LOTUS
MEDITATION CENTER
Mission
Statement
The
Lotus Meditation Center has been established as a
sacred space of peace and quiet. Members of the University
and Greater Grand Forks community are welcome to leave
their shoes at the door as is the tradition, sit quietly
and relax. As an inclusive place, persons of all faiths
-or none- are equally welcome.
LMC is dedicated to contemplation and
traditional meditative practices. In addition to individual
contemplation, LMC will be used for group meditation
with instructions, teachings and occasional lectures
and retreats supportive of traditional meditative practices,
some of which may be religious in nature.
Religious
proselytizing and conversion efforts are prohibited.
All activities are open to the public
and will be held in the spirit of mutual understanding
and harmony.
LMC Summer Schedule Update
July - No formal meditation scheduled.
August 3rd – Regular 30-minute sitting meditation resumes: Monday’s at 7:00pm.
Upcoming Retreat
Sept. 18-20 - 2009 with David Chernikoff of Boulder, Colorado.
David is a teacher for the Insight Meditation Community of Colorado. He teaches meditation and transpersonal
psychology at Naropa University and has a private practice as a psychotherapist and spiritual counselor. He lived in Nepal for 3 years and has been influenced by a variety of spiritual teachers from diverse traditions.
Details will follow in August.
Scheduling
a request to use the LMC
If
you would like to schedule an event that consistent
with the mission of the LMC please complete the Scheduling
Request form and return it to the Office of International
Programs, 2908 University Ave., Box 7109, Grand Forks,
ND 58202-7109.
All
requests will be reviewed and you will be notified
by the director, Lora Sloan.
Lotus
Traditionally,
the lotus grows in muddy ponds. When the shining flower
bud opens above the water, none of the mud adheres to
its petals. Lotuses have thus become symbols for purity
and virtue. The closed lotus represents our potential
for clarity, understanding and open-heartedness. The
open lotus represents the blossoming of hose qualities
in our life.
Lotus
Meditation Center
(701) 777-4231
University of North Dakota
2908 University Avenue
Grand Forks, ND 58202
