an opportunity to sit with an amazing teacher...
Alan Wallace will present a one-day meditation seminar entitled "A Heart of Compassion" on Saturday, December 11, 2004 from 9 AM to 5 PM. The seminar will be held at the Blue Star Rising Yoga Studio, 5880 Calle Real, in Goleta. The fee will be $50.
The day's activities will consist of brief lectures, guided meditations, and group discussions. The seminar sponsor is the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies (www.sbinstitute.com). If you would like to attend, please contact Vidya Gauci: vidyagauci@cox.net.
In this seminar we will focus on the meditative cultivation of compassion, the heartfelt yearning that we all may be free of suffering and its true causes. Compassion arises from empathy-feeling with the joys and sorrows of others-but it goes beyond that, deeply yearning that others, like ourselves, may be free of misery and pain. It is not a mere sentiment, and it is certainly not pity. It is a courageous aspiration that naturally leads to altruistic service. We will explore the nature of compassion, its source, and practical ways to cultivate this noble heart for the sake of ourselves and others.
for more info go to: www.sbinstitute.com