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SUMMARY:The Path to Genuine Happiness: A Weekend Workshop with Dr. B. Alan Wallace
DESCRIPTION:The Path to Genuine Happiness\n with Dr. B. Alan Wallace and co-teacher Eva Natanya\n Saturday & Sunday\, January 11 & 12\, 2020\, 9am-5pm at Curtis Hall at the Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community \n For details and to register\, go to www.diamondlightsac.org and click on the event link. (https://mailchi.mp/c17c587f32b5/balanwallacesacramento) \n Where is the path to genuine happiness? Would you like to go deeper\, explore the way and know more about the Buddhist view of genuine happiness?  \n Join author\, scholar\, scientist\, Buddhist and founder of the Center for Contemplative Research\, Dr. B. Alan Wallace\, as he shares insights gleaned from decades of contemplation and work with such spiritual leaders as His Holiness the 14th Dali Lama. Dr. Wallace will be assisted by co-teacher Eva Natanya\, PhD\, scholar\, lecturer\, writer and translator. \n Meditations offered during this two-day weekend workshop present a path to inner fulfillment and human flourishing. This is a happiness through the awareness of our own inner obstacles and the realization of the inherent resources in our hearts and minds. You will probe the nature of awareness itself\, following the path of genuine happiness to its source and probing into the nature of consciousness. \n Aimed at people inspired to explore the path in more detail and to gain insights into the Buddhist view of genuine happiness\, this weekend retreat will include an introduction to the path (known as the nine stages of shamatha) with guided meditations and Buddhist perspectives useful for both beginning and experienced practitioners. The afternoons will introduce compassion and heart-opening practices and the days may conclude with Q&A\, if time permits. \n Cost: General admission starts at $80 per day*; scholarships available; no one turned away due to lack of funds\n*Base fee of $80 per day primarily covers event costs and teachers’ expenses; higher fee amounts support scholarships; teachers are not paid and rely solely on donations (see explanation of Dana on event information page)\n **If you want to attend the entire weekend workshop\, you must register for both days!!\n For details and to register\, go to www.diamondlightsac.org and click on the event link. (https://mailchi.mp/c17c587f32b5/balanwallacesacramento)\n _____________\n Dr. Wallace\, a scholar and practitioner of Buddhism since 1970\, has taught Buddhist theory and meditation worldwide since 1976. Having devoted fourteen years to training as a Tibetan Buddhist monk\, ordained by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama\, he went on to earn an undergraduate degree in Physics and the Philosophy of Science at Amherst College and a doctorate in Religious Studies at Stanford. \n Since 1987\, Dr. Wallace has been a frequent translator and contributor to meetings between the Dalai Lama and prominent scientists. He has written and translated over forty books and is regarded as one of the West’s preeminent meditation teachers. In 2002\, he founded the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies\, which is dedicated to interdisciplinary research and education to advance understanding of the nature and potentials of consciousness.  \n The Center for Contemplative Research in Tuscany\, Italy\, is a current project of the Santa Barbara Institute and was established as a nexus for advancing interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding that joins scientific knowledge and spiritual practice. It is a non-sectarian organization that reaches out to the scientific and academic communities\, a variety of contemplative traditions\, and the general public.\n _____________\n Eva Natanya is a scholar of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism\, an academic lecturer\, writer\, translator and retreat leader. She has earned an masters degree in Christian Systematic Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley\, CA\, and a doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia. For over twenty years\, she has studied mediation\, yoga\, and philosophy in both the Christian and Buddhist traditions with master teachers in the United States\, England\, and India.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/the-path-to-genuine-happiness-a-weekend-workshop-with-dr-b-alan-wallace-2/
LOCATION:Curtis Hall at Sierra 2 Center\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meditation with Heart: Using Love and Compassion as the Path
DESCRIPTION:Join Marc and Heather for a five-week class on the ancient Buddhist practice of The Four Immeasurables. By meditating on loving kindness\, compassion\, joy and the love for all beings (equanamity) we cultivate a mind filled with happiness\, connectedness\, self love and love for others. Each class will include lecture and meditations.  \nTuesdays January 14 – February 11 6:30pm-8:30pm\nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 Sacramento CA 95818\n(upstairs\, parking lot in back\, ADA accessible) \n*Classes offered by donation.\nsuggested Donation $10-$20 per class \nwww.diamondlightsac.org \n .   \nMarc Ross has been a body therapist for over 40 years. He has meditated for over 25 years\, and has taught meditation in the US and Europe for 12 years. Heather Breault has studied Buddhism and meditation for 12 years\, and began teaching a few years ago. She has practiced yoga for 19 years.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/meditation-with-heart-using-love-and-compassion-as-the-path/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Compassion Training - developed by Stanford University
DESCRIPTION:Cultivating Compassion Training\n developed by Stanford University \n Discover Your Fearless Heart: Explore the power of compassion!\n With Seona Gwon \n Preregistration required for the 8-week course\, not a drop in course\, space is limited\, register now: https://bookwhen.com/diamondlightsac/e/ev-szgx-20200109183000 \n All of us have a natural capacity for compassion. However\, everyday stress\, social pressures\, and strong emotions can make it difficult for us to fully express our compassion. Cultivating Compassion Training (CCT) can increase self-compassion and self-care; reduce stress\, anxiety\, and depression; and enhance our connection with others. \n In this course\, individuals will learn how to: \n – Increase kindness and compassion for yourself and others\n – Decrease symptoms of burnout and distress in response to suffering\n – Develop skills that build personal resilience in response to stress\n – Develop increased ability to focus and sustain attention\n – Do something to help even when you feel like you can’t do anything\n – Build closer connections with others to build and repair relationships \n Why Cultivate Compassion?\n Cultivating compassion goes beyond feeling more empathy and concern for others. It develops the strength to be with suffering\, the courage to take compassionate action\, and the resilience to recover from\, or prevent burnout. \n These qualities support a wide range of goals\, from improving personal relationships to making a positive difference in the world. Compassion cultivation can also support one’s own health\, happiness\, and wellbeing. \n Scientific studies suggest that a kind and compassionate attitude can greatly reduce the distress we feel in difficult situations and become a profound personal resource in times of stress. Through instruction and the interactive nature of the processes incorporated in this course\, you will have opportunities to cultivate new ways in which to access\, recognize\, and strengthen compassion and empathy − as a default response to the ever-present challenges that characterize our human experience. \n What is Compassion Cultivation Training?\n Compassion Cultivation Training – CCT© is an eight-week course developed at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University School of Medicine. The program is designed to develop the qualities of compassion\, empathy\, and kindness for oneself and for others. CCT integrates traditional contemplative practices with contemporary psychology and scientific research on compassion. The CCT protocol was developed at Stanford University by a team of contemplative scholars\, clinical psychologists\, and researchers. \n In CCT\, the training process includes:\n – Daily meditation practices to develop loving kindness\, empathy\, and compassion.\n – A two-hour weekly class that includes lecture\, discussion\, meditation\, and in-class exercises.\n – Real-world “homework” assignments to practice compassionate thoughts and actions. \n Cultivating Compassion Training Registration Information\n Dates: 8 Thursdays\, January 9th – February 27th\, 2020\n Time: Thursdays\, 6:30-8:30 pm\n To be held at: Diamond Light Meditation Center\, Sierra 2 Center 2791 24th Street\, Room 14\, Sacramento\n Website: www.diamondlightsac.org\n Registration: https://bookwhen.com/diamondlightsac/e/ev-szgx-20200109183000\n Cost: $295\, an additional $50 fee for those collecting CEU’s\n Scholarships Available\, please email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com for more information \n This workshop is eligible for 16 hours of Continuing Education credits (pending): \n – CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Resource Center (SCRC) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.\n – The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW\, LPCC\, LEP\, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.\n – LCSWs\, MFTs\, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.\n – SCRC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California.\n –  For questions about CE\, visit www.spiritualcompetency.com or contact David Lukoff\, PhD at CE@spiritualcompetency.com. \n \n About the teacher: Seona Gwon\, PhD Buddhist Studies\, works as a teacher\, producer\, writer\, translator\, and interpreter in South Korea. She teaches the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) program as well as Mindful Self-compassion (MSC) in Korean and English. Seona is also an instructor at Joongang Sangha University\, the primary Buddhist university in Korea for both monks and nuns. \n Seona lives with her husband\, John\, in Seoul. Her central path is developing and deepening compassion and then manifesting it in life and action in the larger society.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/cultivating-compassion-training-developed-by-stanford-university-2/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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