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Punk drummer then Songwriter then Dharma Practitioner then Social Justice Educator then EMDR/Trauma/Addiction Therapist then Author/Podcaster now simultaneously...
A talk I did as part of DharmaSpring on the Bramaviharas, the Four Divine Abodes of Loving Kindness, Compassion, Appreciative Joy and Equanimity - also touching upon the 4 Noble Truths and the 8 Fold Path of the Buddha.
Recorded on Saturday, Jan 09, 2016 during a Day Long Retreat
Noah Levine and I provide answers to participants questions at the Inaugural Clinical Dharma Half Day Retreat. We address some of the issues to be dealt with in subsequent retreats and classes. These will be of interest to professional helpers and those who help people avocationally.
Recorded at the Inaugural Clinical Dharma Half Day Retreat on Saturday, Jan 30th, 2016 at Against The Stream, Santa Monica, CA.
Against The Stream - Melrose
Class dates: February 5 / 12 / 19 / 26, 2016
7:30 - 9:00PM
The three poisons – Greed, Anger, and Delusion – can be extinguished according to Buddhist teaching.
Are they extinguished suddenly, or are they actually more often transformed through dedicated practice?
In this four class series we will look at each of the poisons individually to gain insight into their nature and to discover the practices that can help us in their metamorphosis. The fourth class will bring all of our sitting, talks and Q&A discussion into focus, with the goal of each of us leaving the last gathering with a personal practice blueprint for transformation.
Early Buddhist teachings will be referenced as well as Zen teachings and teachers from the modern Insight tradition.
Cost: $20 per evening or $70 if paid in advance. There will be an opportunity to offer dana to the teacher at each class (teachers receive a portion of the reg fee and are supported by dana). Please pay at the highest level you can afford to support the Against The Stream programs and those who have less.
Some scholarships and work-study are available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
$100 Plus Monthly Supporters of Against The Stream attend for no reg fee (but dana to the teacher is appreciated).
This class will be held at 4300 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, 90029
Join the inaugural Clinical Dharma Retreat for helping professionals with Dr. Stephen Dansiger and guest Noah Levine, followed by a 12 week class series in person or online.
Saturday, Jan 30th, 2016 (10AM - 1PM) @ Against The Stream - Santa Monica
1010 Colorado Blvd, Santa Monica CA
Free (Dana optional)
Clinical Dharma is a series of 12 classes designed by Dr. Stephen Dansiger to help helpers to infuse their self care, and their care of others, with the 4 Noble Truths and the 8 Fold Path of the Buddha. Also featured as part of Clinical Dharma is the opportunity to go on short retreats with Dr. Steve and guest teachers, where the focus will be on how our work practice is fed by our practice of Buddhist mindfulness. These workshops can be found both in person and online.
All attendees of this first retreat will be given a 10% discount for one year on any Clinical Dharma classes, retreats or products.
Please RSVP on the calendar event page:
At Against The Stream I am encouraged to infuse my Dharma Talks with my years of Zen Practice. Here I talk about Ordinary Mind:
Loving Kindness (metta) can be incredible powerful. This Dharma Talk I did for Against The Stream on the subject followed a guided loving kindness meditation.