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Featured Classes & Programs
Introductory Program
Learn to Meditate
Introductory Workshop

Saturday, August 9, 2008
10am-1:00pm

Ideal for beginning students, this workshop provides an introduction to mindfulness-awareness (shamatha) practice.
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Public Talk and Weekend Workshop
Creativity and the Invisible World
with visiting teacher Bill Scheffel
Thursday, August 7, 2008,
8:00–9:00 pm
Saturday–Sunday, August 9–10, 2008, 9:00 am–5:00 pm

Poet, filmmaker, and long-time student of the Shambhala lineage, Bill Scheffel, will draw from his background in creative writing, visual art, and study of the I Ching, to explore the drala principle, the elemental presence of the world available to us through our sense perceptions.
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The Heart of Warriorship
Introductory Program

Shambhala Training
Level I: The Art of Being Human

July 26-27, 2008
Saturday and Sunday,
8:30am-6:00pm

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Meditation Schedule

First and Third Sunday of each Month

First Sunday Schedule

9:00–12:00am:
Meditation instruction available
9:00–11:00 am:
Meditation practice; come and leave anytime during this period. Period begins and ends with Buddhist chants.
11:00–12:00pm: Dharma talk and discussion
12:00–1:00 pm: Community luncheon

Third Sunday Schedule
9:00–12:00 am: Meditation instruction available
9:00–10:30 am:
Meditation practice; come and leave anytime during this period. Period begins with Buddhist chants.
10:30–12:00 pm: Sadhana of Mahamudra and closing chants.

Every Tuesday
7:00pm–8:00pm: Evening meditation practice and instruction.
Meditation period ends with Buddhist chants.
8:00pm: Tea and refreshments

Every Thursday
7:00–7:45pm: Evening meditation practice and instruction.
7:45 -8:00pm: Tea and refreshments
8:00pm:
Dharma talk and open discussion

Everyone is welcome. There is no charge for meditation sessions or meditation instruction.

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The Sakyong
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James Hoagland



Dharma Lesson
“It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our mind? Working with our mind and emotional states can help us in any activity in which we engage, whether it's sports or business or study – or a religious path… Training our mind through peaceful abiding, we can create an alliance that allows us to actually use our mind, rather than be used by it. This is a practice that anyone can do.”



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