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based in the San Francisco, Bay Area.
2027 In-Person BIPOC Practice Gathering in El Cerrito, CA | Sundays 9-11am
I will be offering another 4-week in-person practice gathering which is designed to support the integration of practice into daily life and to cultivate Kalyāṇa-mittatā/spiritual friendship, within community.
This year we will be exploring the Four Noble Truths:
Suffering is to be fully understood.
The Cause of suffering is to be abandoned.
The cessation of suffering is to be realized.
The Path is to be developed.
This is an opportunity to deepen our Dhamma practice together, within an intimate and supportive container that honors all aspects of our identities and lives. Our sessions will include meditation, teachings, inquiry, and small group dialogue.
The invitation for this practice period is to integrate these teachings into your life, carrying the practice beyond the formal gatherings into your everyday experience. One of the challenges on the spiritual path can be maintaining constancy—keeping the teachings at the forefront of our lives. These four weeks of structured support, teachings, and community provide a unique opportunity to prioritize and deepen your practice.
Upcoming Community Practice
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with Victoria Cary
The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering designed to support BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the Dharma. As a beloved community, this sangha supports exploration of the Dharma in light of our experiences. Together, we will cultivate an environment that welcomes all voices and builds community. Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
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Our Sunday program starts at 10 a.m. Since the COVID-19 pandemic our Sunday program is a hybrid experience on Sunday mornings. We start our program with the sound of the bell, followed by a brief welcome . A silent meditation – brief instruction is often included – lasts 30 minutes, we then have announcements and then a break allows time for browsing at the info tables, meeting people, etc. At 10:55 a.m., the bell is rung again, and then the guest teacher offers a dharma talk, usually including a question period, until we close at 12 p.m. with the sound of the bell. We have tea and volunteer refreshments every Sunday.
Sunday Sit Online Schedule:
9:55 Zoom opens
10:00 Welcome
10:05 Sitting Meditation
10:35 Announcements and break
10:55 Dharma talk
12:00 Closing bell. You are warmly invited to stay for conversation and refreshments in the break room.Meeting ID: 940 933 642
Passcode: 765183
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With Victoria Cary
The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a bi-weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners who meditate together and explore the teachings of the Buddha in the light of personal experience.
Each bi-weekly session offers a short talk, guided meditation, and/or a silent sit for 30 - 40 minutes. Some gatherings add a 10 - 15 minute question and response period to help support the practice.
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For those who identify as LGBTQIA+. The Rainbow (LGBTQIA+) Sangha is a weekly gathering for self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming.