This Week in Shambhala December 3, 2015
Community is part of our practice.
Join us in the exploration & practice of community.
“To extend ourselves to others is the route to true happiness.”
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Featured Programs:
The Art of Being Human: Level I with Shastri Nicholas Kranz
We will learn to experience the world as sacred and see basic goodness as our birthright. through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional basic goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we beigin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings, this Friday Night Talk will be open to the public.
This event will be held at:
Ludcke Auditorium, 716 Stevens Ave. Portland campus of University of New England
Portland: December 4-6, 2015 with Nick Kranz
WINTER WEEKTHUN
A winter week of practice at Brunswick Shambhala Meditation Center. Turn over the new year with clarity, stability, strength, and a strong sense of community. Full days and some evenings, ending with a proper New Year’s Eve feast and enjoyment of the first day of the New Year in silence and contemplation. Attendance for the entire program is strongly encouraged, and required to fulfill prerequisites of the Shambhala Buddhist path.
Register here:
OPEN POSITIONS in SANGHA
Are you interested in service as practice and contributing to community?
These are a few of the currently open volunteer positions:
-Adminstrative Assistant
-Publicity Coordinator
Please contact Kathy Bither if you are interested in learning more about one of these positions. [email protected]. Thank you.
THIS WEEK‘S EVENTS:
Thursday, December 3
7:00 PM Thursday night ‘Just Sit’ IN BRUNSWICK
Umdze: Patti King
7:00 PM Dharma Drop-In. in Portland
Friday, December 4
7:00 PM Friday Night ‘Just Sit’ IN PORTLAND- Cancelled
7:00 PM The Art of Being Human: Level I – in Portland
Saturday, December 5
8:30 AM The Art of Being Human: Level I – in Portland
Sunday, December 6
8:30 AM The Art of Being Human: Level I- in Portland
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. IN BRUNSWICK
Umdze:Kit/ Eunice St. John
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. IN PORTLAND- Cancelled
Monday, December 7
6:30 PM Heart of Recovery. in Portland
Tuesday, December 8
6:30 PM Wisdom in Everyday Life – in Brunswick
6:30 PM Emptiness, Paramitas and Bodhisattva Activity- in Portland
Wednesday, December 9
6:30 PM Working with Emotions in Brunswick
7:00 PM Wednesday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze:Mary Jo Steckevicz
Thursday, December 10
7:00 PM Thursday night ‘Just Sit’ in Brunswick
Umdze:
7:00 PM Dharma Drop-In- Thursday Evenings in Portland
Friday, December 11
7:00 PM Friday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze:Kalee Coombs
Saturday, December 12
No Activities
Sunday, December 13
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Brunswick
Umdze:James Prentice
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Portland
Umdze:Frank Sanfillippo
DECEMBER RETREATS:
Winter Weekthun
A winter week of practice at Brunswick Shambhala Meditation Center. Turn over the new year with clarity, stability, strength, and a strong sense of community. Full days and some evenings, ending with a proper New Year’s Eve feast and enjoyment of the first day of the New Year in silence and contemplation. Attendance for the entire program is strongly encouraged, and required to fulfill prerequisites of the Shambhala Buddhist path.
Register here:
ONGOING CLASSES:
Heart of Recovery- Monday Evenings 6:30-7:30pm in Portland
The Heart of Recovery is an on-going, weekly meeting for people grappling with strong addictions of any kind – be they substances such as drugs and alcohol or harmful, habitual patterns.
Dharma Drop-In-Thursday 7pm-8:30pm
Join us Thursday evenings for meditation and discussion. We will start with 35 minutes of meditation, then have a short reading and discussion. The readings will be varied from different materials. You can even bring your own short reading to talk about. Topics include- Meditation and its Relationship to:
November 26-Racism/ Immigration
All are welcome.
DECEMBER COMMUNITY EVENTS:
CHILDREN’S DAY & WINTER SOLSTICE
At the Winter Solstice, we celebrate Children’s Day to honor our children and to bring warmth, light and cheerfulness into the dark time of the year. Morning activities for children followed by a mid day potluck.
All children and families are welcome.
December 20th
Sunday in Brunswick
Schedule: Details to follow.
FMI: see the website
SAVE THE DATES:
THE ART OF BEING HUMAN: LEVEL I
with Mary Lang
January 8th—January 10th (2016)
In Brunswick. This first weekend retreat of the Way of Shambhala series introduces participants to the practice of sitting meditation and to the basic principles of the Shambhala path of warriorship. The program includes meditation instruction, Continue »
PEMA CHODRON:The Freedom to Choose Something Different
with Christopher St John
January 13th—February 17th (2016)
GREAT EASTERN SUN
with Shastri Donna Williams
January 16th—January 17th (2016)
MEDITATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE
with Karen Monahan & Erika Bjorum
January 19th—February 16th (2016)
MEMBERS ANNUAL ASPIRATION & POT LUCK EVENT
January 30th (2016)
MEDITATION PRACTICE WEEKEND
February 6th—February 7th (2016)
SHAMBHALA DAY
February 13th (2016)
MILAREPA DAY
February 21st (2016)
UNCONDITIONAL CONFIDENCE: RIGDEN WEEKEND
with Acharya Eric Spiegel
February 26th—February 28th (2016)
BIRTH OF THE WARRIOR: LEVEL II
with Angela Lutzenberger
March 4th—March 6th (2016)
“Perky does not mean that one is perked up by temporary situations, but it refers to unconditional cheerfulness, which comes from ongoing discipline.” ~Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
The Spring 2016 Schedule can now be found on the website at: PROGRAMS
The Spring 2016 Schedule Brochure will begin mailing this week.
