Awareness, Balance, and Compassion
The beauty of our Buddhism is that it relies little on belief but a lot on understanding. A good example is learning to understand the deep meaning of breathing. Because paying attention to breathing is a central practice of mindfulness meditation, and because mindfulness is so popular that it risks becoming cliché, it is worth contemplating a slightly different way to approach the breath, so as not to lose its deep significance. This down-to-earth talk includes Q & A. Presented by our special guest teacher, Gordon Bermant PhD.
Buddhist Practice Sunday is a beginner’s friendly format with voice and sitting meditation and other short practices that are designed to unfold presence and authentic spiritual expression.
Suggested donation of $10 at the door.
About Gordon Bermant, PhD. 
Dr. Bermant is a Lecturer in Psychology and the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he teaches a seminar in Buddhist psychology for graduate students at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, through the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He has spent way too much time in school, getting a Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University and a J.D. from George Mason University. Wherever his head is from time to time, his heart is in the truths of Shin Buddhism known in Japanese as Jodo Shinshu. He became a student of Kenryu Tsuji (1914-2004) in 1986 and never looked back. He was greatly honored to be the President of the Buddhist Churches of America in 2006-2007.