Welcome

enlightenment-intensive.net provides a starting point for anyone new to the Enlightenment Intensve (EI) or interested in taking an EI. EI is a contemplation technique developed by Charles Berner in the sixties of the last century. EI.net primarily offers a collection of links to EI ressources to get you started.

Who we are

A few people (scattered across the planet) who benefitted from taking EIs. When we took our first EI and had a couple of questions and every time we were looking for EIs or information on them we realized that there is no site like this. So we built it. No institution and no money involved. It's an offer.

What does enlightenment-intensive.net offer?

Basic information on what an EI is
We won't provide very much content on EIs but rather point you to the according ressources. Yet we will try to answer the most basic questions on what an EI actually is. Or -more accurately- we will cite experienced masters and others in what they have to say about this. Read the questions and answers.

Upcoming EI retreats
Whichever EI retreat we hear about, we put on the list as long as we have the impression it is going along the lines of what Charles Berner has created. We do this so that you can find an EI, find out if a master is the right one for you and based on all that decide if you want to participate. View the list...

Online EI retreats and events
If a retreat or an event from the sections Upcoming EIs and Related Events takes place online, they are listed here. View the list...

Related events
A list of events related to EIs, as trainings, seminars, practicing sessions, talks. View the list...

Masters
The men and women giving EI retreats are called masters. Usually they have been trained by experienced masters themselves and will only be acknowledged if they have had a lot of experience themself. We put their contacts in this list, so you can decide on basis of their website or by contacting them directly if they are the right people to lead you through a process of personal growth and awakening. View the list...

Links and references to information about EIs and the EI technique
There are many books, videos, articles and other resources to learn more about the EI technique and format. An all encompassing list might probably be rather confusing and of little help. So we only chose those resources that are somewhat "close" to the creator of EIs, Charles Berner. View the list...

Missing something on enlightenment-intensive.net?
Well, start contributing now. Let us know what you think is missing or what you would change on enlightenment-intensive.net. We can't promise we will follow your suggestion, but we will certainly take it into account. By the way, that is only one way to contribute. Here are other ways to support this site.

Using this site

Important and neccessary: by using this site you understand and agree to the terms and conditions. Read them! In short: participating in an EI retreat might change your life. The only one who can make this decision is you. enlightenment-intensive.net only provides the information for you to make this decision. Also, there is no way that we from enlightenment-intensive.net can check if all masters listed at enlightenment-intensive.net give Enlightenment Intensive Reatreats according to what Charles Berner has developed. We leave it upon you to check this with the according master.