[Downtown Dharma Sangha Listserv] next book club Saturday December 2: downsides of sense pleasures

Hey folks,

I'll be hosting the next Downtown Dharma book club at my apartment in Dupont Circle on Saturday December 2 at 4pm! Please RSVP here if you'd like to attend, either in person or on Zoom.

The topic I chose for this meeting is the downsides of sense pleasures. I remember several years ago when a teacher brought up this phrase during a dhamma talk, and I was confused: what was meant by a "sense pleasure"? Does this mean there is a "downside" to every pleasant sensation?

I have a collection of related short articles and a YouTube video here. Feel free to read/watch whatever you want, and hopefully we can have a lively discussion!

• Are Sense Pleasures Suffering?
• Short blog post I found by Insight Meditation South Bay.
• Majjhima Nikaya 26: The Five Strands of Sense Pleasure
• Excerpt from a sutta where the Buddha appears to define sense pleasure. If you've never read a sutta before, you'll find there is quite a lot of repetition, but don't be intimidated - we can dive into trying to understand what this all means during our discussion.
• Eight Worldly Winds - Kaira Jewel Lingo
• Scanned chapter attached below of Kaira Jewel Lingo's book "We Were Made for These Times" giving an overview of a concept closely related to sense pleasure: the Eight Worldly Winds. Thanks to Ava for providing!
  
• Eight Worldly Winds with Venerable Thubten Samten
• Short YouTube video of a Tibetan Buddhist nun telling some humorous personal anecdotes about her experience with the Eight Worldly Winds. (Topic starts at 0:58)

The address is 2122 Massachusetts Ave NW, Apt 712. You can wave at the security guard to let you in, then come up to the 7th floor; but feel free to call me if you have any issues, 520-612-1103.

See you soon!

-Nate

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