Dear friends,
This week, we will meet Monday evening, September 22, from 7-8:30PM EDT in person at our meditation space (3812 Northampton Street NW); Wednesday morning, September 24, from 7-8AM EDT online; and Friday, September 26, from 12-1PM EDT in person / online (hybrid).
On Monday, Magda will gently guide us in exploring the Fourth Mindfulness Training. She will share how the practice of Right Speech and Deep Listening, nurtured in her encounters with spiritual friends over the summer, became a source of healing and transformation.
How Right Speech and Deep Listening with Maha-Sangha Friends Healed Me
“The next Buddha will not take the form of a person. The next Buddha will take the shape of a community, a community that practices understanding and loving kindness, a community that practices a way of conscious living. This may be the most important thing for Earth’s survival.”
— From a Dharma Talk by Thích Nhất Hạnh
Walking on Earth with Dharma Sisters
From the beginning of this new administration, I was consumed by distress. Images of suffering—especially of children—haunted me from the moment I woke up until the moment I fell asleep. With few inner filters, I had left myself completely vulnerable to the hatred of the administration and to the pain of its victims. My practice sustained me somewhat, but it was not enough. I had not shared my feelings much with those who could truly listen, and so I carried all that sadness inside, as though I were alone in the world.