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SUMMARY:Being A Game Changer: Taking Our Practice Into the World with Winston McCullough
DESCRIPTION:Learn to be happier\, healthier and more peaceful while living an engaged spiritual life. Discover how to make a real difference in the well-being of others. We will focus on cultivating and applying mindfulness\, wisdom and compassion in our relationships with others\, serving beneficial causes in the world\, relating to our technology and how we relate to ourselves. This class will include meditations\, dharma talk\, discussion\, individual and group exercises. \nThis class is for everyone; no prior experience with Buddhist philosophy required. \nSat & Sun Sept 15 & 16 11:00am-4:00pm\nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nSuggested donation: $40-$60 one day/$75-$110 one weekend;\nScholarships available (email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com);\nVisit  https://goo.gl/forms/8UEB5VnyX6kdLJg12 to register \ndonate online: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/\nwww.diamondlightsac.org \n \nDr. Winston McCullough has two master’s degrees and a PhD in psychology from NYU and has worked in industry for 25 years as an industrial and organizational psychologist and director of communications and employee benefit programs. He taught for several years at Columbia University and teaches currently at Oregon State University\, including courses such as Positive Psychology\, Psychology of Meditation\, World Religions\, and Great Figures: Jesus and Buddha. Winston enjoys exploring the intersections of 21st century psychology and spiritual paths such as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism\, Yoga\, and progressive Christian life. He is dedicated to sharing fundamental truths that empower people to live happier lives. A loving husband and father to three amazing children\, he is a grateful and happy man.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/being-a-game-changer-with-winston-mccullough/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Learn Tibetan Buddhist Meditation!
DESCRIPTION:Evidence 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.  \nMondays Sept 10-Sept 24 6:30-8:00pm\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/learn-tibetan-buddhist-meditation-3-2018-09-10/2018-09-17/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180918T183000
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SUMMARY:Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva with Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim
DESCRIPTION:Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva with Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim \n4 Tuesdays 8/28-9/18 6:30pm-8:30pm \nThe Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is an important Lojong text containing thirty-seven verses with instructions on following the Bodhisattva path. A Bodhisattva is a person who has cultivated bodhicitta\, the compassionate wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. It is said that\, of all the Buddhist realizations and practices\, the most essential is bodhicitta. Join us as Geshe Tsultrim instructs us on developing the qualities of a Bodhisattva and how this practice is critical during these troubled times. \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 \nGeshe Lobsang Tsultrim is part of the Gaden Shartse Monastery in south India. “Geshe” is a monastic degree similar to a PhD that is earned after decades of intensive study and passing the highest-level exams. Geshe Tsultrim is an expert on Buddhist philosophy and a skilled artist\, specializing in traditional Tibetan art. \nIn 2001\, Gaden Shartse sent Geshe Tsultrim to the US to continue his studies and to work at the Gaden Shartse Thubten Dhargye Ling Center in Long Beach\, CA. Geshe-la returned to south India to complete his next level of studies at Gyudmed Tantric University. In 2015\, Geshe Tsultrim returned to the US to resume teaching traditional Buddhist philosophy as well as travelling and teaching internationally in the Americas and Europe.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/thirty-seven-practices-of-a-bodhisattva-with-geshe-lobsang-tsultrim/2018-09-18/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180919T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180919T203000
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SUMMARY:Escaping Uncertainty\, a Study of Buddhist Ethics with Heather Breault
DESCRIPTION:The Buddha taught that to reduce suffering and live a happy life\, you must watch your actions and live a life of virtue. Luckily\, he laid out a code of ethics to follow that would do just that. \nIn a world where morality seems to be declining\, in this course will learn the reasons to choose an ethical life. How this leads to deeper happiness and fulfillment\, and ultimately freedom from suffering.  \nThe Ethical Life covers the Buddhist code of ethics and the relationship between an ethical way of life\, meditating deeply\, and experiencing ultimate reality.  \nTopics include: the three trainings; one day vows; the five lifetime lay vows; the individual freedom vows; an outline of novice\, intermediate\, and fully ordained monastic vows; the essence of vows; the basic nature of vows; reasons to live an ethical life; reasons to take vows; why morality is the key to meditation and seeing emptiness directly; how to keep vows from being damaged; how vows are lost; the specific karma resulting from each of the ten non-virtues; how to find a teacher; the characteristics of a qualified teacher; taking refuge; the four forces of karmic purification; the four truths; and the six perfections.  \nThis class is for students who have taken introductory Buddhist classes. This course is open for the first three weeks\, afterwards please wait for the next course to begin attending. \nEach class will have a dharma teachings\, discussion and meditations. There are optional readings\, homework and quizzes for deeper study and understanding.  \n10 Wednesdays September 5-November 7\, 6:30pm-8:30pm\nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\, Sacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \ncost: suggested donation $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds \nwww.diamondlightsac.org \n \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/escaping-uncertainty-a-study-of-buddhist-ethics-with-heather-breault/2018-09-19/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Breakfast for the Homeless
DESCRIPTION:Each month\, through YOUR generosity we are able to offer a hot\, hearty\, nutritious breakfast to a portion of the population living among us that might otherwise go hungry.  \nOur breakfast includes hot coffee and oatmeal with fixings\, two hard-boiled eggs\, and two or three pieces of fresh fruit. Each month we depend on YOU to provide the eggs and fruit and to help serve breakfast\, often to as many as 275 people\, at Friendship Park.  \nTo sign up to donate food\, supplies and other resources\, or to help serve breakfast follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/DL-BreakfastProgram ***The downtown Sacramento drop off location is listed within each food donation description.*** \nYou can also email us at breakfastprogramsac@gmail.com \nFood donations can be dropped off any time during the day prior to the breakfast. \nNot near or unavailable to help out in person??? Cash donations help us to purchase supplies when donations run low – which they sometimes do – and also to provide a special breakfast on Christmas morning. Online donations may be made on our website (http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/)\, please select “Homeless Breakfast ” from the drop-down menu. \nIf you prefer you can mail a check to Diamond Light\, 2791 24th St\, Sacramento 95818. \nAlong with breakfast we often handout other supplies as well. We are always on the lookout for reusable bags to serve breakfast in\, rain ponchos\, and reusable hot cups to distribute. Next time you’re cleaning out your closets and cupboards keep us in mind if you find a stash of conference giveaway bags\, an old duffle bag or backpack\, perhaps even a small overnight bag or cache of unused large purses. Send us an email at breakfastprogramsac@gmail.com you can drop those off anytime at our easy-to-park-at downtown location 😉 \nQuestions? Please email breakfastprogramsac@gmail.com \nThank you so much for all you do to support the program. \n#BreakfastProgramSac
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/breakfast-for-the-homeless-11/2018-09-21/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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