Ken Bradford - Inner Refuge and Bodhicitta
Taking refuge is foundational to Buddhist practice. It can be understood - becoming ground we stand on - in outer and inner senses. In the outer sense, we rely on the example of the historical Buddha, Dharma teachings, and fellow practitioners. In the inner, maha sense, we take refuge in our own buddha nature and capacity for inner sensing. Being open and attuned spontaneously gives rise to compassionate responsibility/bodhicitta. This evening will include time to consider seeking liberation for oneself and seeking liberation for others as much as or more than oneself. 

Bio- Ken Bradford is a contemplative yogin, author and Dharma teacher integrating a wide arc of Buddhist, Dzogchen and psychological thought and practice. His heart teachers include Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Joseph Goldstein, Ruth Denison and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, among others. Formerly, he maintained a psychotherapy practice in the San Francisco Bay area and was Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation (2021); The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis & the Question of Sanity (2013); and Listening from the Heart of Silence: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (2007, with John Prendergast); as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles intertwining psychology and spirituality. Website: www.authenticpresence.net
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