Florida Community of Mindfulness

The Path to Wholeness (Using Zen Master Shitou's Song of the Grass Roof Hut) (2015) (2 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | January 2015

Members of the Florida Community of Mindfulness retreated together in January 2015 with Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner to study and practice "The Path to Wholeness: Mindfulness, Deep Looking, Joyful Effort and a Unified Mind." Fred used "Song of the Grass Roof Hut," a profound poem by the 8th Chinese master Shitou (Sekito Kisen) as a foundation for the retreatants' source for study and practice during the retreat.

The Path to Wholeness (Using Zen Master Shitou's Song of the Grass Roof Hut) (2015) (1 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | January 2015

Members of the Florida Community of Mindfulness retreated together in January 2015 with Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner to study and practice "The Path to Wholeness: Mindfulness, Deep Looking, Joyful Effort and a Unified Mind." Fred used "Song of the Grass Roof Hut," a profound poem by the 8th Chinese master Shitou (Sekito Kisen) as a foundation for the retreatants' source for study and practice during the retreat.

The Dharma of Scrooge (2014)

Tampa | December 21, 2014

 

 

Dickens' wonderful tale, "A Christmas Carol," is a very human story that we can all relate to. Whether one is studying and practicing on a spiritual path or not, this story reminds us that in the end, life is really about human kindness and how we relate to one another. While Scrooge is an extreme character, a man totally lost in the world of himself, we all have seeds of Scrooge in us. To see this and leave the unhappy world of self for the joyous experience of practicing generosity with others is to truly awaken.

Core Values of FCM (2014)

Tampa | December 7, 2014

 

The Florida Community of Mindfulness has a very clear vision and mission that it seeks to realize. It also has eight essential principles, or "core values," that underlie, motivate, shape and guide the community. In this talk to students of FCM, Fred more deeply describes the core values of Awakening and Community. He also shares the community's gratitude to one of our Bodhisattva brothers, Sam Warlick.

The Practice of Gratitude (2014)

Tampa | November 30, 2014

In this talk to students of FCM, Fred teaches that gratitude is a view of life that results in a feeling of openness, warmth, ease, fulfillment and wellbeing. We can learn to generate this view by reflecting on the innumerable acts of kindness that have been given to us in this lifetime, from the gift of life given by our parents and ancestors, to the many who have provided shelter, food, healthcare, friendship and many other types of love and support in our lives. The opposite is to live with a view of ingratitude, or dissatisfaction with life, a view that results in a feeling of aloneness, separation, and constriction. This opposite view is very focused on "self," whereas a deepening practice of gratitude helps us dissolve this sense of separation and realize our interconnection with all of life.

Taking Your Practice to Work (2014)

Tampa | November 9, 2014

Many people have recently asked Fred questions about difficulties they experience in practicing mindfulness in what is often considered to be a stressful environment - the workplace. In response, Fred spoke to FCM students about "Taking Your Practice to Work: Mindfulness, Understanding and Compassion in the Workplace."

Great Perfection - The Path to Wholeness (2014 Retreat) (4 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | October 2014

The Great Perfection Path begins with wholeness. Each and every one of us is intrinsically whole, right now. All we have to do is recognize that, wake up to that, and live in that - this is the practice.

However, we all live as if we're broken, as if we have "fixing" to do. It is a very bold path that is willing to state from the beginning that all beings are Buddhas, all beings have Buddha mind.

In this four day retreat, FCM Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner guides students along this Great Perfection Path, looking into the fundamental delusion of self. Fred shows how, by diligently using the practices of mindfulness, concentration and insight, one can attain this luminous Buddha mind.

Great Perfection - The Path to Wholeness (2014 Retreat) (3 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | October 2014

The Great Perfection Path begins with wholeness. Each and every one of us is intrinsically whole, right now. All we have to do is recognize that, wake up to that, and live in that - this is the practice.

However, we all live as if we're broken, as if we have "fixing" to do. It is a very bold path that is willing to state from the beginning that all beings are Buddhas, all beings have Buddha mind.

In this four day retreat, FCM Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner guides students along this Great Perfection Path, looking into the fundamental delusion of self. Fred shows how, by diligently using the practices of mindfulness, concentration and insight, one can attain this luminous Buddha mind.

Great Perfection - The Path to Wholeness (2014 Retreat) (2 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | October 2014

The Great Perfection Path begins with wholeness. Each and every one of us is intrinsically whole, right now. All we have to do is recognize that, wake up to that, and live in that - this is the practice.

However, we all live as if we're broken, as if we have "fixing" to do. It is a very bold path that is willing to state from the beginning that all beings are Buddhas, all beings have Buddha mind.

In this four day retreat, FCM Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner guides students along this Great Perfection Path, looking into the fundamental delusion of self. Fred shows how, by diligently using the practices of mindfulness, concentration and insight, one can attain this luminous Buddha mind.

 

Great Perfection - The Path to Wholeness (2014 Retreat) (1 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | October 2014

The Great Perfection Path begins with wholeness. Each and every one of us is intrinsically whole, right now. All we have to do is recognize that, wake up to that, and live in that - this is the practice.

However, we all live as if we're broken, as if we have "fixing" to do. It is a very bold path that is willing to state from the beginning that all beings are Buddhas, all beings have Buddha mind.

In this four day retreat, FCM Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner guides students along this Great Perfection Path, looking into the fundamental delusion of self. Fred shows how, by diligently using the practices of mindfulness, concentration and insight, one can attain this luminous Buddha mind.