Dharma Day! | Aryaloka Buddhist Retreat Center

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Dharma Day | July 8, 10-4

Come together this summer for a day of community, engaging Dharma practice and fun! Dharma Day is the annual celebration of the Buddha’s teaching. The day is a remembrance of the Buddha’s decision to teach, and a rejoicing in the many forms that the teaching has taken.

Come for all or part of the day as you see fit. Attendance is free, but please do RSVP so we have a sense of how many people to expect. Please plan on bringing a vegetarian dish for the potluck if you can. If you would like to volunteer for part of the day please email <a style="text-decoration:none">info@aryaloka.com</a> to learn how you can help!

From this Year’s Dharma Day Team:

Please join us in person or online on Zoom for a Dharma Day Celebration Saturday, July 8th from 10am to 4pm at Aryaloka!

Dharma Day Celebrations around the world provide an opportunity to reflect, practice and celebrate with others the gifts that have been freely handed down through the centuries from the first Turning of The Wheel by the Buddha Shakyamuni.

One of the many inspiring Dharma teachings is Siddhartha Gautama’s Going Forth on what he called the Noble Quest. "Having thus gone forth in search of what might be skillful, seeking the unexcelled state of sublime peace,” he began his Noble Quest which we are still benefiting from today!

What is living a Dharma Life like for you? 
What, to you, feels like the Noble Quest? 
How has Dharma practice supported your going forth on the Noble Quest.?

Whether you have been a Buddhist for decades or are just beginning your journey please join us for Dharma Day! Please feel free to bring family and friends — all are welcome!

<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89709797814">CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE ON ZOOM</a>

Full Schedule: 
10am – Introduction 
10:30 – Meditation   
11:10 - Tea break   
11:30 Talk by Subhramani  
11:50  Short presentations by Mitras 
12:10 Open questions/ break out groups 
1pm  pot luck vegetarian lunch 
2:15 Talk by Khemavassika  
2:30  Short presentations by Mitras 
2:50 Break 
3:00 Seven-fold Puja 
4:00 Close

How are we coming together safely?

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<li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">If you know you have been exposed to Covid-19 within a five day period of the event’s start-time, we ask that you not attend in-person.*  Stay up-to-date with exposure guidelines <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/if-you-were-expos…; style="text-decoration:none">here</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">Masks are optional unless otherwise stated. Masks are required indoors for anyone testing negative of Covid-19 within days 6-10 of post-covid exposure without infection.</li>
<li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">If you have recently recovered from Covid-19, stay up-to-date with CDC guidance <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html&qu…; style="text-decoration:none">here</a> as to when you’re clear to be back in public.*</li>
<li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">If you have cold or flu symptoms, we ask that you do not attend in-person.*</li>
<li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">All participants will be asked to sign a waiver of liability in relation to Covid-19.</li>
<li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">We have installed new air purifiers with virus-destroying technology!</li>
<li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc">There are new cleaning and sanitation protocols.</li>
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*Zoom options are available for many events. Transfer of fees or refunds are also available for illness or illness-preventative related absence.  
Please email <a style="text-decoration:none">info@aryaloka.org</a> if you have any questions about our safety protocols. Aryaloka may adjust these policies in relation to current, local infection rates, and will keep retreatants posted on such changes.