Dharma Book Club

read and discuss books about our practice

Meets virtually every two months on Tuesday evenings

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DHARMA BOOK GROUP

The Dharma Book Club will meet remotely via Zoom to read and discuss books about our practice.

Meetings are held every two months on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm - 8:30- pm on Zoom. Our first meeting is March 10.

Before our initial meeting, please read our first book, Tara Brach's Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness.

ABout the Group

The Dharma Book Club meets to discuss books about our practice. The peer-led meetings will meet every two months on Tuesday evenings from 7–8:30 pm. No special experience as a practitioner is required; all are welcome. We will not be reading lengthy books or challenging sutras that are largely the province of dharma teachers and advanced yogis. Instead, our book choices will be accessible works for the general population of practitioners. This club is an opportunity to deepen our individual practices while also sharing in community and meeting like-minded readers.

To supplement our group's activities, listen to other talks available via our our self-study page.

Question? Please contact Steven at steven@insightsd.org.

Group Facilitators

Molly Wescott

Molly Wescott has practiced meditation for close to a decade, primarily in the Vipassana tradition. She enjoys attending retreats and learning from a variety of teachers. Molly has been a member of numerous book clubs and is excited to add the Dharma Book Club to that list.

Steven Englander

Steven Englander is a longtime practitioner and has been a member of book clubs for years. Please feel free to call him a bookworm.

Books that the group has read and discussed. Click on the panel to see the list:

Is There a cost to join this group?

Following a 2,600-year tradition in which the community financially supports the offerings provided, the teachings and meditation sessions in this group are offered on a generosity (Dāna) basis. No one is turned away because they cannot give. We are encouraging members to give what their budget and hearts of generosity allow, and/or to sign up for monthly giving on our donations page.

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