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Thursday, 9 January 2025

[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Re: Downtown Dharma Stream Cleanup Event

Hello everyone,

I am postponing this event a week to be held the same time (1-3pm) on Sunday, January 19th because of the possible snow this weekend. Hopefully it will be cleared up by next week!

Take care,

Nick

On Jan 3, 2025, at 1:31 PM, Nick Staten <nickstaten22@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello everyone!

This is a reminder that I will be hosting a stream cleanup at P St. Beach next weekend. Looking forward to serving our watershed with you all! See my previous email for more information. There will be a prize for the volunteer who collects the most litter!

Have a great weekend,
Nick

On Dec 13, 2024, at 7:37 PM, Nick Staten <nickstaten22@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Downtown Dharma,

My name is Nick Staten, I am new to the sangha and looking forward to getting to know all of you!

In an effort to create community outside of Yoga District I wanted to host a stream cleanup event where we could all serve our watershed, it takes care of us in so many ways so why don't we return the favor! I usually cleanup at the mouth of the Rock Creek Watershed at P St. Beach which is right where the 33 mile long watershed drains into the Potomac River (an ideal area to collect trash before it heads out to the ocean!).

The event will be on Sunday January 12th from 1pm-3pm. Hopefully it won't be too cold, unfortunately litter doesn't hibernate! If you are interested, signup using this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/KTUGv4RZw0CkxF3BXl0-Rw2

This will be an official NPS / Rock Creek Conservancy event, but it will just be open to members of our sangha.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions! I'll attach some photos from my last event.

All my best,
Nick
Nickstaten22@gmail.com
301-305-4722

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Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Happy New Year and a View From 2024!

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Monday, 6 January 2025

[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Re: Follow up

Hi all,

I mistyped the substack link. Please use this one: devinmaroney.substack.com

Thanks!

On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM Devin Maroney <devinmaroney@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear friends,

I am grateful we had the opportunity to meditate and connect last night - a huge thank you to Kavya and Jackie for hosting.

Below is the link for the retreat I mentioned. I am grateful that we have this opportunity for extended practice. For those of you who have not attended retreats before, it's a special opportunity to set aside tasks and obligations so that you can relax into the moment-by-moment experience of being human. There will be many familiar faces from the Downtown Dharma community.
https://imcw.org/events/?categoryId=101

If you found last nights talk helpful, I post some writings and teachings at devinmaroney.substsck.com.

I hope you had a wonderful snowy day. I particularly enjoy how the snowflakes can draw both the silence and the empty space to my attention.

Love and blessings,

Devin

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Follow up

Dear friends,

I am grateful we had the opportunity to meditate and connect last night - a huge thank you to Kavya and Jackie for hosting.

Below is the link for the retreat I mentioned. I am grateful that we have this opportunity for extended practice. For those of you who have not attended retreats before, it's a special opportunity to set aside tasks and obligations so that you can relax into the moment-by-moment experience of being human. There will be many familiar faces from the Downtown Dharma community.

https://imcw.org/events/?categoryId=101

If you found last nights talk helpful, I post some writings and teachings at devinmaroney.substsck.com.

I hope you had a wonderful snowy day. I particularly enjoy how the snowflakes can draw both the silence and the empty space to my attention.

Love and blessings,

Devin

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Sunday, 5 January 2025

[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Live with me in a sweet, furnished 2BR, 4BA 1700sf townhouse near U St?

Hi, all! I hope it's OK for me to post this here, but, when I thought of whom I want to live with, this community came to mind.

Anyway, my amazing housemate moved in with his girlfriend and out of our great house. So I need a new housemate!

It's an amazing, furnished 2BR, 4BA townhouse, with exposed-brick throughout, in a great location just north of U Street (13th and Euclid NW). It's 1700 sf and has three large decks and a large rooftop with an eight-person hot tub.

(Yes, you read that right - three decks plus a rooftop and rooftop hot tub.)

We've been enjoying living here, including hosting lots of parties and events of different kinds. (Would even be cool to host Downtown Dharma stuff!)

Your half of the rent would be $2500 + utilities - so it's not cheap but it's cheaper than what a nice one-bedroom apt in central DC would cost - and, in my opinion, you get a lot more....

Happy to provide more info. Let me know if you or anyone you know might be a good fit!

Aaron

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Saturday, 4 January 2025

[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Saturday, January 18, 2025--Daylong at the Vihara @5017 16th St NW

Greetings and happy 2025, my friends!

You're warmly welcome to gather with us at the Vihara for our next daylong on Saturday, January 18, on the theme of sympathetic joy. Sympathetic joy is a "brammavihara," or heart-based meditation practice that expands our awareness to include and celebrate others.

As we all prepare for the shifting winds of this inaugural weekend, let us recall we are one sangha. Our connection is a powerful medicine. The aspiration for the daylong retreat is to celebrate us.

Follow the link for more description and sign up:

https://dandelion.events/e/h438a

We will offer dana to the resident monks, followed by our own potluck lunch.

May you be well, happy and peaceful.

Robert Rhyne

Friday, 3 January 2025

[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Getting Unstuck - Sunday At Downtown Dharma

Hi friends,

I'm looking forward to teaching at the Downtown Dharma gathering this Sunday at Yoga District and online.

The title of this week's session is "Getting Unstuck: Discovering and Exploring Hidden Attachments." Instead of asking ourselves "why haven't I made a change?" I'll invite you to ask yourself "what am I getting out of my current situation?" We often overlook or minimize the strong attachments that sustain our current patterns and ways of living life. Bringing a gentle, non-judgmental light to these attachments can reduce shame, empower us to own our current decisions, and provide a nuanced understanding of the way forward.

After introductions, we will meditate for about 30 minutes. I'll give a 20-minute talk with a Q&A, and then we will spend the remainder of the evening discussing the themes together in small groups.

Please join us! You can find details about attending at https://www.downtowndharmadc.org.

With love,

Devin

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