Name: #5 The Radiant Heart: Gratitude and Generosity as Pathways of Connection
Start: 2025-12-04T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-04T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Sangha Neuenheim

*“The little things? The little moments? They aren't little…”* — Jon Kabat-Zinn

In this gathering, we turn toward **gratitude** and **generosity** as essential ways of expanding the heart. Gratitude invites us to notice what we so often take for granted -the breath, the beating of the heart, the sheer gift of being alive. Generosity, in turn, is the art of allowing the heart to blossom through giving in its many forms -what **Stephen Post** describes as **celebration, forgiveness, compassion, listening, and creativity**, among others.

✨ **In this gathering, we will:**
• Look to **art** as a vessel of gratitude and generosity -from **Northern Renaissance** paintings that honor the sacred in the everyday to the works of **Picasso, Ai Weiwei, and Banksy,** where creativity becomes a social offering and a call for solidarity.
• Reflect on **an ancient Mexican myth** that reveals how generosity becomes nourishment for the whole.
• Explore **ancient shamanic rituals** that honor life as a circle of exchange and reciprocity.
• Experience **a gratitude meditation inspired by G. I. Gurdjieff**, planting seeds of resilience and joy to carry into daily life.

🌿 **Update on Our Fourth Gathering**
✨ Our circle will take place in a **cozier setting**, inviting quiet reflection and deeper connection.
🪷 Participation is possible **only with prior reservation** (limited spots).
🍵 A pot of **herbal tea** and a **small homemade sweet** will accompany our evening.

*“Even after all this time*
*The Sun never says to the Earth,*
*‘You owe me.’*
*Look what happens*
*With a love like that,*
*It lights the whole sky.”*
— Hafiz

✨ Gathering Info
📍 **Sangha Neuenheim**
📅 **Thursday, 4 December**
⏰ **19:00 – 20:30**
🍃 **Contribution** (€15)

Dr. Petek Göker

Heidelberg Mindful Art Club

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