Welcoming the Unwelcome includes teachings on the true meaning of karma, recognizing the basic goodness in ourselves and the people we share our lives with–even the most challenging ones, transforming adversity into opportunities for growth, and freeing ourselves from the empty and illusory labels that separate us. Pema also provides step-by-step guides to a basic sitting meditation and a compassion meditation that anyone can use to bring light to the darkness we face, wherever and whatever it may be.

In this 5-week book study on Zoom Rick Meyers and Meli-Tashi Happy lead students through the content, with weekly talks, contemplaciones, meditation practice with guided instruction, and group discussion.

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Rick Meyers: My 25 year journey with Shambhala has been rich and very fulfilling. Over the years I have enjoyed community engagement in a variety of volunteer roles. For the past 15 years I have shared my experience of meditation, which in our tradition is the cornerstone of Shambhala and Buddhist studies. I have enriched my practice through a dathun (30 retiro de un día) and by leading several meditation groups over the years. In the past, my practice has wavered, but having committed to a daily practice, I have experienced the benefits of regular meditation in my daily life.

METROeli-Tashi Happy: Meditation Instructor and End-of-Life Coordinator for Seattle Shambhala Center. Meditating since 1997, starting in the Zen tradition, joining the Shambhala community in 2007. She’s taken Refuge Vows, Votos del bodhisattva, and is a Vajrayana student.