The Mindfulness Path

Desert Insight Meditation invites you to join our Monday morning, in person and hybrid, Buddhist Book Study Group for meditation, reading, study, discussion and home practice of our new book. This book is essential for these times in orienting and deepening our understanding of climate change and the ethical and spiritual factors that accompany it.
Green Buddhism: Practice and Compassionate Action in Uncertain Times. By Stephanie Kaza
At a time of growing environmental crisis, a pioneer of Green Buddhist thought offers challenging and illuminating perspectives.

With species rapidly disappearing and global temperatures rising, there is more urgency than ever to act on the ecological crises we face. Hundreds of millions of people around the world—including unprecedented numbers of Westerners—now practice Buddhism. Can Buddhists be a critical voice in the green conversation? Leading Buddhist environmentalist Stephanie Kaza has spent her career exploring the intersection of religion and ecology. With so much at stake, she offers guidance on how people and communities can draw on Buddhist concepts and practices to live more sustainable lives in our one and only home.
Stephanie Kaza is a professor emeritus of environmental studies at the University of Vermont. Her previous books are Mindfully Green: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking and Conversations with Trees: An Intimate Ecology.
ABOUT THE DIM BOOK STUDY GROUP
This book study group is a commitment to participate in weekly meetings and readings until the book is completed.
INFORMATION
When: Begins Monday, September 19, 2022, from
10:00-11:30 am weekly.
Location: In person or Zoom, your choice (hybrid). 1147 N. Howard Blvd. - one block east of the Loft Cinema, just north of Speedway Blvd., on the west side of Howard (look for the blue awning).
Each “In-person” participant must provide proof of full vaccination plus a booster to begin and continue classes. There will be a space of at least 4 ft between students to protect from transmission of Covid 19. Masks are highly recommended.
Fee: $5 weekly fee for TCMC plus Dana — a Pali word meaning generosity — for the teacher. The suggested donation is $10/class. Please continue to support Lhasha in continuing to offer these 2,600-year-old priceless teachings of the Buddha. Payments can be made monthly to cover the TCMC fee and Dana for the teacher.
Registration: Please contact Lhasha to let her know that you will be joining or for information about the group and the readings. Lhasha Tizer, [email protected], 520-321-3670
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Lhasha Tizer, MS, has been practicing and teaching formal meditation techniques for 43 years. She began practicing Insight Meditation 27 years ago with Spirit Rock teachers and has taught at TCMC since 2000. She is a certified Community Dharma Leader from the Spirit Rock program and teaches for DIM.

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