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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.
Process of the Mind - RD Script
Process of the Mind - RD Recording
Equanimity Script
Equanimity recording
Mind Like and Ocean Insight Meditation Society
Being Mindful of Thinking IMS - Forest Refuge
Intimate Presence IMC Washington DC
Start: Page 19, 1st paragraph: "The Buddha taught..."
End: 19, 3rd paragraph: "...Wise Concentration"
Length: 3 paragraphs, 109 words, ~1 minute
Living ethically
Practicing meditation
Developing wisdom
Start: Page 19, 4th paragraph: "These eight factors..."
End: 20, 1st paragraph: "...the Noble Truths"
Length: 3 paragraphs, 178 words, ~1 minute
We develop as far as we can in any given moment
A guide to practice
A way of life
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 The Mind: Notice thoughts as they arise and pass.
Concentration on Equanimity: Repeat to yourself: "May I find Peace exactly where I am."
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.