Dear Friends,
This Sunday, September 21, you’ll be able to join the WMC either in-person or online for our evening of mindfulness practice!
Our in-person program will take place at the Washington Buddhist Vihara, located at 5017 16th St NW DC. If you’re able to come 20 minutes early and help set up, please do, otherwise please arrive a few minutes before 6:30pm to get settled.
*the weather is still warm: the monks have requested that we refrain from wearing short pants/dresses, or low cut/sleeveless tops in the Dharma Hall. 🙏
Here’s the evening’s format:
-25 min sit
-Walking meditation
-25 min sit
-Walking meditation
-Greeting and transition
-Recitation/Reading
-Listening to a Dharma talk
-Dharma sharing
Our program will officially end at 8:30pm but you’ll have the option to come downstairs for social time together until 9pm if you wish.
If you have any questions about our in-person practice or format, please respond to this email.
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If you wish to join us via Zoom that evening, you can join us for the separate but parallel mindfulness meditation and practice beginning at 6:30pm.
After sitting meditation we’ll read the Refuge Chant, watch a portion of a video dharma talk, and have an opportunity to practice dharma sharing. The entire program will run about 60 minutes total.
This week we’ll continue with Kaira Jewel’s inspiring dharma talk, made for these times.
If you would like to join us online, please write to us at wmcsangha@gmail.com, and we’ll send you the zoom log-in information.
Our Sangha is supported by dana - donations given from the heart. Your generosity is a gift that supports the Vihara, WMC expenses, the library, and your own practice. Part of your tax deductible donation also goes to help the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation (which helps support our monks and nuns in monasteries around the world and also helps continue to spread Thay’s teachings everywhere) and automatic monthly donations can be scheduled at our website:
https://www.mindfulnessdc.org/giving
We’ll see you this Sunday 🙏🪷
Love, Steve