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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171113T183000
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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
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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
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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
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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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