With shared commitment to the dharma, we hope our work will be of benefit to all who join us in this practice.

The TIMC Board would like to offer financial assistance to sangha members who wish to participate in training programs or other activities designed to address racial conditioning, implicit bias, and racial inequality. 

• The goal of this scholarship initiative is to help individuals and the community deepen their understanding of how unexamined views of race can limit the mind and human systems. 

A General Scholarship Fund for this purpose exists through donations from the TIMC General Fund and the generosity of several Triangle Insight members.

• This Scholarship Fund has helped offset registration fees for some Sangha members who attended the Organizing Against Racism NC anti-racism training program.
   
• It has supported the participation of TI members in a 3-day Mindful of Race workshop with Ruth King. 

• White Awake is another organization that holds ongoing courses with a focus on anti-racism. They are currently conducting an online study group that has filled, and is now closed, but will be offering more online programs in the fall.  
   

• If sangha members would like to receive scholarship support for training with OARNC, White Awake, or other programs addressing racial injustice, please email the Board at [email protected].

We invite the community to join this initiative by contributing specifically to this scholarship fund.  

• You may use PayPal to Donate Here. 

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1. Use the links below to confirm that your own registration is up to date.
2. Send the links to 3 others encouraging them to check their own registration.
3. Ask them to send the links to 3 others, and then to keep the ball rolling.
4. Know that you've had a significant impact on the November election. 

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This is a truly critical time in American society. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, financial collapse, climate change emergency, and approaching a November election that threatens to exclude many eligible voters. As Buddhist teachers and leaders, we recognize that every vote and voice needs to be heard to help guide the next years of our society wisely.

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To submit items for the monthly newsletter, please review these general pointers, and consult the Newsletter Submission Guidelines for important details. 

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SEPTEMBER 4 - 7, 2020   (Online program) 

Register HERE: This specific link is Triangle Insight's Affiliate Portal

(20% of each Registration fee made through this link  will come back to TIM)

Hosted through Yogaville, the Satchidananda Ashram in Virginia.

Description

All of life is held within the context of death.

In this online program, you will be guided through rich teachings on death and dying from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. For anyone interested in learning how to prepare for death, both spiritually and practically, for themselves or to help someone else who is dying. 

Experience talks, guided contemplations, meditations, and discussion groups to learn how to die a good death, and how to help others die .   

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As the Buddhist tradition proclaims, "If you die before you die, then when you die you will not die." With preparation, we can transcend death, turning the greatest obstacle into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and even attain enlightenment. The bardo ("gap, transitional process") teachings lead to the death of death. The journey through the bardos is a journey into our mind, so by exploring the bardos we are exploring ourselves. They also apply to any moment that ends-which means these teachings apply directly to daily life.

• In addition to the advertised program, registrants from Triangle Insight will be able to join registrants from the Durham Shambhala Center in a 2 hour follow-up Q&A session with Andrew Holecek, included in the price of the program. 
   
• If you register and also wish to participate in this Q&A, please also contact Rhea Colmar, with the Durham Shambhala Center, who is organizing this extra session: [email protected]
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Equanimity, or Upekkha, is a highly valued quality in Buddhist teachings. It is one of the Four Divine Abodes (along with loving-kindness, compassion and joy), one of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, and one of the Ten Paramitas

But what is equanimity? What is it in us that longs for peace, well-being, equanimity, and happiness? How can we access it in our daily life, especially in times of uncertainty, fear and sadness about the suffering in the world?

All are Welcome.

For more details, to register, and get the Zoom connection, see the website:

http://www.imeditation.org/event-3854018

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For additional information, please go  here.

Friday, Dec. 4th - Sunday, Dec. 6th  

Shared Visions Retreat Center , Durham, NC

Fri., 7-9 pm, Sat., 9 am -5:30 pm, Sun., 9 am - 4:30pm

Cost:  $145 (partial scholarships offered on need basis)

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This book is for kids 9 and up. It shows that mindfulness is more than just being present. It asks questions like: "Who are you? Are you your thoughts? Are you your feelings?" This book helps kids learn that mindfulness can lead to understanding WHO they are, and WHY that matters.

AUGUST 1st, 4:00PM  on ZOOM

Caverly Morgan is  also co-leading a four-day retreat in August through the IMCC (see the Retreats section in this newsletter for details).

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August 3 - 27

For more information and to register, please visit this website.

 

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Relating to emotions in a healthy way is a lifelong journey. Emotions conflict with each other, provoke habitual reactivity, are confusing, and are hard to control. Additionally, negative emotions have a physiological effect that can contribute to chronic health conditions. 

This class will be an opportunity to explore the "self" that is the experiencer, and to look more deeply into the nature of what arises when we are challenged. We will explore a range of dharma centered approaches for working with emotions. 

Instructor Sasha Loring has been teaching meditation for over 30 years. She has studied with teachers in the Tibetan Buddhist and Vipassana traditions, and has spent extensive time in meditation retreat. She has taught workshops nationwide, and has also taught many Buddhist, Shambhala, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses locally.

Open to anyone who has already been introduced to Buddhist meditation

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Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice and is offered at Triangle Insight once monthly, usually on the fourth Wednesday of the month. It brings the mindfulness and tranquility of silent meditation directly into our experience with other people. The new website for Insight Dialogue is an excellent resource for learning more about the practice: www.metta.org. 

The evening begins with silent meditation practice, followed by gentle mindful movement, and then shifting into dyad practice where interpersonal mindfulness is explored with a partner in response to a contemplation that is offered. The dyad practice is optional so that anyone who chooses to remain in silent practice may do so, rather than shifting into dyad practice. One can investigate the guidance of the contemplation internally, noticing the moment by moment unfolding of internal experience. Also note that the ID practice goes from 6:30 to 8:30 PM to allow for more spaciousness and time for questions. We hope you will be able to join us.  

Fourth Wednesdays

(unless otherwise indicated) 

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When we resume meeting in the Episcopal Center: 

 

*Important note:  

Only four parking spaces in the parking lot at the Episcopal Center are designated for our use at this hour and are clearly marked. Overflow parking can be found on the west side of Alexander Ave.

Located near the NC Science and Math in Durham.
Dates:  n/a     Cost: donation

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Currently consisting of ~ 16 families, this group is dedicated to creating a warm, loving community for parents and children to learn and practice together. Adults meet for one hour for meditation and discussion, while the children learn about meditation and Buddhism in Sati School with our marvelous (non-parent-member) teachers.

For more information, visit:

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Tuesday Nights

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New Start Time: 6:30-8:00PM

This group is open to ALL MEN regardless of their tradition or path, or affiliation with the Triangle Insight Meditation Community. Our intention is to hear each other's interests, c oncerns, and ideas about forming and sustaining a group , all while getting to know each other. There will be a short period of meditating. A couple of us will help moderate the discussion initially but going forward, the leadership could be something collaborative, shared by all participants. It's a work in progress.

2nd and 4th TUESDAYS, every month

6:30-8:00PM, now on ZOOM platform

for Zoom information contact
Mike:  [email protected]  

or Robert:  [email protected]

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[email protected]

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