Tuesday Friends' Evenings

We are now hybrid on Tuesday evenings, meaning you can come in person or join on Zoom! This is a great opportunity to stay connected and find some inspiration. Led meditation, Dharma talks, and engaged discussion. All are welcome, even if you have zero experience! By donation, $5-$15 suggested (you can donate online here).

To join us on Zoom, Click here.

Safety: (For Events Shorter than Three Hours)
How are we coming together safely?

• 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 here.
• 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.
• If you have recently recovered from Covid-19, stay up-to-date with CDC guidance here as to when you’re clear to be back in public.*
• If you have cold or flu symptoms, we ask that you do not attend in-person.*
• All participants will be asked to sign a waiver of liability in relation to Covid-19.
• We have installed new air purifiers with virus-destroying technology!
• There are new cleaning and sanitation protocols.

*Zoom options are available for many events. Transfer of fees or refunds are also available for illness or illness-preventative related absence. 

Please email info@aryaloka.org 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.
 

Our Current Series:
Living Skilfully — The Buddhist Approach to a Kinder World

One of the most refreshing aspects of Buddhist life is the hands-on and positive approach to living ethically. There are simple practices for reducing harm as well as   cultivating life-changing qualities such as generosity and mindfulness. The Buddhist approach to ethics helps us to honestly come to terms with the more destructive aspects of our nature, as well as providing us a vision of who we can become.

Ethical practice, or living skilfully, is understood as foundational to cultivating an effective meditation practice, and the development of deeper, transformative insights. Our skilfulness is also the foundation for more empathetic and caring communities, and represents a personal momentum that can change the world. 

For our Tuesday evening sessions this spring, we’ll be exploring the many dimensions of ethical practice: how to work with that which holds us back, how to augment that which is creative and liberative, and how to create a network of support in an unpredictable world.

Please note: if you would like to do some reading in-between sessions, we will be following the section on Morality from Sangharakshita’s ‘A Guide to the Buddhist Path,’ available in the Aryaloka bookshop or from your favorite bookseller.

Schedule:
March
21 Two Pilgrims on the Camino
28 Cafe evening
April
4 The Criterion of Ethics *(Online on Zoom Only)
11 An Overview of The Five Precepts
18 The Principle of Non-Violence
25 Going Deeper: Ways to Practice Kindness
May
2 The Principle of Non-Exploitation
9 Going Deeper: Ways to Practice Generosity
16 Contentment
23 Going Deeper: Ways to Practice Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment
30 Levels of Communication
June
6 Going Deeper: Ways to Practice Skilful Communication
13 Awareness
20 Going Deeper: Ways to Practice Awareness
27 Cafe Evening 

Meditation, Dharma, Community — Every Tuesday 6:45-8:45pm ET in-person or on Zoom. All are welcome and by donation! No need to register. If you'd like to make a donation for the evening click here.