Liberation Park August meetings

La Crosse area Friends: Wednesday meditation & Dhamma inquiry

August sessions:  2nd and 16th at Wesley UMC  

 

August 2nd -- Wesley UMC at King & 8th (see important details below)

We will convene this Wednesday for a silent meditation and conversation on aligning our lives with the Dhamma of Awakening and the practice of the Middle Way. 

A question for your reflection: How do the various facets of right intention guide our practice of mindfulness in daily life?

Our framework for this year is the noble eightfold path and middle way. We often ask how the path can ground and guide us midst the challenges, storms, and provocations swirling around us and inside us. What are the realities of being mindful, kind, responsive, and imperturbable midst the sorrows and the joys?

In the original presentation, the path is a harmonious weaving of 8 strands of Rightness that culminates in Right Knowing and Liberation.

Location information -- Important!  The church doors will be locked. The evening's hosts will arrive early to set up and meet you at the door. Please use the 721 King Street entrance, where one of us will be waiting to greet you. Knock if you don't see anyone. There will be plenty of parking on the street. The church also has parking space off of 8th St. 

Meditation starts at 6:30 pm. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before then. The "Lounge" where we will be meeting has many chairs. If you prefer to sit on the floor, please bring your own mat and cushion.

Dāna (donations, gifts, free-will offerings) to sustain Liberation Park and support our work are most welcome. A donation is also made to the church for kindly hosting us.

A sampler of Santikaro's talks from La Crosse and elsewhere are posted at http://liberationpark.org/audio/index.htm

Next sessions:  August 16th (and maybe 30th).

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche talk - August 6

We will meet for the monthly meditation next Sunday, August 6th from 10:30 - 12:00 at Sharon & Frank's house, 1832 22nd Street South, La Crosse. At our last regular meeting in June, participants expressed interest in listening to a conversation between Pema Chodron and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche about Karma. We have the audio mp3 of this talk which is about 50 minutes long and we will share it with the group after our meditation period. There is some more information about this teaching below, in the first link.

We will not meet on the first weekend of the month in September as it is Labor Day weekend.

Please let me know if you plan to attend on August 6th and if you prefer a cushion or a chair.
Sharon   563-794-1244

Karma - Sounds True www.soundstrue.com Two masters, one from the West and one from the East, present an empowering co-teaching on the often-confusing subject of karma.

Wisconsin Retreat in October

Dear Friends, Madison Insight Meditation Group and Madison Vipassana are happy to let you know that registration for our October 5-8 retreat with Janice Cittasubha Sheppard is now open at madisonmeditation.org/ 

The October 5-8 retreat is residential. It will be at Pine Lake Camp, a beautiful wooded location on Pine Lake in Westfield, Wisconsin. The theme for the retreat is "Ending the Ping-Pong Game: The Peace of Balance in Body, Mind, & Heart." On the website you can read a blog by Jan on the topic for the retreat. 

Additional details about the retreat, Jan's article, and the registration information and form are all available on the website and also in the our July 2017 newsletter which you can open and read here: http://madisonmeditation.org/newsletters 
 
With metta and best wishes for your summer and transition into fall. 

The Board of Madison Vipassana, Inc.

Online retreat with Pema Chodron

An Online Weekend Retreat With Pema Chödrön

Live On: 09/15/2017 to 09/17/2017

Available Until: 11/16/2017

This online retreat includes talks, guided meditations, and question-and-answer sessions with Pema Chödrön. Tim Olmsted guides us in meditation practices that show us how to apply these insightful teachings to our everyday lives. Silence is observed on campus from the end of Friday night’s retreat session until Saturday dinner; online participants are invited to observe silence in their homes as well.
This online retreat is appropriate for professionals as well as beginners, advanced students, and everyone in between.

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The Faculty recommends you read the following books in preparation for the course:

• The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
• Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition by Andrew Holecek

Buddhafest Online / Pema Chodron video July 16 in La Crosse

Lion's Roar, an online Buddhist community, is hosting BUDDHAFEST 2017, an online event that includes films and talks, through July 23.

Six films and six talks are available for a fee. "Ticket holders" may watch on their own schedules.

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On Sunday, July 16, a July 11 talk by Pema Chodron will be shown in La Crosse as part of the Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche group's monthly sitting. If you wish to attend, please arrive in time to begin a sitting meditation at 9:30 a.m. The video will be shown beginning at 10 a.m. and will probably last for about two hours. For details, please email Sharon.