MEDITATION GROUP

Meditation is led by a teacher from the Insight Meditation Society of Barre, MA.
www.dharma.org

Where:
Unitarian Universalist Society of Gardner
66 Elm Street
Gardner, MA 01440

When: 
Wednesday Evenings at 6 PM

Fee:
A donation to the teacher may be made.
Newcomers are welcome.

We practice two types of meditation:

Insight meditation (Vipassana):
The simple and direct practice of moment-to-moment mindfulness. Through careful and sustained observation, we experience for ourselves the ever-changing flow of the mind/body process. This awareness leads us to accept more fully the pleasure and pain, fear and joy, sadness and happiness that life inevitably brings. As insight deepens, we develop greater equanimity and peace in the face of change, and wisdom and compassion increasingly become the guiding principles of our lives.
 
Loving kindness (Metta):
A practice for generating lovingkindness said to be first taught by the Buddha as an antidote to fear. It helps cultivate our natural capacity for an open and loving heart. This practice leads to the development of concentration, compassion, joy in the happiness of others and equanimity.

For more information:
Priscilla Ericsson (978) 630-2767,