A Weekend of Compassion and Equanimity - Sharon Salzberg - NYC - [V] January 10, 2009

AS PART OF OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES
Saturday & Sunday, January 10th & 11th, 2:30-6:30pm
A Weekend of Compassion and Equanimity
with Sharon Salzberg $60 each day, $100 for both
Join us for a special weekend with beloved teacher Sharon Salzberg. Sharon will introduce these teachings and support us in our own experience and cultivation of these qualities through direct instruction and guided meditation using classical techniques in a modern idiom. There will also be opportunities for questions. These workshops are suitable for both new and experienced meditators. Teachers may apply these hours towards Continuing Education Credits for the Yoga Alliance®.

The workshops are designed to compliment each other, and at the same time they each stand on their own, so it is fine to attend just one day.

Saturday January 10th: Compassion
Compassion is taught as a meditation that cultivates our natural capacity for a loving heart. This practice is traditionally offered along with meditations that enrich lovingkindness, joy in the happiness of others and equanimity. These practices lead to the development of concentration, fearlessness, and happiness.

Sunday January 11th: Equanimity
Equanimity is a spacious stillness of mind that allows us to be with things as they simply are. It does not imply indifference, however. Rather, when equanimity is present, it is the ground out of which sustained transformation can occur. It is also the foundation for the boundless arising of other qualities of the mind and heart, such as lovingkindness and compassion.

Sharon Salzberg is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. She is one of America's leading meditation teachers and authors, and has been a student of Buddhism since 1971, guiding meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Sharon's latest book is The Kindness Handbook, published by Sounds True. She is also the author of The Force of Kindness, published by Sounds True; Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, published by Riverhead Books; and Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, published by Shambhala Publications. For more information about Sharon, please visit: http://www.SharonSalzberg.com.

Sharon Salzberg Interview: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6401896320203355759
http://www.dharma.org/teachers/sharon/index.htm Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts

Brahma-viharas | Vipassana | Basic Concepts | Metta Sutra Dana | Sharon's Favorite Sutta
Meditation practice opens us up to the world, and allows us to realize fully what we are feeling as we encounter both suffering and joy. The Buddha taught the doctrine of the “Middle Way,” a path that avoids extremes and remains centered in the reality of the present moment. http://www.sharonsalzberg.com/sharon/meditations/meditations.htm
Listen to audio recordings. Faith, Unplug, The Force of Kindness, Loveingkindness Meditation, Insight Meditation
http://www.sharonsalzberg.com/sharon/audio/audiotest.htm
Calendar of Events: http://www.sharonsalzberg.com/sharon/calendar/calendar.cfm

Official Website: http://www.SharonSalzberg.com