Here's what's happening Virtually this week at ADMC

November 23 - November 29

Library/Meditation Room Hours

Going forward there will not be set hours for the library/meditation room. If you'd like to drop by please email library@dharma4et.org with some times you'd like to come by. Someone will respond to confirm that they can meet you.

Monday November 30 7:00 - 8:30pm	Western Buddhist Group Please NOTE this session will be meeting Virtually, NOT in person We will be reading and discussing the initial part ofJATAKA No. 544: MAHĀNĀRADAKASSAPA-JĀTAKA: A king questions an ascetics to the various moral duties. He is himself devoted to pleasure, but his daughter is virtuous and tries to deliver him from heretical beliefs, which is finally effected by the help of the Buddha. We will end the session with a silent meditation. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81067383839?pwd=N2xCZHM4TzZrcXpWNFEvNWpLdVpJdz09 Meeting ID: 810 6738 3839 Passcode: dharma4et One tap mobile +13126266799,,81067383839#,,,,,,0#,,756460438# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,81067383839#,,,,,,0#,,756460438# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 810 6738 3839 Passcode: 756460438
Wednesday December 2 9:30 - 11am	Western Buddhist Group Please NOTE this session will be meeting Virtually, NOT in person We will read and discuss the Lojong Slogan #21: Always maintain a joyful mind. Commentary: Constantly apply cheerfulness, if for no other reason than because you are on this spiritual path. Have a sense of gratitude to everything, even difficult emotions, because of their potential to wake you up. (Pema Chodron) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81067383839?pwd=N2xCZHM4TzZrcXpWNFEvNWpLdVpJdz09 Meeting ID: 810 6738 3839 Passcode: dharma4et One tap mobile +13126266799,,81067383839#,,,,,,0#,,756460438# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,81067383839#,,,,,,0#,,756460438# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 810 6738 3839 Passcode: 756460438
Wednesday December 2 6:30 - 7:30pm	Cultivating Qualities of the Heart Please NOTE this session will be meeting Virtually, NOT in person Throughout the month of December we will be focusing on how to meditate. This week we will discuss why we meditate, breathing and what to do with our body and mind. Please join us. All are welcome. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81067383839?pwd=N2xCZHM4TzZrcXpWNFEvNWpLdVpJdz09 Meeting ID: 810 6738 3839 Passcode: dharma4et One tap mobile +13126266799,,81067383839#,,,,,,0#,,756460438# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,81067383839#,,,,,,0#,,756460438# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 810 6738 3839 Passcode: 756460438
Thursday December 3 7 - 8pm	Mindful Recovery- Anyone recovering from any type of addiction, including alcoholism and drug addiction, is invited to attend this group. Please NOTE this session will be meeting Virtually, NOT in person Will NOT be meeting this week.
Sunday December 6 9am - 12pm	Zen Meditation - Our weekly meeting focuses on Zen teachings and meditation. All are welcome - newcomers and experienced seekers. NOTE 1: The Zen group will be gathering at 9am for the bell to ring at 9:30am for the rest of the summer. NOTE 2: The Zen group is now meeting, socially distanced and with masks required, at an outdoor location (no Zoom). Andrew is emailing details out about these meetings. If you want to attend and haven't seen an email from Andrew please email the center at mail@dharma4et.org and we will get you added!

To support our sangha, its members, and the community we have set up a food and supply donation container at the center.
Please consider practicing the paramita of generosity to strengthen our sangha community.
Donations of food and clothing collected at the center so far have been given to Hunger First in Kingsport, and much appreciated, especially since the weather just took a turn and temperatures dropped. We will continue to receive donations in the boxes we have provided at ADMC. Thank you so much for your generosity.

News

Holston Valley Sangha(Wednesday morning session that used to meet at UU Church) will now be meeting at ADMC in Johnson City.
See the website's embedded Twitter feed for last minute schedule changes and notices. Follow us on Twitter @AppDharma.
Visit our Summer Poetry page for a different perspective on practice.
Please shop at our Store to help support Appalachian Dharma!

Special Notes

Lama Gursam's visit to Appalachian Dharma on May 1, 2015, to speak about the meaning of Om Mani Padme Hum as well as compassion and meditation in everyday life has been preserved in this video.

Appalachian Dharma & Meditation Center's Chairperson was on WETS, 89.5 FM, Thursday, July 28 and Sunday, July 1, 2012. To hear the podcast, go to: religionforlife.podomatic.com/entry/2012-07-03T07_00_00-07_00 or visit the interviewer's Religion For Life web site at www.religionforlife.com.

The vision of the Appalachian Dharma & Meditation Center is to facilitate a community of Buddhist practice that fosters the integration of wisdom and compassion. Our aim, as individuals and as a community, is to cultivate insight into the nature of mind and reality and overcome ego-orientated ways of being. We are a nonsectarian Buddhist center that offers weekly programs in Zen and Western Buddhism.