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Hop online and grab a spot in one of two upcoming

Hop online and grab a spot in one of two upcoming retreats with Southern Dharma! Dave Smith will be leading “Metta-Vipassana: Integrating the Heart and Mind” from May 25-29th. Leslie Rawls will be leading “A Path of Love: The Six Paramitas” from June 15-18th.

Southern Dharma offers scholarships for Young Adults (30 and under), BIPOC participants, and those in need of financial support to attend. You may also qualify for the Hemera Fellowship program, which can cover up to 100% of your registration fee.

Learn more and register at southerndharma.org

Southern Dharma welcomes Fresh "Lev" White back to

Southern Dharma welcomes Fresh "Lev" White back to Asheville on Monday, April 24th at 7:30pm to kick off a new series of events that we're calling Queer x Dharma.

What do we need to do as a community to lift up the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ teachers and practitioners? How can a queer lens inform our understanding of Dharma teachings and practices? Where do systems of oppression show up in our bodies, hearts, and minds? And how will engaging lovingkindness, joy, equanimity, and compassion bring healing to us all?

Join us this year as we explore these questions with the support and guidance of Southern Dharma teachers, scholars, and activists.

Can you tell ND is excited about opening this retr

Can you tell ND is excited about opening this retreat season today? Their energy is positively infectious (in the best sense of the term)! Warm welcome to new staff member Jay Hill (she/they) who has taken over the House Lead role.

Want to serve as a volunteer or resident at Southern Dharma in 2023? Check out our “Live & Work” menu on the website!

We are closed through March 15th and look forward

We are closed through March 15th and look forward to kicking off another year of Retreats when we return. If you haven't already looked what's in store for 2023 visit our full schedule at https://www.southerndharma.org/2023-retreat-schedule/

We are hiring a Facilities Lead! If you are intere

We are hiring a Facilities Lead! If you are interested or know someone who would be perfect for this role visit our website: southerdharma.org

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at Urban Dharma for Integrated Dharma.
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Tomorrow's session will be hosted by local dharma teacher Jogen Salzberg.
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We look forward to sitting in community with you.
🙏🏼

Half moon rising and other astoundingly beautiful

Half moon rising and other astoundingly beautiful things today.

Where are your mind and body connected today? How

Where are your mind and body connected today?
How can you see the truth of your habits through your body?

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Quote by Gisela Konrad, Affiliated Dharma Teacher

“We cannot take the mind out of the body, or the body out of the mind.”

This quote is from the Southern Dharma facebook page, video titled “Yoga: The stilling of the movement of the mind”

#buddism #bodhisattva #budda #buddhadharma #buddhateachings #buddhatemple #budhism #buddhaquotes #buddhas #buddhist #buddhaquotes #buddhism #buddhist #buddha #karma #dharma #zen #believer #believe #faith #spiritualist #spiritual #spiritualawakening #awakening #awake #awaken #meditate #meditation #peaceofmind #peaceful

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at Urban Dharma for Integrated Dharma.
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Tomorrow's session will be hosted by local dharma teacher Jogen Salzberg.
.
We look forward to sitting in community with you.
🙏🏼

What process of unfolding are you in? How are you

What process of unfolding are you in?
How are you in a constant flux of exchange with your environment right now?

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Quote by Rabbi Jeff Roth, Affiliated Dharma Teacher

“A tree is really a process unfolding. It's not a thing. Nothing is really a thing, it's an ING. So a tree is a process that is unfolding and moving and changing, constantly growing, shedding, taking things in. It's in constant flux of exchange with its environment.”

This quote is from the Agent of History Youtube Channel, Video titled “Interview with Rabbi Jeff Roth, Part One”

#buddism #bodhisattva #budda #buddhadharma #buddhateachings #buddhatemple #budhism #buddhaquotes #buddhas #buddhist #buddhaquotes #buddhism #buddhist #buddha #karma #dharma #zen #believer #believe #faith #spiritualist #spiritual #spiritualawakening #awakening #awake #awaken #meditate #meditation #peaceofmind #peaceful

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at Urban Dharma for Integrated Dharma.
.
Tomorrow's session will be hosted by local dharma teacher Jogen Salzberg.
.
We look forward to sitting in community with you.
🙏🏼

We are hiring a Facilities Lead at Southern Dharma

We are hiring a Facilities Lead at Southern Dharma!

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at Urban Dharma for Integrated Dharma.
.
Tomorrow's session will be hosted by local dharma teacher Jogen Salzberg.
.
We look forward to sitting in community with you.
🙏🏼

Is there work you are putting off because it feels

Is there work you are putting off because it feels like you don’t know where to start?
How has it affected people in your life?
How can you recommit to showing up for doing your work today?

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Quote by Lama Rod Owens (@lamarodofficial), Affiliated Dharma Teacher

“If we don't do our work, we become work for other people.”

This quote is from the Lama Rod Owen’s book, Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger

#buddism #bodhisattva #budda #buddhadharma #buddhateachings #buddhatemple #budhism #buddhaquotes #buddhas #buddhist #buddhaquotes #buddhism #buddhist #buddha #karma #dharma #zen #believer #believe #faith #spiritualist #spiritual #spiritualawakening #awakening #awake #awaken #meditate #meditation #peaceofmind #peaceful

Couldn’t attend the retreat with Lev? No problem

Couldn’t attend the retreat with Lev? No problem, we got you covered. Come see Lev speak tonight at Urban Dharma. And tomorrow join us for a daylong retreat with Lama Rod at our new (bigger) location. Retreat spots still available! Information for both events available online at southerndharma.org See you tonight!

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at Urban Dharma for Integrated Dharma.
.
Tomorrow's session will be hosted by local dharma teacher Jogen Salzberg.
.
We look forward to sitting in community with you.
🙏🏼

What is the narrative that the mind is experiencin

What is the narrative that the mind is experiencing in this moment?
How does this experience of the mind help you know your heart?

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Quote by Mark Nunberg Affiliated Dharma Teacher

“In a way the simple answer to “what is mind?” is "this is mind.”

I may be looking at my computer. I may be imagining people are out there. I may be feeling the cool air of the air conditioner. But all of this is being is known in the mind. This experience of being a human being is always an experience of mind.”

This quote is from the Common Ground Meditation CenterYoutube Channel, video titled “Buddhist Studies: Mindfulness of Mind with Mark Nunberg Week 1”

#buddism #bodhisattva #budda #buddhadharma #buddhateachings #buddhatemple #budhism #buddhaquotes #buddhas #buddhist #buddhaquotes #buddhism #buddhist #buddha #karma #dharma #zen #believer #believe #faith #spiritualist #spiritual #spiritualawakening #awakening #awake #awaken #meditate #meditation #peaceofmind #peaceful

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at Urban Dharma for Integrated Dharma.
.
Tomorrow's session will be hosted by local dharma teacher Jogen Salzberg.
.
We look forward to sitting in community with you.
🙏🏼

We’ve moved this event to a bigger space to acco

We’ve moved this event to a bigger space to accommodate demand! Join us for this daylong retreat with Lama Rod. All levels of experience welcome and priced on sliding scale $0-$75. For more info visit our website.
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The world is unsteady and chaotic. Many of us who are on the front lines of change and liberation work are being confronted with the reality of burnout, hopelessness, and despair. In the face of all this, it is hard to maintain our physical and emotional balance.

Resiliency is such an important skill to develop right now. Resiliency is about how well we can meet the challenges of our lives and the work of collective liberation with a sense of openness and curiosity that helps us to regain our balance. Balance means understanding how to return to a sense of being grounded in order to meet challenges directly.

Join Lama Rod in this daylong workshop as we explore healing and resiliency through meditation, breath practice, gentle movement, visualizations, and group discussions.

Where do you need relational healing? How can you

Where do you need relational healing?
How can you be compassionate to others with similar relational wounds?

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Quote by Deborah Eden Tull (@mindfullivingrevolution
), Affiliated Dharma Teacher

“There is such a large hole in the fabric of human relationship right now. ...Each of us who has a practice has an incredible opportunity to, as part of our own awakening, wake up to our participation the healing of that hole.”

This quote is from the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society Youtube Channel, video titled “Deborah Eden Tull - Dharma Talk on Self Aggrandizement & Self Deprecation”

#buddism #bodhisattva #budda #buddhadharma #buddhateachings #buddhatemple #budhism #buddhaquotes #buddhas #buddhist #buddhaquotes #buddhism #buddhist #buddha #karma #dharma #zen #believer #believe #faith #spiritualist #spiritual #spiritualawakening #awakening #awake #awaken #meditate #meditation #peaceofmind #peaceful

Still spots available to join this retreat place o

Still spots available to join this retreat place of refuge during the holidays, with a focus on community, compassion and mindfulness. We will cultivate a practice of mindfulness and discover ways of accessing compassion during this time of year. We’ll experience meditation, music, movement, silence, community discussions and more. Learn and practice foundational skills to bring awareness and warmth to ourselves and others. Compassion and self-compassion involve responding to difficult moments with kindness, empathy and understanding so that we soothe and comfort ourselves and others when we’re hurting… Being both mindful and compassionate leads to greater ease and well-being in our daily lives.

This retreat welcomes all self-identified LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, and beyond) persons for an opportunity to engage in supportive practices that encourage nurturing, healing and connection to self and others. We will bring together periods of silence and inner practice with teachings on cultivating mindfulness and compassion.

New and seasoned practitioners are welcome. Invite your friends to sign up!

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at

Please join our Sunday Sangha tomorrow evening at Urban Dharma for Integrated Dharma.
.
Tomorrow's session will be hosted by local dharma teacher Jogen Salzberg.
.
We look forward to sitting in community with you.
🙏🏼

Live from Southern Dharma with Fresh Lev White Mon

Live from Southern Dharma with Fresh Lev White
Monday, December 5th: 7:30 - 9pm

Southern Dharma has expanded its program offerings to include live sessions with local Dharma teachers, as well as offerings from our residential retreat teachers. Live from Southern Dharma is offered to the public on a dāna (generosity) basis, and there is no fee for registration. Donations for the teacher are greatly appreciated.

We will be joined on Monday, December 5th by Fresh "Lev" White who will have just co-led our annual LGBTQIA+ retreat with Eve Decker. The topic for the evening of teaching and practice will be "Practicing Transitioning with Presence: Preparing for the Winter Solstice."

The in-person session will take place at Urban Dharma, 697-C Haywood Road. Masks are optional at this time. Online participation in each session is limited to the first 100 users to join the call. RSVPs are requested but not required.

Check our bio for RSVP link!

Fresh “Lev” White is a love and compassion activist. He offers mindfulness, mediation, and diversity trainings as tools for shifting towards more authentic, conscious, and passionate living. He teaches and writes about how unconditional love and self-compassion are the ultimate gateways to honoring and understanding others; thus, healing our communities and our planet. Lev is mindfully grounded at the East Bay Meditation Center, and a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leadership program. Lev also offers secular mindfulness and non-secular meditation and talks on Compassion in both corporate and private settings. He credits his ability to reach and connect with diverse audiences to his years growing up in and around various communities in New York, D.C. and San Francisco.

Where are there still fragments of blame, pain, an

Where are there still fragments of blame, pain, and wounding in your life?
How can you bring some forgiveness to those places?

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Quote by Dave Smith, Affiliated Dharma Teacher

“When we're talking about forgiveness from a Buddhist perspective, forgiveness is part of compassion. Forgiveness is really about letting go of the old blame, pain, wound, and so it's really helpful to know that forgiveness is actually an act of compassion. And ultimately an act of compassion for ourselves.”

This quote is from the Dave Smith’s Website www.davesmithdharma.org from an audio recording titled “Forgiveness”.

#buddism #bodhisattva #budda #buddhadharma #buddhateachings #buddhatemple #budhism #buddhaquotes #buddhas #buddhist #buddhaquotes #buddhism #buddhist #buddha #karma #dharma #zen #believer #believe #faith #spiritualist #spiritual #spiritualawakening #awakening #awake #awaken #meditate #meditation #peaceofmind #peaceful