Apologies to all who wondered if I'd dropped off the planet, I sort of did. Depression got the better of me for the summer and autumn and I sort of stumbled zombie-like through my work days with not a lot of energy left to do anything else. And, as always, meditation was one of the first things to fall by the wayside.

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This day will be a series of sitting periods, short talks and group discussions on Right Concentration which is the last of the eight path factors in the Noble Eightfold Path.
The emphasis will be on silent sitting (and walking).
Maili will be your hostess. I will have coffee and tea as well as a snack. We will potluck lunch.
Please bring a cushion to sit on, and a small mat if you have one as I have hardwood floors. I will have chairs, carpet and some yoga mats available to sit on for those who need them.

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The Waking Up to the Healing of Suffering both Personal and Collective

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Claude AnShin Thomas served in the Vietnam War from 1966 - '67 as a Helicopter Crew Chief at the age of 18 and was seriously wounded during the war – physically, psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually. Since that time he has been working to heal the wounds of war. During this process, Claude became a member of the Vietnamese monastery and retreat center, Plum Village, founded and guided by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh. Subsequent to that Claude was ordained as a Zen Buddhist Monk in the Japanese Soto and Rinzai Zen Traditions as AnShin AnGyo in August 1995 by Bernie Tetsugen Glassman Roshi.

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This is the last meeting of the group reading Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.  At this meeting we'll cover chapter 14 (Prajna and Compassion) and chapter 15 (Tantra).

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This is the 6th meeting of the group reading Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.  At this meeting we'll cover chapters 12 (The Bodhisattva Path) and 13 (Shunyata).

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This is the 5th meeting of the group reading Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.  At this meeting we'll cover chapters 9, 10 and 11 (The Development of Ego; The Six Realms; and The Four Noble Truths).  At the last meeting, we decided to meet every 2 weeks now to finish the book before the new year.  Check the calendar for the dates.

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This is the 4th meeting of the group reading Chogyam Trungpa's Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.  At this meeting we'll cover chapters 6, 7 and 8 (The Hard Way, The Open Way, Sense of Humor).