This Thursday, we're pleased to feature senior student, Michael Ratener, who will be giving a talk entitled "Sacred Space: How Your Environment Can Awaken Your True Nature"
Mike, a long-time student of the Shambhala tradition, started studying at the Shambhala center in San Francisco the same week he began his training as a psychiatrist, over thirty years ago, and he now practices psychiatry in Berkeley and teaches regularly at the Berkeley and San Francisco Shambhala Centers.
These informal events serve as an introduction to our Center, Shambhala Buddhism and the practice of peaceful abiding meditation; as well as an opportunity for our current friends and members to share in the Dharma.
We begin our Open House evenings at 7:00 p.m. with meditation instruction and a short period of sitting meditation practice. At around 7:30, we provide either a short Dharma talk or video followed by a group discussion. Afterwards, we adjourn for tea in our cafe-style community room and chat with long-time Shambhala practitioners and other visitors. There's plenty of time for visitors to ask any questions they may have and also to explore in greater depth the topic of the evening.
