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The Six Perfections
Exploring the Heroic Practices of the Bodhisattvas
Saturday, October 10
Facilitator: Sensei Dean Williams
Location: Shadybrook
Optional Meditation
9:00 a.m. Intro to Meditation
9:30 a.m. Guided Meditation
Talk
10:00-11:30 a.m. The Six Perfections
Think of the last time you experienced awe…
We have all had that experience of walking in nature and taking in its healing presence. Who among us has not also been awed by a sunrise, a sunset, a storm, a snow-blanketed landscape, insects, birds, and wild animals – the beauty of the natural world?
The Creative Forces crafted us along with our fellow creatures, including our pets, with intension. The Edgar Cayce readings provide guidance for spiritual development, including the benefits of communing with all of creation.
With the help of Edgar Cayce’s wisdom, let’s experience how nurturing our relationship with nature and our animal companions can bring us closer to the Divine.
In this Program You Will:
Reflect on the spiritual lessons nature and animals can offer
Explore Edgar Cayce’s teachings on creation, healing, and interconnectedness
Discover practices for deepening connection with the natural world in everyday life
Connect with fellow animal and nature lovers on the spiritual path
Have the opportunity to ask your questions about pets, nature, and spiritual connection
Leave with renewed inspiration for cultivating presence, wonder, and spiritual awareness
Investment: $25
Shadybrook & A.R.E. Members enjoy 20% savings on this program.
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Meet Sensei Dean
Sensei Dean Williams
Sensei Dean Williams is the guiding teacher of the Crooked River Zen Center in Cleveland, Ohio. His interest in Zen Buddhism began in the early 70s when he was working on his BA in philosophy. He began formal zen practice in 1997. He was lay ordained in 2000, ordained as a Buddhist chaplain in 2001, and as a priest in 2003, all while studying with Sojun Diane Martin, the resident teacher at Udumbara Zen Center in Evanston, IL. In 2006 he served as shuso during the fall practice period at Udumbara.
Dean received dharma transmission in 2014 from Shoho Michael Newhall, the abbot of Jikoji Zen Center in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California, making him a dharma holder in the Kobun Chino lineage.
Learn more about Sensei Dean Williams at www.crookedriverzen.org