Dharma Topics

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Honoring Loved Ones: A Night of Remembrance

Facilitated by: Mary Beth Hatem| in: Dharma Topics

Discussion Date: Thu, Feb 25, 2021

Silver Spring, Maryland, Community Online on Thursday Evening February 25, 2021, 7:00 to 8:45 pm Open to all Online on Friday Evening February 26, 2021, 7:00 to 8:45 pm

Dear Still Water Friends,

This Thursday and Friday evenings, after our meditation period, we will share memories of loved ones who have passed away, and we will give voice to our passages through grief. We will make space for all who grieve and especially those actively experiencing grief in its most painful stages. Although we may have had the opportunity to be part of a funeral or memorial service, this is a time to speak and to listen from the perspective of our mindfulness practice.

I remember my Dad’s funeral was not the spiritual sustenance I had hoped for, but our first Night of Remembrance later that year... Continued