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Being Brave - A Video Retreat with Pema Chödrön and others on Transforming our World

In August 2011, Shambhala's Ani Pema Chödrön, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Acharya Adam Lobel led Being Brave: Transforming Our World. In Halifax and online, thousands participated in this five-day retreat aimed at awakening kindness and courage in order to shift the direction of human destiny and bring about global change.

Please join us on a weekly or drop-in basis as we view the DVD talks.  Each class will include our own live discussions and question-and-answer periods with Janet Ryvlin and Irv Kirschbaum. Here is a preliminary list of the talks we will watch:

Week 1. A Human Tradition, Adam Lobel, 35 min. (excerpts)

             A Culture of Basic Goodness, Sakyong Mipham

Week 2. Bringing Meditation Into Our Culture, Sakyong Mipham

Week 3. The Bravery of Openness, Pema Chödrön

Week 4. Contemplating Bravery, Sakyong Mipham

Week 5. The Bravery of Compassion, Pema Chödrön

Week 6. Creating Enlightened Society, Sakyong Mipham

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