About the Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to explore the Buddha’s teachings on Dana (“giving”); to become aware of and free ourselves from any notions and beliefs about giving which cause suffering in our lives; and to recover an expansive sense of possibility, peacefulness, and joy for our lives.

Each Workshop Includes:

  • optional silent meditation
    (7:15 - 7:30 p.m.)

  • opening meditation

  • exploration of the Buddha’s teachings

  • spiritual discussion

  • invitation to home practice

  • closing meditation

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These ancient teachings and meditation practices offer us ways to address and heal the root causes of our personal and collective challenges in the 21st century.

Each week we will begin with a silent meditation, followed by a brief talk on the night’s topic, an opportunity to share or ask questions, and we will conclude with a meditation designed to support us in our journey until our next gathering. We encourage participants to attend all four workshops to receive the maximum benefit. Each workshop builds upon the last but even showing up once (or two or three times!) can have a profound effect.

Topics for Each Week
August 7 - Session 1: Dana in relation to the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and grasping and attachment.

August 14 - Session 2: Cultivating a spirit of generosity, the importance of volition/motive, the gifts we give, the recipient, skillful having and sharing.

August 21 - Session 3: The perfection of giving; the bodhisattva ideal. Seeing all of life as a gift.

August 28 - Session 4: Moving forward in the spirit of Dana; what do these teachings mean for us in our time, in our culture?

You are warmly invited to join The Buddha's Teachings on Dana workshop ONLINE Fridays in August at 7:30 p.m. (Optional silent meditation begins at 7:15 p.m.)

How to connect on ZOOM.com:

By phone (cell or landline) for audio access:
call 1 646 558 8656, meeting ID is 772 203 138.

By computer, tablet, or smartphone for audio and video:
The link to join is https://zoom.us/j/772203138. If you're uncertain how to use ZOOM, please email info@awakeyogameditation.org and we'll put you in touch with a community member who can help.

Practical notes:
When you join the call, your voice will be muted. If you're logged in via computer and would like to ask a question during the designated time for discussion, please click “participants” and then press the button to raise your hand. You may also submit your question by clicking on “chat” and typing it in the designated area. If you'd like to participate in the optional silent meditation, you may join the call early at 7:15 p.m.

We warmly invite your support. The suggested donation for a Friday Night Workshop session is $15. Donations for the workshop can be made online by clicking here. You may also mail a contribution via check made payable to Awake Yoga Meditation, P.O. Box 65308, Baltimore, MD 21209. Please write “Workshop” on the memo line. Your support makes it possible to continue sharing sacred teachings of truth, kindness, and healing.

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About the Workshop Leader
Acharya Premadas (Michael Humphrey) has a degree in Asian religion and has been a student of Buddhism, Yoga, Tantra, and Meditation since 1973. He studied in Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal and has been a member of the Awake Yoga Meditation community since 2006.

The spiritual name Premadas, which means servant of supreme love, was given by Swami Shankarananda, the founder of our meditation community. The title, Acharya, was conferred on Michael Humphrey by Swami Shankarananda in 2014. The title is found across traditions (Vedanta, Buddhism, Hinduism) and means teacher.

If you plan to participate, please click here to RSVP.