Buddhist Study
Eugene Shambhala Group will practice this terma text
“The Embodiment of all the Siddhas” discovered by Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche
at 6:30 pm on the following dates:
Thursday March 26th
(with introductory talk)
Thursday April 9th
Friday April 24th
Friday May 8th
Sunday May 24th
No experience is necessary to practice this Sadhana (“reading practice”),
that joins the wisdoms of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. There is no fee.
The imagery is colorful, compassionate, wrathful, and profound!
For information and to be included
on our mailing list please call:
Eric at (541) 654-0236, or Keith at (541) 954-9502
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BODY-MIND SYNCHRONIZATION AND
SHAMBHALA CONTEMPLATION CLASS
During the one hour, free drop-in class, we will practice Shamatha Yoga, Ground Lungta, and contemplation developed by Sakyong Mipham, author of Turning Your Mind Into An Ally and Ruling Your World, lujong, and qigong breathing and movement exercises. After a short break, we’ll have sitting meditation and walking for another hour.
The Body-Mind Synchronization class alternates weekly with our usual drop-in hour of sitting and walking, followed by another hour of book study of Ruling Your World. We read a chapter or two aloud together and discuss them; no preparation or “continuity” of attendance is needed.
Please come as you are, experienced or inexperienced in meditation.
For information please call Eric (541) 654-0236, or Keith (541) 726-1988.
March 3, 17, 31, April 14
6:30-7:30 pm Body-mind synchronization
7:40-8:40 pm Sitting
March 10, 24, April 7,
6:30-7:30 pm Sitting
7:40-8:40 pm Book Study - Ruling Your World
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AUTUMN 2008 - PUBLIC CLASSES
TAMING THE MIND
5 Tuesday Classes, (6:30 – 8:30 pm) October 7 to November 4, 2008
1 Saturday Intensive, (9:00 -12:00 am, 1:30 to 4:30 pm) November 8th
$75 ($60 for members) plus text fee
No one will be turned away for lack of funds
For information or to pre-register call Eric (541) 654-0236, or Keith (541) 726-1988
In this class (the first in an ongoing series of traditional Buddhist classes), we will introduce meditation as the path following the Buddha as the example of “the one who awoke”. Taming the Mind in the present moment, we gently explore the challenging, joyous, and creative qualities of mind in meditation. Like the Buddha, we “wake up” to what is real, to true nature. Please “come as you are” – experienced or inexperienced in meditation.
The class will be taught by Eric Shaffer, a senior student of the Shambhala Buddhist Lineage.
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SPRING 2008
EMPTINESS
Tuesday evenings, April 8th through May 6th, 2008.
Sitting Meditation 6: 00 to 7:00. Class - Currently full.
Our course on Emptiness is open to people who have no experience of meditation or Buddhism, and also to those who have entered into the journey of meditation. The Heart Sutra is the root text for our study of Emptiness as ordinary, daily life experience. We will also consider the profound meaning of Emptiness as commented upon by such great teachers as Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, Sakyong Mipham, Rinpoche, and Pema Chodron.
The Heart Sutra is understood to have been taught by the historical Buddha. He taught that the utter absence of ego does not negate the vivid appearance of basic goodness. By studying and contemplating the sutra line by line, mixing view with practice, and reflecting on experiences of emptiness in our everyday experience, this course brings these esoteric teachings to life..
