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		<title>Integrity and the Three Characteristics of Existence &#8211; Dharma Talk with Patrice Koelsch</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ August 2, 2009; 9:45 am; ] Skillfully attending to the three characteristics of existence -- dis-ease, impermanence, and the non-essential nature of self -- is crucial to awakening. This talk will explore the shadow-side of working with these characteristics, namely invoking them them to mask indifference to injustice, to avoid responsibility, and to abandon commitments.

Formally trained with a Ph.D. in Philosophy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation as Refuge &#8211; Dharma Talk with Ajahn Chandako</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ June 21, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Buddha often used the term "refuge" when describing his teachings, and meditators often refer to their practice in this way.  In this talk, Ajahn Chandako will explore what it means to take refuge in one's meditation practice while avoiding the tendency to make meditation into a hiding place or escape.

Ajahn Chandako is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation Instruction and Discussion with Ajahn Chandako</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ June 22, 2009; 9:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Please join us on Monday morning, June 22 for a time of meditation, instruction, and discussion with Ajahn Chandako, a senior Buddhist monk in the Thai Forest tradition of Ajahn Chah.  

Originally from the Twin Cities, Ajahn Chandako received his B.A from  Carleton College, majoring in Religion.  He currently serves as abbot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovering Basic Goodness &#8211; Dharma Talk with Tom Adducci</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 03:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ June 7, 2009; 9:45 am; ] Basic goodness is our birthright as human beings.  Through meditation we can discover that simple sense of being there, awake, before anything happens.  We can learn to discover and rest in that natural state and begin to develop a feeling of warmth and friendliness toward ourselves, a friendliness that does not depend on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April NBMC Focus &#8211; Socially Engaged Buddhism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout the month of April, series of talks and classes at the Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center will discuss the topic of Socially Engaged Buddhism.
On Sunday, April 5 at 9:45 a.m., Patrice Clark-Koelsch will give a talk on &#8220;The Evolution of Socially Engaged Buddhism: A Brief Overview from the Buddha to Contemporary Protests by Burmese Monks.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Socially Engaged Buddhism &#8211; Three-part Class</title>
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		<comments>http://northfieldmeditation.org/socially-engaged-buddhism-three-part-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 13, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. April 20, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. April 27, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] For three Mondays in April, Koelsch will also lead a class and discussion on "Socially Engaged Buddhism: Expunging the Toxins of Greed, Aversion, and Delusion from Our Hearts to the Edges of the World."  The class will meet on April 13, 20, and 27 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the NBMC.

As human [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monthly Practice Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 18, 2009; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. May 9, 2009; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Join us for a time of guided meditation, questions, a short dharma talk, and discussion. Led by Mark Nunberg this monthly session is designed to support and enhance one's meditation practice.  Open to everyone, and to both beginning and experienced meditators.

Mark Nunberg is the Guiding Teacher at Common Ground Meditation Center in Minneapolis, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the Mind: Its Conditional and Impersonal Nature</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisaebert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dharma Talk with Mark Nunberg
For our monthly Sunday dharma talk, Mark Nunberg will join us to discuss &#8220;Understanding the Mind: Its Conditional and Impersonal  Nature.&#8221;
Understanding the mind liberates us  from all of our oppressive misconceptions. The Buddha&#8217;s teaching on  dependent origination describes suffering in the mind as a conditional  unfolding process. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All-Sangha Meeting</title>
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		<comments>http://northfieldmeditation.org/all-sangha-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join us for our last community meeting for 2008!
We will discuss NBMC finances, upcoming programs, and other important issues.
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