[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Re: Our *Next Downtown Dharma Reading Group*- Saturday, September 17th -- RSVP here

Also, it seems like my email has a typo at the bottom -- the date is Saturday, September 17th in case there is any confusion.

On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 2:37 PM Justin Koufopoulos <jkoufopoulos@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all, for our next reading group we'll be watching the Disney/Pixar movie Soul, followed by a short discussion. The movie is 90 minutes long.

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We watched a few dharma-related films together during the pandemic as an alternative medium to our usual articles and books. The reception was very positive, so for this time we'll do both a watch party and discussion.

Why the animated movie Soul?

I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish and says, "I'm trying to find this thing they call the ocean."

"The ocean?" says the older fish. "That's what you're in right now."

"This?" says the young fish. "This is water. What I want is the ocean."

The movie touches on a number of different Buddhist themes, including life after death, transformation, and the striving for peak experiences, and appreciating the here and now.

Sound familiar? Apparently, Pixar consulted a Zen Buddhist teacher in its making.

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We'll be hosting at my house. The details are:

Saturday, August 27th, 6:00pm -8:30pm

2726 13th St NW, Unit A (up the stairs)

Washington DC, 20009

Please RSVP here, so I can account for numbers and zoomers.

Thanks,

Justin

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