The Social Sangha

Location: Quietude, 1130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC
Date/Time: Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am

The Sunday Morning Meditation Group will gather for a combination of silent sitting and walking meditation, facilitated by Worth Bodie, a longtime Buddhist student and practitioner.

Schedule

• 10:00-10:30 sitting meditation
• 10:30-10:45 walking meditation
• 1045-11:15 sitting meditation
• 11:15-11:30 brief sharing

Other Details
Access to community and wisdom should be available to everyone, so all sangha events are offered for free. Following ancient buddhist practice, we collect danā. Danā is a Pali word that denotes a special kind of giving. It means “generosity” or “giving freely. Danā is a practice of a mutual exchange of generosity and abundance. It develops lovingkindness and compassion, deepens awareness of our interconnectedness and encourages non-attachment. If this kind of giving is available to you, there will be a donation box at this event. Donations will go to support Quietude - who makes this space available to the Sangha for free 6 times per week.

Location
Quietude is a micro-retreat center dedicated to the cultivation of mindfulness and the inner life. It provides a container for awareness, introspection, and personal development. Quietude is rooted in the understanding that we all benefit from periodically taking time out from our day-to-day routines and responsibilities.

At 5:30pm, 15-30 min. meditation followed by a dharma talk on Buddhist principles applied to daily life. Beginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. Every 2nd Thursday of the month.

Paul Linn began dharma studies and meditation in 1977. He has taught throughout the US mainland and Hawaiian islands since 1987 and co-founded the Gainesville Vipassana Society (https//www.Floridavipassana.org) with Steve Bean in 1997. Paul's extensive study and practice of psychotherapy combined with dharma teachings help inform the nature of Awakening as inherent in living itself. With respect to the spiritual traditions that meditation resides within, he aims to bring a freshness and wonder forth that reminds the heart to rest in itself and realize what is unlimited.
Access to community and wisdom should be available to everyone, so all sangha events are offered for free. Following ancient buddhist practice, we collect danā. Danā is a Pali word that denotes a special kind of giving. It means “generosity” or “giving freely. Danā is a practice of a mutual exchange of generosity and abundance. It develops lovingkindness and compassion, deepens awareness of our interconnectedness and encourages non-attachment. If this kind of giving is available to you, there will be a donation box at this event. Any amount offered is correct and appreciated. $20 is one suggested amount.
Quietude is a micro-retreat center dedicated to the cultivation of mindfulness and the inner life. It provides a container for awareness, introspection, and personal development. Quietude is rooted in the understanding that we all benefit from periodically taking time out from our day-to-day routines and responsibilities.

Location: Quietude, 1130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC
Date/Time: Sundays 10:00am - 11:30am

The Sunday Morning Meditation Group will gather for a combination of silent sitting and walking meditation, facilitated by Worth Bodie, a longtime Buddhist student and practitioner.

Schedule

• 10:00-10:30 sitting meditation
• 10:30-10:45 walking meditation
• 1045-11:15 sitting meditation
• 11:15-11:30 brief sharing

Other Details
Access to community and wisdom should be available to everyone, so all sangha events are offered for free. Following ancient buddhist practice, we collect danā. Danā is a Pali word that denotes a special kind of giving. It means “generosity” or “giving freely. Danā is a practice of a mutual exchange of generosity and abundance. It develops lovingkindness and compassion, deepens awareness of our interconnectedness and encourages non-attachment. If this kind of giving is available to you, there will be a donation box at this event. Donations will go to support Quietude - who makes this space available to the Sangha for free 6 times per week.

Location
Quietude is a micro-retreat center dedicated to the cultivation of mindfulness and the inner life. It provides a container for awareness, introspection, and personal development. Quietude is rooted in the understanding that we all benefit from periodically taking time out from our day-to-day routines and responsibilities.

Location: Quietude, 1130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC
Time: Every first Monday of the month, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
* except June, which will be on the second Monday (06/10)
Our Teacher
David McKay entered a Zen Buddhist monastery at the age of twenty-nine and spent the next eighteen years training there in silence. Over time he became a skilled facilitator and counselor, offering retreats and workshops at the monastery and across the country. David left the monastery in the fall of 2014 to further explore life and practice back in the world. He currently resides in the mountains of North Carolina, where he offers and supports awareness practice in the form of online and in-person meditation and discussion groups, workshops, one-on-one guidance, and retreats.

Format
David brings a very interactive style to his teaching. He will lead a conversation with the group on the dharma, with many opportunities to ask questions, share insights, or listen and learn. There may also be meditation.

Other Important Details
Please silence your phone for the duration, or, if essential, please place it on vibrate.

Access to community and wisdom should be available to everyone, so all sangha events are offered for free. Following ancient buddhist practice, we collect danā. Danā is a Pali word that denotes a special kind of giving. It means “generosity” or “giving freely. Danā is a practice of a mutual exchange of generosity and abundance. It develops lovingkindness and compassion, deepens awareness of our interconnectedness and encourages non-attachment. If this kind of giving is available to you, there will be a donation box at this event. Donations will go to support our valued teacher. Any amount is welcome. One suggested amount is $15.

Location
Quietude is a micro-retreat center dedicated to the cultivation of mindfulness and the inner life. It provides a container for awareness, introspection, and personal development. Quietude is rooted in the understanding that we all benefit from periodically taking time out from our day-to-day routines and responsibilities.