Smile at Fear, Part One: The Path of Fearlessness, Online Book Study Group

with Jesse Miller and local teachers

July 5^th – 26^th. Four Sunday’s beginning July 5^th from 10 am – 12 noon

Please join us for a mutual contemplation and discussion of Chogyam Trungpa’s profound teachings on working with fear and fearlessness.   We will be reading from “Smile at Fear, Awakening the True Heart of Bravery” which shows us how to awaken our own fearless and wise heart. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom link

Zoom meeting Schedule  June 2020.

The theme for Sundays is The Four Foundations of Mindfulness and for Tuesdays is Bringing Joy and Inspiration into Our Lives.  The schedule is below with some indications of where to find the material for the talk/reading.

https://zoom.us/j/6858858026

Tuesday Evenings: Topic – Bringing Joy and Inspiration into our Lives

9 June                Opening to the World – Joy and Inspiration, with Marian (Source JIEL)

16 June              Rousing Bodhichitta through Loving Kindness , with TBA (Source JIEL)

23 June              The Bravery of the Bodhisattva – Reading, with Phil (Source MoF)

Myth of Freedom – The Open Way

30 June              Discovering the Awakened Heart – Reading, with Anake (Source WtU)

Welcoming the Unwelcome pp 2-9

Sunday Mornings: Topic – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Source HotB)

7  June               Introduction and Mindfulness of Body, with Jesse

14 June              Mindfulness of Life, with Helen

21 June              Mindfulness of Effort, with Alex

28 June              Mindfulness of Mind, with Colin

*MoF: Myth of Freedom.   WtU: Welcoming the Unwelcome.

*JIEL: Joy in Everyday Life.  HotB: Heart of the Buddha

Tuesday evenings to date has consisted of a guided meditation followed by sitting followed by a 15 minute talk followed by a discussion.  They start at 7 pm and finish at 8 pm.

The upcoming Tuesday evening talks will be inspired by the Joy in Everyday Life series.   They are not part of that course so the talks can be varied quite a bit from the course material .

On Sundays we start with chants appropriate to the teachings followed by sitting practice and followed by a somewhat longer talk, discussion and then finish with sitting practice.  The sessions are from 10 am to 12 noon. These formats can be varied from week to week.

Now, more than ever, we must keep our commitment to Basic Goodness strong in our hearts.Please join us Sunday at 10 am at the link below.

Dear Friends, We are delighted to let you know that visiting teacher Acharya Dale Asrael will be offering a talk at the Wellington Shambhala Centre next Thursday, 13th February. The title of the talk is “Finding Sanity in Challenging Times”, and will start at 7.00 pm. Dale Asrael is a very accomplished Buddhist teacher, and her talks are always inspiring and relevant. No booking is required, but please come a few minutes early, so that we can get people seated. The talk is free but a donation towards the continuation of our Centre is very much appreciated, especially as we will be looking for a new space after March. If you have not visited our Centre before, we are at 75, Ghuznee Street, Wellington. You will find the centre located on the 6th floor – just come in and join us. And do consider joining us for the weekend program “Confusion Dawns as Wisdom” on 15th and 16th February. With warm wishes and hoping to see you there,

Marian Bond, Wellington Shambhala Centre