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“JOIN the CARAVAN” – MINDFULNESS TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES TO AWAKEN JOY IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE
Please join our ONLINE weekly sessions. We begin on Tuesday, May 3, 10:00 AM -11:30 AM Through meditation practices, contemplations, and interactive teachings we’ll explore how to live with inner joy and well-being in our daily life. The sessions are offered by Turner Resource Senior Center and is being led by Still Mountain teacher, Bilha…
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Community Meeting Minutes, April 10, 2022
Board report – Elizabeth Still Mountain is stable in operation, guided by Vision Statement and grounded in dharma. Treasurer report – Lisa Thanks to Judi G and Walter for their help. A loose-leaf binder with the tasks and activities of…
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Concentration and Insight Study Group
The CONCENTRATION AND INSIGHT STUDY GROUP will meet by Zoom Thursday evenings, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, beginning April 7 through May 12.We will read and discuss The Experience of Samadhi: An In-depth Exploration of Buddhist Meditation, by Richard Shankman. In this book Shankman discusses samadhi, frequently translated as “concentration”—including the jhanas—and vipassana, usually translated as…
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2021 International Western Dharma Teachers Gathering: Notes from Teachers at Still Mountain
Still Mountain teachers present highlights from the 2021 International Western Dharma Teachers Gathering.
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Concentration and Insight: Aspects of Meditation
A discussion of samadhi, jhanas, and the character of Buddhism usually taught in the West.
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Community Meeting Minutes, February 13, 2022
1. President Board Report Given by Lisa for Elizabeth Transition of Board New member Mariko 2. Teacher Council Report Bilha Council and Board to meet and having mission statement as baseline, invite sangha to discuss their needs and wishes. Coming retreat with Carol March 25-27. Theme-PerceptionDetails on website and can contact Carol for more information Shaila Catherine will be presenting…
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Looking At Mind: Meditations on That Which Knows
This is a collection of practices aimed at discovering the nature of mind. In the Buddhist Theravada tradition, there is considerable emphasis placed on the practice of insight meditation according to the four foundations of mindfulness: are body, feelings, mind, and dhammas.
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Still Mountain Hosting a Retreat in March: PERCEPTION
March 25-27, 2022, will be a retreat led by Carol Blotter titled PERCEPTION. This retreat will explore perception, perceptual distortions and offer meditations and contemplations to see the illusions, the mirages, the perceptual misinformation. We will also explore how knowing perception clearly adds deep joy into our lives.
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Mindfulness of Mind
Still Mountain Teacher Curt Fish describes the four foundations of mindfulness and how looking at mind states can provide insight into thoughts and behaviors.
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Still Mountain Community Meetings
Dear Still Mountain Sangha, Still Mountain Community Meetings are held the second Sunday of the even months. Meetings begin with brief reports from the Board and the Teacher Council. The remainder of Community Meeting time is devoted to what the members of the Sangha would like to talk about: what issues you’d like to consider, what…
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The Right Intention – David Lawson Last Talk
This talk took place during a Community Discussion that was led by David on July 18, 2021
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Still Mountain Board of Directors, officers elected
Happy New Year ! At the Board meeting on Sunday January 2, 2022 officers were elected. President – Elizabeth Cheslak Secretary – Kenneth Gourlay Treasurer – Lisa Zucker Others serving on the Board: At Large members – Walter Tucker and Mariko Foulk Teacher Council liaison – Bilha Birman-Rivlin IT liaison – Kenneth Gourlay Board meetings…
