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Tuesday 30 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Natural Awareness Practice & Half Day Retreat

Hi everyone,

A few of you have let me know that you find the natural awareness style of practice to be particularly helpful. As I mentioned in class, this approach was developed by Sayadaw U Tejaniya, a Burmese monk. You can find his books (free), talks, and retreat schedule on his website https://ashintejaniya.org/.

Also, I will be leading a 1/2 day (4 hour) retreat in this style on Saturday May 25th at the Center for Mindful Living from 1 PM - 5 PM. You can register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/may-25th-2019-natural-awareness-half-day-retreat-with-devin-maroney-tickets-54611902671

Devin

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Sunday 28 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Class this evening!

Hi friends,

Class is on this evening at the Potter's House from 6:00-7:30.

We will be cultivating wisdom through a continuity of awareness.

I hope to see you there!

With love,

Devin

Tuesday 23 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Mindful of Earth - Join the IMCW Daylong this Saturday

Greetings Friends,

If news of the growing climate crisis and loss of nature brings up difficult feelings, you are not alone. Climate change and related ecological crises arguably present an unprecedented psychological and emotional challenge. Yet there is no suffering that our mindfulness practice cannot meet, from the heart's smallest jealousy to global climate change and the pervasive degradation of nature.

In recognition of Earth Day, join Eco-Dharma teachers Kristin Barker and Amy Smith this Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at DC's Center for Mindful Living for a compassionate, mindful holding of ecological crises. We'll explore only some of what that the Mindfulness wisdom tradition has to offer to this moment. In the context of community and hopefully outside (!), we'll engage in the practices that can discover and nourish the seeds of a robust, steady and deeply meaningful response to climate change, and deepen our connection with the preciousness of this interdependent life.

We hope you'll join our community this Saturday in cultivating a mindful and heartful response to the climate crisis. The weather forecast looks great so we plan to do much of our practice outside at a local park. Scholarships are available for the $75 registration fee. More information and registration here.

I hope to see you there!

In Sangha,

Kristin

Kristin Barker

Director and Co-Founder, One Earth Sangha

kristin@1earthsangha.org

Saturday 20 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Room available in Lamont Dharma House

Hi friends,

There is a room available in the Lamont Dharma House, a yoga/meditation house located in the Mt Pleasant neighborhood of DC. Our mission is to provide a place of refuge for people to deepen their spiritual practice and grow community. Move-in dates are flexible from late-May, June 1, or July 1. Please see our page for more information!

https://lamontdharma.org/about/house-openings2/

Kind regards,

Alex

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] No Class Tomorrow!

Hi friends,

My mistake. The Potter's House is closed for Easter!

We will reconvene on April 28th.

With love,

Devin

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Tomorrow Evening @ The Potter's House

Hi Devin,

The Potter's House is closed for Easter.

On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 8:30 PM Devin Maroney <devinmaroney@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi friends,

The beloved Linda Naini will be offering a class tomorrow evening at the Potter's House, located at 1658 Columbia Rd. NW, DC. The class will convene from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the community room behind the cafe. The space is wheelchair accessible. Chairs will be provided, but please feel free to bring cushions if you would like.

Linda is a friend of mine and she loves poetry and weaves it beautifully into her teaching, so I thought I might offer this poem on friendship for your contemplation.

With love,

Devin

On Friendship

Your friend is your needs answered.
She is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And she is your board and your fireside.
For you come to her with your hunger, and you seek her for peace.

When your friend speaks her mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay."
And when she is silent your heart ceases not to listen to her heart;
For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.
When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in her may be clearer in her absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.

And let your best be for your friend.
If she must know the ebb of your tide, let her know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should seek her with hours to kill?
Seek her always with hours to live.
For it is hers to fill your need, but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

- Khalil Gibran

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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Tomorrow Evening @ The Potter's House

Hi friends,

The beloved Linda Naini will be offering a class tomorrow evening at the Potter's House, located at 1658 Columbia Rd. NW, DC. The class will convene from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the community room behind the cafe. The space is wheelchair accessible. Chairs will be provided, but please feel free to bring cushions if you would like.

Linda is a friend of mine and she loves poetry and weaves it beautifully into her teaching, so I thought I might offer this poem on friendship for your contemplation.

With love,

Devin

On Friendship

Your friend is your needs answered.
She is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And she is your board and your fireside.
For you come to her with your hunger, and you seek her for peace.

When your friend speaks her mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay."
And when she is silent your heart ceases not to listen to her heart;
For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed.
When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in her may be clearer in her absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.

And let your best be for your friend.
If she must know the ebb of your tide, let her know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should seek her with hours to kill?
Seek her always with hours to live.
For it is hers to fill your need, but not your emptiness.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

- Khalil Gibran

Friday 19 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: TOMORROW- Invitation to Interview and Practice with Drikung Lama Khenpo Konchok Monlam

Hello friends,

Please see below message. My husband Daniel has organized this opportunity. Sorry it is so last minute! Please let me know if you are interested in joining us.

Love,

Ali

Subject: Invitation to Interview and practice with Drikung lama Khenpo Konchok Monlam

Good morning dharma friends,

I want to extend an invitation from my friend, Khenpo Konchok Monlam,
to meet individually in one-on-one interviews and then practice
together tomorrow, Saturday, April 20, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at the
Frederick Coffee Shop, 100 N East Street, Frederick, MD. I am sorry
for the short notice!

Here is a short bio:
Khenpo is a highly educated Lama in the Drikung Kagyu lineage. He
received the title of Khenpo (Abbott) in 2009 from H.H. Drikung
Chetsang Rinpoche. He taught for eleven years at Kagyu College in
Dehra Dun, India. His main areas are Buddhist philosophy, Madhyamika,
and Tibetan Grammar. In addition, Monlam has authored a book on basic Buddhist teachings for the young monks at Drikung Kagyu Institute. He has, in recent years, visited Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Germany teaching at Dharma centers there as well as the White Lotus Buddhist Center in Rochester, NY, the Tibetan Meditation Center in Frederick, and elsewhere in the US.

If you are able, a suggested donation of $10-20 would be appropriate.

Warmest regards,
Daniel

Sunday 14 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Are we meeting tonight?

I"m not 100% sure I can make it, but if we're not meeting, that would settle the question.

thanks,

Joan

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Wednesday 10 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: ATTEND THE CNN TOWN HALL WITH MARIANNE WILLIAMSON AND ANDREW YANG

Hi good people,

A coordinator of a televised town hall at CNN this Sunday, April 14th, at 7pm has agreed that I could notify you of the event. If it appeals to you, you're invited to submit questions and, if selected, attend. The link to the (lengthy) form is below. She mentioned wanting people to come who "get" Marianne Wiliamson.

The catch is that this can not be shared on social media. It's okay to personally invite folks who you think are appropriate, but they also cannot share on social media. About 100 people will be admitted.

Maybe see you there! :)

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CNN DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALLS IN WASHINGTON, DC

CNN is holding a live, televised Democratic Presidential Town Hall with two 2020 candidates at the CNN Studios in Washington, DC, on Sunday, April 14, beginning at 7pm.

Author and activist Marianne Williamson will begin, moderated by Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash at 7pm and then entrepreneur Andrew Yang will round out the evening in a town hall moderated by CNN anchor Ana Cabrera at 8pm.

If you are interested in attending and submitting questions to possibly ask the candidates, please use the link below.

You can submit up to 3 questions, no more than 450 characters each, for each of the candidates. The form does not automatically register you for the event nor guarantee you a seat. A limited number of seats are available. Invitees will be notified by email.

Friday 5 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] This Sunday at Potter's House: Equanimity - Finding Your Zen Place

Greetings Friends,

This Sunday from 6:00 to 7:30 pm we will gather at Potter's House in the Community Room behind the bookstore/cafe.

After an opening meditation practice, we'll examine the enormous promise of equanimity.

From the perspective of Western philosophy, equanimity offers the potential for holding opposing forces in balance. Western Psychology might view equanimity as our capacity for emotional regulation. Throughout the Buddhist teachings, equanimity is elevated as a culmination of insight and ability. Yet it remains completely accessible to practitioners at any level as a means to generate calm and a healthy perspective on all that proves difficult in our lives. Join us on Sunday to explore the promise and practice of equanimity.

The meeting space is wheelchair accessible. Chairs and some meditation cushions will be available, but please feel free to bring your own cushion if you like. If you can come early to help set up, that would be most appreciated.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Kristin

Kristin Barker

Director and Co-Founder, One Earth Sangha

kristin@1earthsangha.org

Wednesday 3 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Reminder: Post Sangha Dinner this Sunday

Hi all,

Hope everyone has gotten a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather today! I am sending a friendly reminder that we will have our monthly post-sangha dinner this Sunday after our meeting at Potter's House. The plan is to go to Songbyrd Cafe (2477 18th St NW), but let me know if you have concerns or other suggestions.

Best,

Kavya

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] IBC 33rd Annual International Vesak May 5th, 2019 & Wheatgrass

Dear Sangha,

Please see below invitation for the 33rd International Vesak Day celebration co-sponsored by IMCW.

Also, it was great to be with many of you on Sunday and to end class with a Persian new year tradition that is very dear to me. As promised, I have attached a picture of our collective intentions being carried down the Potomac via our wheatgrass floating device.

Happy Spring!

Linda

lindanaini.com | 240.888.5138

On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 4:12 PM Glen Harrison <glenedharrison@gmail.com> wrote:

33rd Annual International Vesak Celebration
Washington Buddhist Vihara
5017 16th St NW
Washington, DC 20011

Sunday, May 5, 2019
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (8:30 am Eight Precepts ceremony)

Dear Sangha Teachers,

You and your students are invited to join Buddhists from over 30 temples representing many countries and traditions throughout the greater Washington, DC area as we gather at Washington Buddhist Vihara to celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha. Washington Buddhist Vihara is a Theravada Buddhist Temple in Washington DC and was established by Ven. Madihe Pannasiha Thero in 1962. The 33rd International Vesak Day is co-sponsored by IMCW.

We welcome 2 or 3 short articles for inclusion in the Vesak program book which will have articles from most temples. Vesak this year will be celebrated on May 5th. Please respond by ASAP.

Also, if you regularly lead children's programs you are invited to join with other temple teachers in offering a children's program (separate from but during the main morning program). Please respond ASAP (before April 17, 2019).

Anyone who can offer to help with writing an article, volunteer or offer a children's program is invited to contact IMCW representative Glen Harrison. Students can volunteer to help set-up on Saturday evening, donate a food dish for Sunday and clean-up on Sunday afternoon.

Basic Information for Vesak Day:

Activities begin at 8:30 a.m. and includes:
8 precepts for laity (initiate or renew)
bathing infant Buddha (arrive at 9 am if not taking 8 precepts)
circumambulation of the temple
flower offering by children (please bring your children to represent the IMCW temple)
multi-language chanting, taking the 5 precepts, prayers and homages to the Buddha
dharma teachings and guided meditation (a separate children's program will be offered)
Lunch for monastics will be served at 11 a.m. followed by lunch for laity, dance performances and presentations from a rich variety of international Buddhist cultures. The program ends at 3 p.m.

Monday 1 April 2019

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: Reading Partners Tutors needed

Dear sangha,

Reading Partners, a nonprofit that pairs tutors with kids who are struggling with reading across the city, needs tutors, especially in Wards 7 and 8 (in Anacostia). If you have some free time during school hours, consider volunteering!

And while we're at it . . . is it time for another picnic? I miss you guys!

Best wishes,

Eva

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