Upcoming
Events & Schedules for 2008
Weekly Schedules
CPB: St. Louis
Thursdays (CPB: St. Louis)
(*First Unitarian Church of St. Louis):
ASC Core Strength Training (CST) Class, 6-6:45 p.m.
Bell Meditation, Walking Meditation, Zazen (sitting meditation), 7-7:45 p.m.
Dharma Talk, Group Discussion, Tea & Refreshments, 8-9:00 p.m.
Saturdays (CPB: St. Louis)
(*First Unitarian Church of St. Louis):
CPB meets on select Saturdays for meditation practice, see list below:
Saturday, July 19
Saturday, August 2
*CPB: St. Louis meets every Thursday evening at First Unitarian Church of St. Louis in the Central West End by Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 5007 Waterman Blvd, St. Louis, MO. Take exit 36B off of 64/40 and continue towards the hospital for about a mile, then take a left on Waterman; the Church is on the corner of Waterman.
List of Dharma Talks for 2008 at CPB *(Soon CPB Dharma Talks will be available in podcast/MP3)
Spring Session
Lecture Series: Causality
February 28: "The Central Teaching of Buddhism: Causality"
March 6: "Causality and the Moral Life in Pragmatic Buddhism"
March 13: "Who is My Neighbor?: How Causality Informs Social Responsibility"
March 20: "Karma: A Pragmatic Buddhist Understanding"
March 27: "Environmental Responsibility in Buddhism: Then and Now"
Lecture Series: The Three Characteristics of Existence
April 3: "Selflessness (Anatman) & Impermanence (Anicca)"
April 10: "Unsatisfactoriness (Dukkha)"
Lecture Series: Zen Buddhism & Dogen Zenji
April 17: "Why Sit if Bodymind is Already Unified?: Dogen's Response"
April 24: "Dogen's Bendowa"
May 1: NO PRACTICE (CPB's Conference for Monastic Leaders (CML) at Furman University in Greenville, SC)
May 8: Open Forum "Ask-A-Monk"
May 15: Open Forum "Ask-A-Monk"
May 22: "Creating and Maintaining Relationships in Pragmatic Buddhism"
May 29: "The Basics of Zazen in Pragmatic Buddhism"
June 5: "What do I have to Fear? Unifying Our Daily Lives by Embracing Interconnectivity"
Summer Session
Lecture Series: Zen Buddhism & The Japanese Influence
June 12: "Eihei Dogen's Shobogenzo and the creation of Soto Zen"
June 19: "What Can We Learn from Dogen?"
June 26: "Kukai and Japanese Buddhism"
July 3: "Mantra, Mudra, and Mandala: The Legacy of Shingon"
July 10: "Resolving Anxiety: How to Introduce Deep Calm into Our Daily Lives"
July 17: "Bodymind Unification in Pragmatic Buddhism"
July 24: "American Fiend: From Mindless Addictions to Mindful Actions"
July 31: "Apocalypticism: Focusing on Theoretical Tomorrows to Avoid Self-Honesty Today"
Aug 7: "Mediating Mindfulness: Navigating Mindfully in the Information Age"
Aug 14: "It's All A Matter of Perspective: Why Scientists and Priests Are Talking About the Same Things"
Aug 21: "Language as Utility: Personal Empowerment through Creative Redescription"
Aug 28: "Authentication in Pragmatic Buddhism: What is Authenticated if We Are Already Whole?"
Sept 4: "Do What Works for You...And Everyone Else: The Necessity of the Social Self in Pragmatic Buddhism"
Sept 11: "The Politics of Desire: Seeking Personal and Social Harmony and the Bodhisattva Ideal"
American Shaolin Center (ASC)
New Class!
Thursdays
(First Unitarian Church of St. Louis):
American Shaolin Center (ASC) meets from 6-6:45 p.m.
Class includes Core Strength Training (CST) and Yoga for all levels.
Saturdays
(Washington University):
ASC meets from 2-4:00 p.m.
Class includes American Shaolin Gongfu (Kung fu) and Hard Qigong (Chi Kung) for Core Strength Training. Advanced Students also participate in sparring on Saturdays.
*Please email the Chief Instructor of ASC, Jim Eubanks, at jim.eubanks@gmail.com for more information
Special Events, Workshops and Retreats
Saturday, February 16: Universal Meditation Retreat at Elliot Chapel with CPB: St. Louis. Event coordinator is interfaith director Judy Highfill. Jim Eubanks led a workshop on "Qi Development: Mindfulness in Daily Life through Body-Mind Unification."
Sunday, April 20: CPB co-sponsors Earth Day in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.
Saturday, April 26: CPB's 2nd Annual Spring Meditation Workshop from 10am-Noon at First Unitarian Church of St. Louis.
Friday-Sunday, May 2-4: First Annual OPB Council of Monastic Leaders (CML), Greenville, SC, Furman University. Events include monastic training, ordinations of novice monks (William Perkins, Wayne Hughes, & John Winter), and a public lecture, "Pragmatic Buddhism: The Emergence of an American Buddhist Tradition."
Friday-Sunday, October 17-19: First Annual OPB Monastic Nature Retreat (MNR), Bennett Spring State Park, MO.
Weekly Schedules
CPB: St. Louis
Thursdays (CPB: St. Louis)
(*First Unitarian Church of St. Louis):
ASC Core Strength Training (CST) Class, 6-6:45 p.m.
Bell Meditation, Walking Meditation, Zazen (sitting meditation), 7-7:45 p.m.
Dharma Talk, Group Discussion, Tea & Refreshments, 8-9:00 p.m.
Saturdays (CPB: St. Louis)
(*First Unitarian Church of St. Louis):
CPB meets on select Saturdays for meditation practice, see list below:
Saturday, July 19
Saturday, August 2
*CPB: St. Louis meets every Thursday evening at First Unitarian Church of St. Louis in the Central West End by Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 5007 Waterman Blvd, St. Louis, MO. Take exit 36B off of 64/40 and continue towards the hospital for about a mile, then take a left on Waterman; the Church is on the corner of Waterman.
List of Dharma Talks for 2008 at CPB *(Soon CPB Dharma Talks will be available in podcast/MP3)
Spring Session
Lecture Series: Causality
February 28: "The Central Teaching of Buddhism: Causality"
March 6: "Causality and the Moral Life in Pragmatic Buddhism"
March 13: "Who is My Neighbor?: How Causality Informs Social Responsibility"
March 20: "Karma: A Pragmatic Buddhist Understanding"
March 27: "Environmental Responsibility in Buddhism: Then and Now"
Lecture Series: The Three Characteristics of Existence
April 3: "Selflessness (Anatman) & Impermanence (Anicca)"
April 10: "Unsatisfactoriness (Dukkha)"
Lecture Series: Zen Buddhism & Dogen Zenji
April 17: "Why Sit if Bodymind is Already Unified?: Dogen's Response"
April 24: "Dogen's Bendowa"
May 1: NO PRACTICE (CPB's Conference for Monastic Leaders (CML) at Furman University in Greenville, SC)
May 8: Open Forum "Ask-A-Monk"
May 15: Open Forum "Ask-A-Monk"
May 22: "Creating and Maintaining Relationships in Pragmatic Buddhism"
May 29: "The Basics of Zazen in Pragmatic Buddhism"
June 5: "What do I have to Fear? Unifying Our Daily Lives by Embracing Interconnectivity"
Summer Session
Lecture Series: Zen Buddhism & The Japanese Influence
June 12: "Eihei Dogen's Shobogenzo and the creation of Soto Zen"
June 19: "What Can We Learn from Dogen?"
June 26: "Kukai and Japanese Buddhism"
July 3: "Mantra, Mudra, and Mandala: The Legacy of Shingon"
July 10: "Resolving Anxiety: How to Introduce Deep Calm into Our Daily Lives"
July 17: "Bodymind Unification in Pragmatic Buddhism"
July 24: "American Fiend: From Mindless Addictions to Mindful Actions"
July 31: "Apocalypticism: Focusing on Theoretical Tomorrows to Avoid Self-Honesty Today"
Aug 7: "Mediating Mindfulness: Navigating Mindfully in the Information Age"
Aug 14: "It's All A Matter of Perspective: Why Scientists and Priests Are Talking About the Same Things"
Aug 21: "Language as Utility: Personal Empowerment through Creative Redescription"
Aug 28: "Authentication in Pragmatic Buddhism: What is Authenticated if We Are Already Whole?"
Sept 4: "Do What Works for You...And Everyone Else: The Necessity of the Social Self in Pragmatic Buddhism"
Sept 11: "The Politics of Desire: Seeking Personal and Social Harmony and the Bodhisattva Ideal"
American Shaolin Center (ASC)
New Class!
Thursdays
(First Unitarian Church of St. Louis):
American Shaolin Center (ASC) meets from 6-6:45 p.m.
Class includes Core Strength Training (CST) and Yoga for all levels.
Saturdays
(Washington University):
ASC meets from 2-4:00 p.m.
Class includes American Shaolin Gongfu (Kung fu) and Hard Qigong (Chi Kung) for Core Strength Training. Advanced Students also participate in sparring on Saturdays.
*Please email the Chief Instructor of ASC, Jim Eubanks, at jim.eubanks@gmail.com for more information
Special Events, Workshops and Retreats
Saturday, February 16: Universal Meditation Retreat at Elliot Chapel with CPB: St. Louis. Event coordinator is interfaith director Judy Highfill. Jim Eubanks led a workshop on "Qi Development: Mindfulness in Daily Life through Body-Mind Unification."
Sunday, April 20: CPB co-sponsors Earth Day in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO.
Saturday, April 26: CPB's 2nd Annual Spring Meditation Workshop from 10am-Noon at First Unitarian Church of St. Louis.
Friday-Sunday, May 2-4: First Annual OPB Council of Monastic Leaders (CML), Greenville, SC, Furman University. Events include monastic training, ordinations of novice monks (William Perkins, Wayne Hughes, & John Winter), and a public lecture, "Pragmatic Buddhism: The Emergence of an American Buddhist Tradition."
Friday-Sunday, October 17-19: First Annual OPB Monastic Nature Retreat (MNR), Bennett Spring State Park, MO.
