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Level
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Level
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NEW Level 1 Class:
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Four OLD Level 1 Class:
Emptiness OLD Level 1 Retreat: |
NOTE: during this Fall Session there are 2 different Level I classes, "New" and "Old", with different prerequisites for enrollment. NEW Level I programs are open to those who have:
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If you have a question about eligibility, please contact us. NEW Level I Class: This course is being offered to those who are just starting (or resuming) Level I Weekly Class September 17th - November 19th 10 Monday evenings 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
This course will include instruction, practice and discussion of the Four Immeasureables. Cost: $125 if registered by September 11th, $150 thereafter Instructor: Gabriel Rocco Location: The Main Line Unitarian Church Click here to link to registration information for this class. OLD Level I Class: This course is open to those who have completed the equivalent of the Clear Light Level I curriculum: practiced mindfulness/awareness meditation and loving-kindness/compassion meditation regularly (i.e. more or less daily) for a year or more and feel a level of competency. For admission for those who have not been a part of the ongoing Level I classes, please Contact Us for permission of the instructor. All students of Adyashanti or other non-dual teachers are most welcome. This is the final course of the Level I curriculum and a necessary pre-requisite to enter Level II. All of the study in Level II assumes familiarity with the direct experience of non-dual awareness. This course is a rare opportunity and is only offered once every few years. If you are a Level I student, have been wanting to join our level II courses but lacked the pre-requisites, this is the time to join in. Emptiness Dancing: Weekly Class September 20th - November 29th 10 Thursday evenings 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
In these meetings together, all are invited to rest deeply in silence and share the living transmission of Awakening beyond self and other. We will use the dynamic teachings of Adyashanti, an American teacher of the direct path of awakening, as a basis for inquiry into our experience, and give voice to the truth within through mutual sharing. Participants please obtain a copy of Emptiness Dancing by Adyashanti, and begin reading before the first class. Cost: $125 if registered by September 11th, $150 thereafter Instructor: Scott McBride Location: The Main Line Unitarian Church Click here to link to registration information for this class. Awakening the Buddha Within Weekend Retreat for OLD Level I >>> December 1st & 2nd <<<
Saturday 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost: $125 if registered by November 26th, $150 thereafter Instructor: Scott McBride Location: The McBride's house, 486 Maynard Drive, Wayne PA 19087 Click
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All
the great wisdom traditions teach that the essence of spiritual awakening
is an open loving heart. As a companion to mindfulness and awareness
practices, Buddhism teaches about the cultivation of the Four
Immeasurables: loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity.
These four are called immeasurable because by practicing them we can
experience boundless states of happiness, love and peace that are the
natural qualities of our true nature. 
Discovering
our True Nature has been called in Buddhism and other traditions the
discovery of Emptiness. This unconditional state of awareness-- a
vast stillness and loving silence – is the very space in which
everything exists. Our lives are the creative dance of this
Emptiness as it flowers into form. 
Within
each of us right now there is an unlimited Presence that is the source of
our experience. It is only when we stop the spiritual search for
something or someone outside of ourselves that this silent Buddha, our
innate awareness, is truly seen for what it is. Once this clear
light awareness is recognized, the full flowering of the spiritual path
begins to unfold. In this retreat we will share in this unfolding
through meditation, talks, exercises and discussion.