Upcoming Events
Children’s Circle
[ September 19, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. October 17, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. November 21, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. December 19, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] This year once again the NBMC will offer a Children’s Circle class for kids 3-9 years old and their parents. Classes will meet on the third Sunday of each month from 3-4:30pm at the NBMC. Children will learn to meditate, do yoga with a certified instructor, and learn about Buddhism in a fun, peaceful atmosphere [...]
Learn To Meditate
[ 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 [...]
Satima Bhikkhuni, Dharma Talk “The Mind”
[ October 3, 2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] What is the mind? What is its function and its importance? What does Buddhism have to say about the mind? And how can we come to know the mind and tame it? The Buddha taught that a mind, once taimed, can be purified, and a purified mind is what will lead us to final liberation.
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Myo-O Habermas-Scher, Mini Retreat: Working Through Strong Emotions
[ November 7, 2010; 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. ] Rev. Myo-O Marilyn Habermas-Scher is an ordained priest and senior practitioner in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition, teaching classes, lecturing and leading retreats. Her root teacher was Dainin Katagiri roshi, the first Japanese Zen teacher in Minnesota, with whom she studied from 1975 to 1990. Now affiliated with Hokyoji Zen Community [...]
