We have three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In addition to our… Continue reading Meeting News 11/15/21
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Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Rick Hanson has a short article on the third noble truth of the Buddha, the truth of freedom from suffering. You can find that article here: The Third Noble Truth – The Noble Truth of the End of Suffering. Jack Kornfield has an article on the four noble truths that discusses the third noble truth, that… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote For The Week
“If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.” ~ Ajahn Chah
Meeting News 11/1/21
We have three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In addition to our… Continue reading Meeting News 11/1/21
Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
There’s a good description of personal and interpersonal stress and suffering in an article by Gregory Kramer that you can find here: The Truth of Interpersonal Suffering. The article provides a good introduction to Kramer’s approach to personal, interpersonal, and social stress and dissatisfaction as well as an approach to practice that can free us… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support
Quote For The Week
“Notice the ways that people draw attention to themselves – clothing, jokes, attainments – and contemplate the hunger to be seen. Which strategies for gaining attention do you use most? Consider the ancient origins of all of this and allow compassion to manifest in your heart.” ~ Gregory Kramer, Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom
Meeting News 10/18/21
We have three online meditations a week, on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening, and Saturday morning. The Zoom links for those meetings can be found on the Events Calendar and you will also find more detailed information below. You’re welcome to join us online for any of the 3 meetings each week. In addition to our… Continue reading Meeting News 10/18/21
Updated Resources For Meditation And Support
Rick Hanson has a very good article on the causes of dissatisfaction and suffering that you can find here: The Second Noble Truth – The Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering The following is an interesting article that, like Kramer, extends the second noble truth to include suffering caused by relational and social interactions,… Continue reading Updated Resources For Meditation And Support
Quote For The Week
“The next time you notice suffering in one of your relationships, see if you can recognize the grasping in it. Are you holding on to an image, a desire to control, a hope or a fear? Does noticing this cause the clinging or pain to change?”~ Gregory Kramer, Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom
Upcoming Retreat With Debra Seido Martin Nov. 6th 2021
Registration is now open for a Zen retreat with Debra Seido Martin on Saturday, November 6th from 9:00 – 3:30 pm. The title is “We Are Still Here.” It will be virtual and the cost is $10. This retreat will be hosted by the Walla Walla Dharma Sangha, and registration will be opened on October 10th. To… Continue reading Upcoming Retreat With Debra Seido Martin Nov. 6th 2021