Hello Beautiful Sangha!!
The first Wednesday of the month is the “Loving Connections” group. One way we understand Wise View of the Noble Eightfold Path is that all things are connected.
The format for this group is:
630-650PM Sitting mediation with the audio Calm Ease by the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh
650-705 Walking Meditation
705-720 Sitting Meditation
720-750 Questions for Contemplation: the group safety guidelines are here:
- there are no right or wrong answers.
- Allow the question to drop into your psyche. What is your initial response? Can you notice the pull to come up with the “correct” response. Ask yourself what is the pull to answer correctly about? then give an authentic response.
- Please remember our group is confidential
- Please give no unsolicited advice or comments to other group member.
- If you feel the pull or urgency to address another group member, please ask for permission to that person to make a comment about their presentation.
For this week, the questions were:
- What is friendship? (allowing this to percolate, then a response)
- What moves friendship closer? (allowing this to percolate, then a response)
- What sustains friendship? (allowing this to percolate, then a response)
755-800PM Comment about the group process and short lovingkindness meditation.
With Kindness
Andy B.
