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Meeting Resources
Use this section if you are looking for a meditation, reading, or discussion topic for a meeting.
Read the Book Study page for more ideas on how to work with this page.
Feeling Tone - RD Script
Feeling Tone - RD Recording
Appreciative Joy - RD Script
Appreciative Joy - RD Recording
Feeling Tone - IMC Washington DC
SOBER Breathing Space - U of Washington
Mudita - Sympathetic Joy - Wildheart Meditation Center
Start: Page 33, 4th paragraph: " The most basic foundation..."
End: Page 34, 3rd Paragraph: "...our addictive behavior. "
Length: 3 paragraphs, 308 words, ~2 minutes
Dishonesty can take the form of exaggeration, minimizing, or omitting.
Saying something before we know the truth
Truth sometimes represents a reality that we cannot tolerate.
Recovery begins with an honest, compassionate appraisal.
Start: Page 34, 4th paragraph: "The Buddha provided..."
End: Page 35, 3rd paragraph: "...friendliness and safety. "
Length: 3 paragraphs, 188 words, ~2 minutes
Slander and gossip are unwise speech that make a community less safe.
We can ask ourselves: "what is our intention?" when speaking of others.
Is it possible to speak with compassion, even in difficult situations?
Speaking gently, with the intention of kindness, fosters a community of friendliness and safety.
Start: Page 35, 3rd paragraph: " It may sound like..."
End: Page 35, 4th paragraph: "...build a true connection. "
Length: 2 paragraphs, 216 words, ~2 minutes
Practicing wise speech may mean learning how to use our voices.
We can wisely communicate needs and boundaries
We can listen with compassion, understanding and receptivity.
Deep listening is an act of generosity
Read the Book Study Title Page for more guidance on how to work with this section.
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
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."
List five of your most important values in a friend. Write briefly about each one.
Meetings: Notice how your insights from this practice relate to the meetings you attend this week.
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.
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.