Friends,
For this inaugural Tuesday, Nov. 4 sit we’ll be exploring one of the Buddha’s less-celebrated gems: walking meditation. (And did we mention that the sit will be Tuesday, Nov. 4, not tonight Thursday?)
Walking meditation is an often-overlooked complement to sitting meditation, and very much worth developing. The practice of walking meditation extrapolates into cultivating mindfulness of all aspects of our waking lives, every movement and position of our bodies, and can be a vivid opening to insight and peace.
Monasteries in Thailand always include a “walking path” with each kuti, or hut, and these paths are often deeply worn from decades of walking practice. We'll explore how to do this practice, its unique strengths and applicability, and what it means for the rest of our cultivation of mindfulness in daily life.
We’ll be gathering at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. As some of you know we made the change because another group’s schedule shift meant there would have been three relatively local sitting groups on Thursdays, and none on Tuesdays. So to better benefit all beings, and after consultation with the Eastside sangha, we’re moving to 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
The URL for the evening will be https://tinyurl.com/Eastside-Insight-2025, 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.
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Also you're invited to offer dana to the teacher, with links and addresses below. Many thanks for your generous dana, which helps pay for retreat and teachings, and helps others on the way.
paypal.me/SteveWilhelm48
Steve Wilhelm
17623 184th Ave. NE
Woodinville, WA 98072
Big bows to the kind sangha members who help set up for these evenings, now Tuesdays. It’s hugely helpful when you can help before, and say you’ll be helping. Thank you!
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Looking ahead, you’re very welcome to the Nov. 8 Eastside Insight day of mindfulness, which will be Saturday, Nov. 8. During this daylong, in person and online, we’ll be exploring the subject of bringing the four foundations of mindfulness alive in daily life. These four are at the core of how the Buddha taught to do mindfulness practice. Any step in deepening our understanding of these four is well worth developing, and will support us on the path.
Below is a link to sign up. Please feel free to invite interested people. It looks like we’re covered for volunteers, but please do raise your hand if you’re so moved. https://seattleinsight.org/event/bringing-the-four-foundations-of-mindfulness-alive-in-daily-life-in-person-and-online/
May you find happiness and balance, in the midst of complexity. May your hearts be at ease.
Sincerely,
Steve Wilhelm