Noon to 4pm, Sunday, August 26, 2007
In the Chapel at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 2 Westford Street, Chelmsford
Doreen Schweizer, Guiding Teacher of Valley Insight Meditation Society in Lebanon, New Hampshire, has been practicing meditation and yoga since 1969 and teaching in a variety of settings and formats since 1987. She has been a student of Theravadan Buddhism since 1990. Doreen completed the Community Dharma Leaders program through Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Woodacre, California) with Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia as her mentoring teacher and Jack Kornfield as her sponsoring teacher. She is also a Visiting Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts.
This event is appropriate for beginners and experienced meditators alike. Participants are invited to bring their own cushions or benches; chairs will be available. The teaching and meditation will take place in the Chapel from noon to 4pm, followed by a “tea hour” in the Vestry.
The teachings are freely offered, however donations to support the teacher and church are welcome.
To RSVP or for more information please contact Brenda Rogers: brogers1926@hotmail.com
You can also listen to one of Doreen’s previous dharma talks here:
http://www.dharmaseed.com/teachers/?q=Doreen%20Schweizer
Entitled “By Love Alone Does Hatred End: Practice as non-violence,” this talk from January 2007 “weaves Dr. [Martin Luther] King’s teachings into a consideration of the Buddha’s teachings. It emphasizes the connection between the end of suffering and the end of violence.”