Sangha News 5/15/23

**Due to scheduling conflicts, the Saturday in-person meeting on 5/20 will be held upstairs in the sanctuary at All Saints Episcopal Church.** This Thursday (5/18), we’ll switch to an earlier meeting time of 7:00 pm PDT and we’ll end by 8:30.  The format will be the same, so meditation for half an hour, a 5-minute… Continue reading Sangha News 5/15/23

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Ajahn Viradhammo provides a brief description of choiceless awareness that you can find here: Choiceless Awareness A slightly longer introduction to open awareness can be found at Healthy Minds Innovations, which developed a good app for learning meditation. You can find their blog post about open awareness here: How to Practice Open Awareness

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“We all have so much doing in our lives. We rarely have the time and space to simply be. Open awareness gives us that space. It helps us shift from ‘doing’ to ‘being.’ ” ~ Cortland Dahl

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Sangha News 5/1/23

On Thursday, 5/4, Chris will give a talk on equanimity, the last of the factors of awakening, after the 7:30 pm meditation. The following Thursday, 5/11, there will be a discussion of equanimity and the differences we’ve found between equanimity and not caring. Chapter IX in Bhikkhu Analayo’s book, “Satipatthana Meditation: A Practice Guide” would be a… Continue reading Sangha News 5/1/23

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Kaira Jewel Lingo establishes the connection between equanimity and love, and shows that equanimity is anything but indifferent. You can find her article here: How Equanimity Powers Love Narayan Liebenson discusses the practice of equanimity in the midst of the eight worldly winds that all of us experience: praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and pain,… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

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“As human beings we are subject to continual changes in life. The Taoists spoke about the ten thousand sorrows and the ten thousand joys. Joy turns to sorrow. Sorrow turns to joy. No one is exempt. Equanimity is the liberating quality that allows us to keep our hearts open and balanced, quiet and steady, in… Continue reading Quote for the Week

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Insight Meditation Retreat with Dori Langevin, 5/13/2023

Registration is now open for an Insight Meditation retreat with Dori Langevin on May 13, 2023 from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. The topic for the retreat is “Seeing the Goodness: The Wellspring of Unconditional Friendliness.” This in-person retreat will consist of a mix of stationary meditation and movement meditation with instruction and a Dharma… Continue reading Insight Meditation Retreat with Dori Langevin, 5/13/2023

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Volunteers at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center

The Insight Meditation group has supported Buddhist meditation groups at the state prison in Connell, WA since 2003. Those visits were on hold during the height of the pandemic but resumed last year. Currently we have one volunteer visiting the medium-security prison on Monday afternoons and we are seeking additional volunteers to support that effort, especially when… Continue reading Volunteers at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center

Sangha News 4/17/23

Thursday evening, 4/20, Chris will give a talk after the 7:30 pm meditation that will look at concentration as a factor of awakening. The following week, 4/27, we’ll have a discussion of the ways in which concentration and focus can be helpful in meditation and daily life. Chapter IX in Bhikkhu Analayo’s book, “Satipatthana Meditation: Practice Guide”… Continue reading Sangha News 4/17/23