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SUMMARY:Be Who You Are\, Live From the Heart: a Retreat at Southern Dharma Retreat Center
DESCRIPTION:This Retreat is sponsored by Southern Dharma Retreat Center near Hot Springs North Carolina. In order to register\, visit the event on the Southern Dharma website: https://southerndharma.org/retreat-schedule/1524/be-who-you-are-live-from-the-heart/ \nHere’s a description of the retreat: \nBe Who You Are\, Live From the Heart \nIt is sometimes said that the most essential question in life and spiritual practice is\, “Who (or what) am I\, truly?”\nWe are taught to believe a great many things about who we are that are not at all true. We learn to assume that we are separate from the mysterious and harmonious unfolding of life in each moment. We come to believe that we are not the person we should be\, and then our imagined flaws prevent us from living happily and confidently\, as we otherwise would do. Our spiritual work is to wake up to the truth\, which is that we are good and beautiful people\, each of us\, in our authentic nature. Here is our opportunity in this life: to remember who we truly are\, and so live in clarity and peace. \nOver the course of this retreat we will explore the teachings the Buddha offered and the tools we may employ in order to dismantle the illusion of our separateness. In order to discover who we truly are\, the best and most effective method is to identify what we are not\, and so that’s where we’ll start. How do we unconsciously maintain the fictions we were taught? Who is this false person we sometimes believe ourselves to be? Then\, once we’ve established that which is untrue about ourselves\, we’ll take a look to see what is true. When the illusion falls away\, what remains? What actually is this thing we call “our authentic nature”? And how does our practice assist us in living the reality\, rather than the fiction? I look forward to exploring these and other interesting things during our days of practice together. \nThe retreat will include several periods of sitting and walking meditation\, two group discussions\, yoga\, and three meals each day. The schedule will be somewhat relaxed in order to provide plenty of time to rest\, to be outside\, to move the body\, and enjoy the beauty of the mountains all around. There will also be daily opportunities for one-on-one guidance. As usual\, the retreat will be held in silence outside of the workshop sessions. \nI hope you will consider giving yourself these several introspective days in which to explore the teachings\, deepen your practice\, connect ever more intimately with yourself\, and enjoy a few precious days of life on this Earth without distraction. I very much look forward to being with you and practicing with you there!
URL:https://theoneopendoor.org/event/be-who-you-are-live-from-the-heart-a-retreat-at-southern-dharma-retreat-center/
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Meditation and Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Each Sunday morning from 10:00 to 11:30 eastern we gather on Zoom (a video-conferencing platform) to support each other\, learn from each other\, and experience the joy of spiritual community. Group begins promptly at 7:00 with a thirty-minute meditation period\, followed by a facilitated conversation lasting an hour\, during which people may bring up whatever issues they choose in regards to their practice\, the things going on in their lives\, and so on. \nWe are not looking for any sort of commitment\, just a willingness to jump in whenever you’re able. The evening groups are offered on a donation basis. To participate\, email David at djmckay429@gmail.com for the group guidelines and the zoom link you will need. \nGassho
URL:https://theoneopendoor.org/event/sunday-evening-meditation-and-discussion-group/2025-12-14/
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SUMMARY:Integrated Dharma: an In-Person Meditation and Discussion Group in Asheville\, NC
DESCRIPTION:David leads and facilitates two meditation and discussion groups\nin Western NC on a regular basis:\nIntegrated Dharma Meditation Group at The Friends Meeting House in Asheville\nDavid facilitates this group every Sunday evening from 6:00 until 7:30. The format is the same as the virtual groups: a thirty-minute meditation period followed by an hour-long discussion. To participate\, simply join us at The Friends Meeting House (227 Edgewood Road) on Sunday evenings! Feel free to come a little early and stay a little late for fellowship with others in the sangha. This meditation group is sponsored by Southern Dharma Retreat Center (https://southerndharma.org/). \nThe Social Sangha in Black Mountain\, NC\nDavid facilitates for the Social Sangha every first Monday from 6:30 until 8:00. We meet at a place called Quietude just outside of town. The group begins with a thirty-minute sit\, which is followed by an hour-long facilitated discussion. For more information about the Social Sangha\, go to https://thesocialsangha.com/.  \n 
URL:https://theoneopendoor.org/event/integrated-dharma-an-in-person-meditation-and-discussion-group-in-asheville-nc/2025-12-14/
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