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Dharma Friends & Green Sangha Present: A Plastic Journey

Posted February 6, 2010 - Dharma Friends

Saturday, March 6, 1 to 4:30pm An Afternoon of Awareness and Environmental Action Plastics litter our streets and waterways, polluting the environment and killing wildlife. Plastics are getting into our bodies, too. Many of the chemicals used in plastics are associated with modern disorders such as asthma, cancer, diabetes, obesity, premature puberty, and reproductive failure. Green Sangha offers a mindful approach to environmental action. Cultivating a foundation of inner peace and compassion, we can experience our work as a joyful…

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Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Gil Fronsdal

Posted January 30, 2010 - For Beginners, Special Events

Six Wednesday Evenings, January 12 to February 16, 2011, 7:30 – 9pm Insight Meditation or Vipassana, is a simple technique, beginning with focusing the attention on the breath. The practice concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of Mindfulness, a practice of moment-to-moment observation which cultivates a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While mindfulness practice can be highly effective in helping bring calm and clarity to the pressures of daily life, it is…

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“Taking in the Good” with Rick Hanson

Posted January 30, 2010 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Saturday, August 7, 2010, 9:00am – 4:30pm Taking in the Good – Weaving Positive Emotions, Optimism, and Resilience into the Brain and Self Rick Hanson shows how to use the brain’s machinery of memory to get at the essence of beneficial change in the process of personal growth: the internalization of positive experiences. Drawing on recent discoveries about neuroplasticity, he will present a simple, four step process that weaves positive experiences into the structure of the brain and the fabric…

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Whole Body Breathing Daylong Retreat with Andrea Fella

Posted January 30, 2010 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Saturday, June 26, 2010, 9:00am – 4:30pm During this daylong, we will explore mindfulness of breathing by connecting with the experience of breathing through the whole body. This style of practice encourages a relaxed focus on the experience of the breath.

Intensive Daylong Retreat with Gil Fronsdal

Posted January 30, 2010 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Saturday, June 12, 2010, 6am – 9pm This is a great opportunity for a full day of immersion in silent Dharma Practice. Practicing mindfulness on retreat is one of the foundations for maturing insight meditation. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many of the distractions that get in the way of clear seeing. Retreats also are a wonderful environment for developing a continuity of awareness for an extended period. Fifteen minute Interviews with Gil…

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Daylong Retreat with Gil Fronsdal

Posted January 30, 2010 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Saturday, November 20, 2010, 9am to 4:30pm This is a daylong retreat with alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, instruction in mindfulness practice, particularly in mindfulness of the body and a dharma talk. It is recommended for both beginners and experienced practitioners. No interviews. Bring lunch.

Tea With Gil Fronsdal

Posted January 30, 2010 - Special Events

Sunday, May 23, 11 to 11:30am Time for an informal discussion, an opportunity to ask questions of Gil.

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Taught by Andrea Fella

Posted January 30, 2010 - For Beginners

Five Wednesday Evenings March 24 to April 21, 2010, 7:30 to 9pm Insight Meditation or Vipassana, is a simple technique, beginning with focusing the attention on the breath. The practice concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of Mindfulness, a practice of moment-to-moment observation which cultivates a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While mindfulness practice can be highly effective in helping bring calm and clarity to the pressures of daily life, it is…

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An Evening with U Pyinya Zawta

Posted January 30, 2010 - Special Events

Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 to 9pm Hosted by Alan Senauke of Clear View Project Short Meditation followed by a talk and discussions. Clear View Project has been working closely with several groups of activist monks inside Burma and in exile to support the monks, nuns and Burmese democracy movement. U Pyinya Zawta is Executive Director in Exile of the All Burma Monks’ Alliance, a leader of Burma’s Saffron Revolution in the autumn of 2007. In 2008, arriving in the United…

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Meditation Retreat Discussion with Kim McLaughlin, Megan Cowan & Jim Podolske

Posted January 30, 2010 - Special Events

Sunday, February 21, 2010, 11:15am to 12:30pm For those who have never sat a retreat, or those who have but are curious about extended retreat practice, experienced practitioners will discuss the following: • A typical retreat day, retreat “etiquette”, interviews, accommodations, food • Types of retreats: Vipassana, metta, monastic, study, abroad, self-retreat • Preparing for a retreat and post-retreat integration • Helpful hints Kim McLaughlin has been a student of insight meditation since 1987. Prior to that she practiced concentration…

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Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Taught by Ines Freedman

Posted December 18, 2009 - For Beginners

Five Wednesday Evenings June 16 to July 14, 2010, 7:30 to 9pm Insight Meditation or Vipassana, is a simple technique, beginning with focusing the attention on the breath. The practice concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of Mindfulness, a practice of moment-to-moment observation which cultivates a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While mindfulness practice can be highly effective in helping bring calm and clarity to the pressures of daily life, it is…

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Insight Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal, Mary Grace Orr and Noah Levine

Posted December 7, 2009 - Other Residential Retreats with Gil Fronsdal

Friday, July 2, 3:00 pm – Sunday, July 11, 12:00 pm (9 nights) This Spirit Rock ( see http://www.spiritrock.org/) retreat follows the usual Insight Meditation (Vipassana) format of sitting and walking in silence, with systematic meditation instructions. Teachers give daily dharma talks and there will be time for individual interviews. A good retreat for beginning and experienced meditators. This retreat is held at the Vajrapani Institute located in the beautiful mountains above Santa Cruz. More information can be found on…

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Sati Center: Deconstructing Buddhism with Stephen Batchelor

Posted December 7, 2009 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Saturday, March 20, 9am to 5pm Based on an examination of early discourses found in the Buddhist Pali Canon, we will explore the question: “What did the Buddha teach that was distinctively and originally his own?” By differentiating the Buddha’s Dhamma from the ideas of Indian religion and metaphysics that prevailed at his time we will seek to uncover a clearer sense of the Buddha’s message and then consider what relevance it still has for people living in the modern…

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Full Moon Gathering for Women

Posted December 2, 2009 - Dharma Friends

Fridays, December 4, January 29, February 26 and March 26, 7:15 to 9:15pm Come join us at IMC for a fun, informative, warm-hearted evening of sharing with other women of the Sangha. We will meet in the small cozy conference room off the main hall. Dharma Talk; Arts and Crafts after the Dharma Talk. Moon Gazing if conditions permit. Donations welcome. No need to RSVP. Speakers: January 29 Ani Lama Kunzang February 26 Carolyn Dille Carolyn Dille is a poet…

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Sati Center: Sutta Study – The Supreme Net Taught by Andrea Fella

Posted December 2, 2009 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Friday, April 30, 9:30am to 1pm During this class we will study the Brahmajala Sutta, the first discourse from the Digha Nikaya. In this profound discourse, the Buddha describes sixty-two speculative views about the nature of the self and the world. All these speculative views are shown to lead away from freedom; the Buddha points to the craving and agitation that underlie them. Finally, the Buddha teaches the way out of the net of speculative views through the development of…

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