BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Karuna Buddhist Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Karuna Buddhist Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://karunabuddhistcenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Karuna Buddhist Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240524T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240524T170000 DTSTAMP:20260507T215911 CREATED:20240514T131256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240517T152741Z UID:841-1716548400-1716570000@karunabuddhistcenter.org SUMMARY:Saga Dawa Duchen Celebration DESCRIPTION:Karuna Buddhist Center will celebrate Saga Dawa Duchen (also known as Vesak) on Friday May 24th this year. It is one of the holiest days of the Buddhist calendar\, commemorating the Buddha’s birth\, enlightenment\, and death. This entire lunar month\, known as Saga Dawa\, is considered an auspicious time to practice the dharma and abstain from negativities\, and the “Duchen” or “Great Occasion” occurs on the Full Moon day of the month. \nThis year\, Karuna will start its Saga Dawa/Vesak traditions at 11am by holding a worship service dedicated to Shakyamuni Buddha\, the Buddha of this fortunate age who is also known as Siddhartha. A special statue of baby Siddhartha will be placed before the altar\, and we invite participants to “bathe” the Buddha as part of the ceremony. \nAfter the service\, all are invited to lunch at a local restaurant\, the newly reopened Madras Masala. \nThen from 3-5pm we will have a prayer service dedicated to the forefathers of our lineage\, the Kagyu mahasiddhas (“great yogis”)\, which will evoke the blessings of our thousand-year-old lineage and its founders: Marpa the Translator\, Milarepa the Yogin\, and Gampopa the Kadampa Monk. This will include a tsok (food blessing) in which we will all share some sacred finger foods. URL:https://karunabuddhistcenter.org/event/saga-dawa-duchen-celebration/ LOCATION:Karuna Buddhist Center\, 423 S. 4th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://karunabuddhistcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sawa.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T201500 DTSTAMP:20260507T215911 CREATED:20240513T190321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T234332Z UID:833-1718737200-1718741700@karunabuddhistcenter.org SUMMARY:Karuna Journey\, Level 1: Finding stillness and clarity DESCRIPTION:Meditation is fundamental to any spiritual path\, and calm-abiding meditation (shamatha) is elementary for all Buddhist paths. Focused on the first three of nine stages\, this program teaches new meditators the fundamentals: how to focus their mind on a single object\, what we mean by attention and awareness in meditation\, and how to troubleshoot distraction and dullness when we meditate. Students will have access to Karuna Buddhist Center’s diverse community of experienced meditators\, trained Buddhist teachers\, and students’ mutual reflection on what we experience when we meditate. \nSuitable for beginners or even those with a regular practice. Practitioners of other meditation styles can benefit from this course by understanding the nuances of the stages to deepen their practice. \nStages of Calm-Abiding Meditation taught in Karuna Journey (level 1):\n1. Placing the Mind\n2. Continuous Placement\n3. Repeated Placement \nTuesday evenings 7-8:15 pm\, June 11\, 18 & 25\, July 2\, 9\, 16 & 23. We encourage students to attend at least a few of these sessions in person as the course will be more effective. We will offer the ability to attend the teachings online after the first session. We welcome newcomers to this course at any time. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Name\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Registration options(Required)\n \n \n Free\n \n \n \n Donation\n \n \n \n Sponsorship\n We provide three registration options for our program: Free\, available to anyone who can't afford to contribute; Donation\, available for both members and non-members; and Sponsorship\, a choice that supports our teachers and contributes to scholarships for those who cannot afford teachings. Donation AmountMember - $25Non Member - $30Sponsor Amount$50$100$200Mailing List Please add me to the mailing list.Total\n \n Payment MethodCredit CardPayPal Checkout\n MasterCardVisaSupported Credit Cards: MasterCard\, Visa\n \n Card Number\n \n \n \n Expiration Date\n \n \n  \n Security Code\n \n \n \n Cardholder Name\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://karunabuddhistcenter.org/event/karuna-journey-level-1/ LOCATION:Karuna Buddhist Center\, 423 S. 4th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://karunabuddhistcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Karuna-Journey-1-Finding-stillness-and-clarity-1200-x-600-px-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR