• Sample Recovery Dharma Format

• Sample Online Format

Read

• Isolation and Connection: Page 57: Book,

• Audio

Discuss

• A great web of being that each of us is connected to without any effort of our own

• We each have a choice to decide what we want to do with the reality of our connection

• Sangha, in a very broad sense, means being willing to let other people in, to let them matter.

Learning the Concepts

• Choose just one of the readings or the whole chapter to read, underline and study.

• Think about or write about the title of the reading or the discussion topics listed above

Brief Personal Meditation

Pause - at least once a day, for a minute or two - to practice any of the following meditations.

• Mindfulness of Breath or Body : Take 3-10 deep breaths - 4 counts in, 8 counts out.

• Concentration on Compassion: Repeat to yourself: "May I be kind and gentle with myself."

Renunciation Inquiry

• List five of your most important values in a friend. Write briefly about each one.

Sangha

• Meetings: Notice how your insights from this practice relate to the meetings you attend this week.

Wise Friends and Mentors

• Survey: Every day, practice reaching out to 1-3 Wise Friends you have met at the meeting.

• Ask each one about their experience with this week's meditation practice or topic.

• If you don't reach someone, leave a message with your question, and try with 1-3 other Wise Friends tomorrow.