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SUMMARY:"Wise Concentration": Meditation and Dharma Talk with Jokai Blackwell (Online)
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday Meditation and Dharma Talk will be held live **Online via Zoom ONLY** from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. \nSundays in October & November: the Noble Eightfold Path\nBuddhist dharma invites us toward the joys of liberation and peace. In our practice we incline the mind and heart toward freedom\, and it is a gradual (yet sure) process with a path. The teachings offer us what the Buddha called the Noble Eightfold Path: eight interdependent and synergistic areas of practice that together lead us toward true happiness: Wise View\, Intention\, Speech\, Action\, Livelihood\, Effort\, Mindfulness\, and Concentration.Starting Sunday\, October 2\, and proceeding week by week\, we will carefully investigate each location on the path as a deep teaching and uncover practical tools we can use right now to free our minds and hearts.  \nToday’s topic: Wise Concentration\nThere will be time for meditation\, a dharma (teaching) talk by one of our regular or guest teachers\, and time for your comments and questions. \nAbout the Teacher: Jokai Blackwell \nDana \nCost: Donation basis. There is no charge to attend the Sunday Meditation and Dharma Talk. Please consider making a donation at desertinsight.org to support our teachers and community. Please give from your ability and heart. \nPlease subscribe to our mailing list for instructions on joining this event online via Zoom.
URL:https://desertinsight.org/event/dharma-talk-2022-11-27/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Recurring,Regular Events,Sundays
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SUMMARY:Online Meditation as Refuge with Jokai Blackwell
DESCRIPTION:Meditation as Refuge extends a weekly invitation to everyone who would like to explore meditation as a support for their spiritual development. The intention is to focus on realizing our innate capacity for care\, compassion and mutual respect. This event welcomes everyone\, beginning meditators and experienced practitioners alike. \nCost: Donation basis; there is no charge to participate. Our center and teachers are supported by your generosity. Please give from your ability and heart. \nTeacher bio: Jokai Blackwell \nPlease subscribe to our mailing list for instructions on joining this online event. \n\n 
URL:https://desertinsight.org/event/meditation-as-refuge-2022-11-29/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Recurring,Regular Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Board of Directors":MAILTO:info@desertinsight.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221130T173000
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SUMMARY:Just Sit - Online
DESCRIPTION:Join friends and sangha members for a silent sit!\nThis meeting is a 45-minute\, peer-led meditation\, with no talk or discussion.\nPlease come five minutes early so we can start on time.\nCost: Donation (dana) based. Collection goes to the Center\nPlease subscribe to our mailing list for instructions on joining this online event.
URL:https://desertinsight.org/event/just-sit-2-2022-06-08/2022-11-30/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Recurring,Regular Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Board of Directors":MAILTO:info@desertinsight.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221202T163000
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SUMMARY:Online Weekly Metta Meditation with Ian Challis and Friends
DESCRIPTION:When the Buddha’s followers felt anxious and afraid\, he taught them the practice of metta or lovingkindness meditation. Metta is a form of practice that helps us touch deeply into our own hearts\, uncover the energies of kindness and compassion\, and share these energies for the benefit of all beings.   \nIf you would like to explore this powerful practice\, please join Ian Challis and friends online. These 45-minute meetings will be practice-focused\, with most of the time spent in meditation. If you are new to the practice\, great! We will learn by doing. After practice\, there will be time for questions and sharing. \nCost: Donation basis; there is no charge to participate. Our center and teachers are supported by your generosity. Please give from your ability and heart. \nPlease subscribe to our mailing list for instructions on joining this online event.
URL:https://desertinsight.org/event/metta-meditation-2021-01-08/2022-12-02/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Featured,Recurring
ORGANIZER;CN="Board of Directors":MAILTO:info@desertinsight.org
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SUMMARY:Meditation for Everyone with Mary Stancavage (Online only)
DESCRIPTION:Have questions about meditation? We all do.  \nWhether you are curious about exploring meditation for the first time\, or you’ve been practicing for years\, questions about the instructions\, postures\, and challenges encountered are entirely normal! \nWe’re pleased to offer a monthly drop-in meditation class at 10:00 a.m. the first Saturday of every month\, taught by one of our Guiding Council members. The class is geared toward beginners and those wanting a refresher or with questions about their practice. This one-hour class will be offered via Zoom.  \nThe suggested donation for this class is $20. Our center and teachers are supported by your generosity. Please give from your ability and heart. \nTeacher bio: Mary Stancavage \nPlease subscribe to our mailing list for instructions on joining this online event.
URL:https://desertinsight.org/event/meditation-for-everyone-2022-12-03/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Recurring,Regular Events
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