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Friends, Tomorrow, Sunday November 29 from 10-11 am Show Me Dharma will again host the Sunday Morning Meditation remotely over Zoom. Linda will be leading the meditation and giving a talk on "Caganussati: Recollection of our own Generosity and Goodness." The "meditation hall" will open up a few minutes before, so that you can join and get comfortable. We look forward to sharing the practice with you!... There is now a required password. That password is lowercase: showme You can join the sitting at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/2194921379 . Meeting ID is 2194921379 Or, if you need to call in, Zoom offers the following: One tap mobile +16468769923,,2194921379# (New York) +13126266799,,2194921379# (Chicago) Dial by your location: +1 301 751 8592 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abHL2Bvl6k

Sangha Holiday Celebration Sunday December 6 at 10:00 AM Ceremony Held Over Zoom Date and Time: Sangha Ceremony Sunday December 8, 10:00 am... Membership Meeting at about 11:00, immediately after the ceremony Cost: Offered on a dana (donation) basis Join us Sunday December 6 at 10:00 AM for our Celebration of Our Sangha, and a brief SMD membership meeting. In this ceremony, we celebrate the spiritual community that is Show Me Dharma. The word in Buddhism that expresses that community is sangha. That day we also celebrate Bodhi Day, which is the commemoration of the Buddha's enlightenment. Our ceremony is the celebration of the capacity we all have to awaken to truth, peace, and compassion, and the community within which that process happens. At the ceremony, members of the Show Me Dharma Teachers Collective will lead the group in chanting the Buddhist refuges and precepts. We will have a brief meditation, and engage in a cording ceremony. Any member of the Show Me Dharma community, and their family and friends are invited. Following the ceremony, we will have a brief membership meeting and all are welcome. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on new and renewing board of trustees members for Show Me Dharma. All are welcome. Note: The cording ceremony brings awareness to our basic interconnectedness. It consists of wrapping a length of red thread around one of our wrists. When we have been able to meet in person, the sangha provides balls of thread that are what is used for the cords. In this time when we are not able to meet in person, we ask that each person find a thread that is suitable for them for the ceremony.

Friends, Tonight, Tuesday November 24 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Show Me Dharma will again host the Tuesday Night Meditation remotely over Zoom. Phil will be the teacher and will give a talk on "Further Explorations in the Relevance of Renunciation for Practice Today." The "meditation hall" will open up a few minutes before, so that you can join and get comfortable. We look forward to sharing the practice with you!... You can join the sitting at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/2194921379 . IMPORTANT!!! DUE TO NEW SECURITY PROCEDURES THERE IS NOW A REQUIRED PASSWORD. THAT PASSWORD IS showme Meeting ID is 2194921379 Or, if you need to call in, Zoom offers the following: One tap mobile +16468769923,,2194921379# (New York) +13126266799,,2194921379# (Chicago) Dial by your location: +1 301 751 8592 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abHL2Bvl6k WITH METTA FOR ALL

Friends, Tomorrow Sunday November 22 from 10-11 am Show Me Dharma will again host the Sunday Morning Meditation remotely over Zoom. Tricia will be leading the meditation and giving a talk on "Gratitude and Generosity." The "meditation hall" will open up a few minutes before, so that you can join and get comfortable. We look forward to sharing the practice with you!... There is now a required password. That password is lowercase: showme You can join the sitting at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/2194921379 . Meeting ID is 2194921379 Or, if you need to call in, Zoom offers the following: One tap mobile +16468769923,,2194921379# (New York) +13126266799,,2194921379# (Chicago) Dial by your location: +1 301 751 8592 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abHL2Bvl6k

TONIGHT!!! Relevance of Renunciation for Practice Today A special joint meditation group session bringing together practitioners from Insight Meditation South Bay and Show Me Dharma... with Shaila Catherine and Philip Jones Tuesday, November 17, 2020 8:00 9:30 PM Central Time 6:00 7:30 PM Pacific Time Note that we have changed our usual meeting time to accommodate the differences between Pacific and Central time zones for this evening’s event. The Dalai Lama was once asked by reporters, What does Buddhism teach that would promote happiness? After a quiet thoughtful pause he smiled and replied, Renunciation! Contemporary lay practitioners might wonder how renunciation leads to happiness, and how it could be relevant for their own spiritual path. Should renunciation be a part of lay practice, or is it a discipline suited particularly for the ordained? How would renunciation manifest in a contemporary lay lifestyle, and what forms would it take in our daily practice? What is the aim of renunciation for one who lives with the daily pressures, responsibilities, choices, and possessions of a lay person? Tonight’s session will take advantage of the online format by bringing two meditation groups and their teachers to together to explore this dhamma theme, and simultaneously broaden connections with dharma practitioners across the country. Program Sequence: Guided Meditation led by Shaila Catherine Brief Talk by Shaila Catherine Brief Talk by Phil Jones Mixed Breakout Groups with participants from each sangha Group Discussion, Questions and Answers This event is offered on a dana basis and is appropriate for newcomers as well as experienced practitioners. The evening includes silent or guided meditation and teachings. Please join us on Zoom! Join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88266320362 Meeting ID: 882 6632 0362 Password: metta4all One tap mobile +16699006833,,88266320362# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,88266320362# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 882 6632 0362 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcSiCSJ1bl