This Week in Shambhala, November 10,2016
Welcome to Maine Shambhala Meditation Centers.
Our Fall Season Schedule is up online. We invite you to check out our classes and retreats in Brunswick, Portland and Rockland.
Our website offers a lot of information regarding local offerings, information about meditation, Shambhala International, our structure, contacts and more.
However, if you would be more comfortable connecting with a person directly, please contact us as [email protected]. We will be in touch shortly after receiving your inquiry.
HIGHLIGHTS:
SERVICE AS PATH:
The Fall Season schedule has been posted online. There are a number of wonderful weekend retreats scheduled.
If you have completed Level III training, we invite you to consider staffing one of the weekends. You would also need to have already completed the Level that you are interested in staffing. Please contact the coordinator of the program as listed on each of the Event Pages directly.
Thank you for your willingness to service our sangha through this very rewarding opportunity.
THIS WEEK IN BRUNSWICK, PORTLAND & ROCKLAND:
Thursday, November 10, 2016
7:00 PM Thursday night ‘Just Sit’ in Brunswick
Umdze: Kathy Meade
Friday, November 11, 2016
| 7:00 PM Friday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze: Daniel Rosenheck |
| 7:00 PM Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky in Rockland |
Saturday, November 12, 2016
8:30 AM Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky in Rockland
Sunday, November 13, 2016
| 8:30 AM Shambhala Training Level V: Open Sky in Rockland |
| 9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Brunswick
Umdze: James Prentice |
| 9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Portland
Umdze: Liz Korabek-Emerson |
Monday, November 14, 2016
| 5:30 PM SHAMBHALA SADHANA- Community Practice in Portland |
| 6:00 PM Governing Council or Executive Committee Monthly Meeting |
| 6:30 PM Heart of Recovery. in Portland |
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
| 6:30 PM Shambhala Household in Brunswick |
| 6:30 PM Making Friends with Yourself- in Portland |
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
7:00 PM Wednesday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze: Ryan McMann
Thursday, November 17, 2016
7:00 PM Thursday night ‘Just Sit’ in Brunswick
Umdze: Patti King
Friday, November 18, 2016
7:00 PM Friday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze: Ryan McMann
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Sunday, November 20,2016
| 9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Portland
Umdze: Caroline Wagner |
| 9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Brunswick
Umdze: Rob Martin |
PRACTICE, STUDY, AND CONVERSATION IN COMMUNITY (Drop-ins Welcomed):
Sundays:
Sunday Morning Meditation- in Portland:
Sunday Morning Meditation- in Brunswick:
Mondays:
Heart of Recovery– in Portland
PEMA Study Group- Brunswick- Most Mondays- Check Calendar
Wednesdays:
Just Sit in Portland
Thursdays:
Just Sit in Brunswick
Monthly First Thursday Evenings: Group Meditation Instruction In Brunswick with Shastri Christopher St John- 6-7PM – December 1.
Monthly First Thursday: Shastri Hours in Brunswick with Shastri Christopher St John- 7-9PM and December 1.
Monthly Second Thursday Gatherings in Portland 6:30-8:30 with Shastri Christopher St John
Monthly Second Thursdays: Meditation Interviews at 5:30pm in Portland with Shastri Christopher St. John- December 8.
Fridays:
Just Sit– in Portland
AUTUMN SERIES CLASSES: Save the Dates 6:30-8:30PM
Nov/ Dec:
Shambhala Household in Brunswick. Begins November 1
Making Friends with Yourself in Portland. Begins November 1
AUTUMN WEEKEND RETREATS: Save the Dates
Shambhala Level I
Brunswick: January 6-8
Shambhala Level V
Rockland- November 11
Brunswick -December 2
Sacred Path: Outrageous and Inscrutable-
Brunswick-January 20-22
COMMUNITY PRACTICES & CELEBRATIONS: Save the Dates
Shambhala Sadhana: Celebrated with Community Members & their families on the Full Moon
Portland: November 14, December 13
Brunswick:
Sadhana of Mahamudra- TBD
Winter Solstice and Children’s Day in Brunswick-December 18
MI, TEACHER and GUIDE TRAINING
with Shastri Christopher St John & Shastri Angela Lutzenberger:
December 10-11-P & E Conference in Brunswick
UPCOMING REGIONAL PROGRAMS of INTEREST:
Five Wisdom Energies: Discovering Natural Brilliance in the Darkness of Your Confusion- November 17 – 23
with Irini Rockwell
These teachings focus on how our constricting neurosis can be recognized and transformed into awakened insight. Working directly with the basic elements of every aspect of our lives, we will experientially bring about an embodied transformation.
Natural Confidence: A Week-Long Meditation Retreat- November 17 – 25
with Shastri Bill Brauer
Open to everyone! Explore bravery and authenticity in this in-depth meditation retreat. This program, also known as a weekthün, fulfills a portion of the practice requirements for the Shambhala Buddhist path.
Golden Key-February 4 – 7, 2017
Drawing wisdom from the Shambhala root text The Letter of the Golden Key, learn the practice of enriching presence.
Warriors Assembly- February 11-22, 2017
Warrior Assembly is the culmination of the Shambhala Training Sacred Path program.
