May 1-2 Workshop in Portland:
Grief & Possibility in a Time of Chaos
Living Earth Gatherings and the Portland Insight Meditation Community will host RamDev Dale Borglum of the Living Dying Project for this weekend program.
Register here now at PortlandInsight.org
May 1-2 workshop: Friday 7-9pm and Saturday, 9:30am to 5:00pm
A Public Dharma Talk/meditation on Sunday May 3, 11:15 am-12 noon
At PIMC, 6536 SE Duke, Portland, OR
Certificates of attendance for students, volunteers, and professionals will be available on request at the end of the workshop.
In many ways, the time we’re living in mirrors the shock of receiving a terminal diagnosis, or knowing a loved one is dying. A jumble of emotions —fear, denial, loss, anger, numbness, helplessness, and more —flood in unexpectedly, making it painful to find clarity or stability in the moment. But beyond that, like a death, our current era opens a wide window of possibility, a chance to recast this moment as Life calling us to open to our full humanity, wisdom, and beauty.
In this weekend, we’ll use tools of insight, creativity, courage, and love to refresh our perspective on life in a chaotic era. This time can be understood not simply as an ending, but as a vital step into a “GreatTurning” — an opportunity to transform old assumptions, systems and patterns into a wiser, more creative, open-hearted possibility for ourselves and for the future. Questions? Contact us here.
RamDev founded the Living Dying Project in Santa Fe, New Mexico, more than 40 years ago. Now based in Northern California, he has been a pioneer in the field of compassionate care and conscious dying since the 1970s. He worked extensively with Ram Dass and Steven Levine, along with Roshi Joan Halifax and numerous other leaders in the field. His resume includes a Stanford PhD in Mathematics, followed by years in India studying with S. N. Goenka, Neem Karoli Baba, Trungpa Rinpoche, and other teachers. He now lives in Fairfax, California and maintains a full schedule of teaching. He also mentors individuals who are dying, and provides compassionate support for caregivers.
Register here now.
” The longer I am on this wonderful, challenging path to freedom from fear, the clearer it becomes that the essence of this journey is devotion, and in particular, its expression in loving and serving our fellow beings. Our true nature is Love. From one perspective we are all connected. From a deeper perspective we are all one. The Beloved can only be everything – you, me, the Sacred.” ~ RamDev Dale Borglum