Friends,
The subject for the Dec. 15 meeting of Eastside Insight, as offered by guest teacher Jason Bartlett, will be "Setting it all down.”
 
Jason is a wonderful and deep teacher. He writes:
 
"We will be exploring the skill of release and how it opens the path to liberation here and now. Through relaxing, letting go, and setting it all down, we realize that freedom, ease and contentment are natural and accessible."
 
Here is his website - https://luminousdharma.org/
 
We’ll be sitting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, finishing at 9 p.m.

If you wish to attend by Zoom, the URL will be https://tinyurl.com/Eastside-Insight-9-1-2021

If you’ll be attending in person, we’ll be sitting in the Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church chapel, in Kirkland. The address is 315 3rd Ave S., Kirkland, WA 98033.

Happy that we’re sharing tea and dharma as a sangha, and will be continuing on Dec. 15. There’s nothing like a warm cup of tea on a cold December evening, as a way to relax and get to know each other.

Big thanks to the volunteers who have been signing up, and showing up, so the sangha can share hot tea together during the break. I’ll bring the tea and the equipment, we just need people to put it together.

Please sign up on the link below for tea setup. This is an opportunity for one or two of you to support the sangha and generate merit.

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

Looking ahead, starting 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, I’ll be teaching a six-week series on insight practice, the same as mindfulness meditation. This is a beautiful six weeks of a community of people learn how to do this practice, or deepening an established practice, while supporting one another on the path.

This time the series will be hybrid, thus in-person and online, from the familiar chapel at Northlake Unitarian church in Kirkland. It will include people from the Eastside and from farther away, and will conclude with a day of mindfulness Saturday, Feb. 11.
 
If you know of anyone who would benefit from such a series, they’re warmly invited. Of course I’m happy to answer any questions.

Deep bows and appreciation to Eric Holtz and Johnathan Stenberg, who have volunteered to help with the series.

For Dec. 15, if you wish to make a dana offering to teacher Jason Bartlett, or to Northlake for providing the space, either or both would be welcome, helpful and appropriate.
For Northlake:
 
https://tinyurl.com/NorthlakeUU-Paypal2022
 
For Jason:
 
https://luminousdharma.org/support-us/
May you be well, and see you on Thursday!
With bows and appreciation,
Steve