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Flickstein, Matthew, 1994. Wisdom Publications
Introduction to Mindfulness
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 27
Show Me Dharma (SMD) teacher Caya Tanski has new a 10-week course for those new to mindfulness and those seeking to renew their practice with a healthy beginner’s mind.
This introductory class meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Wednesday via Zoom (password: showme) and in person at the SMD meditation hall. Classes started Jan. 17 and continue through March 27, with a possible recess Feb. 28.
The course is based on an essential meditation guide, Matthew Flickstein’s Journey to the Center: A Meditator's Workbook.
[ Journey is] ... a must for those who wish to understand the union between psychology and spirituality from inside their own lives.
- Ginny Morgan, SMD founding teacher
Read Caya's full description here.
Weekly Classes | In-Person & On Zoom
10 to 11 a.m. Sundays & 7:30 to 8: 30 p.m. Tuesdays at Show Me Dharma and via Zoom.
Newcomers and seasoned meditators alike are invited to join our weekly one-hour meditation classes, 10 a.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings. Classes meet in person at the meditation hall online via Zoom (password: showme).
Each meeting typically starts with a 30-minute guided meditation followed by a dharma talk and discussion. The following is our February schedule of teachers.
Upcoming teachers
Sunday | 10-11 a.m.
Feb. 11 Joe
Feb. 18 Tricia
Feb. 25 Donna
Tuesday | 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Feb. 13 Caya
Feb. 20 Joe
Feb. 27 Phil
Outdoor meditations start April 6, 2024
Living Earth Book Study
10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17
Join us for a book study group dedicated to contemplation and discussion of our troubled relationship with our planet. Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth, 2nd edition, edited by, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, serves as our guiding text. Peter Holmes and Jeff Belden are the current faciliators. We gather every third Saturday of the month at the SMD meditation hall.
Saturday April 6 | Outdoor meditations resume
Outdoor Living Earth meditation gatherings resume in April! All are welcome for a meditation dedicated to centering our fraught relationship with the earth, which gives us our life, breath and consciousness.
Committed Practice Meditation Classes
8-9:30 a.m. Mondays & 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays
SMD's committed practice meditation classes have begun for spring. Sessions meet virtually, unless otherwise notified.
Mondays | Zoom*
8-9:30 a.m.
Joe McCormack leads this course, currently reading, discussing and practicing with Seeing With the Eye of the Dharma: The Comprehensive Teachings of Buddhadhasa Bikkhu, edited with a translation by Santikaro Upasaka.
Get the book.
Thursdays | Zoom
7-8:30 a.m.
Terry Furstenau co-leads this evening course with Aziza Riely. They are currently reading, discussing and practicing with The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together, by Caverly Morgan. All levels of experience are welcome.
Get the book.
If you would like to join one of these classes, send an email to Terry, terry@showmedharma.net, Aziza, azizatwaddle@gmail.com or Joe, joe@showmedharma.net.
*password: showme
SMD'S Adopt-a-Spot crew near West Boulevard Elementary in December.
Adopt-a-Spot
Please join us for our next Adopt-a-Spot cleanup gathering in March.
When
10-11:30 March 9*, weather pending.
Where
Meet in the parking lot of West Boulevard Elementary.
What do you do?
We clean the area along West Boulevard between Worley Street and the Business Loop. If there is time, we may also expand efforts to Worley Park, located behind the school, and nearby side streets.
Should I bring anything?
We supply tools from the City of Columbia: trash picks, vests, gloves and garbage bags. However, you are welcome to bring any preferred tools from home.
Questions? Contact Alex: vp@showmedharma.net.
*Date is tentative. Please check our announcements in early March for confirmation.
Loaves & Fishes | Update
Our next Loaves & Fishes meal service is now scheduled for Wednesday, March 27. SMD volunteers will provide a sign-up link and details about meal theme and requested dishes on this website and via email when they become available.
In the meantime, we hope the following may help answer a few questions:
Where does the service happen?
The Loaves & Fishes dining room and kitchen are currently located in the basement of Wilkes Blvd. United Methodist Church. Park in the back lot, and enter via the outdoor stairs down to the kitchen door.
There are still plans to move the meal services to a new location after March, 2024. The City has yet to confirm a new location, but there is hope that services can continue at the new Room at the Inn, which opened a year-round shelter in Ashely Center in late 2023.
What do you need?
In general, we need assistance with everything from food preparation to service and cleanup. You can choose to simply drop food off in the kitchen at 3 p.m. Or, you can stay on to pitch in with a variety of tasks.
How do I sign up?
SMD will signup link here as soon as it's available. If you are on our mailing list, you will also receive an announcement.
What kind of work do volunteers do?
We offer a hot meal to those in need. As an example, SMD volunteers served chili, sides and more to approximately 150 men, women and children in need of a hot meal at the most recent service, on January 24, 2024.
Volunteers prepared ten servings of chili each and brought sides, salad and deserts. Several people helped serve the meal and a handful stayed on afterward to scrub the dishes and pots, clean the dining room, wipe down tables and counters, and take out garbage.
You are invited to volunteer for any of these tasks, but we will likely have the greatest need for volunteers to prepare dishes and help with clean-up.
Thank you for your patience as we await more details! Be happy.
Area Retreats
Annie Nugent in St. Louis March 20-25. Registration deadline: Feb. 25
Senior teacher and long-time friend of the Show Me Dharma sangha Annie Nugent is offering a weeklong residential retreat sponsored by Midamerica Dharma at the Mercy Center in St. Louis, March 20-25. Annie teaches insight practice in the Theravada tradition and has led numerous non-residential weekend retreats for the SMD sangha in Columbia, Mo. For more details about costs and registration, visit the Midamerica Dharma retreat webpage.
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Giving
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May all beings be liberated.
The next Buddha will be a sangha.
–Thich Nhat Hanh