Friends,

Now as we enter the sacred  time of the ending of the  year, the longest nights and  shortest days, there’s beauty and wisdom.

With the sacred holiday season on us, we're going to explore the limitless kindness of two great masters - the Buddha and Jesus Christ - and see how they parallel. There's much to learn from the similarities of these two great beings, who lived 500 years and thousands of miles apart

We’ll be sitting  together at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, finishing at 9 p.m.

The URL for the evening will be  https://tinyurl.com/Eastside-Insight-2023-II, or please come in person to the chapel at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, 315 3rd Ave S., Kirkland, WA 98033.

Please consider offering dana to Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, which makes this space available on a dana-only basis. If you do, please mention you’re from Eastside Insight Meditation.

https://tinyurl.com/NorthlakeUU-Paypal2022
If you wish to donate to the teacher, it’s
paypal.me/SteveWilhelm48
 
Steve Wilhelm
17623 184th  Ave. NE
Woodinville, WA 98072

On a very personal note, thank you to everyone who offered words and thoughts of kindness, when Ellen was in the hospital. She's home now, and moving forward with new  understanding of what she needs.

Also deep thanks to everyone who contributed to donating to Metta in Action over these last months. They needed us to send in a check at the end of November, so we sent them $900, much of it from the generosity of all of you. These funds will help nuns, women and children in Myanmar, who are facing great difficulties with the current regime.

 Speaking of generosity, also there’s an opportunity to help set up on Thursday, especially by preparing for the tea break. Just generosity purifies the mind, moves us from self-cherishing. Thus setting out cups, with the right attitude, is as much a practice as is time on the cushion. Please sign up below!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18OKEUO7ubunOG_q9r8MaBFWXqmWScOm4LIsv8MdnBU8/edit

Looking ahead, I’ll be offering a six-week introduction to meditation class starting Jan. 17. Please sign up if you’re interested, or tell a friend.
 
https://seattleinsight.org/event/introductory-meditation-class-series-in-person-online/2024-01-17/
 
Also we’re needing two volunteers to help for the six evenings of  the class, so please consider volunteering. It’s a  great way to support many people in the dharma.
 
Bows to you,

Steve