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First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4190 Front St, San Diego, CA across the street from the UCSD medical center. The entrance to church parking is on Arbor Drive.
Saturday mornings, 9:30 - 11:30 am
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Generosity - giving help and benefit to other living beings
Morality - live an ethical life
Renunciation - renounce worldly pleasures
Wisdom - achieve a right understanding of life and the world
Energy - persistent effort and not being discouraged by failures
Patience - patiently accept life’s ups and downs
Truthfulness - honesty and truthfulness in all things
Determination - unwavering determination to progress on the path
Loving-kindness - show benevolence and compassion to all things
Equanimity - develop a perfect mental equilibrium
About the Group
Location
Meetings are held at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego - Hillcrest. 4190 Front St, San Diego, CA 92103 across the street from the UCSD medical center. The entrance to church parking is on Arbor Drive and parking is validated. Meetings are in room 323.Format
We begin each meeting with an optional silent meditation at 9:30. Each meeting begins with a ‘check in’ about our practice after which we listen to a Dharma talk and a mindful sharing.
Newcomers as well as people new to meditation are always welcome to the group. Drop-ins are welcome. By signing up below, you will receive emails containing the weekly talks and other resources and announcements, as well as have access to our online forum on Google Groups.
Additional readings and practices are offered weekly and no previous experience is required to attend. Drop-ins are always welcome. To supplement our group's activities, listen to the talks available via our our self-study page.
Please review our COVID Policy that applies to this event.
Question? Please contact Irene at irene@insightsd.org.
- Mindfulness in Plain English, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
- Meditation for Beginners, Jack Kornfield
- The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, Jack Kornfield
- Mindfulness in Daily Life Activities*
- How to Practice Vipassana Insight Meditation
- Buddhism A-Z: 10 Buddhist books everyone should have
- Beginning with Buddhism and meditation — a Lion’s Roar guide
- Thousands of free dharma talks can also be found on audiodharma.org and dharmaseed.org.
- Mindful Sharing Guidelines
- Mindful Eating Instructions
- Eating meditation instruction, Andrea Fella
- Walking meditation instruction, Tara Brach
- Overview of the Meditation Practice by Gil Fronsdal
- See our Dharma Self-Study page for Talks on the Noble Eightfold Path
- Insight Timer
- Lotus Bud
At each meeting we listen to a recorded Dharma talk after which everyone has an opportunity for mindful sharing. Click on the panel to see links to these talks:
Is There a cost to join this group?
Following a 2,500-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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