Meditation Practice and Review of Types of Meditation, Power of Intention & Healing Within for Deeper Compassion Practice
2025-11-15 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Fillmore House at Unity of Charlottesville, 2825 Hydraulic Circle, Charlottesville, VA, 22901, United States
We cordially invite you to join us on Saturday, November 15 at 1:00 p.m. at Unity of Charlottesville’s Fillmore House to review some of the foundational principles of Buddhism and meditation practice. Topics will include śamatha (calm-abiding or tranquil awareness) and vipaśyanā (special seeing or insight), two qualities of the mind that are cultivated in tandem in Buddhist practice. The session will include silent meditation, recitation of the Prajñāpāramitā (the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom) mantra from the Heart Sutra, discussion, and an optional social time for tea & snacks, 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. All are welcome to participate.

Review of Lama Tashi's Talk on Practicing Compassion in our Daily Lives, Pertaining to Bodhicitta
2025-12-06 13:00 - 15:00
We cordially invite you to join us on Saturday, December 6, at 1:00 p.m. at Unity of Charlottesville’s Fillmore House to review and discuss Lama Tashi’s talk on Practicing Compassion in our Daily Lives, as it relates to Bodhicitta–the aspiration to enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. The session will include silent meditation, recitation of the Prajñāpāramitā (the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom) mantra from the Heart Sutra, discussion of the concepts of great compassion and love in the context of Mahayana Buddhism, a guided meditation on compassion, and an optional social time for tea & snacks from 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. All are warmly welcome to participate.
