As our practice deepens, we often discover the arising of difficult states of consciousness. Self discovery is not always good news. Come explore the Five Hindrances and practice a few strategies for working with them.
Join us on Saturday, February 6, from 10am until 2pm.
We will stay grounded in the body using gentle QiGong routines throughout the day as we deepen our practice.
Bring a snack to share with friends.
Begin the year with a pause to reflect, a pause to sit, a pause to move mindfully. Join us from 10 am until 4 pm, exploring the Four Immeasurables, the Four Divine Abodes. Reflect on the presence of Loving Kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity in your life, and how you might develop a deeper, more intimate relationship with these four immeasurable states of awareness.
Friday January 1st, 10:00am until 4:00pm
Please bring a treat to share during the tea break.
Spirit Rock has generously allowed open access to the video record of the memorial service for Ruth that was held there October 18, 2015.
Dear Friend of PIMC,
I am writing to invite you to participate in our annual end-of-year financial campaign.
We have already been in our beautiful center for an amazing eleven years. The community continues to grow and each week there are new people encountering the Dharma for the first time.
Compassion and Community - A Day of Meditation and Opening The Heart
with Robert Beatty and Kate Staples.
TO BE RESCHEDULED
Dharma Brothers Retreat - Frank Leder and Robert Beatty - Friday evening December 18 and Saturday December 19 (two separate events).
Join Robert and Frank as they guide the community in experiments in mindfulness which will include sitting and movement meditation, poetry, dyadic practice, dance and more. You will go home with an enhanced capacity to be alive, mindful and engaged with your life.
Robert Beatty and Larry Thornton Jones have been friends and colleagues for more than 30 years. In this recorded conversation they discuss the relationship between the "healthy attachment" of Western psychology and the teachings of "non-self" or Anatta of Buddhism.
Robert will be leading a retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs January 1-3 2016. For more information see their website.
Deepen your practice with mindful movement. Learn a few QiGong routines to open your lungs, improve circulation, and massage your inner organs. Then sit down mindfully and discover the depth of the First Foundation of Mindfulness. Slow down and deepen the awareness of the body.
Saturday November 7th 10am - 2pm at PIMC.
Bring a snack to share.
Suggested Donation $20. No one turned away for lack of funds. Scholarships available.
An evening with Robert Beatty & Larry Thornton Jones - October 30, 2015 7 - 9 PM.
Live webcast will be available.