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Weekly Dharma Gathering
Every Tuesday, 7pm
118 W. 22nd St.
($5 suggested donation)
With Acharya Eric Spiegel, Jane Kolleeny, and other senior teachers of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition.
Newcomers and experienced practitioners are invited to join us for a weekly dharma gathering to explore the provocative teachings of Buddhism and Shambhala. Each week begins with a half- hour group meditation practice followed by a talk, discussion and reception. For those just entering the path, introductory meditation instruction is also provided.
The dharma gathering is an opportunity to meditate in a supportive group setting, to learn about how to apply the principles of meditation to everyday lif e, and to meet and mingle with fellow practitioners. Bring your friends.
Mar 18
Keeping Our Lives in Perspective: Contemplating the Four Reminders
With John Baker
Meditation Instruction with Eric Spiegel
Mar 25
Joy and the Genuine Heart of Sadness
With Acharya Eric Spiegel
Meditation Instruction with Jane Kolleeny
Apr 1
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
With Hope Martin
Meditation Instruction with John Baker
Apr 8
The Six Paramitas and the Bodhisattva Path
With Joseph Mauricio
Meditation Instruction with John Ankele
Apr 15
Generosity Produces Peace: Giving and Receiving All the Time
With Robert Chender
Meditation Instruction with Laura Simms
Apr 22
The Fragrance of Discipline: Light Touch vs. the Grindstone
With John Ankele
Meditation Instruction with Acharya Eric Spiegel
Apr 29
C A N C E L E D
Please join us in welcoming The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche for his Spontaneous Dharma Talk
May 6
The Pain of Holding Back and the Joy of Exertion
With Acharya Eve Rosenthal
Meditation Instruction with Acharya Eric Spiegel
May 13
C A N C E L E D
May 20
Insight: Knowledge Beyond Deception
With Acharya Eric Spiegel
Meditation Instruction with John Baker
May 27
Pig, Snake and Rooster: Stirring Up Conflicting Emotions
With Jane Kolleeny
Meditation Instruction with John Baker
Jun 3
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
With John Baker
Meditation Instructor TBD
ACHARYA ERIC P. SPIEGEL Eric Spiegel is an Acharya (senior teacher) in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. After helping to found the Naropa Institute in Boulder in the 1970s, Eric returned to New York where he worked on Wall Street for 22 years, exploring the intersections between the view of meditation and “worldly” activity. He has worked extensively with people with HIV/AIDS and cancer, helping them to explore the dharma as their situations evolve, and also teaches yoga.
JANE KOLLEENY Jane Kolleeny has been teaching Buddhism and Shambhala Training since the late 1970s. Originally from Boulder, Colorado, she taught there for many years, worked as an administrator at Naropa University, as an editor at Shambhala Publications and served as managing editor of Shambhala Sun Magazine. In the mid-eighties, she moved to New York and began teaching at the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York.
JOHN BAKER met CHÖGYAM TRUNGPA , the founder of Shambhala Training, in 1970 and has been a student and teacher of the Shambhala Buddhist teachings since that time. John is the co-editor of the books Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism and The Myth of Freedom. He is a co-founder and former CEO of Naropa Institute (now Naropa University). John co-leads groups in emotional education with his wife Natalie.
GUEST SPEAKERS
John Ankele, Robert Chender, Joseph Mauricio, Ethan Nichtern, Laura Simms, and Hope Martin
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