Saturday Study in May: "The Four Noble Truths" continues on May 19, 2018

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Our Saturday Study series continues on May 19, 2018. The theme is "The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path." Saturday Study meetings occur on the 3rd Saturday of every month after our regular 9am meditation. Each Saturday Study meeting will start around 10:15am and last about 45 minutes.

Before joining us on May 19, please listen to the 60-minute dharma talk, "The Four Noble Truths (Part 8)" by American Buddhist teacher, Upasaka Culadasa here.

We'll delve into The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path over several months. The complete curriculum (specifically, Parts 7-12) is available here.  We welcome your participation at any point but you may develop a richer understanding if you are able to attend consistently over time.

  • Pre-meeting notes for the May 19 discussion, read here. 
  • Looking for Saturday Study support? Join our Saturday Study facebook group. This is a "closed group" which simply means you need to request to join through the facebook app or by emailing us your facebook username at ozarksdharma {at} gmail.com. Once you've joined, you can post comments and ask questions in the group. 
  • Questions? Message us on facebook or email us at ozarksdharma {at} gmail.com

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