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Friday, 27 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Sunday at the Potter’s House

Dear friends, We will be meeting this Sunday evening from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Community Room at the Potter's House (1658 Columbia Rd, NW) to meditate and connect as a community. This week we will continue our exploration of restlessness and remorse, looking at the relationship between our formal meditation practice and the other parts of our lives. Chairs are available. If you'd like to bring your own sitting gear,...

Wednesday, 25 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] [DHARMA HOUSING] Beautiful 2 bed/1 bath fully furnished apt 1 block from Potter's House - mid August, $2950

Dear All,Please pardon the post that's not directly teaching or practice related (except that everything is teaching us :). I'm planning to head off on a multi-month retreat in the second half of August and not return to DC for a year or two. My apartment just one block from Potter's House has hosted a few Buddha Brunches, days of practice, home retreats, and a couple of iterations of sitting groups through the years. I'd love...

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Peer-leader Opportunity on 8/19/18

Hi everyone,Just a heads up that we have a peer-led evening on the schedule for 8/19/18, but do not yet have a volunteer to lead. Please email Linda or I if you're interested.Best,Devin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IMCW Downtown Dharma social/volunteer listserv" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to downtowndharma+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com....

Sunday, 22 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: Young Adult Mindful

FYI, there's a new mindfulness community for young adults, also through IMCW. Thought some folks might be interested. In addition to the events below, you can also get on their list-serv by emailing the address below. ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Young Adult Mindful <youngadultmindful@gmail.com>Date: Sun, Jul 22,...

Saturday, 21 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Tomorrow at the Potter's House

Dear friends,We will be meeting tomorrow evening from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Community Room at the Potter's House (1658 Columbia Rd, NW) to meditate and enjoy each other's company.The topic for the evening will be restlessness and remorse, and how to cultivate a mind that is free of these states. Chairs are available. If you'd like to bring your own sitting gear, please do. And if you'd like to help set up, please...

Thursday, 19 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Kirtan on Friday; Zero-Waste Sangha on Monday - IMCW Center for Mindful Living Calendar

Dear Friends,I want to point a few events upcoming at IMCW's Center for Mindful Living (CML) that likely are of interest to this sangha (in case you haven't already heard about them). This Friday (20th July) Rufus Juskus will lead an evening of meditation and Kirtan - sacred chanting and music. All are welcome. Suggested Donation $10-15 (no one turned away). for more information, check out: http://sacredchantskirtan.org/ and...

Monday, 16 July 2018

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] This Sunday at Potter's House

Sorry I missed it last night, Eva. I looked forward to attending, but work required my attention. Thank you for the reading material links. Sam Sam D'AmicoWashington, DCPhone: 202-531-2344sam@samdamico.com ---Sam D'Amico Photography--Original Photography And Excellent Photography Instruction.(https://samdamico.com/)—Study and Practice Photography With Sam D'Amico.(https://samdamico.com/study-practice-photography-sam/)---Reasonably...

Sunday, 15 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Re: This Sunday at Potter's House

Thanks to everyone who came out tonight -- it was a great group. For anyone who's interested in reading more on this topic, here are some links!Text of the Kalama Sutta: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an03/an03.065.soma.htmlBhikkhu Bodhi's explanation of the above: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/bps-essay_09.htmlGil Fronsdal on doubt: https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/books-articles/articles/the-five-hindrances-handouts/doubting-doubt-practicing-with-the-final-hindrance/Until...

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] The Simple Art of Not Being Miserable.

Something to read. Enjoy or don't. https://medium.com/personal-growth/the-simple-art-of-not-being-miserable-b374f42bc318Sam D'AmicoWashington, DCSam D'Amico Photography - Original Photography And Excellent Photography Instruction. Classes held in Washington DC and Online--Introduction To Photography classes start monthly. Reasonably priced, quality , photographic prints for your walls. Rights Managed...

Friday, 13 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Healing Family Karma.

Something to read. https://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/04/how-to-heal-family-karma-eric-klein/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IMCW Downtown Dharma social/volunteer listserv" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to downtowndharma+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to downtowndharma@googlegroups.com....

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] This Sunday at Potter's House

Dear friends,In a continuation of our examination of the Five Hindrances, we will meet this Sunday, July 15, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Community Room at the Potter's House (1658 Columbia Rd, NW) to meditate and explore the hindrance of doubt.A famous mistranslation of the Kalama Sutta has it that the Buddha said, "believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless is...

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] DC Boil water alert

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Thursday, 12 July 2018

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Clearing the Space & Half-day Retreat

Hi Dharma Friends,I wanted to let everyone know that I'll be offering a half-day retreat on August 5th from 1pm - 5pm at the Center for Mindful Living in Tenleytown. This four-hour, donation-based, mindfulness meditation retreat will be offered in the natural awareness style, as developed by teachers like Sayadaw U Tejanyia and Carol Wilson. We have practiced this approach recently in some of the Potter's House classes, and...

Monday, 9 July 2018

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Meditation under the microscope

You're welcome, Rosiene. I agree with you about this being a good topic for discussion. Would anyone be interested in meeting outside of the regularly scheduled Sunday evenings? SamOn Monday, July 9, 2018 at 9:49:31 PM UTC-4, Rosiene wrote:Thanks so much!! A good reminder to us all! Perhaps a good discussion topic...RosieneSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 9, 2018, at 11:35 AM, sam <s...@samdamico.com> wrote:An interesting...

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Meditation under the microscope

Thanks so much!! A good reminder to us all! Perhaps a good discussion topic...RosieneSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 9, 2018, at 11:35 AM, sam <sam@samdamico.com> wrote:An interesting read. Here's an excerpt:In The Buddha Pill, Farias and Wikholm write:[We] haven't stopped believing in meditation's ability to fuel change but [we are] concerned that the science of meditation is promoting a skewed view: meditation wasn't...

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Meditation under the microscope

It's funny. I was taught that there is no "self" beyond this body/mind. From that perspective, self care consists of eat when I'm hungry and sleep when I'm tired. When I create a conceptual "self" in addition to, and separate from, this "mind/body self", then this conceptual self creates and seeks concepts that hinder the simple and joyous functioning of this "mind/body self". I was taught that a big part of my cultivation/practice...

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Meditation under the microscope

Very interesting article. Meditation is sold as a form of “self care,” like massage or journaling or what have you. It’s paradoxical! I’ve often felt squeamish reading about corporations and schools using “mindfulness “ techniques. It sometimes seems like Buddhist teachings with the life blood sucked out of them. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2018, at 5:27 PM, sam <sam@samdamico.com> wrote: Your welcome,...

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Meditation under the microscope

Your welcome, Joan. Thank you for your reply. On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 5:16:53 PM UTC-4, Joan wrote:Absolutely. And often missed in the talks and readings I've heard and read. Makes the whole thing a lot more challenging, of course. Thanks for sending., Joan MooneyWriter/editorjoanh...@gmail.comwww.linkedin.com/in/joanmooneyMember, American Society of Journalists and Authors, National Press ClubOn Mon,...

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Meditation under the microscope

Absolutely. And often missed in the talks and readings I've heard and read. Makes the whole thing a lot more challenging, of course. Thanks for sending., Joan MooneyWriter/editorjoanhmooney@gmail.comwww.linkedin.com/in/joanmooneyMember, American Society of Journalists and Authors, National Press ClubOn Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 11:36 AM sam <sam@samdamico.com> wrote:An interesting read. Here's an excerpt:In...

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Meditation under the microscope

An interesting read. Here's an excerpt:In The Buddha Pill, Farias and Wikholm write:[We] haven't stopped believing in meditation's ability to fuel change but [we are] concerned that the science of meditation is promoting a skewed view: meditation wasn't developed so we could lead less stressful lives or improve our wellbeing. Its primary purpose was more radical – to rupture your idea of who you are; to shake to the...

[dcphp-dev] Developer Health Survey Results 🎉

Hi DC PHP members,Back toward the beginning of 2018, I sent out a survey to DC area meetups about developer health and asked people if they would share their thoughts.My goal was to make a resource website that developers could go to and learn about health issues specifically geared toward them.After many responses and months of work and research, I'd like to present the results of that survey.https://fullhealthdeveloper.com/Full...