Teacher: Reverend Vivian
Topic: We Can Completely Trust Things Exactly as They Are
The talk will explore how this could be so as we navigate through a time fear, grief, and disorientation that is very much not how we would like it to be; and what supports love and joy in the midst of it all.

Bio: Rev. Vivian Gruenenfelder has been a Zen Buddhist monk for over twenty years at Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery, a monastery of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, where she received Dharma Transmission from her Master in 2003.  She is currently Resident Teacher for Bear River Meditation Group in Applegate, CA.  Before becoming a monk she trained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, under the direction of Joseph Goldstein.

Teacher Support: Any amount of dana (the practice of giving and receiving) that is offered for this evenings teaching is very much appreciated, thank you. Your check can be written and mailed to: Rev Vivian, PO Box 1374, Meadow Vista, CA 95722.  As Rev Vivian is a Resident Teacher for the Bear River Meditation Group , her livelihood comes mostly through the alms rounds at Applegate, where her group meets, or dana that comes through the mail. 

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Offered by: Mountain Stream Meditation & the Auburn Sitting Group