August 28 in La Crosse

August 28 --  Bridges UMC at King & 8th
(see important details below)

Meditation, Talk & Conversation

We continue to meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month. This Wednesday we will meet for our usual 40 minute sitting, followed by a Dhamma talk (recorded) and friendly conversation concerning life & practice.

Our on-going series explores a broad range of meditation styles and practices once a month. This series supports an expanded repertoire of meditation skills and serves as a basis for on-going discussions concerning the nature, purpose, and potential of meditation practice. For an outline of the series, please follow this link:

http://www.liberationpark.org/study/pdf/many_kinds_meditation.pdf

For location  and related information, please go here.

Dāna (donations, gifts, free-will offerings) to sustain Liberation Park and support our work are most welcome. Santikaro and Liberation Park depend on donations as sole means of support. Liberation Park in turn makes donations to Wesley UMC 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:  September 11th and 25th, 2019.

September Retreat - Living with Change

Franciscan Spirituality Center:

Living Beautifully With Uncertainty and Change
September 14 (Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Presenter: Sharon Lukert
Investment: $65, includes lunch
Registration deadline: September 1

Based on celebrated author Pema Chödrön’s book of the same name, this retreat will focus on the three commitments presented in Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change:  do no harm, take care of each other and embrace the world just as it is. Using guided meditation, self-reflection and the wise advice of this beloved teacher, we will explore how following these three commitments can open our hearts and minds, moving us toward compassion for ourselves and others. Our day will include periods of meditation, time for self-reflection and group discussion.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Sharon Lukert is a staff chaplain and ACPE associate certified educator at Gundersen Health System. She has been a practicing Buddhist within a Tibetan lineage, studying under Pema Chödrön for more than 25 years. Sharon is a meditation instructor and facilitator for workshops and study groups focused on Buddhism, meditation, death and dying education, and bereavement support.

Please click here to register.

Kevala meditation July 24

La Crosse Wednesday evening meditation:

July 24, 2019

July 24 --  Bridges UMC at King & 8th

Meditation, Talk & Conversation

We continue to meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month. This Wednesday we will meet for our usual 40 minute sitting, followed by a Dhamma talk by Santikaro and friendly conversation concerning life and practice. This will be "requests night": Santi will speak on a topic requested by any of our regulars. Or, if no requests arrive, he will speak about "Heat, Coolness, and Dhamma."

Our on-going series explores a broad range of meditation styles and practices once a month. This series supports an expanded repertoire of meditation skills and serves as a basis for on-going discussions concerning the nature, purpose, and potential of meditation practice. For an outline of the series, please follow this link:

http://www.liberationpark.org/study/pdf/many_kinds_meditation.pdf

For location  and related information, please go here.

Dāna (donations, gifts, free-will offerings) to sustain Liberation Park and support our work are most welcome. Santikaro and Liberation Park depend on donations as sole means of support. Liberation Park in turn makes donations to Wesley UMC 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 14th and 28th, 2019

La Crosse meditation Sunday, July 21

We will be meeting on July 21st at 10:30. Please let us know if you plan to attend and if you prefer a cushion or a chair. Please see our page for more details. 

Best - Sharon

https://www.lionsroar.com/paradox-prayer/

July 10 meditation

Kevala Retreat

La Crosse area Friends:
Wednesday meditation & Dhamma inquiry 

July 10 --  Bridges UMC at King & 8th 
(see important details below)

Appreciative Joy        

(the Diversity of Meditation Styles & Approaches)

Continuing within our series exploring meditation styles, this session will explore an important 'heart practice,' mudita, the 3rd divine dwelling (brahma-vihara). We practice to recognize the good, honorable qualities in others, beginning with those that benefit us. Giving proper attention to these, appreciation arises naturally and some of our hard edges & oppositions soften. This is a more joyful state than begrudging others what they appear to have or focusing on our own lacks. We may cultivate mudita both on cushion and in pauses amid the activities of life Appreciative Joy is suggested as a remedy for envy. It enables us to give wise attention to what's wholesome & beneficial in others, the world around us, and ourselves. This is more healthy than focusing on what others have but we don't don't, which fosters bitterness & envy. Mudita brightens our practices and inspires Dhammic living. 

Please consider these thoughts & questions, and then join our sharing this Wednesday:

Ponder some of the benefits others bring to your life.

In someone you envy for whatever reason, can you find 
an honorable quality that you admire? 

What are your own most admirable qualities?  

How does appreciation change your mood & state of mind? 

You may wish to bring a cushion that can support your back well and a large towel for better bottom support. Good posture is more comfortable & enlivening, and aids letting go. 

Our once a month series explores a broad range of meditation styles and practices. This series supports an expanded repertoire of meditation skills and serves as a basis for on-going discussions concerning the nature, purpose, and potential of meditation practice. For an outline of the series, please follow this link:

http://www.liberationpark.org/study/pdf/many_kinds_meditation.pdf

For location  and related information, please go here.

Dāna (donations, gifts, free-will offerings) to sustain Liberation Park and support our work are most welcome. Santikaro and Liberation Park depend on donations as sole means of support. Liberation Park in turn makes donations to Wesley UMC 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:  July 24th, and August 14th 2019. 

June 23 Meditation

We are meeting this Sunday  June 23, 2019 at 9:30-11:30 am for mindfulness meditation.

I am resending this with a fuller information.

We will have a short meditation, discuss a talk by Ajahn Thanissaro. This can be downloaded without charge from:

https://www.dhammatalks.org/Archive/Writings/Ebooks/Meditations1_181215.pdf

Free will donation to the site is always appreciated.

We will discuss the second talk. “The How and the Why” starting page 11. Please read this before the meeting.

We will continue to sit with the instruction using the information from the talk and then discussion.

RSVP vsongsir@aol.com if you are planning to join us 

Please go to mindfulnesslacrossewisconsin.learningtree.com and register if you can.

We are meeting at Gundersen Lutheran Onalaska Clinic at 3111 Gundersen Drive, Onalaska conference room 1F

Please go in through the Urgent care door (which will be the only door open for the building.)

The meeting will be on every 2nd and 4th Sundays.

The Urgent care door opens at 9 AM. Meeting will be from 9:30-11:30

We are using conference room 1F

Please come in through the Urgent care door. Go all the way across to the other side of the lobby. Go through the E-F hallway to F.  Conference room 1F is at the very end of the hallway. You can call me at 608.461.1464 if you can't find the room.

RSVP vsongsir@aol.com if you are planning to join us or not join us

Please dress in layers. I am not sure how the temperature will be for everyone. Bring warming clothes, blankets if you tend to be cold. Make sure that you have light clothing on if you tend to be warm. We will not be able to adjust the thermostat on our own.

Bring a cushion for your back or feet or to sit on if you need those.

I would also like to request that you share similar experiences and what help your growth and development and refrain from directly giving instruction or advice to other participants unless directly requested by the individual.

Peace

Vanee

La Crosse meditation June 16

Frank and I will be hosting the monthly meditation at our home, next Sunday, June 16th starting promptly 10:30 - Noon. Our address is 1832 22nd Street South, La Crosse.

Here is an article from Lion's Roar for discussion. Please let me know if you would like a chair or a cushion.

Hope to see you soon!

Warmly - Sharon

champa_c@hotmail.com

Be a Lamp Unto Yourself