Thursday Open Door Dharma Circle
Friends Meeting House, 4312 SE Stark, Room 21
Thursday afternoon, May 22, 3:00–5:00 pm
All are welcome. Rm 12 is on the first floor
Join us for meditation, chanting, and reflection, followed by chai and friendly conversation. The Meeting House is fully accessible and the room is carpeted, with comfortable chairs. Bring a cushion if you prefer floor-sitting.
3:00–4:00 Settling in the heart. Our practice encompasses mindful awareness, lovingkindness, and compassion. For an hour or so, we share simple chanting and sitting meditation in the bhakti
and Buddhist traditions shared by Ram Dass, Neem Karoli Baba, and treasured teachers across many lineages.
4:00 to 5:00 A slight break as we stretch and get chai, and shift to dharma dialogue, reflecting on practice and on teachings, and consider how they apply in our lives in this complicated time. Dharma Circles provide a warm, thoughtful space to be in community and explore the wisdom and practices left for us across time and cultures — treasures that can help us navigate the world here and now on our beautiful but beleaguered planet home.
Come at 3:00 for the whole afternoon, or later, around 4:00, for dharma diaglogue, community, and conversation. Questions? Please contact us.
Open Door Dharma Gatherings are freely offered and all are welcome, but if you feel inclined, a jar for donations is available.
The spirit of dana—appreciative generosity—has kept the dharma wheel turning for countless generations. Whether a donation into the jar or a gift or pledge given online, your contribution to Living Earth can keep the dharma circles going or support workshops and retreats, community gatherings and potlucks, or our service projects and social engagement.
Contributions are tax deductible per IRS rules, and we welcome your support.
Living Earth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social benefit organization, IRS # 93-1331068.