In a world that often feels like it's teetering on the edge, it's not surprising that so many of us grapple with feelings of instability and overwhelm.

On Tuesday, December 19th, join acclaimed Buddhist meditation teachers Sharon Salzburg and Ethan Nicktern for a free online conversation on staying grounded, available, and engaged even when the world is on fire.

Ethan and Sharon will also discuss the upcoming darmamoon year-long Buddhist studies program

and offer their insights on how studying Buddhism can help us show up more fully for ourselves and others during these challenging times.

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So again, let yourself sit in a way that is comfortable to listen and listen with an open mind but don't try to

remember this stuff. It's really there's no quiz at the end and it's much more of a

reminder to something that you already know in some deep way in yourself if it's true and if it's not you can just

let it pass by. So last week we talked about the power and the practice of forgiveness and we did some forgiveness

meditation and the trainings of letting go and opening that forgiveness allows for the heart.

And previous talks earlier this spring talked about

mindfulness and the healing qualities of

mindfulness. Tonight I'd like to take a step further and rather than talk about the systematic practices which are important and wonderful of

working with breath and body and mindfulness and loving kindness in a systematic way.

I want to talk about the fruits of meditation a bit

because sometimes hearing about it awakens within us a knowing or an understanding

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