posted Nov 18, 2011 5:44 PM by Caganando Bhikkhu
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updated Dec 3, 2011 7:22 PM
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| Dear Friends,
We want to invite you to the next Upasika Day of the Pacific Hermitage, which will be on Saturday, December 3rd at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The topic of discussion will be "Using the Four Noble Truths as Tools for Investigation in Daily Life".
There will be a small group break out session, at which time we will explore in more detail the use of the Four Noble Truths as tools to examine the stress or suffering that occur in our daily lives.
The tentative schedule for the day is: - 1 PM: Introduction and teaching on the elements of creating a shrine
- 1:30: Recitation of the Three Refuges and the Precepts, and chanting
- 2 PM: Meditation
- 2:45: Break
- 3 PM: Monastic talk on The Four Noble Truths as Tools for Investigation in Daily Life
- 3:45: Small Group exploration
- 4:25: Full Group discussion
- 4:45: Closing Chant and Announcements
- 5 PM: End of day
We hope you will also join in for the daily meal at the Hermitage. It's customary to bring a dish to offer to the monastics and to share with others. Our material support of the monastery community is an important aspect of our role as Upasikas (literally, "those who sit close by"), and our generous offerings of food are a tangible means of extending this support. Please arrive at the Hermitage (65 Barnedt Road) by 10:30 a.m.
In addition, if you are planning to take the Refuges and Precepts and would like to participate in the traditional offerings of flowers, candles and incense, please bring those items with you to the daylong to be included on the offering tray at the front of the room.
Attendance at Upasika Days is open both to those who wish to make a formal commitment to the program and to those who simply wish to attend for the day. All are welcome.
For directions on getting to the hermitage, please visit pacificermitage.org/contact/directions and to Yoga Samadhi, http://www.columbiagorgeyoga.com/index.php/about-us/directions/. For more information, please contact jessicaswanson@gmail.com or carolemel@gmail.com. |
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Dec 3rd - Some questions were used to encourage viewing and contemplating our experience from the perspective of the Four Noble Truths. They can be found at the link below. |
Ċ ď Caganando Bhikkhu, Dec 3, 2011 7:22 PM
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