The Buffalo Mindfulness Community is sponsoring an evening Dharma talk on Friday, July 10 and a day long meditation on Saturday, July 11 entitled: 

Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness: The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings

Friday, July 10 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm) – a public talk on mindfulness (vipassana) and loving-kindness (metta).                                                                     

Saturday, July 11 9:30 am to 5:00 pm (doors open at 9:00 am) – a day of mindfulness (vipassana) and loving–kindness (metta) meditation. A simple vegetarian lunch will be provided.  People who sit on the floor, please bring your own mat and cushion. For all others, chairs will be provided.   

All events will be offered free of charge. Offerings of generosity (dana) through free-will donations will be accepted.  Dana is vital to assist us in continuing to offer the teachings free of charge. 

The location of this event will be at Daemen College • 4380 Main Street, Amherst, New York Business Building (Getzville Rd – From Main St, take 2nd Getzville Rd entrance).

http://www.daemen.edu/maps/campus_map.php

These teachings will be led by Philip Starkman and Jim Bedard of Toronto’s Spring Rain Sangha

Please visit their website at: www.springrainsangha.com

Philip Starkman has over 40 years of experience in many forms of meditation. Twelve of those years were spent training in Asia. Aside from his teaching activities, he is also a psychotherapist in private practice in Toronto. In 2000 Philip founded the Mindfulness meditation group Spring Rain Sangha. He now shares teaching responsibilities with Jim Bedard.

Jim Bedard began practicing Zen meditation in 1980 and soon after became a student of Roshi Philip Kapleau of the Rochester Zen Center. Jim practiced with Roshi Kapleau and his dharma heirs for the next 20 years.  After completing his formal training in Zen, Jim spent several years practicing with senior Vipassana teachers in the Theravada tradition. Today, Jim offers a balanced, direct approach to practices that point directly to the heart of the teachings.

To register or for more information please call 716-400-5899 or email info@buffalodharma.org