Mindfulness and Buddhism in Challenging Times Online Classes
All of the classes, meditation and advanced yoga practices in our community are offered online interactively and are also recorded. Compassionate Community (Sangha) is at your fingertips.
Many of you are wisely staying home to avoid contracting the corona virus and perhaps could use both community interaction as well as wholesome contemplations and joyful meditations to fill the long days and nights.
The Mindfulness Meditation Centers community, our 3 Year Retreat community at Vajragarbha and all of us at Quiet Mind sincerely invite you to participate in the joyful warmth of meditative stability, heartfelt teaching and kindness -
especially now, in these troubled times.
This is the schedule:
Sunday Morning Dharma Talk and Meditation with Michael Gregory at 8-10am PST live on Mindfulness Meditation Centers Facebook page or for interactive Q&A on Zoom register at https://mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com/online-learning/mindfulness-in-challenging-times
Tuesday Evenings Intermediate 12 week Buddhist Series on the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by the 8th Century Master Shantideva are offered from 4-6pm PST / 7 - 9pm EST beginning Tuesday (3/31/20) live on Zoom. The focus will be on the 6 Perfections with particular emphasis on the 9th Chapter on, ‘Wisdom’ with meditations on emptiness (shunyata). Michael Gregory will be the primary teacher. Register at https://mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com/online-learning
Thursday 4pm PST Evening Tantra classes with primary emphasis on understanding the four classifications of Tantra and practices ranging from Chenrezig, White Tara, Vajrakilaya to Vajrayogini. Empowerments and approval required. Direct Message on Facebook and please provide background.
Every Morning Karma Kagyu Ngondro practices of Prostrations, Vajrasattva, Mandala Offerings and Guru Yoga 5:00-8:AM EST and transmission and approval required.
Daily Advanced Yogic Exercises Tsa-Lung Trulkhor - 8:10 - 9:00 am EST approval required and Vajrayogini sadhana practice. Approval and Initiation required.
Daily Monday-Saturday Morning Mindfulness Meditation 10:30 -12:30 EST on our Zoom channel with senior Dharma students of MMC.
7:00-8:30 pm EST Union of Insight (Vipassana) and Calm-Abiding (shamatha) meditations (Mahamudra) on Zoom led by three year retreatants.
Tibetan Language Classes: MWF 2-4 pm EST on Zoom.
Our next weekend retreat will be offered online on Zoom this coming weekend as well:
Mind-Training in the Great Perfection (Dzogchen) tradition.
Our next three-year meditation retreat begins in November and is full. Applications for Registration for 2024 can be filled out on the https://mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com site under three year retreat.
All are warmly welcomed regardless of background. Our community is non-sectarian with primary emphasis on the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Kagyu and Nyingma lineages.
Thanks to all and may you be happy, well, safe, peaceful and at ease. Feel free to share with friends and family.
In Loving Kindness
Metta
Michael