Exploring Self, Guided by Books
Do you read transformational books and wish you had a format or group to share your insights with, to dig a little deeper into meanings, to explore views that weren’t part of your initial inclination, or to just create juicy and thoughtful conversation? Well, you’ve arrived.
You are invited to join Exploring Self, Guided by Books, a gathering centered around books that inspire you to awaken your best self. We typically meet 2nd and 4th Tuesday to discuss a selected book, share our personal exploration of the teachings provided, and create a community of like-mind. The books will focus on heart-centered practices, often times from Buddhist teachers, always inspirational.
You are invited to join Exploring Self, Guided by Books, a gathering centered around books that inspire you to awaken your best self. We typically meet 2nd and 4th Tuesday to discuss a selected book, share our personal exploration of the teachings provided, and create a community of like-mind. The books will focus on heart-centered practices, often times from Buddhist teachers, always inspirational.
The Sun My Heart, Thich Nhat Hanh
Remaining Gatherings for The Sun My Heart
6:00 - 7:30pm. 3/13 Ch 4: Cutting the Net of Birth and Death 3/27 Ch 5: Look Deeply at Your Hand For more information on Thich Nhat Hanh and his teachings, please visit plumvillage.org/ |
Pay Attention For Goodness Sake, Sylvia Boorstein
Pay Attention For Goodness Sake is a compilation of the Buddha’s Ten Paramitas, or Perfections of the Heart. They are qualities of the heart that lay the foundation for living an ethical life and are simple truths that anyone can apply in life to live with kindness, gentleness and purity.
In this book, Sylvia combines traditional Buddhist teachings and parables with stories from her own life, as well as easy-to-follow meditations, to show how the practice of Mindfulness—paying attention in everyday life—can lead to these perfections that all of us strive for. We’re going to have fun exploring them with in-life experiential and hearty discussion. Gatherings for Pay Attention for Goodness' Sake Every other Tuesday, 6:00 - 7:30pm unless otherwise noted 4/10 Generosity (note gathering time 6:15 - 7:45) 4/24 Morality 5/8 Renunciation 5/22 Wisdom 6/5 Energy (note gathering time 6:15 - 7:45) 6/19 Patience 7/3 Truthfulness 7/17 Determination 7/31 Loving-kindness 8/14 Equanimity It’s requested that you not only read the designated chapters before each gathering but also work with the teachings and ideas provided. Try them on. Have fun. Experiment. That’s what this is all about! Please come prepared to share a bit from this experience. Sylvia Boorstein, PhD, is a cofounding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, and a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. She lectures nationally on Buddhism and mindfulness, and teaches Vipassana and Metta meditation. She has authored several books on the path of a good and spirited life, including the one we’ll be exploring. |
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Easy Dana / Donation
Exploring Self, Guided by Books energy exchange (suggested $5-10 per gathering), all gratefully received.