Dharma Topics

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True Love, True Understanding

Facilitated by: Rachel Phillips-Anderson| in: Dharma Topics

Discussion Date: Thu, Dec 01, 2022

Thursday Evening Online Program December 1, 2022 7:00 to 8:30 pm Eastern time followed by mindfulness trainings preparatory class 8:30 to 9:00 pm

Dear Still Water Friends,

This Thursday Evening we will explore the third of the Five Mindfulness Trainings, True Love:

Aware of the suffering caused by sexual misconduct, I am committed to cultivating responsibility and learning ways to protect the safety and integrity of individuals, couples, families, and society. Knowing that sexual desire is not love, and that sexual activity motivated by craving always harms myself as well as others, I am determined not to engage in sexual relations without mutual consent, true love, and a deep, long-term commitment. I resolve to find spiritual support for the integrity of my relationship... Continued