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Saturday 23 June 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Potter's House Sunday Sangha: Hindrance of Aversion with Kaira Jewel

Dear friends,

warm greetings. This Sunday at 6pm we will gather at Potter's House to continue in our study of the 5 Hindrances, specifically the hindrance of aversion. It is the other face of craving, which has been the topic for the last 2 weeks. We will look at how we can skillfully be with and understand the habit of pushing away, of not wanting, to learn what it has to teach us and thereby suffer less.

We gather in the community room to the right of the register. The space has chairs available. Bring your favorite bench or cushion if you'd like. If you'd like to help set-up, please arrive ten minutes early. The space is wheelchair accessible.

Wishing you well and ease,

Kaira Jewel

Gender pronouns: she, her, hers

kairajewel.com

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"The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you, for who knows if you will have dealings with any other person in the future? The most important pursuit is making the person standing at your side happy, for that alone is the pursuit of life." ― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness

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Monday 18 June 2018

Re: [dcphp-dev] Mid-Atlantic Developer Conference - July 13th and 14th - Baltimore, MD

Come see me give my first-ever conference talk!--"Let's Encrypt All the Things: HTTPS at Scale"

- Philip

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM, Andrew Cassell <alc277@gmail.com> wrote:

https://www.middevcon.com/

Mid-Atlantic Developer Conference is a polyglot event, designed to bring together programmers from the region, regardless of their choice of platform, for two full days of learning from each other and building a stronger regional community.

Tickets are only $295 for such a great conference!

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[dcphp-dev] Re: [job] PHP Developer

If want to hear more about joining the awesome team at Zurka they will be hosting this month's DCPHP Meetup in their beautiful office building in Tyson's Corner: https://www.meetup.com/DC-PHP/events/250825052/

This Wednesday, June 20 - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

See you there!

On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 2:52:23 PM UTC-4, Steve wrote:

Hi All,

Just FYI we're looking to add a developer to our team. Even if you're not sure you're interested I'd be happy to talk to you about it.. You can find out more information from the link below. The post is geared towards someone with just a few years experience but we'd love to talk to more senior developers. We have the flexibility to tune the position to the individual.

https://www.zurka.com/about/careers/web-developer

You're welcome to reach out to me directly with questions.

Thanks,
Steve

[dcphp-dev] Mid-Atlantic Developer Conference - July 13th and 14th - Baltimore, MD

https://www.middevcon.com/

Mid-Atlantic Developer Conference is a polyglot event, designed to bring together programmers from the region, regardless of their choice of platform, for two full days of learning from each other and building a stronger regional community.

Tickets are only $295 for such a great conference!

Friday 15 June 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Potter's House Sunday Sangha: Continued Exploration of Craving

Dear Friends,

Hope this email finds you well. This Sunday at 6:00 pm we will gather once again at Potter's House for continued exploration of the experience of hindrance of craving. How can it be so unpleasant to want something we imagine will be pleasant? How do we experience craving? What does it feel like in the body? Can we see the moment the mind attaches to something it wants or tries to push away something it doesn't want? We will strive to understand craving better through such questions, formal practice, and exploring through dialogue. Maybe you'll even find it fun and start craving Sangha time.

We gather in the community room to the right of the register. The space has chairs available. Bring your favorite bench or cushion if you're craving that. If you'd like to help set-up, please arrive ten minutes early. The space is wheelchair accessible.

With love and metta to you all,

Paul

Tuesday 12 June 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] "Craveability" in the food industry.

Watch the video to see the cause and effect of how our craving for food is harmful and causes ripples of suffering throughout time and space.

https://youtu.be/rbZBJT358_Y

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] How "craveability" in the food industry causes suffering.

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Monday 11 June 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Please Help Share Info: Sublet: One Bedroom - 6-12 months - $1700

Hello folks. If you know someone looking for a one bedroom and interested in living in the Adams Morgan/Mt. Pleasant area, please share the following post with them. Some details are highlighted below.

12 (preferred) or 6 month lease starting in July 2018
One bedroom w/ bathroom, kitchen, living/dining area, and three large closets
$1700 (to include wifi)
Can be partially furnished (bed, couch, table, two chairs - to be discussed)
Laundry units on floor, on site
Apartment on 2nd floor
Full sized outdoor pool
New gym with free-weights, elliptical, treadmills, and stationary bikes
Game room w/ pool table
Business Center
On the cusp of Mt. Pleasant, Adams Morgan, Lanier, and Columbia Heights
8 minute walk to Columbia Heights Metro station
20 minute walk to Woodley Park Metro station
15 minute walk to DuPont Circle
Metro buses that take you anywhere
Near the Safeway, Harris Teeter, Yes! Organic stores, and Giant
20 minute walk to Trader Joes
Central air
Full kitchen (oven, microwave, counter space, fridge)
Great deal as the rent for a one bedroom in this area is usually $2200+ (this unit is not refurbished like the others)

Thanks in advance!

**Kathleen "Kaught-Lane" M.E. Gless**

"People will forget what you said, and
people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~Unknown

Saturday 9 June 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Tomorrow @ The Potters House

Good morning friends,

Sunday class at the Potters house is on tomorrow from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The address 1658 Columbia Rd NW. We will be in the community room in the back.

This week we will continue to examine craving. Homer Simpson once said that beer "is the cause of and solution to all of life's problems." Unfortunately, his hypothesis leaves him stuck in cartoon samsara. The Buddha had a slightly different take. He said that craving is the cause of suffering, and to see it clearly is the end of suffering. The Buddha, as the story goes, saw it clearly and was released from the torments.

With that in mind, we're going to take a good look at craving this week, because who couldn't use a little bit of nibbana on a Sunday evening?

Chairs are available. You're also welcome to bring a cushion. If you'd like to help set-up, please arrive ten minutes early. The space is wheelchair accessible.

Love and blessings,

Devin

Thursday 7 June 2018

[dcphp-dev] [job] PHP Developer

Hi All,

Just FYI we're looking to add a developer to our team. Even if you're not sure you're interested I'd be happy to talk to you about it.. You can find out more information from the link below. The post is geared towards someone with just a few years experience but we'd love to talk to more senior developers. We have the flexibility to tune the position to the individual.

https://www.zurka.com/about/careers/web-developer

You're welcome to reach out to me directly with questions.

Thanks,

Steve

Wednesday 6 June 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] walk out basement for mindful housemate in CP or Silver Spring area

Hi All,

I am working govie looking to move by the end of Aug and am putting out feelers for 2 scenarios.

A.) If someone knows of coming availability of a walkout basement apt in the College Park/Northern Silver Spring (pref along the NH corridor) area. Can you let me know?

B.) Consider extending the intentional community concept of Lamont House, but to the outer 'burbs' of DC with no more than 2 others in a house (this may be of particular interest to those with a green thumb and want more green than what downtown DC provides).

I work in College Park so I'm trying to keep my commute to no longer than 10-15 minutes.

Rachel Sutcliffe

Sunday 3 June 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Potter's House Sitting Tonight

Hi friends,

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. We will meet tonight from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Community Room at the Potter's House, 1658 Columbia Rd NW.

We will continue our exploration of the hindrances this week by asking a question: when does it feel OK to be by ourselves, with nobody else around? Drawing from suttas in the Pali canon and our collective experiences, we will get to know the hindrances and the freedom that can arise when they subside.

Chairs are available. You're also welcome to bring a cushion. If you'd like to help set-up, please arrive ten minutes early. The space is wheelchair accessible.

Love and blessings,

Devin

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Readings on Compassion with Borders

Thank you all SO much for your feedback! If you have more suggestions, please keep them coming!

Sam,

Perhaps I should have used the word 'boundaries' rather than 'borders', but I can try to explain it with a link and explanation someone else on this chain forwarded me:

"Here's an article that touches on why being compassionate does not equal not having boundaries. Often, boundaries are absolutely necessary in order to feel safe enough to have compassion for another.

Of course, we may not always be in a situation where we're able to enact the sort of boundaries we'd like. I think it's still important to be clear in ourselves what we want, though, and this makes it more likely."

Some other articles I liked on the subject were these :

http://www.arianek.com/boundaries-and-compassion

https://www.keen.com/articles/spiritual/loving-compassionately-with-boundaries

I'm interested in exploring my own boundaries more and cultivating how to accept, embrace and trust them.

Also, I liked your breakdown on acceptance, that if we don't respond to negative things with acceptance, it's pretty much a lose-lose situation.

Again, thank you all so much.

Peace,

Natalia

On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 9:03 AM, Floriza Gennari <floriza.gennari@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Natalia,

I second the Tara Brach talks, and I also recommend Danielle LaPorte's new podcast. I like her no BS down-to-earthness. The episode "the upside of suffering" seems great for what you're looking for.

Cheers
F

On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 1:11 AM Jamie Maniscalco <jamie.lynn.maniscalco@gmail.com> wrote:
This is so timely for me. Thank you for reaching our to our community, I will be using these. xox
In good health and good vibes <3
Jamie

Jamie Maniscalco
980-328-3661

On Jun 2, 2018, at 5:41 PM, Scott Patrick <scottthomaspatrick@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Natalia,

I like the Zencast podcast, which mostly features stuff by Gil Fronsdal, a Buddhist teacher based out of San Francisco. The podcast isn't active anymore but you can find it online here: http://www.zencast.org/

Here's an episode on compassion:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/zencast/id73331418?mt=2&i=1000164762868

Letting go:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/zencast/id73331418?mt=2&i=1000113696505

On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 7:59 AM Natalia Rodriguez <nataliar614@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,

I'm wondering if you have any readings/podcasts on compassion with borders and on acceptance/letting go that you'd recommend. Would appreciate any guidance from the community! :)

Happy weekend,

Natalia

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Saturday 2 June 2018

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Readings on Compassion with Borders

Hi Natalia,

I like the Zencast podcast, which mostly features stuff by Gil Fronsdal, a Buddhist teacher based out of San Francisco. The podcast isn't active anymore but you can find it online here: http://www.zencast.org/

Here's an episode on compassion:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/zencast/id73331418?mt=2&i=1000164762868

Letting go:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/zencast/id73331418?mt=2&i=1000113696505

On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 7:59 AM Natalia Rodriguez <nataliar614@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm wondering if you have any readings/podcasts on compassion with borders and on acceptance/letting go that you'd recommend. Would appreciate any guidance from the community! :)

Happy weekend,

Natalia

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Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Readings on Compassion with Borders

Natalia,

What's compassion with borders?

In terms of acceptance/letting go I don't know of any podcasts but I read books and listen to Dharma talks. I imagine there must be some by Tara Brach.

Yup. There is. A LOT !! —https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-ab&ei=8p8SW8WXB8a85gLEpIeADg&q=tara+brach+on+acceptance+and+letting+go&oq=tara+brach+on+acceptance+and+letting+go&gs_l=psy-ab.3...25378.37703.0.41289.17.10.7.0.0.0.239.1544.0j4j4.8.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..3.0.0....0.NV0ky-2b9f8

In case you're interested, In brief, here's what I think about on acceptance/letting go.

They are the same. Two sides of the same coin, so to speak.

As a practical example:

I prefer summer over winter.

I HATE puttin' on extra layers of clothes.

When winter rolls around, a skillful and appropriate response to the cold would be to ACCEPT the fact that it's now winter and put on those extra layers of clothes on to keep me warm.

It's in that ACCEPTANCE that the LETTING GO of my idea of "I HATE puttin' on extra layers of clothes" happens.

If I don't respond to winter in a skillful and appropriate manner by not ACCEPTING and LETTING GO then I either never leave my apartment all winter or I don't put on the extra clothing and go outside and be cold.

Thank's for your question.

It gave me an opportunity to think about my practice.

Best Regards,

Sam

On Jun 2, 2018, at 7:59 AM, Natalia Rodriguez <nataliar614@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm wondering if you have any readings/podcasts on compassion with borders and on acceptance/letting go that you'd recommend. Would appreciate any guidance from the community! :)

Happy weekend,

Natalia

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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Readings on Compassion with Borders

Hi all,

I'm wondering if you have any readings/podcasts on compassion with borders and on acceptance/letting go that you'd recommend. Would appreciate any guidance from the community! :)

Happy weekend,

Natalia