[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Dharma Reading Group: Saturday, May 2, 5pm

Hi everyone,Every other Saturday at 5pm, a varied collection of folks from the sangha gather on Zoom for friendly discussion of readings/talks that relate to the dharma. Our next group meeting is this coming Saturday, May 2, at 5pm. If you've been looking to delve deeper into aspects of Buddhist spirituality, are seeking deeper connections with folks from our beautiful sangha, or are simply bored after weeks of sheltering...

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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] This Sunday Online

Hi friends,We will meet online this Sunday from 6:00 - 7:30 to meditate and explore the dharma together. The topic this week will be the third and fourth foundations of mindfulness: the mind and mental processes. These are vast topics so I will share a simplified framework for watching and working with the mind that I have found very helpful. Please join us using the information below.With love,DevinZoom link:https://zoom.us/j/466237117?pwd=cGxHaTJlTVhBdldVSk8weDZuSW5udz09Meeting...

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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Sunday's Virtual Sangha Meeting: Back to Basics

Dear friends,   In the past few weeks, I have found myself getting "back to basics". No, I don't mean making my own sourdough starter, more like practicing with the Four Foundations of Mindfulness; 1. Body or kaya, 2. Feeling or vedana, 3. Mind or chitta, and 4. Physical and mental processes or dhammas. This Sunday, we will explore the first two foundations and how they can help support us during this time...

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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] Virtual qigong class tonight

All,I hope it's OK to send this to the group. I assume someone will tell me if it's not.I have been going for a while to a Qigong class at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts. The center was set up for cancer patients, but the classes are open to anyone. Now, of course, they're online. It's a monthly hourlong class, The center asks for a $10 donation. To avoid security problems with Zoom, the woman at the Center said I could...

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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] IMCW Downtown Dharma Mindfulness Meditation Tonight at Flow Yoga. Topic: Love is the Strongest Offering

Greetings Dear Sangha,I hope this message finds your well "When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace, and love."Thich Nhat HanhOur zoom meeting will take place this Sunday at 6:00 pm, and we'll be meeting on Zoom. As...

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Update from Mission of Love Charities

We're still here serving our Clients. Mission of Love Charities Update We're Still Here and Serving...

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[Downtown Dharma Listserve] This Sunday's Online Sangha: A Potluck of Joys and Sorrows

Greetings Dear Sangha,I hope this message finds your body healthy, your mind relaxed, and your heart enveloped in kindness. Our zoom meeting will take place this Sunday at 6:00 pm. But here's the thing: We had scheduled our quarterly potluck. Undaunted, we're inviting you to go ahead and gather your laptop, your dinner, your cushion...

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