Peter Fenner

Dr Peter Fenner is a teacher of Asian nondual wisdom and a pioneer in the development of nondual therapy. He spent nine years as a celibate monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He met the Tibetan lama Thubten Yeshe in 1974 and was ordained in 1978. In 1983 he completed a Ph.D. in the philosophical psychology of the Madhyamika school of Mahayana Buddhism. His other teachers included Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, Geshe Thubten Loden, Geshe Lhundup Sopa, Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and Sogyal Rinpoche. After nine years he handed back his ordination and began an intensive exploration of Western forms of healing and therapy.

His main specialty is freeform pointing-out instructions. He uses silence and unfindability inquiry to reveal the nature of pure awareness directly, whether he is working with one person or a group. In a group, whatever arises in the moment becomes the material to be seen through. He offers individual coaching and counseling to clients in many countries. He describes the coaching as using the circumstances of a person's life as the ground for conversation, so that pain, anxiety, joy and celebration can be met within pure awareness.

From 1986 he adapted Mahayana wisdom for mental health professionals, bringing Buddhist nondual wisdom together with an understanding of group dynamics. He founded Timeless Wisdom, a Californian nonprofit that offers contemplative dialogues and retreats in Australia, the USA, Europe and Israel. He created the 9-month Radiant Mind Course and the Natural Awakening training. His books include Radiant Mind: Awakening Unconditioned Awareness (Sounds True, 2007). He has presented his work at institutions including Stanford Medical School, Columbia University and Naropa University, and he is a regular presenter at the Science and…