Classes at RMI
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• Buddhism: Four Noble Truths - Feb 2 |
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| Tired of suffering needlessly? The Buddha discovered a way to live which brings relief to our everyday lives, and results in freedom. This class investigates the teachings of the Buddha and includes meditation. Meditation cushions provided. Text for the class is What the Buddha Taught by Walpole Rahula. Acquire a copy and bring to the first class. Team taught by a slate of RMI teachers: Vic Bradford, Michele Sneath, Beth Chorpenning and Lucinda Green. | |
| Date: Thursdays 6 - 7:30 pm, Feb 2 - 23 | |
| Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm | |
| Location: Rocky Mountain Insight 2525 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite A Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Map to RMI |
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| Instructor: Team taught by a slate of RMI teachers - Vic Bradford, Michele Sneath, Beth Chorpenning and Lucinda Green. | |
| Registration: Mail $65 fee to: payable to Vic Bradford, 817 Panorama Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 | |
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| Special Event | |
• Therigatha: Poetry of Enlightenment by Buddhism's First Women - Feb 25 |
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| As visible as the arts and artistic expression are in Zen and Tibetan Buddhism,
so too the Theravada tradition includes inspiring poetic expression pointing to the
experience of enlightenment. Join us in discovering the Therigatha, a collection of the first Buddhist women poets. The class will draw on this ancient text dating from contemporaries of the Buddha's to women writers three hundred years after his death. Come contemplate these beautiful works. Men and women are joyfully invited to share in this experience. |
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| Date: Saturday, February 25, 2011 | |
| Time: 9 - 11 AM | |
| Location: Rocky Mountain Insight 2525 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite A Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Map to RMI |
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| Instructor: Co-taught by Pat Komarow and Lucinda Green - Dharma teachers, Rocky Mountain Insight | |
| Registration: Register by February 18. Send fee of $25 made payable to Lucinda Green, PO Box 6386, Colorodo Springs, CO 80934-6386. | |
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• Therigatha: Poetry of Enlightenment by Buddhism's First Women - Feb 26 |
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| As visible as the arts and artistic expression are in Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, so too the Theravada tradition includes inspiring poetic expression pointing to the experience of enlightenment. This evening's talk will focus on this ancient text dating from contemporaries of the Buddha's to women writers three hundred years after his death. Join us for an evening of inspiring poetry and contemplation. Author of Pathway to Freedom: Applying the Teachings of the Buddha, it is Lucinda's profound joy to share the Dharma. | |
| Date: February 26, 2012 | |
| Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm | |
| Location: Insight Community of Colorado, First Unitarian Church (on the corner of 14th and Lafayette Streets) 1400 Lafayette Street, Denver 1400 Lafayette St. | |
| Instructor: Lucinda Green Ph.D. - Dharma teacher, Rocky Mountain Insight | |
| Registration: No registration needed. | |
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• Anapanasati: Mindfulness of the Breath |
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| The first class will focus on Breathing with the Body and Breathing with Vedana (initial sense impressions). The second class will focus on Breathing with the Mind/Heart (citta) and Breathing with Wisdom. The third class will focus on Breathing with the Way Things Are and Breathing into Silence. This class will draw from Larry Rosenberg's wonderful book Breath by Breath. | |
| Date: Tuesdays, March 6 - March 20 | |
| Time: 7 to 8:30 PM | |
| Location: Rocky Mountain Insight 2525 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite A Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Map to RMI |
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| Instructor: Pat Komarow - Dharma Teacher, Rocky Mountain Insight | |
| Registration: Class fee of $50, registration instructions to follow. | |
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• Vipassana Meditation: Intro class |
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| Insight (Vipassana) Meditation, from the Buddhist tradition, includes practices to calm and concentrate the mind. Calm and concentration allow insights that lead to clarity and wisdom. | |
| Date: Thursdays, April 12 - May 3 | |
| Time: 6:30-8:00 | |
| Location: Rocky Mountain Insight 2525 W. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite A Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Map to RMI |
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| Instructor: Beth Chorpenning - Dharma teacher, Rocky Mountain Insight | |
| Registration: Please register by April 5th. Make checks payable to Beth Chorpenning. Send fee of $60 with name, address and phone to Beth Chorpenning, 5150 High Ridge Rd., Manitou Springs, CO 80829. For more information call 719-685-5575 or email chorpenning@skybeam.com | |
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| Retreat | |
• Spring 2012 Meditation Retreat |
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| Ease your body and mind with a weekend, silent, retreat at the Franciscan Retreat Center located at Mount St. Francis. If you have never attended a silent meditation retreat before, you are in for a moving experience. A silent retreat is a rare and precious opportunity to focus solely on the most earnest questions of the heart and to spend some days in silence in a beautiful, natural setting. | |
| Date: April 27 through 29 | |
| Time: Residential retreat | |
| Location: Franciscan Retreat Center | |
| More Information | |
| Instructor: Lucinda Green Ph.D. - Dharma teacher, Rocky Mountain Insight | |
| Registration: Registration due April 10. $80 Deposit due at time of registration. Cost $185 (Includes shared room and meals) Questions? Contact Pat Byme owermum27@yahoo.com 719.687.6081 | |
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| Please see our Calendar for a schedule of weekly events. | |