TAT Current Events TAT Foundation events and activities in
West Virginia and other locations.
Conferences, Meetings, Workshops
TAT Weekend Intensive: Saturday & Sunday, April 18-19, 2009
Backing into Wisdom: Principles and Practices from the Teachings of Richard Rose.
See our April 2009 agenda and
list of presenters. Previous video presentations are available.
TAT Meeting: Friday-Sunday, June 12-14, 2009 See the agenda for our June gathering.
TAT Fall Workshop: Friday-Sunday, Sept. 4-6, 2009 For an example, see our 2008 workshop agenda and
list of presenters.
TAT Meeting: Friday-Sunday, Nov. 13-15, 2009
Work Days
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
We work on several projects during "work days," including indoor and outdoor
activities at the retreat center. It's a great way to enjoy some peace and
quiet in West Virginia and work alongside TAT friends in an
informal setting.
Visit our April or
Labor Day weekend web pages for
examples of our special conferences and workshops.
The agenda for our June gathering is located below.
Our weekend theme is Ways and Means: Methods to Employ Going Within.
Shawn Pethel will serve as TAT’s meeting host and facilitator.
In his books and public lectures, Richard Rose often encouraged seekers to "go
within" in their search for Truth. Rose outlined a system that would expedite the
search, yet he fastidiously avoided a one-size-fits-all prescription. Notably, he said each
seeker must establish his or her own "ways and means committee" that would accelerate going within by eroding ignorance, serving as a check-and-balance against tangents,
and possibly shaving years off the spiritual search.
TAT's June gathering provides a special opportunity to hear from new and "seasoned"
seekers who have attempted to go within. The weekend includes ample opportunities for
participants to discuss their own findings, tangents, and helpful tips. Join us
as we gather to discuss the search in a sincere, honest, and non-dogmatic
atmosphere.
Friday Evening, June 12
5:00 to 7:30 p.m. ~ Set-up and arrivals
7:30 to 9:00 p.m. ~ Going Within by David Weimer. A
long-time seeker and friend of Richard Rose presents his ideas on the methods
for going within. Read one of David's essays: 21 Things that I Wish I had
Told Myself when I was Younger.
9 to ? ~ Free time
Saturday, June 13
8:30 to 10:00 a.m. ~ Arrivals and pot luck breakfast
10:00 to 10:15 a.m. ~ Welcome and introduction
10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ~ The Reverse Vector by Augie Monge,
Paul Constant, and Steve Harnish. Richard Rose encouraged a
process of retreating from error, backing away from untruth, an erosion of
ignorance, a system of becoming. What do you know for sure? What is error or
untruth? What untruths have you backed away from lately? How would you know
ignorance if you witnessed it? Can you improve your accuracy in detecting
untruth, and if so, how? What is the reverse vector, and how do you know
if you are accelerating? The presenters will involve the session participants in
applying these questions to their own spiritual paths.
11:45 a.m. to Noon ~ Meal preparation
Noon to 1:30 p.m. ~ Pot luck lunch and open discussion
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ~ Our Stories. Several seekers share stories of their journey-to-date, what they've found, what they've discarded,
and what they're currently looking for. Led by Shawn Pethel.
2:30 to 3:30 p.m. ~ Retreat Report. All that is necessary to
find the Truth is an unconditional commitment—not putting a time upon the
commitment nor a greater value on any other desires or fears. If a person
sincerely makes a commitment, he automatically becomes a vector in a sure
direction.
- Richard Rose, The Direct-Mind Experience
Participants relate their experiences from a recent spiritual retreat, where
they committed a solid week to working with fellows on the path.
3:30 to 3:45 p.m. ~ Break
3:45 to 5:15 p.m. ~ Ways and Means for Becoming an Ego-less Vector
by Sandy Beigelman. Is it possible for seekers to be "ego-less" on their
spiritual path? Sandy, a student of Richard Rose and long-time TAT member, will look at the
ego and present ideas on how to accelerate the "reverse vector"—a phrase that
Rose coined in describing a path inward and a final Becoming...
5:15 to 5:30 p.m. ~ Meal preparation
5:30 to 7:00 p.m. ~ Pot luck dinner and open discussion
7:00 to 9 p.m. ~ Confrontation or Talking Rapport Session. Session A - Confrontation: It can be advantageous to engage in communication within a group
setting to accelerate the spiritual search. Confrontation is, essentially, holding a mirror
up to another person so they can see their own thinking processes more clearly.
Moderated by Benjamin Eternitatis. Session B - Talking Rapport: A concurrent session of rapport will occur in another area of the TAT
Retreat Center. Participants will sit in a circle and speak spontaneously about
what they are feeling at that present moment. Led by Jenny Jensen and
Chris Hunnicutt.
9:00 to ? ~ Open discussion; bonfire (weather permitting)
Sunday, June 14
8:30 to 10:00 a.m. ~ Pot luck breakfast and open discussion
10:00 to 11:30 a.m. ~ Where is Within? and Other Conundrums of the
Spiritual Path. Free-flowing discussion, impromptu meditation, and all around
confrontation by Shawn Nevins. Read one of Shawn's essays: Who am I?
11:30 to 11:45 a.m. ~ Break
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ~ Open discussion moderated by Art
Ticknor.
12:30 to ? p.m. ~ Departing words followed by an optional lunch at a local restaurant.
Audio recordings of some of the June meeting presenters are available for free on our
audio page.
Please
for more information or directions to the TAT Retreat Center.
TAT Weekend Intensive: Saturday & Sunday, April 18-19, 2009
Backing into Wisdom: Principles and Practices from the Teachings of Richard Rose.
See our April 2009 agenda and
list of presenters.
