- Level 100
Mind Space: Openness and Being
Improve Ourselves, Solve Problems, and Gain control over Our Lives
- Wednesdays | 9:30 - 11:00am Pacific Time
- April 7th to May 12th 2027
Live, Interactive Sessions
Engaging 90 minutes classes with experienced Instructors
Supportive Community
Connect, share, and learn in a private online community
Session Recordings
Watch anytime with access to recordings for six months
Risk Free Environment
Free cancellation available after the first class
Course Description
Step beyond the constant activity of the mind and discover a deeper sense of clarity, spaciousness, and freedom already present within experience.
Mind Space: Finding Freedom Beyond the Thinking Mind
In a world of constant stimulation, many of us feel trapped in an endless cycle of thinking, planning, worrying, and striving. We work hard to improve ourselves, solve problems, and gain control over our lives, yet often find ourselves feeling overwhelmed, distracted, or disconnected from a deeper sense of ease and well-being.
What if the freedom we seek is not found by working harder on ourselves?
What if peace, clarity, and openness are already present—waiting to be discovered beneath the constant activity of the mind?
Based on his newly released book Mind Space, Ron Purser invites participants into a fresh and transformative exploration of meditation that moves beyond techniques, goals, and self-improvement. Rather than treating meditation as something we do to fix ourselves, this course explores how greater freedom naturally emerges when we learn to recognize the spacious awareness that has always been available within experience.
Through guided contemplations, experiential exercises, inquiry, and discussion, participants will discover how to relate to thoughts, emotions, and daily challenges with greater ease, balance, and clarity. As the mind settles into a wider field of awareness, new possibilities for living, relating, and understanding begin to unfold naturally.
Drawing upon more than four decades of study and practice within the Time, Space, and Knowledge tradition, Ron offers a practical and accessible introduction to one of its most profound insights: awareness is not something we create—it is something we learn to recognize.
Whether you are new to meditation or have practiced for many years, this course offers an opportunity to step beyond mental busyness and discover a deeper sense of spaciousness, presence, and freedom in everyday life.
What You Will Explore
- Discover how spacious awareness can bring greater calm, clarity, and balance to daily life
- Learn to relate to thoughts and emotions with less struggle and reactivity
- Explore meditation beyond effort, control, and self-improvement
- Recognize how the sense of a separate observer shapes experience
- Develop practical contemplative tools for work, relationships, creativity, and everyday challenges
- Cultivate greater openness, ease, presence, and freedom within ordinary moments
Who this Course is For
This course is open to both newcomers and experienced meditators.
Whether you are seeking relief from stress and mental busyness, looking to deepen your contemplative practice, or simply curious about the nature of awareness, this course offers a welcoming and accessible entry point.
No prior experience is required.
A Unique Opportunity
This course accompanies Ron Purser’s newly published book Mind Space and offers participants a rare opportunity to study directly with the author in a live, interactive setting. Through practice, reflection, and dialogue, students will explore how the insights of Mind Space can be brought directly into the challenges and opportunities of everyday life.
Weekly Topics
Week One
- Space Is Not Nothing: Entering the Atmosphere
Week Two
- The Body as an Opening: From Opacity to Presence
Week Three
- Seeing Through the Observer: From Separation to Participation
Week Four
- Thoughts Without a Thinker: Discovering Openness
Week Five
- When the Mind Rebels: Letting Go Without Giving Up
Week Six
- Living in Mind Space: Bringing Spacious Awareness into Daily Life
Course Format
Each 90-minute session includes:
- Guided contemplative practices
- Close reading and reflection
- Experiential exercises
- Small group dialogue
- Interactive discussion and inquiry
- Practical applications for everyday life
Participants are encouraged to engage at their own pace in a supportive and welcoming learning environment.
Suggested Readings
Mind Space by Ronald E Purser
Testimonials
“A brilliantly stimulating and moving book, by one of the wisest writers about mindfulness anywhere.”
Johann Hari.
“Highly engaging and stimulating course with a deeply committed teacher. There is an excellent mix of discussion and practice. Huge questions and complex material are skillfully unpacked and made both accessible and digestible.”
Gavin A.
“Really appreciate the lengths Ron went in providing not only the detailed PowerPoint presentation, but also the high level of the class Summaries. I particularly love the Summaries for follow-up study after class, I refer to them often. Also, the class size is small [intimate] enough to allow for relaxed discussion with all students.”
David F.
Instructors
Ronald E. Purser
Ron Purser, Ph.D. is a Professor of Management at San Francisco State University. Author of eight books, including McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality (Penguin Random House/Repeater Books), the Handbook of the Ethical Foundations of Mindfulness and the Handbook of Mindfulness: Culture, Context and Social Engagement (Springer), and Mind Space (Dharma Publishing). He writes for such media outlets as Tricycle, The Guardian, Salon, Alternet, Tikkun, Pando Daily and Transformation. He began studying Time, Space and Knowledge (TSK) in 1982. A longtime student of the Time, Space, and Knowledge teachings, Ron has spent more than four decades exploring how contemplative wisdom can illuminate contemporary life. His teaching style combines intellectual clarity with direct experience, helping students discover insights that are both profound and immediately relevant.
- Level 100
Mind Space: Openness and Being
- April 7th to May 12th 2027
- Wednesdays | 9:30 - 11:00am Pacific Time
- Recordings available for six months after class
- Free cancellation after first class