This week's Awake in Action meeting has been cancelled. There will be no meeting on Thursday April 1st. An email will be sent out for upcoming meetings and events.
Best Regards,
Lisa and Julian
Location: 3275 Heather Street, Vancouver
Open to all, please join us. By Donation
Schedule:
Meditation: 7:00-7:30
Talk / Disucssion: 7:30 - 9:00 Equanimity:
Ideas from Buddhist Social Theory will be introduced to spark a discussion on how we can bring an awareness of injustice into our lives without falling into "good guys vs. bad guys" thinking. Dividing the world into "us and them" or "friends and enemies" risks reinforcing rather than interrupting habits of using aggression to solve problems.
Teacher Bio:Daniel Vokey has been a student of Shambhala Buddhism since his first LeveI I weekend at Karme Choling in 1985. He currently holds a position in Philosophy of Education with the Department of Educational Studies in UBC's Faculty of Education. In his research and teaching on ethics for educational leaders, Daniel draws both from his background in moral philosophy and from his professional work in adventure-based experiential education in the tradition of Outward Bound.
Location: 3275 Heather Street, Vancouver
Open to all, please join us. By Donation
Schedule:
Meditation: 7:00-7:30
Talk / Disucssion: 7:30 - 9:00 Generosity: Wisely giving one's time, energy and money. The Buddhist teachings point out how generosity creates a sense of richness and wealth in the giver. Yet over-volunteering can lead to burnout. A discussion on learning how to give without depleting one's resources.
Teacher Bio: Geoff Bannoff has been meditating in the Shambhala community for a third of a century. He helped found a mid-sized industrial manufacturing company a quarter century ago, and currently oversees the information technology aspects of that business.
Please join us for a screening of the new film, "Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action," a moving documentary about the convergence of spirituality and social activism. As stated on the film's website, http://www.fiercelight.org:
'Fueled by the belief that "another world is possible," Fierce Light is a compelling, global journey into the world of spirit in action, an exploration of what Martin Luther King called "Love in Action," and Gandhi called "Soul Force"; what Ripper is calling "Fierce Light." '
We will follow with a discussion of the film and its relationship with our practices both on and off the cushion.
Location: 3275 Heather Street, Vancouver
Open to all, please join us.
By Donation
Schedule:
Meditation: 7:00 -7:30
Movie / Disucssion: 7:30 - 9:00
For the past 3 years international awarding photographer Brian Harris has focused his camera on local sustainable farming and Vancouver’s urban agriculture scene. Although best known for his Seva sight images of Tibet and Buddhist Himalyan culture, Brian's current work has been a major source of funding and public exposure for FarmFolk/CityFolk. His talk and presentation will be about his experiences photographing local farms and his thoughts about sustainability and local food production.
To view a sample of his FFCF work, please see his FarmFolk/CityFolk Heroes video at http://www.ffcfprojects.ca/Heroes/Heroes.html
Brian will have the FarmFolk/CityFolk 2010 Calendar ($16) and Greeting Cards ($4.25) available for purchase (Visa accepted).
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Please join us for a screening of the new film, "Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action," a moving documentary about the convergence of spirituality and social activism. As stated on the film's website, http://www.fiercelight.org:
'Fueled by the belief that "another world is possible," Fierce Light is a compelling, global journey into the world of spirit in action, an exploration of what Martin Luther King called "Love in Action," and Gandhi called "Soul Force"; what Ripper is calling "Fierce Light." '
We will follow with a discussion of the film and its relationship with our practices both on and off the cushion.
Location: 3275 Heather Street, Vancouver
Open to all, please join us.
By Donation
Schedule:
Meditation: 7:00 -7:30
Movie / Disucssion: 7:30 - 9:00
