[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] Special Invitation: Join Us this September for a Weekend Retreat at Seven Oaks

Greetings Dear Sangha,

Dechen Ellen McSweeney and I will co-teach a weekend retreat at Seven Oaks Retreat Center from Friday, September 18 through Sunday, September 20. While open to the public, we wanted to extend a special invitation to the Downtown Dharma Community.

The theme of the retreat is attending to relationship: with ourselves, one another, and our worlds. Rather than an exclusively silent retreat, we will undertake a mix of practices: silent meditation, dialogue, group sharing, and conversation with the land. Yet Saturday in particular will be held in noble silence as a means of developing relationship with ourselves and the land. Learn more here.

Registration opens May 21. These retreats tend to fill so we encourage you to mark both the retreat dates and the registration date on your calendar. 

With appreciation,
Kristin & Ellen

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kristin barker

One Earth Sangha

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

kristin@1earthsangha.org

No mud, no lotus. 

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] This Sunday Evening - The Potency of Proximity

Mindfulness is a miracle.

Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh characterized our core practice as nothing short of a "miracle" to clarify the surprising power of simply noticing what is happening right now with non-judgmental awareness. 

One way to tune further into this power, to refine our skill, is to ask, "How close? When we are triggered and come too close to our immediate experience, we can get captured or even overwhelmed. Yet when we are numbed out or seeking escape, so much can be gained by just coming a little bit closer. 

What wisdom and guidance might we discover by finding the most helpful distance? How might this illuminate what is underway not just within ourselves, but with one another, our communities, and this aching world?  This Sunday, we'll explore a refined form of mindfulness by practicing with proximity.

I hope you can join us in-person or online as your situation allows.

In-person: Sunday, 7:00 to 8:30pm @ Yoga District — 1910 14th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC

Online via Zoom:  Join here  

Yours In Sangha,

Kristin

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kristin barker

One Earth Sangha

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

kristin@1earthsangha.org

No mud, no lotus. 

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] This Sunday’s sit with Kristin Barker

From Kristin:

_Mindfulness is a miracle._

Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh characterized our core practice as nothing short of a "miracle" to clarify the surprising power of simply noticing what is happening right now with non-judgmental awareness.

One way to tune further into this power, to refine our skill, is to ask, "How close? When we are triggered and come too close to our immediate experience, we can get captured or even overwhelmed. Yet when we are numbed out or seeking escape, so much can be gained by just coming a little bit closer.

What wisdom and guidance might we discover by finding the most helpful distance? How might this illuminate what is underway not just within ourselves, but with one another, our communities, and this aching world? This Sunday, we'll explore a refined form of mindfulness by practicing with proximity.
I hope you can join us in-person or online as your situation allows.

In-person: Sunday, 7:00 to 8:30pm @ Yoga District — 1910 14th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
Online via Zoom: Join here https://zoom.us/j/466237117?pwd=cGxHaTJlTVhBdldVSk8weDZuSW5udz09

Yours In Sangha, Kristin

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[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] This Sunday at Downtown Dharma: Finding peace in a world ever in flux

Dear beloved sangha,

This Sunday at 7:00 pm we'll gather to practice with finding our true selves in this world of impermanence and change. 

 

The Buddha taught that: all things are impermanent, this impermanence causes suffering, and heartfelt opening up to our interconnectedness can end our suffering. Our spiritual practices--like meditating in community--give us the strength to find comfort and happiness amidst the neverending ups and downs of our lives. 

 

We’ll do some mingling; meditate; I’ll share some reflections from a zen perspective on finding our true selves in an ever-changing world; and, we’ll have small group conversations. Plus, everyone gets a surprise party favor to bring home! 

This is a wonderful opportunity to gather in spiritual community and make new friends. Come join!   

  

🙏🏻♥️

Mark/Shinren

In-person: Sunday, 7:00 to 8:30pm @ Yoga District — 1910 14th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC

Online via Zoom:  Join here  

A reminder if you're joining us in person: please arrive at least 10 minutes early as the line to check in can be long. There are plenty of friends to make while you're waiting for the formal program to begin.

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"kind speech...has the power to turn the destiny of the nation"  Eihei Dogen.

Mark Stone (he/him)

Practice Leader, All Beings Zen Sangha allbeingszen.org

Teacher & Treasurer, Insight on the Inside insightontheinside.com

Meditation & mindfulness teacher stonemindful.com

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