BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mindfulness Meditation Centers - ECPv6.2.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mindfulness Meditation Centers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190208T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190210T123000 DTSTAMP:20260521T100052 CREATED:20181204T061118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190207T231812Z UID:15408-1549643400-1549801800@mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com SUMMARY:The Fire Sermon; Denver / Zoom -Michael Gregory DESCRIPTION:THE FIRE SERMON\nOffered by Michael Gregory\, Founding Director of Mindfulness Meditation Centers\nTo Register\, please fill out the form on the bottom of this page.\nLive\, Denver Colorado / Zoom Community \nFebruary 8–10\, 2019 \nRetreat Location:\n8695 W. Berry Ave.\nDenver\, Colorado 80123 \n\nThe Buddha characterized every aspect of your experience in daily life as “burning.” The Buddha wanted you to feel this burning in your life with all its difficulty\, uncertainty\, and stress\, and for you to realize that this burning is inherent and impersonal. It applies to pleasant and unpleasant phenomena alike. \nAlthough all things in this world are burning\, the Buddha taught that you have a choice to not add fuel to the fire\, to not make the burning personal\, and to not be identified with the burning. In each moment you have a choice to either add fuel in the form of wanting\, aversion\, and ignorance – or not. \nFor your reflection: Observe as objectively as you can the phenomenon of your mind registering something. Are you able to notice that there is a degree of stress or friction just in making the effort? Also observe how often you add the “fuel” of wanting\, aversion\, and ignorance to your life experiences. Be particularly interested in how even in neutral and pleasant circumstances\, you still add this fuel. This is “knowing” the truth of burning\, of the Creation and Completion Stage Tantra. \n\nPayment for retreats is on a donation only basis.  Your generosity is critically important\, and enables MMC to continue its mission to provide teachings and support for our teachers and the necessary technology for the distribution of the dharma. All of the MMC retreats are also available via Zoom—by donation / generosity. 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If you are unable to donate\, please do not let that keep you from attending; contact us to make arrangements. \n\n \n \n\nEnrollment for all retreatants is open to all. Space is limited and you must sign up to ensure your participation. You may sign up for the The Fire Sermon\, by contacting our MMC Colorado retreat coordinator: avtar.perreault@gmail. URL:https://mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com/event/the-fire-sermon-denver-zoom-michael-gregory/ LOCATION:Colorado CATEGORIES:retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190125T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190127T163000 DTSTAMP:20260521T100052 CREATED:20181204T060328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190114T071136Z UID:15405-1548432000-1548606600@mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com SUMMARY:The Vehicle of The Result: Vajrayana – An Overview of Creation & Completion; FL / Zoom -Phillip Hedrick DESCRIPTION:The Vehicle of the Result: Vajrayana (Tantrayana)*\nAn Overview of Creation & Completion\nTo Register\, please fill out the form on the bottom of this page.\nLive\, Florida Retreat Center  / Zoom Community \nJanuary 25–27\, 2019 \nSubmitted with infinite love and compassion to all\, offered by Phillip Hedrick \n*There are three titles that can apply\, Vajrayana\, Vajra Vehicle\, and Vajra Vehicle of the Result. \nThey are the same and include two parts\, method and results. Vehicle is the method and enlightenment is the result. This method brings the four purities: the enlightenment is the fruition of this purification. These are: complete purity of body\, complete purity of place\, complete purity of enjoyment\, and complete purity of actions. These refer to complete purity of holy body\, holy field\, the holy enjoyment\, and the holy actions \nThe retreat will include an introduction to the way to meditate that achieves the state of pure enlightenment. \nWe purify the place or field by visualizing it as the Mandala or pure realm\, of the deity. \nWe purify our body by visualizing ourselves in the aspect of the holy body of the deity. \nWe purify the enjoyments\, such as material possession\, transforming them into the form of pure offerings. \nWe purify our actions by meditating on them as the aspect of the holy actions of Lord Buddha. \nThis path to enlightenment is practiced through meditations called Creation and Completion. \nWhen the teachings speak of\,  “the great illusory nature of samsara and nirvana”—one is introduced to the fact that\nBuddhas and Bodhisattvas are beings who have mastered illusory appearances. \nPhenomena display themselves like phantom apparitions\, empty yet appearing. Understanding the manner in which the enlightened ones manifest helps to understand the illusory nature of all things within the worldly realms of samsara and nirvana. \nThe essence of mind is pointed out by these teachings as naked awareness\, which actually refers to the unimpeded open transparency of the wisdom mind. While naked awareness is the nature of our minds\, just having this nature is not enough; we need to actualize it for ourselves\, within our own experience. It is for that purpose that we engage in the practice of Yidam Yoga. \nPlease join us for this fascinating overview of the enlightened path of creation and completion. We will offer teachings on the path\, meditations of direct experience\, question and answer for all levels of practice. \nThroughout the retreat we will offer along with the teachings; meditations\, and question & answer time. \nNote:  All practitioners of MMC who wish to make a further commitment to their practice are required to have a minimum daily practice of 60 minutes\, and feel they are ready to increase that commitment. \n•For those MMC students wanting to expand their commitment to dharma by developing a Tantra practice of creation and completion\, this retreat will be part of the requirements needed to join our Saturday morning program of Creation and Completion Stage Tantra. \n*Enrollment for retreatants is open to all. Space is limited and you must sign up to ensure your participation. You may sign up for the The Vehicle of the Result: Vajrayana\, by contacting the following MMC retreat coordinator. \nPayment for retreats is on a donation only basis.  Your generosity is critically important\, and enables MMC to continue its mission to provide teachings and support for our teachers and the necessary technology for the distribution of the dharma. All of the MMC retreats are also available via Zoom—by donation / generosity. To access the retreat on Zoom\, please sign up with the retreat coordinator\, (listed above)\, who will send you the login information. \nRegistration\n \n Retreat Donation \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Donation Amount:\n \n \n $ 400.00\n \n $1000 Donation to MMC + Retreat Attendance or Zoom$500 Donation to MMC + Retreat Attendance or Zoom$400.00 Non-Members Attending$200 Path 2 Sustaining Member Attending$200.00 Non-Members ZOOM$100.00 Path 2 Sustaining Members ZOOM\n \n Select Payment Method \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Stripe - Credit Card\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Personal Info \n\n \n \n \n First Name *\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Last Name \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Email Address *\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Credit Card Info \n\n \n \n \n This is a secure SSL encrypted payment. \n \n \n \n \n Card Number *\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n CVC *\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Cardholder Name *\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Expiration *\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Billing Details\n \n \n Country *\n \n \n\n \n United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarrussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo\, Democratic People's RepublicCongo\, Republic ofCook IslandsCosta RicaCote d'IvoireCroatia/HrvatskaCubaCyprus IslandCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEquatorial GuineaEl SalvadorEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGhanaGibraltarGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly See (City Vatican State)HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldova\, Republic ofMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarReunion IslandRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovak RepublicSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsEswatiniSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaTogoTokelauTongaThailandTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUS Minor Outlying IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (USA)Wallis and Futuna IslandsWestern SaharaWestern SamoaYemenYugoslaviaZambiaZimbabwe \n \n\n \n \n Address 1 *\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Address 2 \n\n \n \n\n \n \n City *\n \n \n \n\n \n \n State\n *\n \n \n \n AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingAmerican SamoaCanal ZoneCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsFederated States of MicronesiaGuamMarshall IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPhilippine IslandsPuerto RicoTrust Territory of the Pacific IslandsVirgin IslandsArmed Forces - AmericasArmed Forces - Europe\, Canada\, Middle East\, AfricaArmed Forces - Pacific \n \n\n \n \n Zip / Postal Code *\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donation Total: \n \n $400.00 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n Retreats are by generosity only; please contribute an amount that is meaningful to you. If you are unable to donate\, please do not let that keep you from attending; contact us to make arrangements. URL:https://mindfulnessmeditationcenters.com/event/the-vehicle-of-the-result-vajrayana-an-overview-of-creation-fl-zoom-phillip-hedrick/ LOCATION:Colorado CATEGORIES:retreat ORGANIZER;CN="Jenny Laws":MAILTO:mmcflretreats@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR