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Archive for June, 2009

Special Event

Posted in Events on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

How Brains Meditate: Neuroscience Meets Contemplative Spirituality
Peter Grossenbacher, Ph.D.
7:00 PM Wednesday, July 8
12South Dharma Center 2301 12th Avenue So. Suite 202
How do the capacities of the human brain enable people to meditate? What lasting effects does meditation have on the brain? How do these anatomical and physiological changes impact the lives [...]

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Reading for June 29

Posted in Readings on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When you contemplate the body by being within the body, you should not engage in all sorts of ideas about it; the same when you contemplate feelings by being within feelings, you should enter in without ideas; the same applies to contemplating the mind by being within the mind and contemplating thoughts by being within [...]

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A Day of Mindfulness, July 25

Posted in Events, Retreats on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Please join us in a beautiful rural setting for a day of sitting and walking meditation. We will cultivate insight and lovingkindness through awakening our minds to the present moment.
This day long silent retreat will focus on mindfulness meditation. We will train our minds in present time awareness by bringing attention to the breath and [...]

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This is Iran

Posted in Poems, Videos on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I promised at our sit tonight to post a link to this video from Tehran–a woman poet on the rooftops at night:

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One day meditation retreat, July 25

Posted in Announcements, Events, Retreats on June 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »

One Dharma will hold a one-day meditation retreat on July 25 at a beautiful residential site in the rural part of Bellevue. This is an ideal setting for a meditation retreat with lots of woods, privacy and quiet. More details will follow, but mark your calendars.

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Thursday night practice this week

Posted in Announcements, Events on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We will meet for meditation this Thursday, June 18, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the 12South Dharma Center. This practice night is appropriate for people with all levels of meditation. We have an open discussion period after the sit. If this is your first time meditating with us, please plan to arrive 15 minutes for [...]

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Latest news

Posted in Events, Readings on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Saturday Study Group
Our Saturday Study group meets this week, on June 13, 10- 11:30 a.m., with a continuation of Pema Chodron’s CD on “Happiness.” This is an open group and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact rana_mukherji@yahoo.com
This Week’s Reading
Next Monday we will continue our discussion on how we can observe the Eightfold [...]

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Finding Jesus at a Buddhist Retreat – The Atlantic Podcasts

Posted in Videos on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Finding Jesus at a Buddhist Retreat – The Atlantic Podcasts.

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