opinions, biases, judgements, theories, and learn to look at what is. While the topics hover around global issues, the process of dialogue tends to be about raising our own awareness. And awareness in turn often leads to conscious evolution, towards collective excellence of humanity * While the dialogue will not start out with a set goal, if solutions emerge organically, we shall strive to take them forward and implement them in tangible ways
How do I join the video conference?
Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: Click here Note: This meeting requires a password. Please RSVP to receive the password. 
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Another word for ‘reality’ is ‘Truth’ – in dictionary Truth is defined as ‘what is real’.
Truth in Vedanta or ancient (East) Indian culture is the most important value. I could find three different meanings or interpretations of ‘Truth’:
1. At the most basic level the dictionary meaning – ‘what is real’. Every thing that we can see, feel, taste, smell, touch, etc.
2. Second definition is ‘when our thoughts, speech and actions are the same’. If there is discrepancy within these three then we are not ‘Truthful’.
3. The third concept of ‘Truth’ is a little difficult to explain. Anything that remains the same over millennia (changeless) is the ultimate ‘Truth’ or ‘God’. If a friend of mine from kindergarten meets me after 75 years, he will not be able to recognize me. To him the kindergarten image is the reality and the present body of mine is a myth – ‘Maya’. Everything in this world changes. The only changeless reality – we cannot see, smell, touch, taste or hear – and that is the definition of God.
So from Vedantic point of view ‘Reality’ is neither mind nor matter.