March 28/29th: City retreat with Acharya Emily Bower

[Kari]

Hi everyone,

See below for information on an upcoming retreat this month. I'm
going to do it, and would love to have friends there too : )

If you are not a student, senior, single parent, or member* and/or
the $65 is too much than you can afford, please email me and we can
discuss potential scholarship or work study options (warning: you may
have to write some kind of 1-2 paragraph essay and commit to volunteer
at the Shambhala center, but it would be worth it) -

I put an * by member, b/c I just found out that you can join the
Shambhala Center for as little as $5/month (I still haven't figured
out how we manage to pay our electricity bill), but this is a good
idea if you are showing up at the Center regularly and the discount on
programs and classes is a nice perk. You can also contact me if you're
interested in becoming a member ...

Best, Kari


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The Inseparability of Wisdom and Compassion
With Acharya Emily Bower
Saturday, March 28 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
and Sunday, March 29 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (please note time change)

Philadelphia Shambhala Center


Cost: $80 ($65 for Students, seniors, single parents, and
members)
Work-study discounts based on need are also available.

Acharya Emily Bower is coming to Philadelphia to teach on Mahayana
Buddhism, the path of working with others.

This is going to be an outstanding weekend. If you have an interest in
Buddhism, and an interest in training in compassionate and skillful
action, this weekend is a perfect fit.


To register, go to this link:

http://philadelphia.shambhala.org/register.php?action=form&id=20991&cid=210

IF you have any questions, or are interested in staffing the program,
please contact me via email or phone: 610-864-3677



Best wishes from Shambhala,

Alexander deVaron


Description from Calendar:
How can we more fully realize the insubstantiality of our projections?
How does that realization, even if just a glimpse, give rise to
compassionate action?
Does it work the other way: when we offer ourselves wholeheartedly to
our world, does such activity give us insight into our mind?

Through meditation, contemplation, talks and discussion, this weekend
program will dig into such questions.

Acharya Emily Bower has been practicing and studying with the
Shambhala Community since 1987. She met Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in
1991, and worked as his full-time editor from 1997 to 2001 editing
many practices, poems, liturgies, and transcripts, including his first
book,
“Turning The Mind Into an Ally”. She is currently a full-time editor
at Shambhala Publications.