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Robert Beatty MES MSW
is the founder and guiding teacher of the Portland Insight
Meditation Community. He brings 35 years of Buddhist Dharma practice to his
teaching and work with individuals. Robert is a member of the first wave
of lay Theravada Buddhist teachers who brought Buddhism from Asia to America.
Robert uses humor, poetry and drumming to teach meditation for everyday life,
including intimate relationships, parenting, work, and 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, capacity to love yourself and others, emotional
resilience and happiness are the outcomes |
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Location: Portland Insight Meditation Center
6536 SE Duke Books for the class: Mindfulness in Plain English by Henapola Gunaratana. The Power of Mindfulness, Nyanaponika
Thera. Both may be downloaded online. Reading these books is not
required, but they will help you make better use of the class.
Cost: $120 for the series of six classes. See financial policy below.
Time: 7 - 9 PM Tuesday evenings. October 12, 19, Nov 2, 9, 16 and 23.
Information: Call 503-223-2214 or e-mail |
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