Sunday Open House

Our Sunday Open House program offers a friendly introduction to meditation, Shambhala Buddhist teachings and our community. This program is open to anyone, free of charge or by donation.

10:00 – 10:30    Tea: Connect with others who share your curiosity and interest.

10:30 – 11:30    Meditation Instruction and Practice: Introductory meditation instruction is available at 10:30.

11:30 – 12:00    Talk and Discussion: Introductory teachings are presented either as dharma talks and discussion or reading and discussion. When dharma talks are presented, the Open House usually concludes at about 12:15 pm.

 


The following series of Open House topics is based on the book

 When Things Fall Apart, Heart Advice for Difficult Times

by Pema Chodron


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August 10           (Special Topic) Rigden Shrine - Amy Conway

August 17           Curious About Existence - Charlotte Linde

August 24           Nonagression and the Four Maras - Fern LaRocca

August 31           Growing Up - Reading / Discussion

September 7       Widening the Circle of Compassion - Bruce Dal Santo

September 14     (Special Topic) The Practice of Dathun - John Osajima

September 21     *** Harvest of Peace Celebration ***

September 28     Servants of Peace - Reading / Discussion

October 5           Opinions - Amy Conway

October 12         Secret Oral Instructions - Reading / Discussion

October 19         Three Methods for Working With Chaos - Cheryl Woodard

October 26         *** No Open House - Shambhala Training ***

November 2       The Trick of Choicelessness - Reading / Discussion

November 9        Reversing the Wheel of Samsara - Speaker

November 16      *** No Open House - Sun of Wisdom program ***

November 23      The Path is the Goal - Reading / Discussion

November 30      Six Kinds of Loneliness - Speaker

December 7       Going Against the Grain - Reading / Discussion

December 14     The Love That Will Not Die - Speaker

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Silicon Valley Shambhala Meditation Center
465 Castro St., Mountain View,  CA 94041
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