Events this weekend: Meditation Unconference, Khenpo Karthar visit

[Seth Josephson]

• Meditation Unconference, Sunday September 27
  

Buddhist Center of Ohio - Narasiharama
1005 W. King Ave.
Columbus, OH 43212

Meditation unconference is a free, participant-driven conference on meditation practices. The goal is to 
avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees and/or sponsored presentations. 

7:30-7:45am Facilitators and Participants Introductions
7:45-8:00am different (3-minutes each) presentations on meditation 
                     Presenter 1: Kenya Watkins
                     Presenter 2: Ying
                     Presenter 3: Derek Heyman
                     Presenter 4: Daron Larson
8:00-8:15am Q and A
8:15-8:30am Quiet Time
8:30-9:15am Group "Sitting and Quite" Meditation - Participants may observe their own meditation techniques with respect to others in the room
9:15-9:30am Sharing the experience
9:30-9:45am Closing - Quiet Time/Meditation

• Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, September 25-27 

Karma Thegsum Chöling Columbus
231 S. Grubb St.
Columbus, OH 43215

Public Talk: "Steps Toward a Compassionate Life"
Friday 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Rinpoche will discuss how cultivating compassion can change the way we live our daily lives. He will also teach simple, practical techniques that can help anyone, Buddhist or not, become a more compassionate person. $5

Weekend Teaching: "Mahamudra"

Saturday & Sunday Sessions 10:30 - Noon & 3:30 - 5:00 pm Rinpoche's teachings will explore Mahamudra, the most profound form of meditation practice taught in the Karma Kagyu tradition. It enables the practitioner to rest in the pristine, natural mind, experiencing reality as it actually is, free of distortions. $25 per session.

Refuge Ceremony & Chenrezig Empowerment
Saturday 7:00pm
This empowerment is a ritual that unites the minds of the participants with the mind of Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of compassion. $20

For More information and to register see: www.columbusktc.org