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The Dharma of Aging: Equanimity in the Face of Change and Uncertainty

Residential Program
Dates: Nov 30, 2017 - Dec 03, 2017
Days: Thursday - Sunday
Number of Nights: 3 nights

Instructor(s): DaeJa Napier

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This program will focus on the possibilities that exist in working with rather than against change. Equanimity supports this positive shift in understanding and allowing ourselves to experience the fullness of life including the processes of aging and dying without fear or confusion. Our human existence is a story of ten thousand joys and ten thousand sorrows. When we cultivate equanimity it makes it possible to let them play themselves out while remaining grounded in a calm heart and engaged presence of mind. The schedule will include talks, large and small group discussions, and structured meditation periods. The reflections throughout will include an understanding of equanimity's role in the cultivation of mindfulness, the five supports to equanimity, the eight worldly winds of change, a simple and practical understanding of karma, and equanimity as a concentration practice.