December 17, 2020: Maine Sangha News

December 16, 2020 by Joan_Carney

Welcome, Maine Sangha,

While the physical center is closed, our community continues to be at the core of all that we do. In order to care for each other, we are offering a variety of ways to stay connected. With the power of virtual options such as Zoom, we are able to keep us connected for practice, study, and gathering.

If you are looking for ways to connect with the community, please check the website, as well as your emails, for updates on events. Let us use this time to come together and to keep our connections strong and meaningful.

If you would be more comfortable connecting with a person directly rather than visiting our website for information, please contact us at: [email protected]. We will be in touch shortly after receiving your inquiry.

Please join us online!

PROGRAMS AND CLASSES CURRENTLY OFFERED ONLINE.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ATTENDING PROGRAM

Community Open Sitting– Thursdays- 6:30-7:30 PM- Topic: Thursday Evening- Community Sitting Meditation
Time: 06:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: JOIN HERE

Community Open Sitting– Sundays, 9:00- 10:30 AM Topic: Sunday Community Sitting Meditation- followed by Coffee and Conversation Time: 08:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting JOIN HERE

Heart of Recovery– Mondays, 6:30 – 7:30 PM The program will take place online. Please email: [email protected] and the link to the video conferencing call will be emailed to you.

**If you are new to zoom, please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the session so that we may address any issues you may have with connecting to the program.

THIS WEEK :

Thursday, December 17, 2020

6:30 PM Thursday night Community Meditation Practice – Online

Sunday, December 20, 2020

9:00 AM Sunday Community Meditation Practice. – Online

Monday, December 21, 2020

6:30 PM Heart of Recovery Online

Thursday, December 24, 2020

OPENING SITTING IS CANCELED.

Sunday, December 27, 2020

9:00 AM Sunday Community Meditation Practice. – Online

10:30 AM Coffee and Conversation: Community Connections

WEEKLY CLASSES:

2nd Noble Truth — The Origins of Suffering, Part II: Wheel of Life, Karma & 12 Nidanas – ONLINE

with Judi Soule

January 5th—February 9th (2021)

OPEN COMMUNITY WEEKLY SITTING PRACTICE:

Thursday night ‘OPEN MEDITATION’- Online: Zoom- video conferencing

6:30- 7:30 PM December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 January 7, 14, 21, 28

Sunday Open Meditation – Online: Zoom- video conferencing

9:00 – 10:30 AM December 6, 13, 20, 27 January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

WEEKLY MEETINGS:

Coffee and Conversation: Community Connections- Sundays 10:30-11:30 AM

Heart of Recovery, Monday evenings 6:30-7:30 PM – Online: Zoom Video Conferencing

Karme Choling Practice Session Offerings

Online Practice Schedule

Our online practice sessions are free of charge. If you are able, please consider making a donation, which will allow us to continue offering community-building programs such as these.

Evening Practice:

This practice takes place every evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Sitting Meditation: 5:30

Maitri Bhavana: Last Monday of the month at 5:45 p.m.

Place Maitri Bhavana requests here.

Maitri Bhavana — “Say Their Names,” for those specific people of color who have died as a result of systemic oppression: All other Mondays.

Tonglen Practice: 5:50 – 6 p.m.

Protector and Closing Chants: 6:10 p.m.

White Tara: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 – 6 p.m., followed by sitting meditation.

Green Tara: Thursday from 5:30 – 6 p.m., followed by sitting meditation.

Sadhana of Mahamudra: Every new moon at 5:30 p.m.

Zoom Room links will be updated periodically and sent to everyone who is registered.

Sadhana of Mahamudra:

The Karmê Chöling staff practices the Sadhana of Mahamudra every new moon at the regular evening practice session from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Check the 2020 Moon Schedule for the next Sadhana of Mahamudra gathering.

Zoom links will be updated periodically and sent to everyone who is registered.

The Zoom Room link for the Sadhana of Mahamudra practice is the same as the link for evening practice, which you can register for here.

Shambhala Sadhana Practice:

The Karmê Chöling staff practices the Shambhala Sadhana on the morning of the full moon. Practice is from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time.

Check our 2020 Moon Schedule for the next Shambhala Sadhana gathering.

Zoom links will be updated periodically and sent to everyone who is registered.

White Tara Practice:

Join the Karmê Chöling Staff in the healing practice of White Tara every Tuesday from 5:30 – 6 p.m., followed by our regular evening sitting session.

Karme Choling Programs:

ONLINE: Awake at Home – A Mentored Retreat from Karmê Chöling

January 2 – 8, 2021 with Acharya Dan Hessey

This weeklong mentored retreat is offered online and to Karmê Chöling residents.

ONLINE: Rigden Weekend – Natural Confidence *

January 9 – 10, 2021 with Acharya Michael Greenleaf

With the great problems now facing human society, it seems increasingly important to find simple ways to bring compassionate and strong leadership to the world, even in small ways.

LIVE from the Rock! – “Finding Ease with your Zoom Practice” *

January 13

LIVE from the Rock is our new series of offerings livestreamed from the Karme Choling living room! This week: Being at Ease with your Zoom Practice with Kate Vlasic and JT Buck

LIVE from the Rock! – “Social Meditation”

January 20

Check out the practice of ‘social meditation’ with Travis DeTour in this Livestream from the Karme Choling living room.

LIVE from the Rock! – “Mudra Space Awareness In the Time of Zoom”

January 27

Join KCL Resident Zoey Moyle in this livestream from the Karme Choling Living Room

ONLINE: Lucid Dream Yoga – The Path of Awakening Through Sleep and Dream

February 6 – 7, 2021 with Andrew Holecek

Lucid dreaming offers boundless potential for psychological and spiritual growth, and provides a unique ‘night school’ to explore the nature of mind and reality.

ONLINE: Shambhala Day

February 12

Save the Date! Join Karmê Chöling for our annual celebration of Losar, the Tibetan New Year.

Shambhala Online Courses:

Winter Holiday Retreat from Sky Lake Lodge

Date: Sunday, December 27, 2020
Friday, December 31, 2021

Teachers: Acharya Arawana Hayashi & Gaylon Ferguson

Melting the Ice and Getting Unstuck: Talks On ‘The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva’

Date: January 23- April 3, 2021

Teacher: Acharya Mathias Pongracz

Meeting Shambhala—An Introduction to the Shambhala Lineage

Teacher: Walker Blaine

This course is a progressive exploration of the core elements of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, which is the union of warriorship and Buddhism.

Shambhala Lineage Supplication: A Short Course (OE)

Teacher: Walker Blaine

This three-part course is for individuals and groups wishing to look more deeply at the Supplication to the Shambhala Lineage, one of the most important chants in the Shambhala tradition.

The Development of Peace: An Introduction to the Basic Teachings of the Buddha

Teacher: Acharya Arawana Hayashi

This program invites us into the basics of being a dharmic person — an exploration of egolessness, impermanence, gentleness and peace.

White Tara: A Soothing Practice for Difficult Times

Teacher: Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown

This five-week recorded course introduces the short daily practice of White Tara, one of the most famous bodhisattvas of compassion in Tibetan Buddhism.

Boston Shambhala

Friday Night Talk: Limitless Ayatanas: Awakening Through Sense Perceptions

January 15th (2021) with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown

The Shambhala teachings show how the experience of our sense perceptions have the potential of awakening us to basic goodness, our own and that of others.

New York Shambhala-

Dharma Gathering: Mindfulness of Spaces: Our Inner and Outer Environments are Connected

January 5th (2021) with Anjie Cho

This open house is an opportunity to meditate in a supportive group setting and to learn how to apply the principles of meditation to everyday life.

Dharma Gathering: Jumping into the New Year with Faith and Vision

January 19th (2021) with Acharya Eric Spiegel

This open house is an opportunity to meditate in a supportive group setting, to learn about how to apply the principles of meditation to everyday life.

Shambhala Online Weekly Sunday Offerings:

Sunday Gathering – A Children’s Day Celebration with the Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective and the Shambhala Office of Families and Children

Date: Sunday, December 20, 2020

Teacher: Irene Woodard

Join us for a fun-filled celebration of Children’s Day and the Winter Solstice as a way to connect with the cycles of the seasons and the importance of family and children.

White Tara Live Practice Session – December 27

Date: Sunday, December 27, 2020

Teacher: Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown

Sunday Gathering – Celebrating the New Year While Holding the Pain of 2020 in Our Hearts

Date: Sunday, December 27, 2020

Teacher: Shastri Marilyn Moore

Join Shastri Marilyn Moore for group practice and a discussion of how we might stay open to the turmoil, pain and sadness of the past months while still finding ways to acknowledge and even celebrate the arrival of a new year.