Further Involvement
Beyond free community participation, you can sign up for a role in Evolving Ground (eG) for more focus and direction.
Our three community roles are explorers, enthusiasts and apprentices. We designed them to support your growing involvement — though it often works well to become an enthusiast without prior participation.
Vajrayana practice is personal. Each role involves its own combination of individual contact and participation in the community. If you choose, you can get to know teachers and mentors when you take the explorer or enthusiast role.
When you sign up for a role you get access to more gatherings and resources. Those are summarized below. You can find full descriptions of all our gatherings here.
Three Distinct Roles
Our roles are flexible. You can change role easily whenever you want to take a step back or become more involved.
Explorer
Sign up for this role to learn more about life-affirming practice and get to know other community members.
Explorers…
are here for fun and fulfillment, stimulating conversation in book club, meeting others with a life-affirming practice, or finding helpful tips for meditation and off-cushion methods. Taking this role is a way to test whether eG is a good fit for further involvement.
Monthly meetups you can access (more details)
Book Club: monthly discussions on community-selected books.
Vajrayana Q&A with David Chapman*: reinventing Vajrayana for real life circumstances.
Opening Awareness Q&A*: monthly apprentice-led meetup on the view, practice, and path of Opening Awareness.
* This meetup is available freely to anyone who joins the community.
$10 Minimum Monthly Pledge
Become an Explorer
Sign-up is on our community platform. Join here.
Other perks
Monthly featured recording: an introduction to an Evolving Ground practice or teaching.
Private discussions: access to locked channels for your monthly meetups.
Enthusiast
Sign up for this role to develop your Vajrayana and meditation practice, find peers, and arrange personal consultations.
Enthusiasts…
love learning through interaction and have access to a monthly practice Q&A to share meditation experience and help others develop theirs. Enthusiasts want to delve into eG’s approach to Contemporary Vajrayana and include off-cushion practices in everyday circumstances. Taking this role is a way to further practice with emotions, relationships, family, and working life.
Monthly meetups you can access (more details)
Book Club: monthly discussions on community-selected books.
Vajrayana Q&A with David Chapman: reinventing Vajrayana for real life circumstances.
Opening Awareness Q&A: monthly apprentice-led meetup on the view, practice, and path of Opening Awareness.
Practice Q&A: a deep dive into personal practices with core community practitioners.
Interaction Lab: monthly guided interactive practice session introducing eG methods that explore ways of being in the world.
$50 Minimum Monthly Pledge
Become an Enthusiast
Sign-up is on our community platform. Join here.
Apprentice
At the heart of Evolving Ground, apprentices integrate community involvement with project work and personal Contemporary Vajrayana practice.
Invitations to apply for Apprenticship are sent to actively involved community members at the end of each year.
Questions about our roles, meetups, or community? Send them here.