Dear Thay, Dear friends,
This week, we will meet Monday evening, April 28th, from 7-8:30PM EDT online; Wednesday morning, April 30th, from 7-8AM EDT in person at our meditation space (3812 Northampton Street NW); and Friday, May 2nd, 12-1PM EST online.
On Monday night Marie will facilitate. She shares: We will recite the Five Mindfulness Trainings and collectively explore our experiences with the Fourth Training, Loving Speech and Deep Listening.
This training continues to be the most challenging for me. Now, with the state of the world and this country being what they are, my fuse feels shorter, even as I know that reacting doesn’t help. What does help? Listening to and practicing with Thich Nhat Hanh’s short teaching on Loving Speech & Compassion. During his talk, Thay invites us to a “three-day practice challenge” to help expand our capacity to heal through deep listening.
On Monday night, after reciting the trainings together, we will watch the video, share our responses and explore our practice with the Fourth Training, which is written below for your ease of reference.