Friends,

Just getting back from a week at Abhayagiri Monastery, in the California hills north of the Bay Area.

For the Oct. 6 sit planning to offer some thoughts and perspectives on monastic life, on the fruit of dedicated practice, that hopefully you’ll find beneficial. Many things were uniquely impressive about these monks, and affirming of the transformational power and depth of our practice lineage.

We’ll be gathering in person and online, and it’s delightful to see people slowly returning to in-person.

If you wish to attend online, the URL will be:

https://tinyurl.com/Eastside-Insight-9-1-2021

If you wish to join in person, we’ll be sitting together in the Northlake chapel, and that address is: 315 3rd Ave S., Kirkland, WA 98033

Yes it’s very helpful, and a way to contribute to the dhamma, if a person or two can show up early, like about 6:20, to help set up. Thank you in advance.

Here’s a link to sign up to help:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18OKEUO7ubunOG_q9r8MaBFWXqmWScOm4LIsv8MdnBU8/edit

All of these teachings are offered freely. Here are links for any dana (Pali for generosity), you may wish to offer to Northlake or to the teacher. If you offer to Northlake, please mention you’re with Eastside Insight.

Deep bows to the many of you who continue to exercise generosity, because your dana offerings are helping cover the costs of retreats like this, and the offering we made to Abhayagiri. This is the beauty of the cycle of dana, how it isn’t personal but it is about generosity to benefit all beings.

https://tinyurl.com/NorthlakeUU-Paypal2022

paypal.me/SteveWilhelm48

Steve Wilhelm
7510 117th Ave. NE
Kirkland, WA 98033

May you all find peace in the midst of difficulty, or happiness, just the same,

Steve