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Practicing Patient Forebearance: The Kshanti Paramita Talk #1
January 20, 2007“How do we think things should be and how are they”? A provocative but important question that leads us into seeing clearly how we try to escape the present thus causing ourself more suffering. Patience allows us to find the strength to lean on and see things for what they are.
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Practicing Meditation: The Dhyana Paramita Part 1
March 17, 2007Meditation develops concentration, open awareness and stillness. As we learn how to meet with openness whatever rises in our experience, we come to know the blueprint of the self comprised of our core beliefs, requirements and habitual patterns of viewing our experiences. As we begin to know the self, we come to understand the limitations of the self-centered thinking and more clearly see the implications on others.
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Cultivating the Cornerstone of Practice: the Paramita of Meditation (Part II)
March 24, 2007Sitting meditation encounters “natural mind” which is likened to a blank movie screen on which images flicker. If we can be present to these events without freezing on a particular image or “story”, then we more fully experience present.
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Questioning Blame
June 2, 2007Blame is useless and heavy baggage. Yet, if we’re honest, we all find ourselves blaming ourselves or others for a myriad of events–past, present, and perhaps, future. How can we acknowledge the hurtful actions of ourselves and others without resorting to blame?
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Just as It Is: the Paramita of Wisdom
June 16, 2007Wisdom is no mystery, and it’s not tucked away in a remote corner of the world or our minds. Its first glimmers shine forth when we begin meeting our life as it is.
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Opening Up/Letting go Through Giving: the Paramita of Dana
December 13, 2006 When people think of Dana, or giving, they often think of working with this paramita in outward ways such as giving time or money. But dana practice engages us in ways beyond this narrow view. Dana encourages us to meet the demands of life as blessings because they can be opportunities to discover the inherent reciprocity of just living.
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Practicing Vitality of Effort: The Virya Paramita
February 24, 2007Price: $6.00
Practicing Patient Forbearance: The Kshanti Paramiia Talk 3
February 10, 2007Price: $6.00
Practicing Patient Forbearance: The Kshanti Paramita Talk 2
January 27, 2007Price: $6.00
Practicing Morality: The Shila Paramita
January 6, 2007Price: $6.00
The Source of Authority, Power and Responsibility
September 17, 2005Price: $6.00
Strength in Adversity 1 & 2
September 30 & 31, 2006Price: $6.00
What is Life as IT IS? Change & Disillusionment
September 16, 2006Price: $6.00
The Use of Doubt
July 8, 2006Price: $6.00
Sensible Intentions Driven Goals Letting Be
March 4, 2006Price: $6.00
Fixing The Pieces of Our Life
February 25, 2006Price: $6.00
The Three Building Blocks
February 18, 2006Price: $6.00
Settling Into Practice: 7th Ox-Herding Picture
December 17, 2005Price: $6.00
Sustaining Attention: 6th Ox-Herding Picture
November 19, 2005Price: $6.00
Attention Without Censors: 5th Ox-Herding Picture
November 12, 2005Price: $6.00
Shaping Experience: 4th Ox-Herding Picture
November 5, 2005Price: $6.00
Glimpses of Insight: 3rd Ox-Herding Picture
October 8, 2005Price: $6.00
Traces of Our-self: 2nd Ox-Herding Picture
September 10, 2005Price: $6.00
Is There More: 1st Ox-Herding Picture
August 27, 2005Price: $6.00
When You Need Something To Hold On To, Hold Just This
March 22, 2005Price: $6.00
Enough
February 5, 2004Price: $6.00
How We Measure Up
January 16, 2005Price: $6.00
Going Straight in Not Knowing
February 5, 2004Price: $6.00
The Open Hand of Receiving
February 29, 2004Price: $6.00
Hope as Connection
April 2, 2004Price: $6.00
Taking Responsibility for Our Experience Without Blame
January 20, 2004Price: $6.00
Turning Points
November 17, 2002Price: $6.00
Worthlessnessing
April 20, 2000Price: $6.00
A Zen Practice for Meeting Every Situation with Intelligence and Compassion 
Beginner Instruction is offered by appointment every Wednesday evening at 6:00 PM when we are not in retreat or closed. Please call ahead at 510-596-3087 and leave your name and telephone number. Your call will be returned to set up an appointment.
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