Dear Sangha,
I would like to help us find our way into a deeper and more
satisfying relationship with reality, to know our real selves, and to achieve
liberation from fear and tension stemming from our false sense of being a
separate self.
I know from my practice that it is possible to transform our
minds so that we are happy, well and vibrantly alive in the present moment.
Our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, said nothing in the world
causes more suffering than an untrained mind. Then he said that nothing in the
world creates more happiness and wellbeing than a well-trained mind. Our
practice consists of skillful means to enable us to train our minds to achieve
concentration and liberation, joy, happiness and peace. These practices include
inspiring poetry, guided meditations and teachings, which are deep and offer us
food for contemplation. We will explore the teachings of the Three Doors of
Liberation, emptiness, signlessness and aimlessness, and the three Dharma
Seals, impermanence, non-self and Nirvana. We will enjoy being reminded of some
of the poetic images that inspire us and we will have a guided meditation to
make all of this real through practice.
I look forward to being with you and facilitating this
Sunday.
Smiling,
Keith
Universal Emptiness of the Heart
True Enlightenment Garden