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  • Explorations in Awareness by Don Oakley
    6:30 PM-8:00 PM
    2024.04.09

    Explorations in Awareness by Don Oakley

    Second and Fourth Tuesday of each month through May 2024
    6:30pm to 8:00pm

    Awareness is what notices all sensations, perceptions, thoughts, and
    feelings. In other words, everything. Enlightenment is the recognition of this
    spacious awareness as our essential beingness. It is not something we
    attain; it is something we recognize. It is not far away; it couldn’t be closer.
    We miss it because we tend to look for the obscure when it is hidden in the
    obvious.
    This series will explore the nature of our conceptualizing minds and point
    toward that essence that we truly are. The focus will be experiential and
    non-denominational; it will not be philosophical or dogmatic. Each session
    will include a brief guided meditation to settle the thinking mind, an
    extemporaneous discourse, and time for exploring questions.

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  • Monthly Second Saturday Zazen
    9:00 AM-12:00 PM
    2024.04.13

    Join us for this deeper practice from 9:00am to 12:00pm

    The simple act of sitting in one place and not DOING something has been a gateway for liberation for millennia. There is a reason it “works”. Yet it is the willingness to show up and simply sit that transforms us. The reasons are not relevant. Neither is reading about it, thinking about it, or talking about it. To access this ancient avenue, one must experience it. In these morning meditation sessions, you will have an opportunity to experience an extended meditation in a supportive environment.

    We will sit as a group and the day will be structured around periods of sitting meditation and walking meditation. There will be some guided meditation. It will be mostly silent sitting and walking meditation. This is a great opportunity for beginners who want to experience longer meditation periods, as well as experienced meditators. There will time before (and during) the session on sitting posture and comfort for those who would like instruction.  While all three leaders practice zen meditation, the structure will be somewhat modified.

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  • Explorations in Awareness by Don Oakley
    6:00 PM-8:00 PM
    2024.04.23

    Explorations in Awareness by Don Oakley

    Second and Fourth Tuesday of each month through May 2024
    6:30pm to 8:00pm

    Awareness is what notices all sensations, perceptions, thoughts, and
    feelings. In other words, everything. Enlightenment is the recognition of this
    spacious awareness as our essential beingness. It is not something we
    attain; it is something we recognize. It is not far away; it couldn’t be closer.
    We miss it because we tend to look for the obscure when it is hidden in the
    obvious.
    This series will explore the nature of our conceptualizing minds and point
    toward that essence that we truly are. The focus will be experiential and
    non-denominational; it will not be philosophical or dogmatic. Each session
    will include a brief guided meditation to settle the thinking mind, an
    extemporaneous discourse, and time for exploring questions.

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