Tuesday Friends' Evenings

We are 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).

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Our Current Series:  

The Greater Mandala
A course in going beyond self and other

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.

There is an inherent tension in walking the Buddhist path. On the one hand, it involves cultivating a deep sense of ease, relaxation, and contentment, in which reality effortlessly opens up to us. On the other hand, we develop a profound love and compassion for other beings, in which we feel that their welfare is as important as our own, motivating ourselves to help them in any way that we can.

On this course, we will explore how ultimately the two dimensions are resolved in the realization that the duality of self and other is a misperception of our experience.

July 
8 Cafe evening (a social evening with multiple ‘topic stations’)
15 Greater Mandala Week One: Moving from Words to the Wordless
22 Greater Mandala Week Two: Moving from Utility to Aesthetic Appreciation
29 Historical Talk: Bringing the Dharma to Prisons

Aug
5 Greater Mandala Week Three: The Mandala of our Lives
12 Greater Mandala Week Four: The Greater Mandala of Uselessness 
19 Greater Mandala Week Five: The Bi-tendential Value of Being
26 (Online Only) Special Guest Speaker

Image detail: Mandala of the Two Realms (Kongokai), Senkoji, Tonami, Toyama, Japan

This course is part of the Sikkha Project which is funded by Future Dharma.

All are welcome to our weekly gathering which includes led meditation, a short talk and discussion. These supportive and friendly community evenings are perfect for getting started with meditation and Buddhism, or for going deeper in your practice. This is a wonderful way to make friends and to explore deeper meaning in one’s life.

If you'd like to make a donation for the evening click here.
 

How are we coming together safely?

• If you know you have been exposed to Covid-19 or if you have had Covid-19 within a five day period of the event’s start-time, we ask that you not attend in-person.
• If you have cold or flu symptoms, we ask that you do not attend in-person.

Zoom options are available for some 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, or health related concerns.