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Intro to Mindfulness Meditation: A Tool for Personal Transformation

Mindfulness is a gateway to lasting personal change and growth. In this class, you will learn about mindfulness and concentration in a kind and supportive environment as you take the first steps toward establishing your meditation practice. There will be a strong emphasis on cultivating an open heart as you …

A Daylong Meditation Retreat: Intention, Action, Care

The Buddhist map – Choosing the Right Road Towards Liberation in Our Lifetime When: Saturday September 28, 9:00am – 3:00pm Where: Turner Senior Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Ann Arbor, Mi 48105 Wise intention is about honoring the heart space that guides everything we undertake. It’s about awakening our readiness to …

Right Speech

Notes The Buddha’s definition of Wise Speech is abstaining from these four manners of speech: Abstaining from False speech  Bhikkhu Bodhi points out that false speech can be expressions of one of the three poisons: False speech includes both overrating and understating.  Another form of false speech is being engaged in …

Coummunity Meeting Minutes for June 30

Still Mountain Buddhist Meditation CenterCommunity Meeting AgendaJune 30, 2024 -We have been conducting self reflection to better clarify our mission in supporting the Sangha, through additional meetings, employing Carol Blotter as mentor for her perspective, and attending a one day work session with George Sanfacon to better understand how we …

(BEGINNING) MEDITATION INSTRUCTION-Revised

The Teachers’ Council is offering meditation instructions prior to Sunday Sitting on a monthly basis. These instruction sessions begin at 9:00 am and conclude about 9:45. Anyone in the sangha who would like to speak with Still Mountain teachers about their meditation practice is welcome, from folks who are just …

Daylong Retreat June 22 at Turner Senior Resource Center with Karen, Curt and Hugh

We will meditate and practice together on the theme of Right View, the first factor of the Noble Eightfold Path.  This is the foundation and the ground from which we start the investigation of the Eightfold Path.  With Right View we learn to recognize how the body, mind, and heart are interacting …

The Cycle of Dependent Arising and Ceasing

A New Class, Six Sessions, In Person – Freeing the Heart from Addictive and Destructive Habitual Attitude and Behavior. When: Thursdays, Jun 13, 20, 27, July 11, 25 August 1, 2024.6:30-8:00pmWhere: Turner Senior Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Teacher: Bilha Birman-Rivlin, PhD.Cost: This class is being offered on a Dana basis The …