10am-12pm – Sunday Service and Dharma Talk-Brian Lesage-Understanding Compassion through Artistic Imagery

We begin with ceremony, chanting, and two periods of meditation. A dharma talk follows.

In this talk, participants will be invited to contemplate artistic expressions of compassion as a way to deepen their own sense of compassion.  This will be supported by understandings about the cultivation of compassion that arise out of the Theravada tradition.

Brian Lesage has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1988 and has taught meditation since 2000. His studies include the Zen, Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism. He was ordained in the Rinzai Zen tradition in 1996. Brian leads retreats and teaches meditation courses nationwide.