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SUMMARY:Deep Dive into Emptiness - with Heather Breault
DESCRIPTION:10 Wednesdays August 30-November 1\, 6:30pm-8:30pm \nWe perceive the world as “out there”\, with people and events happening to us with out our control. Perhaps things don’t exist the way we think they do\, and understanding that the world isn’t “out there” separate from us\, but actually “empty” and ready for our minds to project our world on to it is a tool for powerful transformation!  \nHave you heard the word “emptiness” and wondered what it means? Maybe you’ve studied the concept and still have questions? This in-depth course will cover the concept of emptiness from start to finish. This topic is the key to endless possibilities in our personal and spiritual lives. This ancient wisdom has the power to transform our worlds beyond our wildest imagination. \nEach class will include prayers\, teachings\, discussion and meditation  \nTopics include: how the direct perception of emptiness is accomplished\, what happens after the direct perception of emptiness\, how understanding emptiness leads to the destruction of mental afflictions\, how the direct perception of emptiness leads to full enlightenment and paradise\, emptiness and the two extremes\, how empty things function\, emptiness and purification\, the relationship between emptiness and karma\, emptiness and the bodies of a Buddha\, what is non-duality\, how a bodhisattva should live\, the future of Buddha’s teachings\, and the perfection of wisdom. \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\, Sacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \ncost: donation based \nwww.diamondlightsac.org \nHeather started practicing yoga in 2001 and finished her teacher training in 2008. Yoga is what led her to Buddhism\, with her first class taught by Lama Marut in 2008. She has studied with many amazing teachers over the years\, her closest teacher being Amie Diller. Heather’s passion is the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition\, in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She recently finished a six year\, eighteen course intensive and is excited to share these classes with others.  \nHeather grew up in Northern California and received her Bachelor of the Arts in Communication at San Diego State University. She also has an Associate of the Arts degree in Visual Communication from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/deep-dive-into-emptiness-with-heather-breault/2017-11-01/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171102T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171102T200000
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SUMMARY:Developing a Daily Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays 9/28-11/9 6:30pm-8:00pm \nEvidence shows that even 5 minutes of meditation a day can go a long way to reduce stress\, increase happiness\, and sharpen focus. Sometimes it seems just getting to the cushion is the biggest obstacle! Join long time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he shows us what it takes to set up and keep a daily practice! Each class will have instruction\, discussion and meditation.  \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento\, CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nsuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds \nwww.diamondlightsac.org
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/developing-a-daily-meditation-practice/2017-11-02/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171104T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171104T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
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SUMMARY:Shamatha and Bodhicitta: Focusing the Mind and Opening the Heart with Emily Hsu
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 11/4 10am-4pm\, with a break for lunch\n\nIn these times\, we are so busy\, constantly rushing and trying to keep up\, checking our phones and email\, and we are becoming more and more distracted. We are less able to focus on the task at hand\, which impairs our ability to do things well – our jobs\, driving\, listening\, sports\, and also spiritual practice. And our minds are more agitated\, speedy\, dissatisfied. Recent research has suggested that people spend as much as 50% of their days in mental distraction. In addition\, a distracted mind is more prone to falling under the sway of disturbing emotions – depression\, anger\, obsession\, fear\, overwhelm – and a focused mind can lead to greater inner peace\, joy and emotional balance. A concentrated mind is also needed to develop deep spiritual realizations. \nIn this daylong we will practice cultivating a focused and calm mind through shi-né (shamatha or calm abiding) practice as well as practices to open the heart and feel a greater sense of appreciation and caring for others\, learning to cherish others more and more. \nBenefits\n• Learn how to develop inner peace and greater emotional balance with the methods of calm-abiding.\n• Reconnect and find joy with your daily practice.\n• Cultivate a greater sense of caring and interconnection with others. \nThis daylong is for all levels\, for anyone who is interested in learning how to focus the mind and open the heart\, as well as for people who want to deepen their existing shamatha practice. \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nsuggested donation: $20-$60\, no one turned away for lack of funds\nto register: email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com\nscholarships available\, email for more information\ndonate at the door or online: http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ \nEmily Hsu is an FPMT registered teacher who graduated in 2004 from FPMT’s seven year Masters Program of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa in Italy. In 2005 she completed a ten-month solitary retreat to integrate the material\, and since that time has mainly been teaching and doing some retreat every year. She taught at Ocean of Compassion (Gyalwa Gyatso) Buddhist Center and other Bay Area centers for ten years\, with the last four years as resident teacher until leaving in 2016 to do longer retreat. \nEmily teaches Basic Program\, Discovering Buddhism\, introductory courses\, meditation\, and leads retreats\, with particular emphasis on emptiness\, bodhicitta\, Lamrim\, and calm abiding (shi-ne or shamatha) meditation.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/daylong-retreat-with-emily-hsu/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171107T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171107T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
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SUMMARY:4 Noble Truths: The Source of Problems\, The Path to Happiness with Emily Hsu
DESCRIPTION:Two Tuesdays: 10/31 and 11/7 6:30pm-8:30pm \nWhy do problems and dissatisfaction keep occurring in our lives? The first teaching the Buddha gave after becoming enlightened were on the Four Noble Truths – where he described our human suffering perfectly: losing what we love\, getting what we don’t want\, aging\, sickness and death. \nLuckily\, The Buddha also taught the path out of suffering. We may not believe this\, but it is possible to end our mental disturbances\, neurosis\, anxiety\, and suffering forever. \nJoin Emily Hsu as she teaches the Buddhist methods for reducing and stopping suffering. Learn how we are looking in the wrong place for happiness\, and where deep\, everlasting happiness\, joy\, and satisfaction is really found…and how to achieve it. \nWe will also discuss the main difficult emotions and some ways to reduce and overcome them. \nThis will be a Dharma talk and meditation\, with an opportunity to ask questions. This class is perfect for beginners \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nsuggested donation: $10-$20 per night\, no one turned away for lack of funds\ndonate at the door or online: http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ \nEmily Hsu is an FPMT registered teacher who graduated in 2004 from FPMT’s seven year Masters Program of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa in Italy. In 2005 she completed a ten-month solitary retreat to integrate the material\, and since that time has mainly been teaching and doing some retreat every year. She taught at Ocean of Compassion (Gyalwa Gyatso) Buddhist Center and other Bay Area centers for ten years\, with the last four years as resident teacher until leaving in 2016 to do longer retreat. \nEmily teaches Basic Program\, Discovering Buddhism\, introductory courses\, meditation\, and leads retreats\, with particular emphasis on emptiness\, bodhicitta\, Lamrim\, and calm abiding (shi-ne or shamatha) meditation.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/the-4-noble-truths-with-emily-hsu/2017-11-07/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171109T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
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SUMMARY:Developing a Daily Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays 9/28-11/9 6:30pm-8:00pm \nEvidence shows that even 5 minutes of meditation a day can go a long way to reduce stress\, increase happiness\, and sharpen focus. Sometimes it seems just getting to the cushion is the biggest obstacle! Join long time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he shows us what it takes to set up and keep a daily practice! Each class will have instruction\, discussion and meditation.  \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento\, CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nsuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds \nwww.diamondlightsac.org
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/developing-a-daily-meditation-practice/2017-11-09/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171113T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171113T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
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SUMMARY:Compassionate Communication Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:2nd and 4th Mondays 6:30pm-8:30pm (ongoing) \nCommunicating with others can be extremely rewarding\, or extremely frustrating. A family member upsets us and we become angry and say things we regret. We see our friend sad from a loss and don’t know what to say. Learning the techniques of compassionate communication can create a better connection with others and ourselves and support us in using skillful ways to meet difficult internal and external experiences. \nEach session we review the foundational principles and philosophy of Non-Violent Communication (NVC) and its communication model. We will learn how to tune into what we need in a respectful\, non-judgmental way. We will explore how we can invite others to contribute to us from a place of connection\, from where we can honor both their “yes” and “no” in relation to our needs. We will practice transforming enemies (individuals\, groups) into humans with needs just like us. We will learn how to use NVC in our everyday lives to foster compassion and respect. \nEach session will be a combination of information sharing combined with experiential exercises to explore how the information fits into each person’s life. You will leave with skills including increased self-awareness\, listening\, emotional intelligence\, and empathy.  \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818\nADA accessible\, parking lot in back \nsuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/compassionate-communication-practice-group-2017-11-06/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171114T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171114T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
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SUMMARY:Finding Happiness with Elaine Jackson
DESCRIPTION:3 Tuesday’s 11/14\, 11/21 and 12/5 6:30-8:30pm\n1 Saturday 11/18 10am-1pm \nWE ALL WANT HAPPINESS \nWhere is happiness? Like suffering\, happiness is in our mind. When we engage in the patient observation of our thoughts\, feelings\, emotions and mental images\, or any object of the mind\, we come to see they are not real things. They arise because they have been entertained in the past. \nTo begin developing new habits requires radical re-thinking – radical re-doing. It requires stepping outside our everyday life patterns into moments of quietude. It requires mental re-training through which we can transform our attitudes\, positively shape our minds\, gain confidence to tackle the problems created by disturbing emotions and awaken to an enlightened state. \n“The awakening mind is the root of all happiness and peace in the entire universe\,” says His Holiness the Dalai Lama. \nAt Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2417 24th Street Room 14\, Sacramento CA 95819\nParking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, $20-$40 for Saturday. No one turned away for lack of funds. Pay online: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/\, or check/cash at the door. \nElaine Jackson is a founding member of Vajrapani Institute and has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism since 1977\, studying with many of the greatest Buddhist teachers of our time. Every year for 12 years she engaged in a month-long solitary meditation retreat to deepen her practice. \nShe served as Executive Director of Vajrapani Institute for over five years just prior to entering a three-year meditation retreat completed in April\, 2014. She lives a contemplative life off-the-grid in the Santa Cruz mountains while offering Dharma teachings and meditation support.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/teaching-with-elaine-jackson/2017-11-14/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171116T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
CREATED:20170907T063119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T014043Z
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SUMMARY:Nurturing Peace & Goodwill Through The Four Immeasurables
DESCRIPTION:DATES HAVE CHANGED:\nThursday: 11/16\nMonday: 11/27\, 12/4 and 12/11 6:30pm-8:00pm\n(no class 11/20) \nDo you become stressed and short-tempered during the holiday season? Are you tired of the hustle\, bustle and commercialism? Do you feel on edge and ready to explode or depressed and simply trying to survive it? Would you appreciate some time to focus on the positive aspects of the holiday season? Then join us as we take time to nurture our feelings of peace and goodwill for all living beings through meditation on The Four Immeasurables. The Four Immeasurables\, which focus on Loving Kindness\, Compassion\, Abundant Joy and Equanimity\, are the cornerstone of the Tibetan Buddhist practice. Meditating on these concepts increases and develops love and compassion for ourselves\, our friends and family\, as well as our enemies. Join long-time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he guides us through each of The Four Immeasurables\, highlighting how to use them in generating feelings of peace and goodwill during the holiday season and all year round.\nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento\, CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nsuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds \nwww.diamondlightsac.org
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/meditating-on-love-compassion-joy-and-equanimity/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171118T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
CREATED:20170907T070047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T004849Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Happiness with Elaine Jackson
DESCRIPTION:3 Tuesday’s 11/14\, 11/21 and 12/5 6:30-8:30pm\n1 Saturday 11/18 10am-1pm \nWE ALL WANT HAPPINESS \nWhere is happiness? Like suffering\, happiness is in our mind. When we engage in the patient observation of our thoughts\, feelings\, emotions and mental images\, or any object of the mind\, we come to see they are not real things. They arise because they have been entertained in the past. \nTo begin developing new habits requires radical re-thinking – radical re-doing. It requires stepping outside our everyday life patterns into moments of quietude. It requires mental re-training through which we can transform our attitudes\, positively shape our minds\, gain confidence to tackle the problems created by disturbing emotions and awaken to an enlightened state. \n“The awakening mind is the root of all happiness and peace in the entire universe\,” says His Holiness the Dalai Lama. \nAt Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2417 24th Street Room 14\, Sacramento CA 95819\nParking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, $20-$40 for Saturday. No one turned away for lack of funds. Pay online: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/\, or check/cash at the door. \nElaine Jackson is a founding member of Vajrapani Institute and has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism since 1977\, studying with many of the greatest Buddhist teachers of our time. Every year for 12 years she engaged in a month-long solitary meditation retreat to deepen her practice. \nShe served as Executive Director of Vajrapani Institute for over five years just prior to entering a three-year meditation retreat completed in April\, 2014. She lives a contemplative life off-the-grid in the Santa Cruz mountains while offering Dharma teachings and meditation support.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/teaching-with-elaine-jackson/2017-11-18/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171121T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171121T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
CREATED:20170907T070047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171101T004849Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Happiness with Elaine Jackson
DESCRIPTION:3 Tuesday’s 11/14\, 11/21 and 12/5 6:30-8:30pm\n1 Saturday 11/18 10am-1pm \nWE ALL WANT HAPPINESS \nWhere is happiness? Like suffering\, happiness is in our mind. When we engage in the patient observation of our thoughts\, feelings\, emotions and mental images\, or any object of the mind\, we come to see they are not real things. They arise because they have been entertained in the past. \nTo begin developing new habits requires radical re-thinking – radical re-doing. It requires stepping outside our everyday life patterns into moments of quietude. It requires mental re-training through which we can transform our attitudes\, positively shape our minds\, gain confidence to tackle the problems created by disturbing emotions and awaken to an enlightened state. \n“The awakening mind is the root of all happiness and peace in the entire universe\,” says His Holiness the Dalai Lama. \nAt Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2417 24th Street Room 14\, Sacramento CA 95819\nParking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, $20-$40 for Saturday. No one turned away for lack of funds. Pay online: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/\, or check/cash at the door. \nElaine Jackson is a founding member of Vajrapani Institute and has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism since 1977\, studying with many of the greatest Buddhist teachers of our time. Every year for 12 years she engaged in a month-long solitary meditation retreat to deepen her practice. \nShe served as Executive Director of Vajrapani Institute for over five years just prior to entering a three-year meditation retreat completed in April\, 2014. She lives a contemplative life off-the-grid in the Santa Cruz mountains while offering Dharma teachings and meditation support.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/teaching-with-elaine-jackson/2017-11-21/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171124
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
CREATED:20171120T110043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171120T110043Z
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SUMMARY:Closed for the Holiday
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URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/closed-for-the-holiday/2017-11-23/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171125
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
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LAST-MODIFIED:20171120T110043Z
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SUMMARY:Closed for the Holiday
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/closed-for-the-holiday/2017-11-24/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171127T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171127T200000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
CREATED:20171115T014251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T014251Z
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SUMMARY:Nurturing Peace & Goodwill Through The Four Immeasurables
DESCRIPTION:DATES HAVE CHANGED:\nThursday: 11/16\nMonday: 11/27\, 12/4 and 12/11 6:30pm-8:00pm\n(no class 11/20) \nDo you become stressed and short-tempered during the holiday season? Are you tired of the hustle\, bustle and commercialism? Do you feel on edge and ready to explode or depressed and simply trying to survive it? Would you appreciate some time to focus on the positive aspects of the holiday season? Then join us as we take time to nurture our feelings of peace and goodwill for all living beings through meditation on The Four Immeasurables. The Four Immeasurables\, which focus on Loving Kindness\, Compassion\, Abundant Joy and Equanimity\, are the cornerstone of the Tibetan Buddhist practice. Meditating on these concepts increases and develops love and compassion for ourselves\, our friends and family\, as well as our enemies. Join long-time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he guides us through each of The Four Immeasurables\, highlighting how to use them in generating feelings of peace and goodwill during the holiday season and all year round.\nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento\, CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nsuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds \nwww.diamondlightsac.org
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/nurturing-peace-goodwill-through-the-four-immeasurables/2017-11-27/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171128T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
CREATED:20171031T100406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171031T100406Z
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SUMMARY:Gratitude Circle
DESCRIPTION:The holidays are upon us\, and while there is so much fun and joy\, there is also stress and busyness. Take an evening to slow down and spend a couple hours exploring gratitude in an uplifting circle. There are many benefits to gratitude\, including better relationships\, increased mental and physical health\, increased empathy\, and increased self esteem. Join Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group as we cultivate gratitude practices. The evening will include contemplations\, disscussion and sharing. We would love to have you there! \nTuesday 11/28 6:30pm-8:30pm\nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2417 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs) Sacramento CA 95824\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \ncost: donations welcome to help with the cost of the space \nwww.diamondlightsac.org
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/gratitude-circle/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171130T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260613T070446
CREATED:20171115T014626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T015423Z
UID:10000284-1512066600-1512073800@www.diamondlightsac.org
SUMMARY:Compassionate Communication - Foundations Class
DESCRIPTION:Foundations of Compassionate Communication \n8 weeks: Thursdays 11/30/2017-1/25/2018 \nWhen compassion\, warmth and generosity are natural qualities of the heart\, why do we see so much violence in our world? According to Marshall Rosenberg\, the violence comes from how we are taught to think and communicate. Our language prioritizes labeling\, thinking over feeling what is genuinely alive in us and in each other. To this end\, Marshall created Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, a language that values human connection over right/wrong. \nIn this 8 week series\, we will introduce the foundations of NVC. No prior knowledge of NVC is necessary. All are welcome. \nWe will study the key components of NVC – Observations\, Feelings\, Needs\, and Requests. We will introduce core NVC distinctions that lead to our freedom:\n– observations vs judgement\n– feelings vs thinking\n– needs vs strategies\n– requests vs demands \nWe will bring non-judgmental awareness to our current communication strategies. We will use NVC tools to shift our attention from right-wrong/reward-punishment thinking to a human needs-centric view. We will introduce practices for cultivating greater felt awareness of our inner world and also learn how to compassionately listen and receive others. We will explore ways to respectfully ask for what we want while also including the other person’s needs. \nTo quote the Dalai Lama – “If you want others to be happy\, practice compassion. If you want to be happy\, practice compassion.” \nAt Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nBy donation: $10\, no one turned away for lack of funds\npay at the door
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/compassionate-communication-foundations-class/2017-11-30/
LOCATION:CA
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