Meaningful Life Center Knoxville

Meaningful Life Center Knoxville Explore and discover a personal and unique path to a fulfilling and meaningful life. Workshops and activities are designed to support each person’s journey

OUR PURPOSE
For thousands of years, the world's wisdom traditions have taught that there is more to life than the everyday things on which we spend much of our time. In ancient Greece, the quest for wisdom was captured by the admonition of Socrates: "Know Thyself." He went further, saying, "An unexamined life is not worth living." Two thousand years later, the great mathematician, physicist, and p

hilosopher Blaise Pascal said, "It is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are." Continuing this theme, in the 20th century the humorist James Thurber said, "All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why." The Meaningful Life Center is a place where individuals can find resources, encouragement, and support for following this ages-old advice. The goal of the Center is to help participants know themselves well enough to discover a meaningful life for themselves and to facilitate each person's ability to find it. This mission is pursued through workshops, seminars, and lectures designed to encourage and support personal growth. Participants explore, study, and discuss the components of a meaningful life and consider what is most important for their own lives in light of the guidance of ideas from philosophy, psychology, science, art, music,
medicine, literature, poetry, and the world's spiritual traditions. Some of the specific aims of the Center
1) To promote life-long learning.
2) To encourage the development in each participant of an image of how to live meaningfully and fully at every
stage of life.
3) To encourage service to others.
4) To maintain a library of books, talks, and movies providing inspiration and information on how to pursue a meaningful life.
5) To publish materials and maintain a web site containing information about how to live a fulfilling life. Relation of the Center to the wisdom traditions of human history
The Meaningful Life Center offers those who are engaged with a specific belief system a place where they can share ideas and learn how people with other views understand life and living. (Whatever one's beliefs, there is much that can be learned from people with different views and from the wisdom of other traditions.) And the Center is a place where those who do not belong to any organized belief system can learn about and engage with the collective wisdom of humanity. In sum, the goal of the Meaningful Life Center is to support those who wish to live an "examined life" and to aid all those who are attempting to discover what is worth "running toward." The Center is for those who wish to understand themselves and their world more clearly. It is for those who have established beliefs and it is for those who do not. It is envisioned as a place to facilitate the integration of all facets of life: career, relationships, spiritual life, health, service, values, meanings, ultimate purposes, and community. Through programs designed to help
participants engage with life’s most important questions, the Center encourages the harmonious development of body, heart, mind, and spirit.

The follow up to A Course in Miracles phenomena - Starts in 2 weeks! More info and Registration at www.meaningfullifecen...
04/08/2026

The follow up to A Course in Miracles phenomena - Starts in 2 weeks! More info and Registration at www.meaningfullifecenter.org

Talk Circle - MARCH 12What is past life regression and how might it heal a person’s current life?Register - www.meaningf...
02/19/2026

Talk Circle - MARCH 12
What is past life regression and how might it heal a person’s current life?
Register - www.meaningfullifecenter.org

Past life regression therapy is a therapeutic technique that uses hypnosis to recover memories of past lives or incarnations. While considered by some to be a spiritual experience, it is also used in therapeutic settings to help individuals understand and heal aspects of their present life. By accessing memories typically hidden in the subconscious mind, clients can explore personal stories that span centuries and continents, offering insights into their current experiences and relationships.

Individuals turn to past life regression therapy for various reasons, each finding unique insights and resolutions. Here are a few potential benefits:

Emotional Healing: By revisiting traumatic events from past lives, individuals can confront and release old wounds that have carried over into their current life.
Insight into Relationships: Understanding connections from past lives can shed light on the dynamics present in current relationships, helping to resolve conflicts or strengthen bonds.
Spiritual Fulfillment: By moving into the spiritual plane, they can meet spirit guides, deities, deceased loved ones, and the higher self, receiving invaluable insights and messages that are relevant to their life path and purpose.

While it is not a scientifically proven therapy, those who’ve experienced past life regression say it helped them resolve deep-seated fears, phobias and emotional traumas and that their current lives have been healed.

That’s the experience of Dr. Ed Jessee, a clinical psychologist who has retired from private practice. He’s “traveled back” multiple times, with each journey revealing something new about himself, and says those experiences have completely changed his life today. He’ll share his stories with us and his learnings.

Dr. Fran Palin is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Knoxville. She says her most influential training experiences include: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, EMDR Consulting and Past Life Regression Therapy with Dr. Brian Weiss who’s considered the country’s foremost expert. Dr. Fran guided Ed Jessee on his past life journeys and will join us to delve into the particulars of the practice and therapy.

Explore how you can use the universal law of karma to your benefit and the benefit of others in this special day-long re...
02/18/2026

Explore how you can use the universal law of karma to your benefit and the benefit of others in this special day-long retreat at the MLC. Coming Sunday March 1st. Reserve your spot today.

Karma and Liberation A Day-Long Retreat with John Orr March 1 9:00am to 4:00pm We look forward to having you join us for the very special event. An understanding of karma is central to our dharma practice and liberation from suffering. Some of what we say and do creates wholesome karma and other act...

An understanding of karma is central to our dharma practice and liberation from suffering. Some of what we say and do cr...
01/29/2026

An understanding of karma is central to our dharma practice and liberation from suffering. Some of what we say and do creates wholesome karma and other actions unwholesome karma. The important point is karma isn’t punishment, but an opportunity to learn.

Registration is open for this day long retreat at the Meaningful Life Center. Register on Meetup or meaningfullifecenter.org

Donation supported but not required. Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center
Well Being Retreat Center

# # # Karma and Liberation **A Day-Long Retreat** **with John Orr** **March 1** **9:00am to 4:00pm** We look forward to having you join us for the very special event. An und

Join us March 1 for a day-long retreat with dharma teacher John Orr. We're happy to have John back with us for his third...
01/22/2026

Join us March 1 for a day-long retreat with dharma teacher John Orr. We're happy to have John back with us for his third visit from his home in Asheville. John will lead a program of dharma talk, discussion, meditation, and chanting.

There's no cost for this special event. There we will have 2 donation baskets, one for the teacher and one for the center. Please consider supporting John's visit.
More info and registration at https://meaningfullifecenter.org/karma-and-liberation/

We'll have an hour or so lunch break you can bring something and stay at the center or visit one of the nearby restaurants.

An exploration of David White's book Art, Science, Religion, Spirituality: Seeking Wisdom and Harmony for a Fulfilling L...
01/15/2026

An exploration of David White's book Art, Science, Religion, Spirituality: Seeking Wisdom and Harmony for a Fulfilling Life. Each week we will delve into the readings from the book, share our insights and have deep discussions.
Registration is open. Register on Meetup via the link or go to our website - www.meaningfullifecenter.org

https://www.meetup.com/meaningful-life-center-events/events/312898889/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=announce_event&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2&member_id=478238679

Mindfulness Practices for LifeRegistration is open now!meaningfullifecenter.org
01/07/2026

Mindfulness Practices for Life
Registration is open now!
meaningfullifecenter.org

Sacred Singing returns to the MLC November 16th 2-4pmCome sing with us! Register at meaingfullifecenter.orgWe get togeth...
10/19/2025

Sacred Singing returns to the MLC
November 16th 2-4pm
Come sing with us! Register at meaingfullifecenter.org
We get together to sing all kinds of songs: traditional American, sacred chants from all over the world, pop songs from the Beatles to Bob Dylan to Joni Mitchell, and so on. We find that singing is good for body and soul, for friendship and camaraderie. We'd love to have you join us for an afternoon songfest.

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