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Greetings!
This Friday October 9th is our special event with Dr. Mario Martinez. I spoke with him last night, freshly back from work in Brazil, and I can promise this is going to be a fascinating evening. Dr. Martinez sent an email to his group with the following description: I am presenting a lecture in Nashville this coming Friday(10-9-09) from 7 pm to 9 pm on the applications of biocognitive science to the Buddhist Four Immeasurables and how Western science can enhance the health effects as well as prevent unintended negative physical problems with some contemplative methods. In the discussion I will address how contemplative methods can affect the immune system in positive as well as negative ways. Also, why Eastern and Western monks have different illnessess and longevity.
The title of the chat is: "Embodying the Four Immeasurables: A Biocognitive Approach to Spiritual Practice." Since the content addresses the fusion of science and spirituality, the chat can be beneficial for all faiths.
We may have a full house, so if you haven't reserved your space yet, please email info@luminousmind.net. Interest in this talk has been expressed by others around the country and world who cannot attend, so the evening will be videotaped by Dr. Martinez. Hope to see you there! Full information is below.
Friday night Dharma Study resumes Friday, October 23rd, 7-9 pmPiggybacking on our special event, we will begin a series with Pema Chodron on the Four Immeasurables and cultivating bodhichitta - the open, basic good heart. Introduction to Buddhism - Sunday, October 25th, 3-5 pmInvite anyone you know who would like to connect with the foundational teachings of this ancient path in a relaxed atmosphere. Weekly classes and Introduction to Buddhism are held at my home in the Belmont/Hillsboro neighborhood, 1716A Linden Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212. 615-463-2374. Click here for map.Pass It OnIf you know of anyone who might like to attend the workshop with Dr. Martinez or the Introduction to Buddhism, please forward this email to them. Thank you! |
Luminous Mind is pleased to present a workshop with
Dr. Mario
Martinez in a cutting-edge fusion of
Buddhist psychology & western
mind-body science.
 Embodying the Four Immeasurables:
A Biocognitive Approach
to Spiritual Practice
Friday October 9th, 2009
7 pm to 9 pm
Belle Meade Executive Suites
4525 Harding Road
Second Floor Conference Room
Nashville, TN 37205
(Across from Belle Meade Kroger)
Cost: Contributions to Luminous Mind
Seating is limited to 75. To reserve your space, go to http://www.luminousmind.net/events.html
or email info@luminousmind.net
We want to cultivate the qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity, but what do we do with negative emotions such as anger, jealousy, and aggression?
In this presentation Dr. Mario Martinez teaches how to apply Western mind-body science to the exalted emotions known in Buddhism as the Four Immeasurables, or Four Brahmaviharas. Based on how cognition and emotions affect the immune system, biocognitive techniques offer an added dimension to resolve the fear-based emotions that can block the health benefits of the Four Immeasurables and other contemplative techniques.
Although presented using research from the Buddhist community, this seminar is suitable for people of all spiritual paths who would like to keep negative emotions from undermining their positive intentions.
Dr. Martinez is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of biocognitive science. He is the author of the psychological novel "The Man from Autumn" (Llumina Press) and the CD learning series "The Mind-Body Code" (Sounds True). Because of his specialty in how cultural and spiritual beliefs affect the immune system, he has been a consultant for the BBC, National Geographic, the Catholic Church, and Buddhist monks. For more information on Mario's work visit www.biocognitive.com. Presented in conjuction with the Institute of Biocognitive Psychology.
The event will be a fundraiser for Luminous Mind to allow us to bring in more teachers in the future. There is no minimum or maximum contribution. As a co-author of the event, please feel free to give whatever you feel appropriate and which makes you feel abundant.
To register, email info@luminousmind.net. To download a flyer and view a location map, go to http://www.luminousmind.net/events.html
Note: A Friday night study series on the Four Immeasurables will begin following this special event.
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October Schedule
Friday, October 9
Special Event with Dr. Mario Martinez
Friday, October 16
No study group this week
Friday, October 23
Begin new series on the Four Immeasurables by Pema Chodron
Sunday, October 25
Introduction to Buddhism
Friday, October 30
Study Group
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This Week's Quotes
The real glory of meditation lies not in any method but in its continual living experience of presence, in its bliss, clarity, peace, and, most important of all, complete absence of grasping.
The diminishing of your grasping is a sign that you are becoming freer of yourself. And the more you experience this freedom, the clearer the sign that the ego and the hopes and fears that keep it alive are dissolving and the closer you will come to the infinitely generous "wisdom of egolessness." When you live in that wisdom home, you'll no longer find a barrier between "I" and "you," "this" and "that," "inside" and "outside"; you'll have come, finally, to your true home, the state of nonduality.
- Sogyal Rinpoche
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Rita Frizzell
Luminous Mind
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