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    The Still Water Mindfulness Practice Center nurtures all who wish to practice Mindfulness. We are part of a world-wide network of communities inspired by the teachings and practices of Thich Nhat Hanh. We offer weekly mindfulness meditation groups, workshops, retreats and special events in Maryland and Washington, DC.

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  • This week’s discussion topic

  • Topics are posted on Tuesdays for discussion during our Thursday programs at 7 pm at Crossings in Silver Spring. See calendar for meeting time and location. All are welcome.

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  • Monthly Calendar

  • UPCOMING EVENTS

    • Mon 18

      Nov

      Five Mindfulness Trainings Study Group

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      In the various Buddhist traditions, lay people follow a basic code of ethics known as the five precepts. The precepts encourage the practitioner to abstain from five ways of acting that create suffering for the practitioner and others: killing, stealing, engaging in sex with inappropriate partners, lying, and using alcohol and other intoxicants. In deciding to abide by them, the practitioner essentially says: “These practices are the best place for me to develop as a human being. They represent wholesome teachings for me by which I aspire to live.”

    • Wed 1

      Jan

      Beginning the Year Mindfully: New Year's Day Brunch, 2020

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      The Still Water community will greet the New Year together at our annual New Year's Day Vegetarian Potluck Brunch. You are invited to attend with your friends and family.

    • Sat 4

      Jan

      Transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings

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      In the Still Water MPC we often recite together the Five Mindfulness Trainings at our weekly gatherings. The trainings remind us of our deep aspiration to live every day with a calm mind and an open heart. They provide invaluable guidelines for mindful living. The trainings enter us most deeply when we receive them formally,…

    • Fri 17

      Jan

      Still Water Winter 2020 Practice Retreat

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      The nurturing environment of this retreat includes a supportive community of fellow practitioners and the quiet grounds of the Am Kolel Sanctuary Retreat Center, nestled in Montgomery County's agricultural preserve.

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