February 19–22, 2026

with my dear friend Andrew Harvey

Andrew and I have been in dialogue for more than thirty years now — and I must say, the times have caught up with our conversation.

We are clearly living through a defining evolutionary ordeal. A dark night generated by our own narcissism and hubris — but also, paradoxically, an extraordinary opportunity.

An opportunity for what?

For the full emergence of the Sacred Feminine.For the radical equality of male and female divine embodiment.For Christ consciousness and Buddhahood to meet — not as competing absolutes — but as partners in awakening.

Andrew will plunge into the Magdalene revolution — into the astonishing possibility that the Jesus–Magdalene partnership encodes a revelation that was suppressed by patriarchy.

I will explore the Indo-Tibetan tantric vision of male-female union (yuganaddha) — the communion of wisdom and method — and how it reveals that enlightenment is not an escape from this world, but the art of making this world luminous.

The goal is not to leave town.The goal is to make town into paradise.

We intend to drop a few luminous bombs into the dissociation that has limited both Christianity and Buddhism — and to offer a way forward that unites profound inner practice with sacred activism.

Love in action.Bliss in responsibility.Divine equality embodied.

You may join us in person at Menla.

And if you cannot travel, you can join us fully online from anywhere in the world. The teachings will be streamed live, so distance need not separate us.

The times require courage.And joy.

Love everybody. Speak the truth.

— BobLearn more and register here

I reflect on love as the deepest form of power, on ethics as the common ground of all true religions, and on why domination, cruelty, and exclusion can never ultimately win — because they do not make anyone happy, not even those who wield them.

This is not a polished sermon. It’s a spoken meditation on love, responsibility, history, justice, and hope — offered at a time when despair is tempting and clarity is required.

May it be received in the spirit it’s given: a wish for happiness, wisdom, and courage for everyone — friends, strangers, and even those we profoundly disagree with.

Merry Christmas.And may the light continue to return.