“Often we think about meditation as some
kind of unusual, holy, or spiritual activity. As we practice , that is
one of the basic beliefs we try to overcome. The point is that
meditation is a completely normal: it is the mindful quality present in
everything we do.”
Sakyong
Mipham Rimpoche
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Grass Valley Meditation Group
Shambhala
is committed to bringing the practice of sitting meditation to anyone
who is interested in practicing.
Group
practice is helpful to us all. We offer sitting meditation, walking
meditation and free meditation instruction.
Educational
programs are provided by teachers with advanced training through Shambhala International.
Our
group has chosen to present audio and video classes taught by Pema
Chodron
each year.
Our
local student/teacher is Lea Barrow who is trained as both a meditation
instructor and teacher of beginning dharma classes.
She has been a student of
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche since 1979.
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The Grass Valley group is a religious and
educational organization with roots in Tibetan Buddhism.
“Shambhala” is
the name of a mythical kingdom in ancient Tibet where an enlightened
society is
said to have flourished.
Our group is affiliated with Shambhala
International founded by the late Chogyam Trungpa Rimpoche and now
administered
by his son and spiritual heir, Sakyong Mipham Rimpoche. |
SCHEDULE
Thursday evenings: 7 to 8 p.m.
Sitting meditation
Location: Stillpoint Studio,
300 Sierra College Drive, suite 155
Free meditation Instruction
available upon request: Call Lea at 272-2095
SUGGESTED READING
Book by Sakyong Mipham
Rimpoche:
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Turning the Mind into An
Ally
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Books by Chogyam
Trungpa:
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Cutting Through
Spiritual Materialism
The Myth of Freedom
Shambhala the Sacred
Path of the Warrior
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Books by Pema
Chodron:
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The Wisdom of No
Escape
When things Fall Apart
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Book by Shunryu
Suzuki:
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Zen Mind ,
Beginners Mind
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Our group is self supporting using member
dues.
Donations Welcomed.
“ We work on ourselves in order to help others,
but also we help others in order to work on ourselves. “
Pema Chodron
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