Book Study

Service and generosity

Meeting Resources

  • Use this section if you are looking for a meditation, reading, or discussion topic for a meeting.

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RD Formats

RD Meditation

Mindfulness

RD Meditation

Concentration

Other Sources

Mindfulness & Concentration

Reading

Service and Generosity

Read

Discuss

  • As we get more comfortable with a generous, open heart, we experience more balance and ease

  • We have a refuge in times of trouble

  • We practice generosity towards specific people in order do extend happiness to all living beings

Practice Resources

  • Use this section of the page to support practice between meetings

  • Read the Book Study Title Page for more guidance on how to work with this section.

  • The Inquiry section of this site offers more resources to support an ongoing daily practice.

Refuge in the Dharma


Refuge in the Buddha


Refuge in the Sangha


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 The Mind: Notice thoughts as they arise and pass.

  • Concentration on Equanimity: Repeat to yourself: "May I find Peace exactly where I am."

Renunciation

  • 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.

Sangha Support

  • Use this section to integrate Personal Practice with Sangha Practice

  • Read the Book Study Title Page for more guidance on how to work with this section.

Core Intentions


The Practice


Wise Friends & Mentors