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Engaged Buddhism
Engaged Buddhism refers ways that mindful practitioners can apply the insights from meditation practice and dharma teachings to situations of social, political, environmental and economic suffering and injustice. (paraphrased from Wikipedia). Below are resources for...
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Mt. Airy CDC is as concerned as you are about the spread of COVID-19 in our neighborhood, city, region, and country. We want to remain as proactive as possible and to use our platform, the Go Mt. Airy Business Association, to continue assisting all the local...
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Here are a few helpful resources during this time of isolation. The Rubin Museum Care Package Inspired by the practices reflected in Buddhist visual culture, these resources from the Rubin Museum of Art may help you handle stress and foster peace of mind wherever...
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Below are some feel-good responses to the corona virus outbreak. John Krazinski's got Some Good News The Good News Network These were compiled by Marie Forleo. Some people are taking group workouts to a whole new level in Spain. This group sing-along in a...
read moreBest practices for having a great Zoom experience (once you’re on the call)
Here are some tips for having a great Zoom experience Mute/Unmute - Keep yourself on mute unless you are going to speak. This keeps the call quiet for others and it also prevents someone making noise from popping up as the speaker on everyone’s screen On...
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Meditation Group for All in Helping Professions: Calm Grounding in Uncertain Times Tuesdays 3:00 - 4:00 Led by Beth Adelson Via Zoom Practices topics include: equanimity, pacing one’s energy, compassion and calm abiding. Beth also welcomes questions, requests, &...
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Michael McDermott Sends Greetings from Asia
Greetings from Yangon, Myanmar! I’ve had an amazing two months in Southeast Asia. In January I was Artist in Residence at ComPeung in northern Thailand where I was making field recordings, sound designing for some upcoming projects and experiencing the beautiful...
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You Were Made for This
You Were Made For This --by Clarissa Pinkola Estes (Jan 28, 2008) Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another...
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Oren Sofer on 10% Happier
Visiting teacher Oren Sofer was on the Dan Harris Podcast 10% Happier. Listen to this facinating interiew about Oren's history, practice and work. Come on retreat with Oren this fall as Springboard welcomes him for a four-day Cultivating Inner Freedom: Insight...
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Food Pantry Drive
We have placed a basket at the Sangha to collect donations of non-perishable for items for the St.Vincent's food pantry. Please donate generously!
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