Jeff Foster (spiritual teacher)

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Jeff Foster (born 30 July 1980) is an English writer and public speaker.

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Biography

Foster was born in 1980 in London, England. [1] He studied Astrophysics at Cambridge University. [1] At the time he was overwhelmed by feelings of despair and loneliness,[ citation needed ] which eventually led to physical illness and a personal breakdown soon after graduation. He was convinced he was going to die. [1] Foster returned to live with his parents, reading and studying for a year on spirituality, searching for relief from his depression. [1] This ended in 2006 with the dissolution of the sense of separation, which he understood to be a spiritual awakening.

He wrote a book, Life Without a Centre (Non-Duality Press), and was invited to hold small gatherings. [1] Eventually, after having written several more books, the gatherings were supplemented with retreats and one-to-one sessions. [1]

In 2011, Foster wrote an article explaining why he no longer considered himself to be an "Advaita teacher" or "nonduality teacher," pointing out problems with the one-sidedness of contemporary "radical Advaita" teachings. [2] Instead of a strict impersonal philosophy, he started to embrace and emphasise the relative, human, personal existence in his writings and gatherings, a relativity which he felt was not in conflict with the impersonal Absolute. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Van den Boogaard, Han. "Alles is al volledig ontwaakt. Interview met Jeff Foster". Hanvandenboogaard.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  2. 1 2 Foster, Jeff (2019). "The birth and death of fundamentalism in nonduality and Advaita teachings". Life Without a Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-04.