Online Introduction to Mudra Space Awareness
March 13 with Kate Vlasic
February 3, 2022: Maine Shambhala Sangha News
February 2, 2022
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December 2021 Council Meeting Minutes
THIS WEEK :
Thursday, February 3, 2022
| 6:30 PM Thursday night Community Meditation Practice – Online |
Sunday, February 6, 2022
| 9:00 AM Sunday Community Meditation Practice. – Online |
Thursday, February 10, 2022
| 6:30 PM Thursday night Community Meditation Practice – Online |
Saturday, February 12, 2022
| 9:00 AM Nyinthun – Day of Sitting Meditation- Afternoon Session- HYBRID |
| 9:00 AM Nyinthun – Day of Sitting Meditation- Morning Session- HYBRID |
Sunday, February 13, 2022
| 9:00 AM Sunday Community Meditation Practice. – Online |
CLASSES and Gatherings:
Nyinthun – Day of Sitting Meditation- HYBRID
February 12th
“Hands On” Lojong (Mind Training) Study Group
February 16th—March 23rd
Shambhala Day 2022
March 5, 2022
OPEN COMMUNITY WEEKLY SITTING PRACTICE:
Thursday night ‘OPEN MEDITATION’- Online: Zoom-
6:30- 7:30 PM February 3, 10, 17, 24 March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Sunday Open Meditation – Online: Zoom-
9:00 – 10:30 AM February 6, 13, 20, 27 March 6, 13, 20, 27
Karme Choling Programs:
Bringing Emotions to the Path
February 21 – March 21, 2022 with Acharya Dan Hessey
Monday night series: Learn to work with heavy-handed emotions, or kleshas, which are a key part of the origin of suffering.
Hybrid: Four-Dharmas Weekthun
April 15 – 22 with Acharya Richard John
Shambhala Online Weekly Sunday Offerings:
Shambhala Sunday Gathering – So, What’s It Like To Be Asian In The Shambhala Community?
Date: Sunday, February 6, 2022
Teacher: Dr. Elaine Yuen
What are our cultural and political differences, and how does one “belong” to diverse social groups? Using a personal lens as a starting point, Elaine invites you to join her in exploring how Shambhala teachings might support this contemplation
Shambhala Sunday Gathering – “SECOND SUNDAY” MAITRI BHAVANA SESSION
Date: Sunday, February 13, 2022
Join us for this month’s “Second Sunday” Maitri Bhavana, so we can practice for the wellbeing of others. Maitri Bhavana is a practice that is done for the benefit of the seriously ill, or for major global turmoil and disasters.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering – A Sunday Gathering with Lodrö Dorje
Date: Sunday, February 20, 2022
Teacher: Lodro Dorje Holm
This Sunday Gathering will launch us into the mamos liturgy recitation season. Learn more about the “Pacifying the Turmoil of the Mamos” liturgy and join in with group recitations of this chant, traditionally practiced at the end of the lunar year.
Shambhala Sunday Gathering – Disempowering the Döns
Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022
Teacher: Eve Rosenthal
At the end of the Tibetan year, the accumulated karma can be a time of negative forces (or “döns”) that manifest as accidents, sickness, environmental problems, and conflicts. We can disempower these obstacles through the power of mindfulness and awareness
