UPDATED:
August 14, 2010

CURRENT NEWS

Upcoming Level I in Toronto ON and Madison WI; Level II in Toronto ON, Madison WI, Atlanta GA and Chicago IL; Level III in Chicago IL; The Way of Seeing and the Way of Nature in Madison WI (see dates below)

The April 2010 issue of Photo Life magazine features an article on Miksang written by Manon Francoeur.

LOOKING AND SEEING:
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPLATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

When eye and mind are in the same place one sees clearly and the visual world manifests directly. At ease and joyful, there is no struggle in making images that are strong and vivid.

This introductory training includes instruction, assignments and image reviews. No previous photography experience necessary but you will need to bring your digital camera.

Toronto ON

Toronto Shambhala
Meditation Center

Madison WI

FIELDS OF PERCEPTION AND THE INNER CONTEMPLATIVE TEACHINGS

Miksang Level II

Toronto ON

Toronto Shambhala
Meditation Center

Madison WI

Atlanta GA

Chicago IL

Chicago Shambhala Centre Saturday/Sunday
September 25 - 26, 2010
9am - 5pm both days
Conducted by: Aarthi Tejuja, Julie Einstein and Miriam Hall
Level I Miksang pre-requisite
$100.00 / $125.00
Bring money for lunch or bring a lunch
Contact: julieeinstein@comcast.net
Register: http://chicago.shambhala.org

ORDERLY CHAOS and ABSOLUTE/EYE

Miksang Level III

The visual world manifests as it is: nothing added; nothing subtracted. In this course we will let go and enter the freefall of pure perception. This opens an exploration of the visual as the visual. Modern American Artists have explored this Aboriginal perception. We will explore it with them. You will see what they see.

Prerequsite:
Miksang Level Two

Madison WI

Toronto Shambhala Centre

Miksang students and practitioners showcase some of their recent slides. Open to the public. Time for all dates: 8pm (note: if you are planning on showing some of your images, please arrive by 7:30pm to load up). The accompanying presentations:

Next: TBA

CONTEMPLATIVE ART AND EVERYDAY ENLIGHTENMENT

TORONTO ON

Next: TBA

Contemplative Art can express and embody the "awake" state of being discovered in meditation practice. This course will engage contemplative art practices such as haiku, visual dharma, Miksang photography and Space Awareness as ways to connect with everyday enlightenment.

Instructor: John McQuade: Meditation Instructor, Shambhala Training Teacher, Miksang/AbsoluteEye Contemplative Photography; Sun and Moon Haiku Group; former Coordinator of Nalanda Arts in Toronto.