Meditation Practice Schedule

​All are welcome to our sangha gatherings! You are invited to join the gatherings 15 minutes early to begin settling in and to create our sangha cradle before the start time. And know that you are welcome to silently join and/or leave our practice at any time. 

IN-PERSON SANGHA PRACTICE: every Thursday from 7-8:30pm at the Asheville Friends Meeting place at 227 Edgewood Road in North Asheville, 28804.

First Thursday of the month: Chanting and studying the Heart Sutra, The Insight That Brings Us To the Other Shore.

Second Thursday of the month: Hearing a reading from a book selected from the Plum Village collection. The book we are currently reading is We Were Made for These Times by Kaira Jewel Lingo, former Plum Village nun.

Third Thursday of the month: A night of sitting and walking practice, all conducted in silence when you are invited to enter and leave the sangha in silence. The practice is a series of three meditation periods – sitting, walking, sitting – all in silence.

Fourth Thursday of the month: Recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings.

When there is a Fifth Thursday of the month: This will be a special practice chosen by the facilitator.

OUTDOOR SANGHA PRACTICE: During warm months, on the first Saturday of the month we (usually**) gather outdoors at Weaverville's Main Street Nature Park from 10-11:30am. We sing Dharma songs, do walking meditation through the park, and do Dharma sharing. Outdoor gatherings usually re-start in March of each year. ** Join our Google Group for scheduling information, reminders, and weather-related cancellations. ​

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