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Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Downtown Dharma Reading Group, this Sunday, April 5, 3.30pm

Hi AllThere seems to have been a problem with the link to the google doc for our reading group this Sunday; so here goes again!Dharma Reading 04/05: Ram Dass and no selfDharma Reading 04/05: Ram Dass and no selfDowntown Dharma Reading Group April 5, 3.30pm Ram Dass and no self ZOOM LINK HERE For this week's "readings...Hope you are all...

Monday, 30 March 2020

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Downtown Dharma Reading Group, this Sunday, April 5, 3.30pm

Hi EveryoneDuring our last reading group, we decided to "meet" every two weeks (rather than once a month), given the circumstances. As a result, our next meeting is this Sunday, April 5, at 3.30pm. The Zoom details and brief readings (including some listening) are in this google doc. The topics are Ram Dass and no self. I hope you can join us on Sunday. With metta, NickNicholas Menzies nick_menzies@yahoo.com.au +...

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Virtual Meditations During COVID-19

Hi friends!I wanted to pass along two spreadsheets that a friend sent to me. They both are lists of online meditation offerings from various Sanghas and centers around the country with times and Zoom links. They were put together by two different websites.1) Buddhist Insight Network2) Tricycle(note that the first is in Pacific Time and the second is in Eastern)Fair warning it's a tad overwhelming how many there are!! With...

Sunday, 29 March 2020

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] topic this week will be: Social Distancing to Spiritual Awakening: Coming Home to Ourselves

Update!!! We are using zoom conferencing listed below. ******VIDEO CONFERENCE INSTRUCTIONS******** We'll be meeting on Zoom, a free program you can access from a computer or phone. As part of taking care of the Sangha, we have a few requests: Please make sure your computer or device is ready in advance by following these instructions. Please be on time and plan to be "in the room," that is, be ready to devote your full...

Saturday, 28 March 2020

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] topic this week will be: Social Distancing to Spiritual Awakening: Coming Home to Ourselves

Downtown Dharma Sangha will continue to meet virtually so that we can virtually practice and explore the dharma together . The topic this week will be: Social Distancing to Spiritual Awakening: Coming Home to Ourselves With METTA, Travis ******VIDEO CONFERENCE INSTRUCTIONS******** We'll be meeting on Zoom, a free program you can access from a computer or phone. As part of taking care of the Sangha, we have a few requests: Please...

Friday, 27 March 2020

We Need Your Help!

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Wednesday, 25 March 2020

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Virtual Meetings for the Sangha for People with Dis/Abilities and Deaf People

Friends,I manage a newly formed Sangha for deaf people and people with disabilities. Here's a link to a blog describing the group. The group meets virtually for an hour and a half on the second Monday of every month on Zoom from 7:00-8:30. During these meetings, we have a mediation, practice talk, and discussion led by Alison Shapiro.Because of the challenges we all face due to the coronavirus, we will also...

Monday, 23 March 2020

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: Morning Guided Meditation w/ Bhante G, 10AM daily

Friends,Bhante G, the 92-year old Abbot of the Bhavana Society Forest Monastery and Meditation Center in High View, WV, will be giving twice-daily, 30-minute, guided meditations via ZOOM for the next month. Here is the link for the 10AM sit. We hope to see you then (ZOOM link below) :)With Metta,Brian---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Henepola Gunaratana <hgunaratana30@gmail.com>Date: Mon, Mar 23, 2020...

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: Guided Meditation w/ Bhante G, 7PM daily

Friends,Bhante G, the 92-year old Abbot of the Bhavana Society Forest Monastery and Meditation Center in High View, WV, will be giving twice-daily, 30-minute, guided meditations via ZOOM for the next month. Here is the link for the 7PM sit. We hope to see you then (ZOOM link below) :)With Metta,Brian---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Henepola Gunaratana <hgunaratana30@gmail.com>Date: Mon, Mar 23, 2020...

Re: [Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: Urgent Call for Help

Dear Stephanie,Thank you for sharing the list, these are also general resources that might be useful: Small Business Loans (restaurants, independent stores): https://coronavirus.dc.gov/recovery-business, https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance*** I have emailed and called several Ward 1 restaurants/shops to let them know about this resource. 2. Unemployment benefits: https://www.dol.gov/coronavirus,...

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: Urgent Call for Help

Friends,Below is an opportunity to support DC-metro area restaurant employees, most of whom are currently out of work and therefore, without pay. 100% of your donation will go to the employees of the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, which owns such restaurants as Bluejacket, Birch & Barley/ Church Key, Rustico, Hazel, Iron Gate, The Sovereign, The Partisan, Evening Star Restaurant, Vermilion, Columbia Firehouse, and others. ...

Saturday, 21 March 2020

[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Fwd: Bhante Gunaratana on Saturday

Apologies for the late notice(!), but your friends over at St. Mark's Meditation Center (IMCW's Mon night Cap Hill Sangha) hereby cordially invite you to join us TODAY at 2PM for a Dhamma talk on Impermanence from Bhante Gunaratana of West Virginia's Bhavana Society Monastery and Meditation Center. Following his discourse, Bhante G...