Integrity and the Three Characteristics of Existence – Dharma Talk with Patrice Koelsch
| 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, Patrice Koelsch is a writer and educator who has been sitting at Common Ground Meditation Center since 1995. She has been facilitating meditation groups in correctional facilities since 1999. Patrice has also practiced meditation at monasteries in Thailand and Burma. In 2006 she completed a year-long Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program at the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, and has been certified to teach through Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders Program.
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