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Robert Beatty MSW LLC
is the founding teacher of the Portland Insight Meditation
Community and a therapist in private practice. He brings 35 years of
Buddhist Dharma practice to his teaching and therapy. He is a
Dharma successor to Ruth Denison in the lineage of the Burmese master U
Ba Khin. Robert is a member of the first wave of lay Theravada Buddhist
teachers who brought Buddhism to America from Asia. He uses
humor, poetry, music and drumming to present ancient Buddhist teachings
in ways that can be readily assimilated by the Western mind. Robert
teaches meditation for everyday life, bringing lovingkindness and
wisdom to intimate relationships, parenting, work, and the cultivation
of engaged and compassionate community.
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| Do you long for happiness and contentment?
Are you looking for relief from physical or emotional suffering?
Does your mind torture you with self-criticism? Do you have
chronic pain, anxiety, depression, worry? Have you tried
meditation before and given up because it seemed too hard or that you
were incapable? Are you curious what life is really about? Is it
really, finally, time to take charge of your life? If so--join in this
eight week class.
With the skilled
and compassionate guidance of Robert Beatty who has taught meditation
to thousands of people during the last thirty years you will learn the
fundamentals of meditation and establish yourself in a daily practice.
You will learn how to bring Mindfulness into every activity of your
life. Each class will include guided meditation, instruction, and time
for questions. There is no test at the end of the class. Your increased
contentment, emotioinal resilience and happiness are the outcomes | |
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Books for the class: Mindfulness in Plain English by Henapola Gunaratana. The Power of Mindfulness, Nyanaponika Thera. Both may be downloaded online.
Cost: $160 for the series of eight classes. See financial policy below.
Time: 7 - 9 PM Tuesday evenings. Jan 27, Feb. 3,10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17
Location: Portland Insight Meditation Center
6536 SE Duke Street, Portland OR 97206
Registration: To save your place, send deposit of $80 payable to PIMC .
Remainder due at first class.
Information: Call 503-223-2214 or send e-mail to rbeatty@easystreet.net.
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The starting date for this series of classes will be determined shortly. If
you would like to be contacted when the dates are certain please use the
link below and put a check mark in the box that says, "January 2009 Intro to
Meditation Class"
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