Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
East Bay Meditation Center
285 17th St,
Oakland, California
What is it to be upright and awake in the midst of sexual
energy? How do we not turn away from ourselves or our experience in the
present? How can we learn to understand and relate to desire in healthy and
respectful ways? Are we using our energies or are they using us? Using small
group discussions, guided meditations, zazen, and open dialogue we will explore
our vow in the context of responsible sexual choices. Join us as we explore
what it means to practice while maintaining a healthy relationship to our
sexuality.
EBMC TEACHERS ARE NOT PAID BY THE CENTER. You are invited
to offer a voluntary financial gift to them at the class. The East Bay
Meditation Center operates using a generosity-based, gift economics model. This
means we charge no set registration fees to attend our events and instead rely
on the generous giving of our community. All classes at the Center do come with
a financial cost. Class participants are offered an opportunity to make a
voluntary gift to EBMC during the registration process or at an event itself.
Please note that no one will be turned away for lack of funds. If you would
like to explore any EBMC volunteer positions, please send an email expressing
your interest to admin@eastbaymeditation.org.
In order to protect the health of community members with
environmental illness, please do not wear fragranced products (including
natural fragrances) or clothes laundered in fragranced products to EBMC.
Teacher Bios:
Shahara Godfrey has trained in the Theravada Buddhist
tradition for over 20 years. Other influences have been spiritual teachers from
various cultures and traditions as well as the creative arts. She is a graduate
of CDL and POE programs from Spirit Rock. Shahara has a Ph.D. and currently
works as an Educator.
Rev. Daigan Gaither began Buddhist practice in 1995 in
the Vipassana (Insight) tradition, and then began to study Zen in 2003 with
Ryushin Paul Haller Roshi. He received Lay Ordination in 2006 where he was
given the name Daigan or “Great Vow”, and received Priest Ordination in July
2011. Daigan speaks internationally on a variety of topics particularly around
politics, gender, sexuality, social justice and their intersections with the
Dharma. He also sits or has sat on a number of boards and committees that serve
community needs and further social justice causes. Daigan has a BA in
Philosophy and Religion from San Francisco State University, and an MA in
Buddhist Studies (with a chaplaincy certificate and a certificate in Soto Zen
Buddhism) from the Graduate Theological Union and the Institute of Buddhist
Studies.
Cost: Donations
