We will enjoy a Mindful Breathing/Centering Meditation-"Now our minds are one."
Then I will share some Reflections what Buddhism teaches us about finding gratitude in grief, compassion in suffering and Inter-being.
Gatha for Healing Racial, Systemic, and Social Inequity
Aware of the suffering caused by racial, systemic, and social inequities, we commit ourselves, individually and as a community, to understanding the roots of these inequities, and to transforming this suffering into compassion, understanding, and love in action. As a global community of practitioners, we are aware of the disproportionate racial violence and oppression committed by institutions and by individuals, whether consciously or unconsciously, against African Americans, Indigenous peoples, and people of color across the United States and beyond. We know that by looking deeply as individuals and as a community, we can engage the collective wisdom and energy of the Sangha to be our foundation for Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Mindfulness, and Right Insight. These are the practices leading to nondiscrimination, non-harming, and non-self, which heal ourselves and the world.
Question for Reflection “How are you healing?
We will sing this song which is also done by the PV Nuns, which is very sweet as well.
https://youtu.be/xKuOVtkf_PI Betsy Rose "Standing like a Tree"
Standing like a tree with my roots dug down
My branches wide and open,
Come down the rain Come down the sun
Come down the fruit to the heart that is open
to be
Standing like a tree
(Repeat 5 times)
With gratitude,
Tree
practicing mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh