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DaeJa Napier, Vipassana Teacher

THE WAY OF AWARENESS
with DaeJa

(a monthly online Insight Meditation Sangha
that meets the third Tuesday of each month)

Please join us –
Tuesday, September 16
6:00pm – 8:30pm

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Schedule

6:00 – 6:15 Settling in

6:15 – 6:30 Dharma Reflections

6:30 – 7:00 Sit

7:00 – 7:15 Walk

7:15 – 7:45 Sit

7:45 – 8:00 Walk

8:00 – 8:30 Dharma reflections & Discussion

Dana
The practice of offering dana is an expression of gratitude and generosity that flows from the heart, inspired by guidance and support along the path of awakening from suffering and its causes. To offer teacher dana to DaeJa, please mail to:
DaeJa Napier
PO Box 924
Ashland, OR 97520

 

THE WAY OF AWARENESS
with DaeJa

(a monthly online Insight Meditation Sangha
that meets the third Tuesday of each month)

Please join us –
Tuesday, October 21
6:00pm – 8:30pm

SAVE THE DATE

Please join us for DaeJa Napier’s Fall Teaching Visit

Thursday-Sunday, November 6-9, 2025 
An Invitation to Come Together to Contemplate Practice and Discuss the Timely Cultivation of Compassion

Location: Multnomah Friends Meeting House
4312 SE Stark Street
Portland, Oregon

The Schedule Will Include:

Dharma Talk and Discussion:
Community Inquiry into the Timely Cultivation and Transformative Power of Compassion
Thursday, November 6, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
All Are Welcome

Non-residential Weekend Retreat
Friday, November 7 
6:00pm – 8:30pm 
Saturday, November 8
9:00am – 5:00pm
(requires registration)

Individual Meetings with DaeJa
November 6 and 9

Cultivating Compassion in a World on Fire
Over 2,600 years ago, the Buddha taught that this world is on fire with greed, ill-will and confusion. In response, the Buddha suggested the cultivation of compassion as a “medicine” that protects and heals the mind and heart.

Presently, as the forces of greed, ill-will and dire confusion are being unleashed in whirlwinds of increasing chaos – we may be waking up to feeling overwhelmed, disoriented and threatened by the fear that our dreams may dissolve away into a nightmare of a world wrought with great suffering.

Cultivating the saving grace of compassion:

  • Is essential to our individual and collective mental health
  • Relaxes fear and aversion that may, unknowingly, cause grasping at the memory of a norm – to try to combat fear and stress in the face of change and uncertainty
  • Protects from falling into the state of despair, with the fear of being crushed, broken and shattered when facing the unknown
  • Strengthens the courage to let the precious body breathe, resulting in activating the inner qualities of resilience, patience and perseverance in life and living
  • Engenders faith and confidence in our capacity to maintain presence of mind, and a calm, buoyant spirit, while navigating our way during difficult times
  • Gently opens the heart, like a flower, to live in peace and forgiveness with that which we can not be controlled or changed

“Compassion is by nature gentle, kind, peaceful and soft, but is very powerful, for it enables us to overcome fear and negativity. Without it, humanity will not survive. The cultivation of compassion is a fundamental requirement for our collective survival.” 
Dalai Lama

Registration: for the November 7 & 8 nonresidential retreat will open on 
September 15

For more information or to register, email Laurie at laurie@motherootscounseling.com