UPCOMING EVENTS

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  Sun 27

  Jan

  Deepening our Practice: Life Lessons from the Sutras

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  – A Fall-Winter "Deepening Our Practice" Group for Experienced Practitioners –
  The core of the Buddhist tradition concerns the well-lived life. How do we reduce our suffering and the suffering of those around us? And, how do we live our lives joyfully, mindfully, and compassionately? In this Deepening our Practice class we will explore these questions as we look deeply into two Buddhist sutras.

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  Tue 29

  Jan

  Smiling like a Buddha: A Six-Session Mindfulness Meditation Class

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  Register Now When we practice mindfulness, we develop, over time, a relaxed state of awareness that allows for the moment-by-moment direct observation of sensations, feelings, and mind-states. When mindfulness is firmly established, joy, compassion, equanimity and loving-kindness arise. Intended for both new and experienced practitioners, the class will explore conscious breathing, developing/deepening a sitting practice,…

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  Fri 1

  Feb

  Nourishing Our True Presence: Still Water Winter Practice Retreat

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  In the 15th century the Japanese Zen poet Ikkyu wrote: Every day, priests minutely examine the Law And endlessly chant complicated sutras. Before doing that, though, they should learn How to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon. Then and now, coming back to the present moment and…