Please join us on Sunday, Dec 1 at 10:00 for a celebration of Bodhi Day, a holiday that commemorates the Buddha’s enlightenment. The Show Me Dharma Teachers Collective will lead the sangha in a brief meditation, in taking the Three Refuges honoring the Triple Gems (the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha), and in chanting the Five Precepts in English and in Pali, the ancient language of Buddhism. Then we will do a cording ceremony, wrapping a piece of thread around one wrist to remind us of our Buddhist path (we will provide the thread for those attending in person, folks on Zoom can supply their own thread or string).
Family and friends are welcome, all parts of the celebration are optional, and people bringing children are welcome to stay for part of the event, or to come in and out as needed.
Feel free to bring a vegetarian dish to share for the potluck (please bring a label with ingredients for people with allergies).
Following the potluck we will have a brief membership meeting to vote on new and renewing Board of Trustee members for Show Me Dharma.
Sundays, 3-4 p.m. on Zoom
Dear friends,
On November 5th our country entered a new chapter in its evolution as a democracy. Projections into the future abound regarding how we individually, collectively as a nation and globally as a world will be impacted by the results of this election.
To rise and meet this moment, we can, in Roshi Halifax's words, cultivate a strong back and soft front. Love is the most important muscle in transformation. In this moment, what is love asking?
Please join our monthly forum: Dharma and Democracy, facilitated by Mary Jo Bennett. We will meet the first Sunday of each month @3-4pm CST on Zoom.
Please join us online via Zoom (password: showme) Sundays 3:00-4:00 pm Central Time beginning Dec 1
For information about upcoming Show Me Dharma classes and events, please visit the web site: showmedharma.com.
Join us for a Work that Reconnects Journey of contemplation and experiential practices to hold each other and respond compassionately and creatively to the challenges of our time. All are welcome!
Contact Caya Tanski cayasadhana@yahoo.com with questions
See workthatreconnects.org for more information on WTR
SMD had adopted a Spot location for trash pick, the West Boulevard Elementary School parking lot. Vests gloves, and some picker/grabber tools will be available. Bring supplies if you have them.
Are you interested in joining the Show Me Dharma board? Our next board meeting is scheduled for November 10 on Zoom. We expect to have a few seats open in the coming year. Attending a meeting is a great way to learn about service and how Show Me Dharma operates. To learn more about the process of joining the Board contact Susan Schabillion at sschabilion@yahoo.com
Whether you are new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, you are warmly invited to our weekly classes and sittings offered at the Show Me Dharma (SMD) meditation hall and simultaneously on Zoom. Get Zoom information.
Dec 1 Bodhi Day
Dec 8 Caya
Dec 15 Tricia
Dec 22 Donna with Linda backup
Dec 29 Terry
Dec 3 Phil
Dec 10 Rose
Dec 17 Silent Sit led by Phil
Dec 24 Joe with Linda backup
Dec 31 No sitting. New Years Eve
Monday Morning Class 8-9:30
The Monday morning class is a committed practice group that offers an opportunity to bring the practice of insight meditation into all aspects of daily life. It is for those with several months’ meditation experience. Participants register and commit to regular attendance of the meetings. The class is currently taught by Tricia, and the current book is Seeing With The Eye of Dhamma by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
To register or get more information contact Tricia at tnurstraub@gmail.com
Thursday Night Book Group Resumes in November
On November 7th, the Thursday Night Book Group will begin our next book "Understanding our Mind, Fifty Verses on Buddhist Psychology" by Thich Nhat Hnah. Below is a link to the book on Amazon and a link to a short article that is a nice introduction to the book. If you would like to join the class please send an email to Terry, tfurstenau@gmail.com or to Aziza, azizatwaddle@gmail.com The group meets every Thursday at 7-8:30 pm only on Zoom for a 30 minute meditation and book discussion.
Understanding our Mind
https://www.lionsroar.com/the-four-layers-of-consciousness/
Kirtan at Show Me Dharma
Kirtan will not be offered for the winter months, but we look forward to offering it again in the Spring. We thank Melinda Staley for her generous offering of Kirtan.
(A continuation of the Living Earth Meditation over the winter)
Book study and discussion aimed at connecting ecological and spiritual awareness
Seeking to bring harmony and healing to our relationships with ourselves, each other, and the Living Earth.
Minding the Earth, Mending the World
_ Zen and the Art of Planetary Crisis
Susan Murphy
1st and 3rd Saturdays
9:00 – 10:30 am
At Show Me Dharma
1600 Broadway, Columbia
Beginning November 2nd 2024
A collaborative program from:
Columbia Friends Meeting
Show Me Dharma
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia
Facilitated by Peter Holmes, PhD, and Jared Belden, MA
Contact to sign up: LivingEarth1400@gmail.com
Show Me Dharma is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support and community for teachings in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.
All of our classes and events are freely offered.
Please visit our website for information about how to give in person, via mail, Venmo or Paypal.
If you would like to contribute in other ways to Show Me Dharma, please reach out to our volunteer coordinator via email at sschabilion@yahoo.com or phone at 573.815.0352.
The next Buddha will be a sangha.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
