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Practice
- Wed 20
Feb
Morning Meditation at Crossings
Silver Spring, MD
- Wed 20
Feb
Spanish-Speaking Practice at Silver Spring Library
Silver Spring, MD
- Thu 21
Feb
Morning Meditation at Blueberry Gardens
Ashton, MD
- Thu 21
Feb
Morning Meditation at Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
Takoma Park, MD
This week’s discussion topic
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Touching the Earth — Acknowledging our Ancestors Discussion date: Thu, Feb 21, 2019
Previous Topics
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Touching the Earth — Acknowledging our Ancestors Discussion date: Thu, Feb 21, 2019
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You Are What You Meet Discussion date: Thu, Feb 14, 2019
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Arriving At Our True Home Discussion date: Thu, Feb 07, 2019
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Sun 24
Feb
Deepening our Practice: Life Lessons from the Sutras
›– A Fall-Winter "Deepening Our Practice" Group for Experienced Practitioners –
The core of the Buddhist tradition concerns the well-lived life. How do we reduce our suffering and the suffering of those around us? And, how do we live our lives joyfully, mindfully, and compassionately? In this Deepening our Practice class we will explore these questions as we look deeply into two Buddhist sutras. - Tue 26
Feb
Smiling like a Buddha: A Six-Session Mindfulness Meditation Class
›Register Now When we practice mindfulness, we develop, over time, a relaxed state of awareness that allows for the moment-by-moment direct observation of sensations, feelings, and mind-states. When mindfulness is firmly established, joy, compassion, equanimity and loving-kindness arise. Intended for both new and experienced practitioners, the class will explore conscious breathing, developing/deepening a sitting practice,…
- Sun 10
Mar
Still Water Community Vegetarian Potluck
›In his book, Cultivating the Mind of Love, Thich Nhat Hanh writes about the importance of being part of a community of practitioners: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are three precious jewels in Buddhism, and the most important of these is Sangha. The Sangha contains the Buddha and the Dharma. A good teacher is important, but sisters…
- Mon 3
Jun
Still Water Spring Three-Night Practice Retreat
›Please save the date. We will post more information and open registration in late February ---------- The Still Water Spring Practice Retreat offers us the possibility of releasing our inner running and developing the habit of arriving with each moment, each step, each experience. Through mindful sitting, walking, eating, and living, we learn to embrace and look deeply…