then this might be right for you!

Socrates, Buddha, and most of the world's saints and sages have this common. Dialog! It is a way of being-with and an exploratory tool. It is an expression of celebration. Beloved by the ancients, dialog is being rediscovered by modern thinkers as basic to the very way that thought functions. Philosophers, mystics, scientists, and therapists of all kinds are using dialogical means more than ever before. As practiced at the Heart of Now, dialog combines compassionate communication and deep listening with Socratic questioning to explore your beliefs, values and goals. Dialog yields insight into all manner of issues, from everyday problems to questions of life and death.

This inquiry heals, empowers, and liberates. It is a compassionate exploration that begins from your questions, and results in insight and understanding. You can experience peace and clarity on issues pertaining to self-knowledge, the meaning of life, conflicts in values, cross-cultural tensions, ethical dilemmas at work and at home, family and relationship issues, and more. Even for issues that don't seem "philosophical," this kind of investigation has the time-tested ability to foster radical shifts in your intellectual, emotional and perceptual experience.

This inquiry heals because thinking and feeling are so closely intermingled that a sincere investigation pays off throughout all of one's experience. Regardless of where one begins inquiry - from the point of anger, fear, hope, wonder, or from the global perspective one's view of life - sincere philosophical inquiry transforms both thinking and feeling.

This inquiry empowers by focusing on issues you suggest. It's not disempowering, and works most effectively with your active participation. The direction we take, as well as the results, are yours.

This inquiry liberates by freeing you from false beliefs and limiting assumptions. You come to discover a more joyful experience of yourself, others and the world.

Nondual inquiry is another ancient and powerful form of investigation, especially strong in Eastern traditions. Are you seeking inner peace, the meaning of life, contemplating your true nature? Nondual inquiry ("self-inquiry") is the fastest and most direct route to peace and clarity on these vast issues. I use methods culled from Eastern philosophical traditions — the "direct path" from Advaita Vedanta and the Middle Way from Mahayana Buddhism. Nondual inquiry is holistic. It is based on the insight that experience is global, not sectioned or partitioned. Besides conversation, it involves body-sensing, perceptual exercises, visualizations, meditations, readings, and just being.

I have an office in Manhattan, New York, and am available for face-to-face, telephone or online consultation. Online consultation, the most recent form, is surprisingly effective! More than ever before, people are busy and are much more comfortable with electronic media. Find out more about online counseling.

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Any questions? For information or an appointment: Dr. Greg Goode 37 East 28th Street, Suite 800 New York, NY 10016 212-686-8082 201-585-2881 (leave message any time) greg@heartofnow.com

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