Book Study
Working with others
Meeting Resources
Use this section if you are looking for a meditation, reading, or discussion topic for a meeting.
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RD Meditation
Mindfulness
Process of the Mind - RD Script
Process of the Mind - RD Recording
RD Meditation
Concentration
Equanimity Script
Equanimity recording
Other Sources
Mindfulness & Concentration
Mind Like and Ocean Insight Meditation Society
Being Mindful of Thinking IMS - Forest Refuge
Intimate Presence IMC Washington DC
Reading
Working with Others
Read
Go to Page 61, 2nd paragraph.
Read 2 - 4 paragraphs
Discuss
When we make a practice of asking for help, we find that it improves all of our relationships
As we experience relief of sharing our burdens, we find that asking for help becomes easier
We can look to our community of wise friends on the path for guidance and wisdom
Practice Resources
- Use this section of the page to support practice between meetings
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Refuge in the Dharma
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
Refuge in the Buddha
Brief Personal Meditation
Pause - at least once a day, for a minute or two - to practice any of the following meditations.
Mindfulness of Feeling Tone: Notice the sensations in your body.
Concentration on Appreciative Joy: Repeat to yourself: "I appreciate the joy that I experience."
Renunciation Inquiry
List five of your most important values in a friend. Write briefly about each one.
Refuge in the Sangha
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
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