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Level One Classes & Retreat
Fall 2007

 

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NEW Level 1 Class:

     The Four
     Immeasurable
     Meditations

OLD Level 1 Class:

     Emptiness
     Dancing:
     The Teachings
     of Adyashanti

OLD Level 1 Retreat:

     Awakening
     the Buddha
     Within

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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:

  • Completed at least 2 Clear Light public classes, or

  • Completed a Mindfulness-based Stress Management Program and one Clear Light public class

   AND

  • Have maintained a regular meditation practice for the last 4-6 months.

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

The Four Immeasurable Meditations

Weekly Class

September 17th - November 19th

10 Monday evenings     7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SandMandala of Chenrezig - floridadharma.org (cropped)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.  

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:
The Teachings of Adyashanti

Weekly Class

September 20th - November 29th

10 Thursday evenings     7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Emptiness Dancing editedDiscovering 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.  

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
Sunday  1:00 PM  to  5:00 PM

Buddha3 - pics4learning.comWithin 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.

Cost:  $125 if registered by November 26th, $150  thereafter

Instructor:  Scott McBride

Location:  The McBride's house, 486 Maynard Drive, Wayne PA  19087

Click here to link to the registration form for this class.  
Note: 
DO NOT register with MLUC.  Please make checks out to "Scott McBride" and send to Scott at 486 Maynard Drive, Wayne PA  19087.

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