This hybrid Sunday Meditation and Dharma Talk will be held simultaneously in-person and live online from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Insight Community of the Desert will continue to be able to experience the gifts of sangha through in-person practice and teaching one Sunday per month. Upcoming in-person events will be held at Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert in Rancho Mirage.

We will meet both online and in-person on the *third Sunday of every month at 4:30 p.m.* Our in-person meet up next month will take place on November 20th. Join us whichever way you feel most comfortable. Everyone is welcome.

Sundays in October & November: the Noble Eightfold Path

Buddhist dharma invites us toward the joys of liberation and peace. In our practice we incline the mind and heart toward freedom, and it is a gradual (yet sure) process with a path. The teachings offer us what the Buddha called the Noble Eightfold Path: eight interdependent and synergistic areas of practice that together lead us toward true happiness: Wise View, Intention, Speech, Action, Livelihood, Effort, Mindfulness, and Concentration.

Starting Sunday, October 2, and proceeding week by week, we will carefully investigate each location on the path as a deep teaching and uncover practical tools we can use right now to free our minds and hearts. 

Today’s topic: Wise Intention

There will be time for meditation, a dharma (teaching) talk by one of our regular or guest teachers, and time for your comments and questions.

About the Teacher: Jokai Blackwell

Covid-19 Protocol

The UU church in Rancho Mirage is graciously offering use of their space for this event — and asks the following:

1. Proof of vaccinations is REQUIRED. You must show either a physical card, a photocopy or a digital vaccine record. You can obtain a digital vaccine record at https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/
2. Masks ARE REQUIRED.
3. Arrive early to show proof of vaccination. We will keep a list from week to week so that you only have to show proof once.

Dana

Cost: Donation basis. There is no charge to attend the Sunday Meditation and Dharma Talk. Please consider making a donation to support our teachers and our use of UUCODs space. You can make a donation at desertinsight.org or via the in-person dana basket. Our center and teachers are supported by your generosity. Please give from your ability and heart.

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