Virtual Events

Daily Morning Meditation

Dates: Every day 8:00-9:00am PT
Cost: Gift Economy / aka on Donation
Location: Virtual via Zoom:  https://zoom.us/j/370125244
Zoom Password: meditation
Registration: none needed / just show up!

 

Brief Summary:

We gather in community 365 mornings a year for a short teaching, meditation, and discussion.  Usually, around 20 to 30 people join.  You are welcome to have your video on or off, and stay for as little or as long as you like.

Morning Flow (Monday to Friday):

8:00 – 8:10ish  — a short talk (Fridays are way-seeking mind talks)
8:10ish – 8:45am — silent meditation
8:45 – 9:00am — group discussion

Morning Flow (Saturday & Sunday)

8:00 – 8:55am — silent meditation
8:55 – 9:00am — “lightning round,” sharing intentions for the day or one-sentence reflections

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Deep Dhamma in Daily Life — Virtual Bi-Weekly Class

When: ~ Every other Tuesday from 4-5pm PT (see above link for specific dates)
Where: Zoom (here’s the link)
Cost: Gift Economy / donation
Registration: none needed / just show up!

 

Brief Summary:

This bi-weekly class will explore how to weave “Deep Dhamma” into our daily lives, unpacking traditional Buddhist teachings to live with greater love, integrity, wisdom, meditative presence, and inner freedom.  A typical class features a 15-minute talk, 15-minute guided meditation, and 30 minutes of discussion/questions. 

For 2024, the classes will all revolve around the Buddha’s “Seven Factors of Awakening,” which include mindfulness, investigation, effort, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity.

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Local Events in Portland

 

Courageous Compassion — A Daylong Buddhist Meditation Retreat

Date: Saturday, 11/16/24, from 10:00am to 4:00pm+
Location: Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in NE Portand
Cost: Gift economy / aka donation
Registration: RSVP required; email me via Da***@Pa*************.com

 

Brief Summary:

This daylong retreat will emphasize compassion that is grounded in presence and can courageously meet difficulty, rather than being overwhelmed by it.  We’ll relate to compassion as a caring, heartfelt wish for beings to be free from suffering.

Our day will largely consist of meditative practices that will first ground us in a baseline of empathetic and emotional attunement, and then channel compassion to ourselves, loved ones, relative strangers, difficult folks, any community or being that touches our hearts, and also sit in the raw energy of compassion that is available in every moment.

While the day will be in noble silence and largely explored internally, there will be some guidance on how this sort of practice carries over into our everyday lives.

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Monthly Sangha — Meditation + Dhamma + Community

Dates: 2nd Sundays from 6:30-8pm+
Location: Awakenings Wellness Studio @ 1016 SE 12th Avenue Portland, OR 97214
Cost: Gift Economy / Donation
Registration: none needed / just show up!

 

Brief Summary:

This group is devoted to cultivating the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path, especially the key teachings on ethics, meditation, and wisdom.  While the idea is to spiritually beautify our lives in every possible way, we’ll place special emphasis on how via wise awareness, freedom is always available right now. 

We aspire to build community, explore Buddhist philosophy in a down-to-earth manner, and find ways to bring these rich teachings alive in our own lives.

Remaining 2024 Dates: 10/13, 11/10, 12/8

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Sangha Service Day

Dates: October 5th, 9-12pm
Location: Hoyt Arboretum in SW Portland
Registration: email me via Da***@pa*************.com

 

 

 

Mindfulness in Daily Life — A 6-week Course

When: Wednesdays 7-9pm; November 6 – December 11, 2024
Where: The Flander’s House Community Room — 2926 NE Flanders St, Portland 97232
Registration: Email me at Da***@pa*************.com
Cost: Gift Economy / Donation (see below)

 

Brief Summary:

This course will teach how to bring more mindful awareness into your daily life, not just when sitting on a cushion with your eyes closed, but in every waking moment.

You will learn to use that awareness to get curious about how you show up in different domains of your life — like eating & drinking, beginning & ending the day, relationships, technology, and transit.  Building on those observations, you’ll learn precise tools & inquiries to more deeply align your actions with your values in these areas of your life.

More directly, this course will teach mindful awareness as a vehicle for moving into deeper presence, integrity, and wisdom, all across your life.

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Community Discussion

For both the local & online communities, I host a free virtual Discord forum, for ongoing discussion in a more informal way.

There are sub-forums for the local sangha, the morning meditation group, wholesome living, general discussion, and also a fairly active daily gratitude forum.

Via this link, you’ll need to hit the “join the server” tab on the left side of the screen and submit an “application.”  This is basically just a way to keep out spammers.  Once you submit it, I’ll “approve your application” and you’re free to just check it out & disappear, or stick around and participate!