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		<title>Workshop: Lopon Rita Gross</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 8, 2012; 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm. ] 
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS—THE BUDDHA’S FIRST TEACHING: After his enlightenment experience, Siddhartha Gautama, now the Buddha, made the momentous decision to teach others what he had discovered. His first disciples were five companions with whom he had earlier struggled to find enlightenment. He spoke to them in a short sermon that contained four claims—the Four Noble Truths [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beginners&#8217; Mind: Meditation for Everyone, Dharma Talk and Workshop with Myo-O Habermas-Scher</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 2, 2011; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] 

10AM: Dharma Talk on Meditation

12Noon - 3PM: Meditation for Everyone.  A Workshop.

Please bring a bag lunch.

Please enjoy a day dedicated to understanding your heart and mind in connection with everyone and everything. Please enjoy finding a step by step method of meditation that releases you into the big ocean of freedom. Here you may lose your sorrow, point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buddhism and Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ November 10, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Was the Buddha fat? Then why do the sutras repeatedly show him giving diet advice? Was he a vegetarian? Then why was his last meal something called "pork tenders"? What were the Buddha teachings on food really? And how can we live in the modern world ethically and in good health? 

Justin Merritt is a member of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Circle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ September 18, 2011; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. October 16, 2011; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. November 20, 2011; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. December 18, 2011; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. January 15, 2012; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. February 19, 2012; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. March 18, 2012; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. April 15, 2012; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. May 20, 2012; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] This year once again the NBMC will offer a Children’s Circle class for kids 3-10 years old and their parents. Classes will meet on the third Sunday of each month from 3-4:00pm at the NBMC.  Children will learn to meditate, do yoga with a certified instructor, and learn about Buddhism in a fun, accepting, peaceful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ajahn Chandako, 1250 Arahants</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ June 26, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Ajahn Chandako was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1990 in the Thai  Forest Tradition in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Born in 1962 in  Minneapolis, Minnesota, his interest in the teachings of the Buddha grew  as he studied towards a BA degree in Religious Studies from Carleton  College (1984). After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bhante Sathi Sutta Studies: The Dhammapada</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 6, 2011; 6:30 pm; February 3, 2011; 6:30 pm; February 17, 2011; 6:30 pm; March 3, 2011; 6:30 pm; ] 

Bhante Sathi will continue hissutta study class about the Dhammapada, but attendance at the previous class is NOT required.   Newcomers are welcome. Please note that it will NOT meet on Jan. 20.

The Dhammapada, the most beloved of the ancient texts of Buddhism, is a collection of little poems that is both beautiful and profound. Shortly after the Buddha died, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doug McGil: &#8220;Engaged Buddhism&#8221; Discussion Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 22, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] "Engaged Buddhism" Discussion Group

When we commit to a spiritual life do we thereby give up, or relegate to second place, our wish to exert a positive influence on the world? How can we balance our spiritual and worldly ambitions? Can we be meditators and social activists at the same time? When we meditate are we in fact making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drew Weis: Poetry Reading</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 20, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] 

Join us for a reading and discussion of selected verses from on the way of water. We will look at influences from the Tao Te Ching: "The highest virtue is like water" (Chapter 8) and "I have three treasures to keep and cherish" (Chapter 67). In addition to a reading of some of the verses, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patrice Koelsch: Explorations in Buddhist Psychology</title>
		<link>http://northfieldmeditation.org/patrice-koelsch-explorations-in-buddhist-psychology/</link>
		<comments>http://northfieldmeditation.org/patrice-koelsch-explorations-in-buddhist-psychology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 5, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. April 12, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. April 19, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] 

Buddhist psychology provides lenses through which we can observe our minds, and offers practices through which we can find more ease and spaciousness in daily living. Each class will focus on using the insights of Buddhist psychology to work with the mind as it encounters one the three fundamental characteristics of human existence:  dukkha (dis-ease), anicca [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn To Meditate</title>
		<link>http://northfieldmeditation.org/learn-to-meditate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ September 21, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. September 28, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. October 5, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. October 12, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Learn to Meditate is a four week course that will provide a practical, hands on approach to mindfulness meditation. This class is for anyone wishing to learn meditation or for anyone wishing to broaden and deepen their meditation practice. Each class will cover new techniques, so feel free to come if you missed an earlier [...]]]></description>
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