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Friday, December 16; 7–9PM
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

Basho, a Zen poet of the seventeenth century, once wrote the following:
The temple bell stops but the sound keeps coming out of the flowers.
He was writing of mindfulness, the Buddha's way of opening us to our inner selves and our outer worlds. In this evening's discussion, we will explore the four foundations of mindfulness from many different perspectives, offering meditative practice as well as conceptual clarification. The speakers, each of whom has benefited from the Buddha's teachings, will convey a sense of the art, as well as the craft, of mindfulness.

Friday, December 16; 7–9PM
General: $25/Members: $22.50  click here to register

Saturday, December 17; 10AM–5PM
Working with Negativity

Rather than making ego strength the pinnacle of inner development, the Buddha found that ego-flexibility was a more helpful quality in navigating life's challenges. To find this flexibility, the Buddha taught, we have to overcome the negativity that feeds the ego's obsession with itself. Today's workshop will center on Buddha's strategies for working through emotional pain and negativity. We will spend the day
disentangling ourselves from ourselves, using the Buddha's teachings as guidance. Freedom, the Buddha found, comes from a willingness to be present with things just as they are. This includes those qualities we are seeking to escape from.

Saturday, December 17; 10AM–5PM
General: $100/Members: $90  click here to register

Package Discount for Friday & Saturday: General: $115/Members: $103.50  click here to register

Presenters:

Mark Epstein, MD is a psychiatrist in NewYork City and the author of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy. He is currently Clinical Assistant Professor in the Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at New York University.

Sharon Salzberg is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. She is one of America's leading meditation teachers and authors. For more information about Sharon, please visit: www.SharonSalzberg.com.

Robert A.F. Thurman, Ph.D. is a professor on Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, President of Tibet House US, the translator of many philosophical treatises and sutras, and author of numerous books.Visit www.bobthurman.com
 

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