"Empty Mind, Full Heart" (Los Angeles)

Public Zen talk by Jeff Albrizze Roshi, July 6, 6:30 PM


Meditation as Enlightenment
Led by Jeff Albrizze Roshi

The noble silence of Zen meditation has been a gateway to spiritual awakening for hundreds of years. Find out how this form of silent concentration awareness can liberate one from suffering and help one live more fully right now.

• Learn to meditate like a Zen master in just minutes
• Use the mind's patterns to set oneself up for success
• Find out how difficulties are actually doorways to enlightenment
• Find a meditation posture that works according to body type

There will be a question and answer period and sever short meditations.

• Talk, meditation 6:30-8:00 pm
• Wednesday, July , 2011
  
• Alexandria II Bookstore (626) 792-7885
• 170 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101

Jeff Albrizze Roshi From Catholic altar boy to traveling Pentecostal preacher to part-time Buddhist monk, Roshi's spiritual journey has led him down many paths. He has been practicing Zen Buddhism for over 20 years and has been leading PasaDharma, a Zen Buddhist meditation group in Pasadena for 12 years.

• Zen Center Los Angeles (ZCLA)
• Zen in Long Beach (zmc.org)
  
• Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, So Cal
  

Deja View: Reincarnation, Rebirth, Nirvana

PasaDharma.org

Many of us have read books about Buddhism. But how can the actual teachings of the historic Shakyamuni Buddha bring us liberation from suffering?

Join PasaDharma's Roshi Jeff Albrizze to explore the Middle Path -- not as unattainable religious dogma but as a gateway to real happiness in everyday life. This talk will attempt to get at the real life questions many American Buddhists often contemplate as they become more familiar with the Dharma.

• What is the difference between reincarnation, rebirth, and the "transmigration of the soul" according to the Buddha's teachings?
• Why does it sometimes seem like "I've been here before"?
• If I lead an evil life, will I be reborn as an dog or dog?

There will also be a question and answer period and a short meditation.

ROSHI JEFF ALBRIZZE: From Catholic altar boy, to traveling Pentecostal preacher, to part time Buddhist monk, Roshi Jeff's spiritual journey has led him down many paths. He has been practicing Zen Buddhism for 20 years. He has been leading PasaDharma Zen Meditation Group in Pasadena for 12 years.

• Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 6:30-8:00 pm
• $10 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
• Alexandria II Bookstore (626) 792-7885
• 170 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101