Calendar of practices, classes, retreats and Dharma study
Dharma Refuge Practices are now on the ZOOM online platform.
Like many other organizations, Dharma Refuge is holding our practices online until we can once again meet at the Dharma Center. We hope that you are able to join us for our typical Wednesday or Saturday practice session.
We also invite anyone who is new to Dharma Refuge, or to meditation, to join us via ZOOM (see below).
Our mission is to be a welcoming center of spiritual refuge for all, where the ancient wisdom of the Buddha comes alive in modern life through teachings, inquiry, practice, and the warmth of community.
Wednesdays, from 7:00-9:00 pm Click to join Zoom Practice
Join us for our usual Wednesday meditation practice, followed by a recorded dharma talk or a live talk by a visiting teacher ZOOMing in.
Saturdays from 10:00-11:30 am Click to join Zoom Practice
Join us on for our usual Saturday practice. Two sittings with a 10 minute break in between.
If the links above do not take you to our Zoom Practice Session, cut and paste the entire link below into your browser search bar to join either practice:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86875356946?pwd=MkUyNWk4YjNMQnlwaFFkeFpmZTVpUT09
Zoom has recently updated their Zoom link security requirements. Our Zoom links have been updated to comply with all of Zoom's new protocols. The links on this webpage are NEW LINKS, effective 6/25/2020. Any link you have used prior to June 25, 2020 is invalid and will no longer work.
The Password that is now required is built into these links. If you join using the above links, you will not need to enter the password separately. If you join as a phone call (audio only), you will need to enter the meeting ID and password:
Meeting ID: 868 7535 6946
Password: 307884
You can find and download the Dharma Refuge Chant Sheet here.
If you are new to Zoom, plan to click on the link at least 15 minutes before the practice begins, as you may need to download the free application. You can also watch a brief video tutorial from Zoom here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting-. Zoom is free to use and many people have already experienced attending remote sessions using Zoom.
Anyone who is hesitant to try the practices via ZOOM can email Kathryn Fiske, who will be happy to do a one on one ZOOM meeting with you to help you "work out the kinks".
We offer guided meditation for beginners on Wednesday evenings and the first sitting on Saturday mornings. Everyone is warmly welcomed and no previous meditation experience is required. Many Wednesday evening sittings are followed by a Dharma Talk.
Sign up for our monthly email updates about practices, upcoming programs & special events.
If you have questions about our community or about joining us for the first time, please visit our FAQ page or contact us by email.
Sign up for our monthly email updates about practices, upcoming programs & special events.
If you have questions about our community or about joining us for the first time, please visit our FAQ page or contact us by email.
Upcoming Dharma Programs & Special Events
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Dharma Study and Retreat Opportunities
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Closing Announcements will be posted prominently at the top of this page.
Information about when we decide to close and how we announce closings due to "weather events" can be found at the bottom of this page. |
Weather events, closings, cancellations
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If Covenant United Methodist Church closes due to severe weather, any scheduled Dharma Refuge event will be cancelled.
If the weather is a concern, please check to see if we're closed before you head to a scheduled event. Here is how you can check and how we will attempt to notify you. Dharma Refuge will update:
If a regular Saturday or Wednesday practice is cancelled it will not be rescheduled. If a special program, teaching, retreat, etc. is scheduled we will very likely reschedule the event and will announce new dates on our site and via our email newsletter and Facebook once alternative plans can be made and confirmed. |
Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Sue Kochan at our April 2017 Retreat
The moment you begin to question that things may not be as they seem, the structure of delusion begins to fall away. |