I started this page with the intention of creating a weekly meditation group inspired by the teachings of Noah Levine, American Buddhist teacher, counselor, author of "Dharma Punx: A Memoir", "Against the Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries" and founder of the Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society in California. My vision for the group:
a nontraditional/peer-facilitated group, meaning there is no teacher, no guru, no hierarchy, no dogma, no preaching. The meeting is about an hour long and consists of some mindfulness meditation then group discussion on a reading or podcast about an aspect of Buddhism.
**ALL PEOPLE ARE WELCOME!!!** Regardless of meditation experience, religious/spiritual beliefs (or lack there of), race, ethnicity, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity/presentation, politics, HIV status, age, ability, financial status...and anything else. "The Buddha said his path to awakening was one of rebellion – a subversive path that is against greed, against hatred, and against delusion. It is a path of radical, engaged transformation, a path of finding freedom and spending the rest of our lives giving it away. It is a path that goes Against the Stream." - Noah Levine
