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		<title>Workshop: Patrick Dallas &#8220;Contentment and Simplicity in Everyday Life&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 12, 2012; 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] Director of Shambala training, Patrick Dallas, Contentment and Simplicity in Everyday Life.]]></description>
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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>Contentment and Simplicity in Everyday Life. A One-Day Retreat with Patrick Dallas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ October 29, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Please bring a bag lunch.

Simplicity and contentment can be hard to find. Much of the time we search for contentment
in things, achievements, or relationships. With meditation practice, we relax with ourselves
and appreciate simple human experiences. Difficult emotions and challenges of life can be
met with gentleness, mindfulness, and inquisitiveness. Meditation experience is deepened through the cultivation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beginners&#8217; Mind: Meditation for Everyone, Dharma Talk and Workshop with Myo-O Habermas-Scher</title>
		<link>http://northfieldmeditation.org/beginners-mind-meditation-for-everyone-workshop-with-myo-o-habermas-scher/</link>
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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>Mark Nunberg, Retreat: Living with Freedom and Compassion in Everyday Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 19, 2011; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] 

Developing mindfulness, meeting life with a simple, clear and loving
presence, deepens one's sensitivity and allows a beautiful tenderness
to be expressed as we negotiate the twists and turns of our days.
Wisdom is the force in the mind  that enables the heart to remain
grounded, clear and open with its increasing sensitivity, no matter
what is arising. In time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myo-O Habermas-Scher, Mini Retreat: Working Through Strong Emotions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ November 7, 2010; 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. ] WORKING WITH STRONG EMOTIONS: A DAY OF MINDFUL LOVE

Being human we are gifted with the capacity to respond to each other, to ourselves, to conditions.  Why is it that often this seems so fraught with suffering and confusion?  What is going on? How can we work with our very human emotions and experience the wisdom [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>lisaebert</dc:creator>
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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>Half-day meditation retreat with Myo-O Habermas Scher</title>
		<link>http://northfieldmeditation.org/sat-nov-8-900-100-half-day-meditation-retreat-with-myo-o-habermas-scher/</link>
		<comments>http://northfieldmeditation.org/sat-nov-8-900-100-half-day-meditation-retreat-with-myo-o-habermas-scher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consisting of sitting and walking meditation, this retreat is for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Along with meditation instruction, Myo-O will also introduce participants to some Zen ritual practiced on retreats, to deepen our mediation.
Practicing intensively in the Zen and Vipassana Buddhist traditions, Myo-O Habermas Scher has been continuously working to deepen her insight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12-Step Recovery and Mindfulness Meditation Retreat, Craig V. (Common Ground Event)</title>
		<link>http://northfieldmeditation.org/sat-nov-8-1pm-12-step-recovery-and-mindfulness-meditation-retreat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Merritt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This retreat is an opportunity for 12-step people to come together and experience a half day of quiet meditation. It is often said our program is one of self-discovery. These four hours, without distractions, provide a unique opportunity for self-discovery and to deepen your understanding of our program and, especially, to deepen your practice of [...]]]></description>
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