BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17690@uucpa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T133000 DTSTAMP:20251011T223241Z URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/alj-class-buddhism-unitarianism-without-t he-you/ SUMMARY:ALJ Class - Buddhism: Unitarianism Without the You DESCRIPTION:ALJ Class - Buddhism: Unitarianism Without the You Buddhism: U nitarianism Without the You\nA Friendly Meeting With a UU (Buddhist) Monk\ nJoin Ajahn Kovilo Bhikkhu\, a Unitarian-born American Buddhist monk\, for conversation\, several short guided meditations\, and Q&\;A centering around Buddhism as seen through Unitarian eyes. Topics for discussion may include:\n\n\n The similarities and differences between Unitarianism and Buddhism\n The beauty of cognitive flexibility around how and when to pic k up your ego\n The utility and practice of deep meditation\n The aspect s of faith and transcendence in Buddhism\n Being Buddhist in America\n W hy the heck would anybody want to be a monk\n\nDetails:\n\n\n Time:  Oct ober 26th\, 2025 12:00- 1:30 pm\n Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto\, Fireside Room (the room behind the coffee table)\n Facili tator: Ajahn Kovilo Bhikkhu (né Ian Hillard - son of UUCPA member Paula H illard)\n Presenter:  Ajahn Kovilo\n Biography: Ajahn Kovilo is a Unita rian-born\, Theravāda Buddhist monk. Having been introduced to meditation through the Goenka Vipassana tradition\, Ajahn entered the monastery in 2 006 and received full ordination at Abhayagiri Monastery\, California in 2 010\, spending the next decade training at monasteries in the Ajahn Chah t radition in America and Thailand. In 2020\, after a year of practicing at a Pa Auk Sayadaw monastery\, Ajahn Kovilo enrolled at the Dharma Realm Bud dhist University (DRBU) to study Pali and to better understand Mahāyāna practices. Having graduated from DRBU in 2024\, Ajahn Kovilo is now helpin g to found Clear Mountain Monastery in Seattle\, Washington - a vibrant co mmunity with beautiful in-person and online teachings and gatherings. For more information\, visit www.clearmountainmonastery.org and check out thei r YouTube interviews with many Buddhist luminaries such as Joseph Goldstei n\, Bhikkhu Bodhi\, Sharon Salzberg\, Gil Fronsdal\, Tenzin Palmo\, Bhante G\, Rick Hanson\, Oren Jay Sofer\, Doug Smith and many more at https://ww w.youtube.com/c/ClearMountainMonastery.\n\nFourth Sunday Waffles and snack s will be available after the service. Please use a paper plate.  Suggest ed contribution $2.\nChild care will be provided. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.uucpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10 /ALJ-ClassBuddhism-Unitarianism-Without-the-You.png CATEGORIES:Adult,Classes,Learning LOCATION:Fireside Room and Zoom GEO:37.419574;-122.112498 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=505 E Charleston Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Fireside Room and Zoom:geo:37.419574,-122.112498 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR