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Contentment in Everyday Life

By Dave | Published: August 20
[ August 3; 7:00 to 9:00. August 10; 7:00 to 9:00. August 17; 7:00 to 9:00. August 24; 7:00 to 9:00. August 31; 7:00 to 9:00. ] Contentment can be hard to find. Much of the time we search for contentment in things, achievements or relationships. With meditation practice, we relax with ourselves and appreciate simple human experiences. Difficult emotions and the challenges of life can be met with gentleness, mindfulness and inquisitiveness. The purpose of Contentment in Everyday Life is to [...]
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Just Sit

By Dave | Published: August 20
[ August 31; 7:00 to 8:00. September 7; 7:00 to 8:00. September 14; 7:00 to 8:00. September 21; 7:00 to 8:00. September 28; 7:00 to 8:00. October 5; 7:00 to 8:00. October 12; 7:00 to 8:00. October 19; 7:00 to 8:00. ] Do Less, Live More. Join us on Wednesday evenings for an hour of group meditation. The evening will be devoted to sitting meditation with a brief period of walking meditation. All meditative traditions are welcome to join us in silent practice, and basic meditation instruction will be provided on certain evenings. We appreciate any donation; [...]
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The Five Buddha Families

By Dave | Published: August 18
[ September 7; 7:00 to 9:00. September 14; 7:00 to 9:00. September 28; 7:00 to 9:00. October 5; 7:00 to 9:00. October 12; 7:00 to 9:00. ] How do we bridge the gap between our meditative practice and the real and personal experience of our lives? Navigating our life can seem daunting without a map or aerial view. The five buddha families, or principles, are a way of looking at ourselves, others, and situations with clarity and an understanding that everything is [...]
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Sadhana of Mahamudra

By Dave | Published: August 17
[ September 21; 6:00 to 6:45. ] The Sadhana of Mahamudra is a practice text composed by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of Shambhala. He wrote the Sadhana in a sacred cave in Bhutan in 1968 at an important turning point in his presentation of the Buddhist teachings in the West. The Sadhana of Mahamudra is one of the first [...]
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