Earth Hour
Candlelight Satsang
with Frank Jude Boccio
Saturday, March 28
8:30-9:30pm
Tucson Yoga is turning off the lights for Earth Hour on March 28th, joining millions of people, businesses, and cities in a global campaign to reduce energy consumption. Following his daytime Mindfulness Workshops, Frank Jude Boccio will guide the candlelit Earth Hour celebration, with a Dharma Talk on the Five Great Elements and the web of life followed by a guided meditation and “The Touchings of The Earth” ceremony. Walk or ride your bike!
More info about Earth Hour
The evening will be offered on a dana* basis, with 100% of the proceeds going to Native Seeds/SEARCH, a local organization focusing on on sustainable agriculture for the Southwest.
* Dana is the Sanskrit word for generosity, from which we get the word “donation.” It is the first of Six “Perfections” taught by the Buddha. In the spirit of dana, not even a “suggested donation” is asked for, but rather, you are asked to take advantage of this opportunity to practice wisdom, compassion, and appreciation by offering generously from the sheer joy of giving. The dharma is considered ‘priceless,’ so this is not a fee for services rendered, but rather a mutual opportunity to practice generosity. In the end, with the perfection of dana, one comes to see that there is not separation between the one who gives and the one who receives. That in fact, in giving one truly does receive, and in receiving, one also gives.
