Sunday Morning Meditation with Ven. Amy Miller

**This will be hosted In-Person in the Main Gompa and online via Facebook live.**

ABOUT SATURDAY MORNING MEDITATIONS

Ven. Amy’s Guided Meditations blend a refreshing and insightful combination of accessibility, practicality, and depth – a path that demonstrates we can all build a rich and consistent meditation practice. Approachable for beginners as well as long-term practitioners who might like to reinvigorate their practice, these weekly, hour-long sessions lend regular support to combat laziness and procrastination. What could be better?! It’s a wonderful way to lend meaning to your life and to enjoy your weekend!

ABOUT VENERABLE AMY

Amy J. Miller (Ven. Lobsang Chodren) first encountered Buddhism in 1987 at Kopan Monastery in Nepal and has been ordained since 2000. She has spent a great deal of timeengaged in meditation retreats, study, teaching, and Buddhist center management and lived at Land of Medicine Buddha in 1992. Prior to studying Buddhism, Amy was a political fundraiser in Washington, DC and also worked for Mother Jones Magazine in San Francisco, California. She also trained as a hospice counselor during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco and offers courses and retreats on death and dying and end-of-life care.

Amy also leads pilgrimages to Buddhist sites. See www.AmyMiller.com for upcoming pilgrimages.

Amy’s teaching style helps people connect with meditation and mindfulness in an effort to gain a refreshing perspective on normally stressful living.

She is also the co-author of FPMT’s Buddhism in a Nutshell. For more information on Amy’s teaching schedule and courses, see www.AmyMiller.com. Amy currently resides in Santa Cruz, California.

HOW TO PREPARE

Find a comfortable space at home where you won’t be disturbed. You may prefer a cozy chair or perhaps a meditation cushion. Either is fine. The meditation leader, Ven. Amy, will give a brief explanation on how to adjust your mental and physical posture. Then we will start with concentration meditation for the first half of the period. This will be followed by a short break to stretch our legs and make any needed adjustments. The second half of the hour will be guided meditation analyzing various topics of Buddhist philosophy – this helps us deepen our understanding of Buddhist teachings and how best to apply those teachings to enhance our everyday life.

THE KINDNESS OF DONATIONS

If you find this event helpful, please do consider making a donation. Generosity was one of the first positive attitudes that the Buddha emphasized in his teachings. Generosity creates a healthy flow of Dharma in your life and is the cause of your own prosperity. Your donations help us offer Buddhist teachings and meditation retreats to the world, a path that can lead people out of suffering to ultimate happiness.