[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Tonight: The Wisdom of Anxiety

Greetings Dear Sangha,

Look around and there's a lot that would justify anxiety. Look within and there might be even more. Anxiety, with its habitual scanning for threat and the relief from threat, can pervade our lives, distort our perception, constrain our hearts, and limit our sense of possibility. Yet we need not be ruled by fear, anxiety's root. The Buddha had a lot to say about how we might come to understand fear as a strong and helpful teacher.  

This evening, we'll explore how the dharma can support us in developing steadiness in the face of fear and learn its lessons.   

I hope you can join us on Sunday from 7 to 8:30pm for the development of our practice, wisdom, and community.

• In-person at Yoga District — 1910 14th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC (please arrive 5-10 minutes early)
  
• Online via Zoom  —  https://zoom.us/j/466237117?pwd=cGxHaTJlTVhBdldVSk8weDZuSW5udz09

With love and gratitude,

Kristin

PS, the subject line here is a riff on The Wisdom of Insecurity written in 1951 by the philosopher and Zen practitioner Alan Watts. I read it 30 years ago and it remains one of my all-time favorite books.  If you can't join us tonight, consider checking out this small world-shaping volume.

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One Earth Sangha

Pronouns she, her and hers; on occupied land of the Piscataway.

kristin@1earthsangha.org

No mud, no lotus. 

  — Thích Nhất Hạnh

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] TOMORROW - PLEASE READ (MAP) - Haiku & Bonsai at the National Arboretum - Sunday June 30, 1-3pm

Apologies… here's that info again with a map!

Hi all,

Hope to see you tomorrow for haiku at the national arboretum! There is a *slight* change in location because I learned picnics are only allowed in one area of the arboretum. Please meet me at 1pm at the nice and shady Grove of State Trees picnic area (large circled area on the map below) where I will share writing implements/paper and brief instruction on haiku. From there, we will take a quick 10 min walk (or you can drive) to the Bonsai & Penjing Museum (the small circled area in the map below) where we'll find inspiration in beautiful bonsai! As you're ready, you can head back to our picnic area to share haiku with others and enjoy snacks and drinks. Bathrooms and parking are available both near the picnic area and near the bonsai museum.

It will be hot tomorrow, so please stay hydrated and bring a hand fan or whatever you need to stay cool. I will have some water and writing implements/paper to share, but please consider bringing drinks, snacks, your own notebook and pen, and a blanket or lawn chair to sit on.

Can't wait to see you there! Please feel free to contact with any questions :)

<3 Judy

Begin forwarded message:

From: Judith Lavelle <lavelle@bu.edu>
Date: June 14, 2024 at 8:54:59 AM EDT
To: IMCW Downtown Dharma social/volunteer listserv <downtowndharma@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Sangha Activity - Haiku & Bonsai at the National Arboretum - Sunday June 30, 1-3pm



Hello!

To help usher in summer, I'm excited to organize a sangha "mini event" for those interested :)

What: Please join us for a casual afternoon of haiku-writing and bonsai appreciation! This will be a picnic-style event where we can write haiku, explore the National Arboretum's bonsai exhibit, and enjoy nature and good company. (Haiku are short, accessible poems that typically evoke nature and contemplation of the present moment. Find examples of famous haiku here.)

When: Sunday, June 30, 1-3pm

Where: National Arborteum (3501 New York Ave NE) -- Come in through the R St Gate entrance for cars and pedestrians. We will meet in the field next to the bonsai exhibit off Ellipse Road. See map of the arboretum grounds at the bottom of this email. The field we will meet is in marked with a red X icon. Parking and bathrooms are nearby.

Who: There is no participant limit, and everyone is welcome. Feel free to bring a friend! No experience with haiku necessary--beginners are most welcome!

How: We can go over simple instructions on how to write haiku. Some pens, paper, and handouts on haiku will be provided, but please bring your own pen and notebook if you can. Please also consider bringing a picnic blanket/lawn chair. Some drinks/snacks will also be provided, but please also considering bringing more for yourself/to share.

Questions? Please reply to this email to reach me at lavelle@bu.edu.

<3 Judy

Meeting Location:

Further Resources on Haiku:

These are completely optional! No need to explore them before you attend.

Article: Haiku: A Whole Lot More than 5-7-5

This comprehensive article covers a linguistic perspective on the differences between Japanese and English haiku, as well as some principles ("rules") of haiku and the traditional haiku masters.

Article: Why Haiku Holds the Flavor of Zen

This brief article explores the Zen nature of haiku and connects the form to some principles from Western writing, if folks are more familiar with that.

Podcast: Writing and Haiku as Spiritual Practice (Tara Brach Interviews Natalie Goldberg)

Discussion on haiku, its relationship to spirituality, and Goldberg's book Three Simple Lines begins in earnest at 10:35.

Site: The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge

This site is a hub for Buddhists interested in writing and sharing haiku, including submitting to a regular contest.

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] TOMORROW - PLEASE READ - Haiku & Bonsai at the National Arboretum - Sunday June 30, 1-3pm

Hi all,

Hope to see you tomorrow for haiku at the national arboretum! There is a *slight* change in location because I learned picnics are only allowed in one area of the arboretum. Please meet me at 1pm at the nice and shady Grove of State Trees picnic area (large circled area on the map below) where I will share writing implements/paper and brief instruction on haiku. From there, we will take a quick 10 min walk (or you can drive) to the Bonsai & Penjing Museum (the small circled area in the map below) where we'll find inspiration in beautiful bonsai! As you're ready, you can head back to our picnic area to share haiku with others and enjoy snacks and drinks. Bathrooms and parking are available both near the picnic area and near the bonsai museum.

It will be hot tomorrow, so please stay hydrated and bring a hand fan or whatever you need to stay cool. I will have some water and writing implements/paper to share, but please consider bringing drinks, snacks, your own notebook and pen, and a blanket or lawn chair to sit on.

Can't wait to see you there! Please feel free to contact with any questions :)

<3 Judy

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From: Judith Lavelle <lavelle@bu.edu>
Date: June 14, 2024 at 8:54:59 AM EDT
To: IMCW Downtown Dharma social/volunteer listserv <downtowndharma@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Sangha Activity - Haiku & Bonsai at the National Arboretum - Sunday June 30, 1-3pm



Hello!

To help usher in summer, I'm excited to organize a sangha "mini event" for those interested :)

What: Please join us for a casual afternoon of haiku-writing and bonsai appreciation! This will be a picnic-style event where we can write haiku, explore the National Arboretum's bonsai exhibit, and enjoy nature and good company. (Haiku are short, accessible poems that typically evoke nature and contemplation of the present moment. Find examples of famous haiku here.)

When: Sunday, June 30, 1-3pm

Where: National Arborteum (3501 New York Ave NE) -- Come in through the R St Gate entrance for cars and pedestrians. We will meet in the field next to the bonsai exhibit off Ellipse Road. See map of the arboretum grounds at the bottom of this email. The field we will meet is in marked with a red X icon. Parking and bathrooms are nearby.

Who: There is no participant limit, and everyone is welcome. Feel free to bring a friend! No experience with haiku necessary--beginners are most welcome!

How: We can go over simple instructions on how to write haiku. Some pens, paper, and handouts on haiku will be provided, but please bring your own pen and notebook if you can. Please also consider bringing a picnic blanket/lawn chair. Some drinks/snacks will also be provided, but please also considering bringing more for yourself/to share.

Questions? Please reply to this email to reach me at lavelle@bu.edu.

<3 Judy

Meeting Location:

Further Resources on Haiku:

These are completely optional! No need to explore them before you attend.

Article: Haiku: A Whole Lot More than 5-7-5

This comprehensive article covers a linguistic perspective on the differences between Japanese and English haiku, as well as some principles ("rules") of haiku and the traditional haiku masters.

Article: Why Haiku Holds the Flavor of Zen

This brief article explores the Zen nature of haiku and connects the form to some principles from Western writing, if folks are more familiar with that.

Podcast: Writing and Haiku as Spiritual Practice (Tara Brach Interviews Natalie Goldberg)

Discussion on haiku, its relationship to spirituality, and Goldberg's book Three Simple Lines begins in earnest at 10:35.

Site: The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge

This site is a hub for Buddhists interested in writing and sharing haiku, including submitting to a regular contest.

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] One Week Away: Sangha Activity - Haiku & Bonsai at the National Arboretum - Sunday June 30, 1-3pm

Hi all!

Just a reminder that Haiku at the Arboretum will be happening next Sunday, June 30, 1-3pm! Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!

❤️Judy

Begin forwarded message:

From: Judith Lavelle <lavelle@bu.edu>
Date: June 14, 2024 at 8:54:59 AM EDT
To: IMCW Downtown Dharma social/volunteer listserv <downtowndharma@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Sangha Activity - Haiku & Bonsai at the National Arboretum - Sunday June 30, 1-3pm



Hello!

To help usher in summer, I'm excited to organize a sangha "mini event" for those interested :)

What: Please join us for a casual afternoon of haiku-writing and bonsai appreciation! This will be a picnic-style event where we can write haiku, explore the National Arboretum's bonsai exhibit, and enjoy nature and good company. (Haiku are short, accessible poems that typically evoke nature and contemplation of the present moment. Find examples of famous haiku here.)

When: Sunday, June 30, 1-3pm

Where: National Arborteum (3501 New York Ave NE) -- Come in through the R St Gate entrance for cars and pedestrians. We will meet in the field next to the bonsai exhibit off Ellipse Road. See map of the arboretum grounds at the bottom of this email. The field we will meet is in marked with a red X icon. Parking and bathrooms are nearby.

Who: There is no participant limit, and everyone is welcome. Feel free to bring a friend! No experience with haiku necessary--beginners are most welcome!

How: We can go over simple instructions on how to write haiku. Some pens, paper, and handouts on haiku will be provided, but please bring your own pen and notebook if you can. Please also consider bringing a picnic blanket/lawn chair. Some drinks/snacks will also be provided, but please also considering bringing more for yourself/to share.

Questions? Please reply to this email to reach me at lavelle@bu.edu.

<3 Judy

Meeting Location:

Further Resources on Haiku:

These are completely optional! No need to explore them before you attend.

Article: Haiku: A Whole Lot More than 5-7-5

This comprehensive article covers a linguistic perspective on the differences between Japanese and English haiku, as well as some principles ("rules") of haiku and the traditional haiku masters.

Article: Why Haiku Holds the Flavor of Zen

This brief article explores the Zen nature of haiku and connects the form to some principles from Western writing, if folks are more familiar with that.

Podcast: Writing and Haiku as Spiritual Practice (Tara Brach Interviews Natalie Goldberg)

Discussion on haiku, its relationship to spirituality, and Goldberg's book Three Simple Lines begins in earnest at 10:35.

Site: The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge

This site is a hub for Buddhists interested in writing and sharing haiku, including submitting to a regular contest.

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Tonight at 7: Dodging the Second Arrow

Dearest Downtown Dharma,

Wishing you ease during this HOT summer weekend. Like all phenomena, this offers us an opportunity. Do we try to get away from the heat? Do we seek sources of relief? Or can we skillfully be with things as they are? Tonight we'll focus in on the teaching of the "second arrow" from the Sallatha Sutta.

Hope to see you tonight (Sunday) from 7 to 8:30pm for a little socializing, a sit, and some discussion.

• In-person at Yoga District — 1910 14th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC (please arrive 5-10 minutes early)
  
• Online via Zoom  —  https://zoom.us/j/466237117?pwd=cGxHaTJlTVhBdldVSk8weDZuSW5udz09

In the shade, in the breeze, in peace.

Shawn

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Next book club July 19 - Marshall Rosenberg's, "Nonviolent Communication - A Language of Life"

Dear sangha,

Mark your calendars: our next reading group discussion + potluck will be Friday, July 19 at 6:30pm. Gauri will host at her place next to Meridian Hill Park. Kristen Wall has generously offered to facilitate our discussion.

Together we'll be returning to the topic of relational dharma, specifically nonviolent communication.  It has been a year since we last visited as a book club, and this time we will be going to the source:  Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication - A Language of Life.   The intention behind returning to the topic is to discuss practical approaches to learning and living NVC and how we can support each other's practice as a sangha.

You can RSVP for the book club here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-UBQ0TgjkPeohsYpdnE1w14VuBMuw3rKubcDHTl-Xig/edit?usp=sharing

 

For folks wishing to take even a deeper dive into NVC, Oren Jay Sofer's online course is about to launch.  (I am signing up this time!  Who is coming with me :)

●        Wise Speech: An Introduction to Nonviolent Communication
Drawing upon the Buddha's teachings on the Noble Eightfold Path, mindfulness, and Right Speech, plus the modern disciplines of Nonviolent Communication and trauma healing, the curriculum offers concrete tools to hold one's own while still hearing others and to engage effectively and efficiently in collaboration. 

●        Cost: Dāna (Donation based) Program

●        Dates: June 18, 2024 - July 23, 2024 (Tuesdays, 12:15-2:00 ET) - or recordings

●        Register at: https://bit.ly/3PxHIpB

 

For folks looking to try before committing, a mezze of snippets from the book read by Rosenberg can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/@marshallrosenberg3756/videos  

 

Love and peace,

Roman

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Peace walk June 23

I thought this might be of interest to people:

https://www.openingheartmindfulness.org/events/peacewalk-2024

with metta,

Joan

Joan Mooney

Writer/editor

joanhmooney@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/joanmooney

Member, American Society of Journalists and Authors, National Press Club

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] This Sunday @ 7pm: Deep Listening with Insight Dialogue

Hi friends,

This Sunday we welcome guest teacher Marilyn Cooper, who will facilitate Insight Dialogue on the theme of Listening Deeply.

Listening Deeply is the fifth of the six Insight Dialogue guidelines. It's more important than ever in mending the fractures in our society. Yet this vital mindfulness skill isn't often taught explicitly. After a period of silent meditation, we'll break into small groups for an opportunity to embody the joy of deep listening through direct experience.

Marilyn is a certified mindfulness and yoga teacher with long roots with both Downtown Dharma and Yoga District. It's a gift to have her with our sangha this weekend!

• In-person: Sunday, 7 to 8:30pm @ Yoga District — 1910 14th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC (please arrive 5-10 minutes early)
  
• Online via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/466237117?pwd=cGxHaTJlTVhBdldVSk8weDZuSW5udz09

With love,

Vince

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Sangha Activity - Haiku & Bonsai at the National Arboretum - Sunday June 30, 1-3pm

Hello!

To help usher in summer, I'm excited to organize a sangha "mini event" for those interested :)

What: Please join us for a casual afternoon of haiku-writing and bonsai appreciation! This will be a picnic-style event where we can write haiku, explore the National Arboretum's bonsai exhibit, and enjoy nature and good company. (Haiku are short, accessible poems that typically evoke nature and contemplation of the present moment. Find examples of famous haiku here.)

When: Sunday, June 30, 1-3pm

Where: National Arborteum (3501 New York Ave NE) -- Come in through the R St Gate entrance for cars and pedestrians. We will meet in the field next to the bonsai exhibit off Ellipse Road. See map of the arboretum grounds at the bottom of this email. The field we will meet is in marked with a red X icon. Parking and bathrooms are nearby.

Who: There is no participant limit, and everyone is welcome. Feel free to bring a friend! No experience with haiku necessary--beginners are most welcome!

How: We can go over simple instructions on how to write haiku. Some pens, paper, and handouts on haiku will be provided, but please bring your own pen and notebook if you can. Please also consider bringing a picnic blanket/lawn chair. Some drinks/snacks will also be provided, but please also considering bringing more for yourself/to share.

Questions? Please reply to this email to reach me at lavelle@bu.edu.

<3 Judy

Meeting Location:

Further Resources on Haiku:

These are completely optional! No need to explore them before you attend.

Article: Haiku: A Whole Lot More than 5-7-5

This comprehensive article covers a linguistic perspective on the differences between Japanese and English haiku, as well as some principles ("rules") of haiku and the traditional haiku masters.

Article: Why Haiku Holds the Flavor of Zen

This brief article explores the Zen nature of haiku and connects the form to some principles from Western writing, if folks are more familiar with that.

Podcast: Writing and Haiku as Spiritual Practice (Tara Brach Interviews Natalie Goldberg)

Discussion on haiku, its relationship to spirituality, and Goldberg's book Three Simple Lines begins in earnest at 10:35.

Site: The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge

This site is a hub for Buddhists interested in writing and sharing haiku, including submitting to a regular contest.

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Solstice Mindfulness Retreat in Pittsburgh

Hello all,

I'm a long-time member of this group who moved to Pittsburgh during the pandemic.  I love following the wonderful practice and growth of this sangha from afar. 

For those interested in a 2-day mindfulness retreat on a beautiful organic farm and college campus outside Pittsburgh (less than 4 hours from DC), please check out this offering for June 20-21st.  Accommodation at the farm/campus available for those interested. 

Information and registration here.   

Feel free to reach out with any questions. 

With metta,

Lou

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