I am moved to share this wonderful one day retreat with our teacher, Robert Beatty. Please consider attending and sharing. This will be a gift to all who participate. Thank you. 🙏💗 Molly
Remembering Death
Dear Friends,
If we want to live fully, to risk intimacy and closeness with other persons, it is essential that we embrace the reality of death.
Being alive as a separate person is one end of a polarity which includes death. We do our best to deny this truth. Much of the anxiety that we experience arises from this unconscious fear of death. We and our loved ones may be healthy today, but we know in the back of our minds that sickness or death will soon be with us. There is also a shadowy intuition that accidental death is but a moment away. We say, "drive carefully" when we would more honestly say. "I am afraid that I am going to lose you in a car accident".
The contemplation of death occupies a central and honored place in Buddhist meditative training. Some people, when they hear of this, imagine that such reflections must result in a morbid and depressed outlook on life. Quite to the contrary however, when we openly face the previously unconscious fears, a new joy, freedom and aliveness appear.
During this day of practice, in the supportive community of PIMC, we will use mindfulness to bring stability and clarity to the mind. With this foundation we will turn our minds to a variety of contemplations of death.
Our exploration will include viewing part of the video:
Consider the Conversation: A
Documentary on a Taboo Subject — https://caringcommunity.org/resources/models-research/consider-the-conversation-a-documentary-on-a-taboo-subject/
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Location: Portland Insight Meditation Center, 6536 SE Duke Street, Portland, OR 97206
Date/Time: Saturday, October 1st, 2022, 9am-4:30pm
Suggested Fee: $75 Please also call or email for information concerning scholarship and reduced fees.
Lunch: Potluck
Registration: Please register in advance.
Information: For questions and to register, please email Gregory or Robert at office@portlandinsight.org or call 503-771-4123.
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is the founder and guiding teacher of the Portland Insight Meditation Community. He brings 50 years of Buddhist Dharma practice and decades of practice as a therapist to his teaching. Robert is a member of the first wave of lay Theravada Buddhist teachers who brought Buddhism from Asia to America. Robert uses humor, poetry and drumming to teach meditation for everyday life, including intimate relationships, parenting, work, and community. |
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