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SUMMARY:Meditation and Teachings in Mountain View
DESCRIPTION:Due to the coronavirus concerns\, we have converted our Tuesday evening meeting to an online format.  Insight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View\, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. The Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. Thematic series are periodically presented\, but whether or not a topic has been advertised in advance\, Shaila or a guest teacher will lead the sitting and offer teachings. See also weekly sitting. Newcomers are always welcome. To help newcomers get acquainted with mindfulness meditation and IMSB\, a senior member or teacher offers a beginner’s orientation beginning at 6:30 on the first Tuesday of each month. IMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language that describes donations\, offerings and generosity. Two bowls will be available at an event to practice dana for the teacher and IMSB; we encourage you to give joyfully and generously\, according to your resources and means. IMSB is a 501(c) (3) organization. All donations are tax deductible as permitted by law. \n 
URL:https://www.imsb.org/event/weekly-sitting-and-dhamma-talk-2015-04-07-2016-01-19-2017-01-31-2017-02-21-2017-03-14-2017-04-18-2017-07-18-2018-01-09/2019-02-19/
LOCATION:St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church\, Edwards Hall\, 2094 Grant Road \, Mountain View \, CA\, 94040\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Engaged Buddhist
DESCRIPTION:The Engaged Buddhist \nSurviving and thriving in an anxious world \nA Tuesday evening speaker series \nFebruary 5 – 26\, 2019 \n7:30 pm to 9:00 pm \nMeditation instructions are sometimes misinterpreted to imply that one should disengage from activity and suspend all judgment. Buddhist advice on “letting go” can be misunderstood to suggest that problems in the world can or should be ignored. Yet the Pali canon shows that the Buddha taught practical social and economic remedies\, and urged monks to travel so they could benefit the largest number of people.  \nThích Nhất Hạnh coined the term “engaged Buddhism” to describe efforts to respond to the suffering in his country during the Vietnam war\, work he saw as part of meditation and mindfulness practice rather than something apart from it. In this series\, some local “engaged Buddhists” will share how they personally apply Buddhist wisdom to engage with the suffering around us\, in areas such as social action\, prison ministry\, and environmentalism. \n\nFebruary 5 – Ayya Santussika – Engaged Brahmaviharas\nFebruary 12 – Oren Jay Sofer – Making Peace with Words: Where Mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication Meet\nFebruary 19 – Bill Kostura and Phil Goodwin – Generosity and Compassion Inside: Teaching Buddhist Meditation in a California State Prison\nFebruary 26 – Jennifer Dungan – Non-clinging to Outcomes\n\nThis series is appropriate for newcomers as well as experienced practitioners. Each evening includes silent or guided meditation\, a break\, and teachings. \n\nPlease visit our Teachers Page for biographies and photos of our speakers. \nInsight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation programs. On Tuesdays\, we meet in Mountain View for our drop-in weekly program of meditation and teachings.  On Thursdays\, we meet in Saratoga for our Dhamma Classroom\, which offer a series of structured courses with registration\, and periodic drop-in practice events. \nOur Tuesday evening program usually includes a sitting meditation and Dhamma talk. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. Thematic series are periodically presented\, but whether or not a topic has been advertised in advance\, Shaila or a guest teacher will lead the sitting and offer teachings. See also weekly sitting. \nNewcomers are always welcome. To help newcomers get acquainted with mindfulness meditation and IMSB\, a senior member or teacher offers a beginner’s orientation beginning at 6:30 on the first Tuesday of each month. \nIMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language that describes donations\, offerings and generosity. Two bowls will be available at an event to practice dana for the teacher and IMSB. We encourage you to give joyfully and generously\, according to your resources and means. IMSB is a 501(c) (3) organization. All donations are tax deductible as permitted by law.
URL:https://www.imsb.org/event/the-engaged-buddhist/2019-02-19/
LOCATION:St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church\, Edwards Hall\, 2094 Grant Road \, Mountain View \, CA\, 94040\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness & Meditation - A Drop-In Class
DESCRIPTION:An Evening for Meditation Practice\nMindfulness Meditation: A drop-in evening for meditation practice. \nDrop-in practice evenings are an opportunity for meditators to practice under the guidance of experienced mindfulness instructors. These sessions allow curious newcomers to gain a first-hand experience of mindfulness meditation. Experienced practitioners will enjoy the opportunity to deepen their practice with an evening of sitting and walking meditations. These evening sessions will emphasize guided meditations and experiential mindfulness activities. Each session will include instruction in sitting meditation\, walking meditation\, or other mindful movement practices\, and practical meditative skills. Everyone is welcome. \nVisit our Events Calendar for a schedule of programs. \nThese Mindfulness Meditation evenings are led by Shaila Catherine\, Sharon Allen\, or a skilled guest teacher. For pictures and biographies of our teachers\, visit our Teacher Page. \nNewcomers are welcome. Chairs are provided. Bring a mat or cushion if you prefer to sit on the wood floor. Registration is not required. \nDANA DONATIONS: IMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language that describes donations\, offerings and generosity. A basket will be available at this event to practice dana for the teacher and IMSB. We encourage you to give joyfully and generously\, according to your resources and means. IMSB is a 501(c) (3) organization. Donations are tax deductible as permitted by law.
URL:https://www.imsb.org/event/drop-in-mindfulness-meditation-2019-02-28-2019-02-28/
LOCATION:Westhope Presbyterian Church\, 12850 Saratoga Ave\, Saratoga\, CA\, 95070\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beginners,Featured Events,Thursday Class
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SUMMARY:Week-long Meditation Retreat in Florida
DESCRIPTION:Strategies for Overcoming Distracting Thoughts\nA week-long meditation retreat in Florida\nwith Shaila Catherine\nFriday\, February 22 – Friday\, March 1\, 2019 \nThe retreat begins with registration at 3:00 pm on Friday\, February 22\, and ends with a noon lunch on Friday\, March 1. \nMental restlessness is an insidious and pervasive hindrance that all practitioners struggle to overcome. We can refine our skills for working with the modes of thinking that distract us from being mindful: critical thoughts\, planning\, worrying\, lustful thoughts\, judging\, memories\, internal commentaries\, to name a few. The teachings on this retreat will present a sequence of strategies for dealing with obstructive mental patterns; these progressive instructions are found in two discourses in the Middle Length Discourses\, (suttas 19 and 20). Practitioners will be encouraged to develop a mindfulness-based meditation practice\, while exploring these strategies for overcoming distractions.  \nThis retreat is suitable for both new and experienced practitioners. It will be held at the beautiful Franciscan retreat facility on the Hillsborough River in Tampa\, Florida. \nPreparation: Please read the following two discourses prior to the retreat. You may wish to bring a print out to the retreat for your personal reference. \n\nhttps://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/bodhi\nhttps://suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodhi\n\nFor more information and registration details\, please visit the Orlando Insight Meditation Group’s website.
URL:https://www.imsb.org/event/week-long-meditation-retreat-in-florida/
LOCATION:Franciscan Center of Tampa\, Florida\, 3010 N Perry Ave.\, Tampa\, FL\, 33603\, United States
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