Friends,
For this Tuesday, Jan. 20, Eastside Insight gathering, we're happy to welcome Judith Avinger, a local dharma leader for Seattle Insight. Judith will be offering a talk she has entitled “Patience, the mother of all virtues.”
She writes:
“Patience has been a long-time practice for me even before I encountered it as one of the paramis. Lately, I've been contemplating the difference between acting patient and being patient. I've come to the conclusion that actually being patient, which involves being present, is essential for advancing on the path.”
Here’s a link with Judith’s bio, and some of her talks - https://seattleinsight.org/teacher/judith-avinger/
We’ll be gathering at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
This is the first evening for the new 2026 URL, so please use the URL below!!
Please email stevellen95@comcast.net for URL for the evening, or please come in person to the chapel at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, 315 3rd Ave S., Kirkland, WA 98033.
Please consider offering dana to Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, which makes this space available on a dana-only basis, in a very kind and generous way. If you do, please mention you’re from Eastside Insight Meditation.
https://tinyurl.com/NorthlakeUU-Paypal2022
Also you're invited to offer dana to Judith, in appreciation for her kind offering of the dharma.
Venmo: @Judith-Avinger
Big bows to the kind sangha members who help set up for these evenings, now Tuesdays. It’s hugely helpful when you can help, and when you can say you’ll be helping. Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18OKEUO7ubunOG_q9r8MaBFWXqmWScOm4LIsv8MdnBU8/edit
Looking ahead, you’re warmly invited to the Eastside six-week introduction to meditation series, which I’ll be teaching on six Wednesdays, starting Jan. 21.
The series will be in person and online, so your location is not an issue. While billed as an introduction, people often join who want to refresh or restart their practices. We always have fun…please share with your friends!
Also we need one more volunteer to help with the class, so please step up if you can.
https://seattleinsight.org/event/introductory-meditation-class-series-eastside-1/
This series be in parallel with a similar class taught by Keri Pederson on Thursdays in Seattle, starting Jan. 22. Both will end with a joint day of mindfulness in Seattle, Feb. 28.
Last, happy to share that the winter issue of Northwest Dharma News is live. This is a wonderful record of developments and news among dharma communities in the Northwest, with a terrific image of regional monastics.
https://northwestdharma.org/winter-2026-volume-39-1/
May you find happiness and balance, in the midst of the complexity of 2025. May your hearts be at ease.
With bows and love,
Steve