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SUMMARY:Self-Awareness for Ethical Living with Sunil Joseph
DESCRIPTION:Sunil Joseph leads transformative groups in California prisons\, aiding incarcerated individuals to diminish their reactivity by employing mindfulness and emotional intelligence practices. Join Sunil to discover how these powerful tools can be leveraged to help us live in greater harmony with our moral and ethical values. Explore the profound impact that mindfulness and emotional intelligence can have on aligning our actions with our deepest convictions \nTuesdays\, January 2nd – 30th\n6:30pm-8:00pm \nThis will be a Zoom class only:\nZoom Meeting ID: 224-735-8115\nPasscode: 1234\nZoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115 \nNavigating a spiritual path often reveals a gap between our aspirations and the reality of everyday life. Despite our sincere intentions\, we may notice ourselves falling short in living true to our spiritual vows or core values. This could manifest in various ways – perhaps in the unkind words we speak to a loved one\, or in harboring resentments and momentarily wishing harm upon others. Such actions often lead to a cycle of self-judgment and shame\, reinforcing a sense of personal inadequacy or a sense of being flawed in some fundamental way. \nUtilizing the 10 Virtues of Buddhism as a reflective framework\, we will examine our values and how we align with them in our daily actions and thoughts. We will use the practices of Mindfulness and Compassionate Communication to understand\, rather than judge\, the parts of ourselves that seem to veer off the path. This approach offers a constructive way to view our shortcomings. Not as failures\, but as opportunities for deeper understanding and growth\, even as we strive for spiritual and ethical development. Together\, we will discover how to transform our challenges into stepping stones towards a more ethical life. \nwww.diamondlightsac.org/donate or “Diamond Light” on Venmo. Suggested donation: $10-$20 to cover expenses\, which include ongoing rent for our Center\, fees to provide online services and supporting our teachers. No one turned away due to lack of funds. \n\nAbout the Teacher: Sunil Joseph is a certified GRIP facilitator teaching a restorative justice-based healing and accountability program in California’s prison system. In 2021\, he successfully completed the 2-year  Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program offered by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach to become a certified Mindfulness teacher. He is also a graduate from BayNVC’s 1-year NVC Leadership Program\, and has been using his non-violent communications training to inform his work with inmates in the prisons. Sunil was born in India and now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information about Sunil: https://myempathycoach.com/
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/self-awareness-for-ethical-living-with-sunil-joseph/2024-01-30/
LOCATION:Sierra 2 Center\, Room 14\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dharma Essentials: Understanding Karma with Jay Nair
DESCRIPTION:The term ‘karma’ is used a lot in our society\, but how does karma really work? Join Jay Nair as he continues the Dharma Essentials courses with an explanation of karma. \nTuesdays\, November 7th – 28th\n6:30pm-8:30pm \nHybrid options for attending:\nYou can attend in person: 2791 24th Street\, Room 14 Sacramento CA 95818 (parking lot off 4th Ave\, the room is upstairs). \nZoom Meeting ID: 224-735-8115\nPasscode: 1234\nZoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115 \nwww.diamondlightsac.org/donate or “Diamond Light” on Venmo. Suggested donation: $10-$20 to cover expenses\, which include ongoing rent for our Center\, fees to provide online services and supporting our teachers. No one turned away due to lack of funds. \n\nAbout the Teacher: Hailing from a traditional South Indian Yogic family\, Jay Nair grew up by the banks of river Periyar\, has been practicing some type of yoga and socially engaged spirituality from early on in life and studying modern Mindfulness since 2010. He also received training in Tibetan and Vipassana practices\, and participated in many long term yoga meditation retreats. Jay Nair is trained in Indian Music and started performing solo concerts at the early age of ten. Since then Jay has been  performing and recording Indian and world fusion music. IT Engineer by profession\, Jay is a blend of Science\, Art and Spirituality and believes Technology and Consciousness transforms each other.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/dharma-essentials-understanding-karma-with-jay-nair/2023-11-28/
LOCATION:Sierra 2 Center\, Room 14\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dharma Essentials: Life & Reincarnation with Jay Nair
DESCRIPTION:Want to pursue a spiritual practice and don’t know where to start? Have you been studying Buddhism for a while and want to discover where to go next? Tibetan Buddhism offers a complete path to enlightenment\, starting with the basics. Join Jay Nair as he resumes the Dharma Essentials courses with a beginners look at life and reincarnation.\n** EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 2023 ** \nTuesdays\, June 6th – July 25th\n6:30pm-8:30pm\n(No class on July 4th) \nHybrid options for attending:\nYou can attend in person: 2791 24th Street\, Room 14 Sacramento CA 95818 (parking lot off 4th Ave\, the room is upstairs). \nZoom Meeting ID: 224-735-8115\nPasscode: 1234\nZoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115 \nwww.diamondlightsac.org/donate or “Diamond Light” on Venmo. Suggested donation: $10-$20 to cover expenses\, which include ongoing rent for our Center\, fees to provide online services and supporting our teachers. No one turned away due to lack of funds. \n\nAbout the Teacher: Hailing from a traditional South Indian Yogic family\, Jay Nair grew up by the banks of river Periyar\, has been practicing some type of yoga and socially engaged spirituality from early on in life and studying modern Mindfulness since 2010. He also received training in Tibetan and Vipassana practices\, and participated in many long term yoga meditation retreats. Jay Nair is trained in Indian Music and started performing solo concerts at the early age of ten. Since then Jay has been  performing and recording Indian and world fusion music. IT Engineer by profession\, Jay is a blend of Science\, Art and Spirituality and believes Technology and Consciousness transforms each other.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/dharma-essentials-life-reincarnation-with-jay-nair/2023-06-27/
LOCATION:Sierra 2 Center\, Room 14\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Postponed to 2022: Compassion Cultivation Training
DESCRIPTION:With Seona Gwon\nWhen: Sep 29\, 2021 – Nov 17\, 2021 (Every Wednesday for 8 weeks) 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM\nWhere: Online Zoom \nTHIS EVENT IS POSTPONED UNTIL 2022. PLEASE CHECK BACK! \nCompassion Cultivation Training (CCT) is a multi-week personal and professional development course designed at Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and taught around the world by Certified Facilitators. The program includes practical tools and exercises designed to enhance your awareness\, compassion\, and resilience. \nCCT will support you to improve your relationships with friends\, family\, clients\, patients\, staff\, and coworkers. \nYou’ll walk away from each CCT class with tools and practices you can immediately put to work. CCT will help you: \n\nImprove awareness\nIncrease connection to others\nDecrease the distress you may feel in difficult situations\n\nCCT is a two-hour weekly class that includes: \n\nLarge and small group discussions to share learning experiences\nGuided meditation to improve awareness\nListening and communication exercises to build compassionate interactions\n\nYou’ll also have daily homework of one guided meditation per day and informal practices to try as you go about your day. \nTuition\nThis course has four levels of tuition\, on a sliding scale: \n\nSupporter: $150 – $200  This amount supports our basic event costs\nMid Level: $200- $250  This amount supports our event and helps keep our event to people of all income levels\nSustainer: $250 – $350 This amount supports our event\,  allows all income levels to attend\, and supports our physical center to remain open.\nPay-what-you-can: No one turned away for lack of funds.\n\nAbout the Teacher: Seona Gwon\nSeona works as a teacher\, producer\, writer\, translator\, and interpreter in South Korea\, and occasionally in California. She is an International Dharma Instructor\, certified by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Also\, Seona is a certified teacher of Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) and Mindful Self Compassion (MSC)\, teaching in both Korean and English. For 15 years\, Seona was an Instructor at Joongang Sangha University\, the primary buddhist university in Korea for monks and nuns\, also taught in the graduate school of Dongguk University’s Buddhist Department\, and at the International School of Buddhist Studies (ISBS)\, a graduate program for Korean nuns. As a producer\, she brought the famous Zen Master\, Thich Nhat Hanh to South Korea in 2003 for a countrywide visit\, and Zen teacher Norman Fischer in 2017. Seona has worked as a researcher at the Dongguk University Academy of Buddhism. \nSeona has a PhD in Buddhist Studies from Dongguk University\, with a dissertation on “Modern Compassion Meditation in the West.” She continues to expand her studies\, including completing the Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness (TSM) course and becoming a certified teacher in Self Compassion Training for Healthcare Communities (SCHC). \nSeona is highly interested in the ongoing dialogue between West and East regarding methods to relieve suffering in the modern world\, and especially interested in the Western secular programs focused on mindfulness and compassion. She often serves as interpreter for these programs in English\, and served Jon Kabat Zinn in his first visit to South Korea\, in 2012\, to introduce Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). \nSeona has been a practitioner of Korean Zen (Seon) since childhood.  She lives with her husband\, John\, in Seoul\, South Korea. Her central path is developing and deepening her own compassion and then manifesting it in life and action in the larger world. \n \nThe writers of nursing essay writing services should have a PhD or master’s degree. They must undergo rigorous training in order to qualify for their positions. A high quality service will also have professional writers who are experts in the field. Moreover\, they have experience of a certain number of years. Experience enables them to gauge which information and terminology to use in nursing essays. Apart from providing excellent nursing essays\, nursing essay writers also help students choose a topic\, do background research\, and complete papers that are incomplete.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/compassion-cultivation-training/2021-11-17/
LOCATION:Zoom\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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SUMMARY:Kindness\, Clarity\, Insight: A Deep Dive into the Six Perfections
DESCRIPTION:The Six Perfections are a practice that can help us benefit others\, ourselves\, and is an integral part of the path to enlightenment. The Six Perfections are a guide for Buddhist practice and virtues to be cultivated to bring one to enlightenment. \nThe Six Perfections describe the true nature of an enlightened being\, which\, in Mahayana practice\, is to say they are our own true buddha-nature. By cultivating these Perfections\, we bring this true nature into expression. \nJoin Geshe Tsultrim as we take a deep dive into the Six Perfections over 11 weeks. \nTuesdays\, August 17 – October 26\, 2021  \n6:30pm-8:00pm \nThis class will be in-person and online (Geshe’la will be teaching online from home). \nIf you would like to attend in-person\, pre-registration is required and there are capacity limits\, so please plan to attend the entire series. \nHow to attend: \nRegister to attend the event in-person.\nBe sure to follow the Diamond Light COVID-Protocols.\nJoin live online with Zoom. (Meeting ID: 224 735 8115) \nCost: Suggested donation of $10-$20 per class to cover the cost of the class and support the teacher. No one turned away for lack of funds. You can give online: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or through Venmo: search “Diamond Light” \nFor more info: http://www.diamondlightsac.org \nAbout the teacher: Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim is part of the Gaden Shartse Monastery in south India. “Geshe” is a degree that is earned after several years of intensive study and passing the highest-level exams. It is the monastic equivalent of a western “Ph.D.” degree. Having successfully passed these exams\, Geshe Tsultrim is an expert on Buddhist philosophy. He is also a skilled artist\, specializing in traditional Tibetan art. Geshe Tsultrim has been teaching in the United States since 2001.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/kindness-clarity-insight-a-deep-dive-into-the-six-perfections/2021-10-26/
LOCATION:Sierra 2 Center\, Room 14\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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SUMMARY:Online: How Karma Works
DESCRIPTION:Karma: all of our actions and thoughts have inevitable results\, both positive and negative\, for better or for worse. Navigating our lives—and future rebirths—depends on understanding causality: how karma works. Understanding karma is crucial to reaching our goals\, both material and spiritual. In this six-week course\, we will examine what Buddhism teaches us about how our actions create karma and karmic results by looking at selections from Buddha’s teachings. The class will be live online\, with replays and handouts provided. \nTexts we’ll look at include “Kamma: A Study Guide” by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (an anthology of Gautama Buddha’s lectures)\, “Treasure House of Knowledge” (Sanskrit: “Abhidharmakosha Karika”) by Vasubandhu (circa 350 AD)\, and commentary from “Illumination of the Path to Freedom” written by the First Dalai Lama\, Gyalwa Gendun Drup (1391-1474). \nThe non-doing of what is unskillful\,\nthe performance of what’s skillful\,\nthe cleansing of one’s own mind:\nThis is the Buddhas’ teaching.\n-Dhammapada \nTuesdays June 29–August 10\, 2021\, 6:30pm–8pm Pacific time \nClick on the Zoom link to join: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115 \nCost: Suggested donation of $10-$20 to cover the cost of the class and support the teacher. No one turned away for lack of funds. You can give online: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or through Venmo: search “Diamond Light” \nAbout the teacher: Michael “Mojo” Tchudi has been practicing dharma since 2005. He has formally studied several lineages of Buddhism\, Daoism\, and Yoga. Mojo completed a Master of Arts in Buddhist Classics with an emphasis in Sanskrit translation at Dharma Realm Buddhist University in 2019. Mojo has taught at dharma centers\, yoga studios\, conferences\, and schools\, including two years teaching Ethics and World Religions at Developing Virtue Secondary School. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Saybrook University. Learn more at http://www.mojohito.com/
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/how-karma-works/2021-08-10/
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SUMMARY:Online: Decoding the Heart Sutra
DESCRIPTION:The Heart Sutra is the most recited\, copied\, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series\, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit\, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism\, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. \nSix Tuesdays:\nOctober 20 – November 24\, 2020\n6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pacific time \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate at http://www.diamondlightsac.org \nThe classes will be taught by Michael “Mojo” Tchudi — learn more about Mojo at his website: http://www.mojohito.com
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SUMMARY:Online: Decoding the Heart Sutra
DESCRIPTION:The Heart Sutra is the most recited\, copied\, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series\, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit\, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism\, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. \nSix Tuesdays:\nOctober 20 – November 24\, 2020\n6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pacific time \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate at http://www.diamondlightsac.org \nThe classes will be taught by Michael “Mojo” Tchudi — learn more about Mojo at his website: http://www.mojohito.com
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/decoding-the-heart-sutra-5/
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SUMMARY:Online: Decoding the Heart Sutra
DESCRIPTION:The Heart Sutra is the most recited\, copied\, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series\, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit\, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism\, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. \nSix Tuesdays:\nOctober 20 – November 24\, 2020\n6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pacific time \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate at http://www.diamondlightsac.org \nThe classes will be taught by Michael “Mojo” Tchudi — learn more about Mojo at his website: http://www.mojohito.com
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SUMMARY:Online: Decoding the Heart Sutra
DESCRIPTION:The Heart Sutra is the most recited\, copied\, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series\, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit\, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism\, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. \nSix Tuesdays:\nOctober 20 – November 24\, 2020\n6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pacific time \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate at http://www.diamondlightsac.org \nThe classes will be taught by Michael “Mojo” Tchudi — learn more about Mojo at his website: http://www.mojohito.com
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/decoding-the-heart-sutra-3/
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CATEGORIES:Class Series
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SUMMARY:Online: Decoding the Heart Sutra
DESCRIPTION:The Heart Sutra is the most recited\, copied\, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series\, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit\, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism\, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. \nSix Tuesdays:\nOctober 20 – November 24\, 2020\n6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pacific time \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate at http://www.diamondlightsac.org \nThe classes will be taught by Michael “Mojo” Tchudi — learn more about Mojo at his website: http://www.mojohito.com
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/decoding-the-heart-sutra-2/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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SUMMARY:Online: Decoding the Heart Sutra
DESCRIPTION:The Heart Sutra is the most recited\, copied\, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series\, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit\, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism\, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. \nSix Tuesdays:\nOctober 20 – November 24\, 2020\n6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Pacific time \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate at http://www.diamondlightsac.org \nThe classes will be taught by Michael “Mojo” Tchudi — learn more about Mojo at his website: http://www.mojohito.com
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/decoding-the-heart-sutra/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170307T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170307T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T105739
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Meaning\, Empathy and Emotional Awareness
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating Meaning\, Empathy and Emotional Awareness\n5 Tuesdays Feb 7 – March 7 6:30-8:30pm\nWe wouldn’t want a life without the pull of our emotions—whether we are experiencing love and joy or grief and sadness\, our emotions help us navigate our lives\, discern what we need\, and relate to others. Yet\, overwhelming emotions can leave us feeling triggered\, drained\, and unable to engage in the fullness of life. When the pull of our emotions becomes too strong\, we get caught in reactivity when what we truly long for is safety and connection. \nBut we can use our emotional life as a tool for transformation. As we gain a richer understanding of the inner-workings of emotion\, and come to understand how to drop in to our own experiences with awareness and ease\, we create space between stimulus and reaction—expanding our capacity to be with our suffering\, connect with others\, and show up for life. \nIn this experiential training you will learn about contemplative and western scientific approaches to understanding emotions. You will be guided through meditation training in non-distraction and an embodied experience of our emotions. Each gathering will include presentation\, small group dialogue\, guided meditation and personal reflection. Join us\, bring your emotions. \n5 Tuesdays Feb 7 – March 7\n6:30-8:30pm\n1 Saturday\, March 4\n10:00am-1:00pm \nAt Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818 \nAt age 19 Amie Diller stumbled on Tassajara Zen Mountain Center\, dropped out of college\, and embarked on a life-long passion for the study and practice of Buddhism. For the last 15 years Amie has been practicing & teaching internationally in the Tibetan Gelupa Buddhist tradition. Being a certified nurse-midwife and mother have also brought great joy\, along with fertile ground for practicing in the world with a wise and compassionate heart. \nBrandy Davis is a meditation and yoga teacher. She has been studying and practicing for over two decades. Her current passion is restorative justice and working with incarcerated populations. She has a particular knack for personalizing deep philosophical concepts and making them applicable to our modern lives. She teaches with love and humor. Brandy’s greatest joy comes from witnessing the opening of the human heart. \nThe Cultivating Emotional Balance training began during a meeting between behavioral scientists\, a neuroscientist\, a monk\, a philosopher\, and the Dalai Lama in 2000\, as a new approach to understanding our emotional lives. Combining contemporary scientific research with the practices of mindfulness & opening the heart (loving-kindness\, compassion\, joy\, and equanimity)\, this class series offers new tools for working with emotion. \nhttp://bigthink.com/videos/mindfulness-how-to-call-off-the-emotional-attack-dogs-2
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/cultivating-meaning-empathy-and-emotional-awareness/2017-03-07/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170131T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170131T203000
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CREATED:20161206T060253Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation - with Marc Ross
DESCRIPTION:Want to have a clearer\, more spacious mind? The list of the benefits of meditation seems to be growing every day. Meditating even as little as 5 minutes a day can change our brains\, our minds and our outlook. \nMany people think meditation is sitting down and “think about nothing”\, but that is easier said than done! Like any other skill\, meditation has a foundation and techniques you can learn to develop a daily practice. This class is perfect for those who are new to meditating and would like an introduction to the basics: benefits\, posture\, meditation objects. \nThis class will have teaching\, discussions\, and meditation practice. \n3 Tuesdays: 1/17\, 1/24 and 1/31\n6:30-8:30pm\nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n271 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento\, CA 95818\nhttps://www.diamondlightsac.org \nAll classes are donation based\, drop ins welcome! \nMarc was introduced to Buddhism and meditation through the study of yoga in the mid 1990’s. Since then he has been blessed to study the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche\, Geshe Micahel Roach\, and Alan Wallace along wit hseveral other holy Lamas. He has been teaching meditation in the US and Europe for 10 years and is delighted to once again have the opportunity to pass on this wonderful practice.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/introduction-to-meditation-with-marc-ross/2017-01-31/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161116T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161116T203000
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SUMMARY:Meditation: A Deep Dive
DESCRIPTION:Join Heather Breault and Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group for 10 Wednesdays to take a deep dive into the practice of meditation.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/meditation-a-deep-dive/2016-11-16/
LOCATION:Diamond Light Meditation Center\, 2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160907T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160907T203000
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SUMMARY:The Perfection of Wisdom (Prajna Paramita)
DESCRIPTION:Come join Heather Breault for class\, every Wednesday until September 7th! \nDo you have questions about Buddhism? We will answer a lot of them in this course! Topics include: what is the perfection of wisdom\, what is refuge\, the different types of Bodhichitta\, what is nirvana and what is the ultimate nature of reality. \n*Can be completed as a stand-alone course or as part of a series. There are 18 courses total\, with an option of completing homework and getting a certificate of completion!
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/the-perfection-of-wisdom-prajna-paramita/2016-09-07/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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SUMMARY:Refuge and the Three Jewels
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe three jewels are the Buddha\, Dharma\, and Sangha. It is by making these the central principles of your life that you become a Buddhist. Join Geshe Tsultrim Tuesday nights 8/2\, 8/9 and 8/16 from 6:30-8:30pm to learn how to take refuge in the Three Jewels. During these classes there will be short mediations and Dharma talks delving into each of the Three Jewels\, and what it means to go for refuge. \nThe Buddha jewel refers both to the historical Buddha and to the ideal of Buddhahood itself. Going for refuge to the Buddha jewel means seeing him as your ultimate teacher and spiritual example and committing yourself to ending the suffering of yourself and all beings. \nThe Dharma jewel means the teachings of the Buddha\, or the truth he understood. The central teachings emphasize the development of mindfulness and kindness\, examining our actions in the light of our ethical values\, and seeing how our thoughts condition our lives. Regarding the Dharma as a refuge means seeing these teachings as the best guide to reality\, and committing yourself to practicing them. \nThe third of the Three Jewels is the Sangha or the spiritual community\, and the people with whom we share our spiritual lives. We need the guidance of personal teachers\, who are further along the path than we are\, and the support and friendship of other practitioners. \nThree Tuesday Nights: August 2\, 9\, 16 from 6:30-8:30pm \nAt Diamond Light Meditation Center\, Sierra 2 Center\n2791 24th St\, room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818 \nNo experience required\, come as you are able\,drop ins encouraged!
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/refuge-and-the-three-jewels-2/2016-08-16/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160202T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160202T203000
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CREATED:20160121T084849Z
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SUMMARY:Living With an Open Heart in a Broken World
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming 2016 with a deep breath and an open heart.\nJoin us for the first series of the new year.  \nLiving with an OPEN HEART in a broken world. \nA 5-week series\nTuesdays 6:30-8:30pm\nJanuary 5 – February 2\, 2016 \nTaught by Brandy Davis \nDuring this five weeks we will explore our emotions and practice compassion with a meditation we can do on and off the cushion.\nThis will be a fun and interactive series. Each session includes guided meditation\, a presentation and opportunities for discussion.  \nUnderstanding our Emotions\nWe will explore the nature of emotions\, our personal triggers\, and methods for transforming destructive emotional episodes into opportunities for enhanced connection.* \n*If you attended the recent Cultivating Emotional Balance weekend with Doug Veenhof – we will be unpacking the emotional episode timeline. If you didn’t attend – not to worry.  \nTonglen\, Buddhist Meditation for cultivating love and compassion\nBy embracing\, rather than rejecting unwanted and painful aspects of experience\, we overcome fear and develop greater empathy for ourselves and others. \nPema Chodron says this:\n‘The meditation of tonglen reverses the usual logic of avoiding suffering and seeking pleasure and\, in the process\, we become liberated from a very ancient prison of selfishness.’ \nLocation\nRiversong Meditation\, Sierra 2\n2791 24th St (Upstairs\, room 14)\n(converted elementary school in Curtis Park)\nSacramento \nCost\nfree*\n*Donations are welcome to help cover the cost of the space \nNote from Brandy\,\nHi all\, I’m really excited for this series. I have been volunteering in prisons for the last few years teaching yoga and mindfulness and leading a restorative justice circle. One of the tag lines of the program is\, ‘hurt people\, hurt people’. This rings true even for those of us merely serving time in the prison between our ears. My hope is that our time together will foster personal healing\, so that we can make manifest a second idea\, ‘healed people\, heal people’.  \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, please don’t hesitate to contact me:\nbrandynadavis@gmail.com or 530-208-8335
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/living-with-an-open-heart-in-a-broken-world-2/2016-02-02/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class Series
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