HUNTINGTON dipamkara meditation center September/October 2014 experience the stillness within MEDITATION WORKSHOPS 24-HOUR TARA RETREAT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Come for a few sessions or for all! Prayers made to Green Tara are especially powerful for removing obstacles. 4am 8am 12pm 4pm 8pm 12am Free of charge VAJRASATTVA RETREAT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 • 9am-1pm Lay Down Your Burden The practice of meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva is an extremely powerful method for purifying our mind and actions. Session Times: 9am-10am, 10:30am-11:30am, 12pm-1pm $5 Session/$10 for whole retreat Friday Night World Peace Café Every 3rd Friday of the Month September 19 • October 17 Closed (Fall Festival Weekend) Meditation at 7:30pm... stay as long as you like... Wind down from the week with a relaxing guided meditation and some helpful advice from Buddha. Stay a while for tea and good conversation with friends, old and new. On some special nights, enjoy live music performed by community members and friends... A perfect way to begin a peaceful weekend. $10 DIPAMKARA MEDITATION CENTER 282 NEW YORK AVENUE, P.O. BOX 542 HUNTINGTON, NY 11743-0542 TELEPHONE: (631) 549-1000 WEB: meditationonlongisland.org email: info@meditationonlongisland.org MEMBERSHIP For $75 a month you can be a supporting member of Dipamkara Meditation Center and receive great savings. All regular classes, workshops and retreats are free and empowerments are half-price. Dipamkara Meditation Center is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. Our mission is to offer a path of wisdom and compassion to the Long Island community through the explanation and practice of Kadampa Buddhism. All proceeds go towards accomplishing this aim. Half-Day Workshop Saturday, September 13 • 10:00am-1:00pm Half-Day Workshop Monday, October 6 • 7:00pm-9:00pm • come and learn the basics of meditation • come and review the basics of meditation • experience freedom from stress & gain the ability to cope with daily challenges • learn how to deepen your practice • bring balance, peace & clarity into your life $20 / free for members Introduction to Tantra Accomplishing our Compassionate Intention • discuss your obstacles to meditation and find solutions $20 / free for members Saturday, September 27 • 10:00am-1:00pm According to Buddha, we all have the potential for full enlightenment – the potential to bring enormous benefit to all living beings. Buddha's teachings on Tantra give us a joyful vision of this possibility, and show us how to bring it about step by step. In this course we will learn how to connect to the enormous potential that exists within our mind through the practice of meditation. $20 / free for members Huntington Dipamkara Center will be closed October 17-19 for the International Fall Festival See back for more details meditationonlongIsland.org Sunday Classes Sunday Meditations September Sunday GP Series with Resident Teacher Kadam Holly Sundays 11:30am - 1:00pm Mindfulness for Modern Life Sometimes we feel that our life is racing by so fast that we’re missing it! The solution is to live mindfully by learning to live each day fully, and focusing our mind on what is truly important. Mindfulness is the art of bringing love, compassion, and wisdom into the present moment. By practicing mindfulness, even a simple conversation will become a source of inner peace and transformation. This course will help to deepen our practice of meditation and integrate it into our daily life. Clarity of Mind Meditation Sundays 10:00am - 10:45am followed by Taking & Giving Meditation Sundays 10:45am - 11:10am October Sunday GP Series with Resident Teacher Kadam Holly Sundays 11:30am - 1:00pm The Wisdom of Dependent Relationship How do things exist? Are things as solid, real and separate from each other, as they appear? We will explore these questions in order to gain an understanding of the relationship between our mind and our world, and to cultivate a wisdom that can free our mind. The wisdom realizing dependent relationship is the best method for realizing emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality, which will free us permanently from the cycle of suffering. $15/GP class; free for members The Wisdom of Dependent Relationship Half-Day Course with Resident Teacher Kadam Holly Saturday October 25 10:00am - 1:00pm $20/class; free for members Meditation for Children (6-10) & Young Teens (11-14) Sundays 11:30am - 1:00pm Classes are presented in a lively, creative and interactive way. $3/Class Meditation for Teens & Young Adults Sundays 11:30am - 1:00pm Does your life sometimes seem out of control? Join us to learn how meditation and wisdom can help. For teens & young adults ages 15-18. $7/Class 282 NEW YORK AVENUE, P.O. BOX 542 HUNTINGTON, NY 11743-0542 Weekday Classes General Program Weekday Meditations with Buddhist Teacher Joe Abate Tuesdays 11:00am - 12:00pm Lamrim Meditation: Following the Path of Transformation Lamrim is a special set of instructions that includes 21 meditations encompassing all the essential teachings of Buddha. In each Tuesday class we will focus on one of these, with a brief explanation and a guided meditation from, The New Meditation Handbook. Please join us and begin to create the relaxed and peaceful life you have been looking for. $5/class; free for members General Program Inner Peace Through Meditation Understanding the Mind: Buddhist Psychology for Modern Living This course is a practical guide for understanding our mind so that we can develop and maintain a light, positive, constructive mind-set amidst the challenges of modern living. We will learn how to recognize and abandon ways of thinking that harm us, and to replace them with meaningful and beneficial ones. The inspiring discovery we make from exploring our inner world is that we can gradually attain a lasting state of joy and peace regardless of how things are going in our life. $15/class; free for members Here’s something new! The perfect way to let the stress and pressure of life melt away so you can return from your lunch hour feeling refreshed and nourished. 12:00-1:00pm Deep relaxation & breathing meditation, followed by a Dharma teaching and another meditation. 1:00-1:30pm Homemade vegetarian soup. Everyone welcome, regardless of background or experience. $5 (Free for Members of the Center) Just Breathe! A deeply peaceful guided breathing meditation. Tuesdays 7:00pm - 8:30pm With Buddhist Teachers Susan & Joel Brenner Wednesday 12:00pm - 1:30pm Tuesdays 6:00pm - 6:45pm Tuesdays 12:00pm - 12:30pm with Buddhist Teacher Bob Rice What’s for Lunch? Soup & Serenity Green Tara Chanted Prayers Mondays & Thursdays 12:00pm - 12:45pm Each class begins with some instruction and guidance,followed by plenty of time to contemplate and meditate on the topic of the day. Clarity of Mind Meditation Wednesdays 7:00pm - 8:00pm Join us to learn this simple but profound meditation on the nature of the mind. Freedom From Addiction With Buddhist Teacher Todd Drexler Every 2nd & 4th Friday of Month 7:30pm - 9:00pm September 12, 26; October 10, 24 From a Buddhist perspective we are all suffering from painful attachments that can manifest as addiction, depression, confusion, and powerlessness. The teachings of Buddha provide a clear and simple pathway to freedom from these negative states of mind. This bi-monthly class will explore how, through the power of our own understanding, we can remove our addictions and compulsive behaviors, enabling us to live a life that is both rewarding and meaningful. $5 per class (Free for Members of the Center.) Everyone welcome regardless of your ability to pay. 631.549.1000 • meditationonlongIsland.org