Sunday mornings
8:30-10:00 AM: Sitting and Walking Meditation, recitation or reading, and Dharma Sharing.
10:15-11:00 AM: Sutra Study in second period. Details for each week are below. The last Sunday of each month we have a recitation ceremony and no second period.
In-person: We meet In Room 27 of the Education Building at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1931 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina. Click here for details on finding our room or select the Visit: Where We Meet page on this website.
By Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/287099868?pwd=blVaUnAvejAvRktSVnpWc29LekVsUT09
or Meeting # 287 099 868, PASSCODE: 776538
Page Numbers on the calendar below refer to the book listed or to sutras and recitations in Chanting from the Heart. A new edition of the chanting book was published recently, but we do not yet have copies for everyone. The links below also lead to electronic versions of the reading.
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APRIL 2025
Bellmaster: Dip and Friend
Sunday, April 6th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leigh
Sitting Meditation
Walking meditation
Dharma Reading from Peace is Every Step- “Suffering Nourishes Compassion” (pp 125-126)
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
“Heartbreak” and “Reconciliation Originates in the Heart of Compassion”
Sunday, April 13th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Dale
Sitting Meditation
Walking meditation
Dharma Reading: “Nourishing Happiness” (p 61)
Dharma Sharing
12:00 Shalom Hall Brunch
In thanks to the volunteers, Room in the Inn is hosting a potluck brunch to which we are invited. If you like, you may bring a vegetarian or vegan dish. Watch our google group listserv for more details and food suggestions.
Sunday, April 20th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM – 13th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings
Facilitator: Charline
Sitting Meditation
Walking Meditation
Dharma Reading: 13th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Operation Sandwich
Sunday, April 27th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM – Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Walking Meditation
Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony
No second session.
MAY 2025
Bellmaster: Vishwa/Jeff
Sunday, May 4th 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
💖Wedding Celebration for Dip and Vishwa 💖
Officiant: Leslie.
Music: 🎵 Kevin, Rick, Jeff, and Sangha voices. 🎵
10:30-Noon Celebration Brunch 🍒
Sunday, May 11th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM –Sutra Singing Day
Facilitator: Jeff
Sitting Meditation
Walking meditation
Sutra Singing
Dharma Sharing as time allows.
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
“Past, Present, and Future on the Tip of a Hair” and
“Entering the World of Interdependence with the Theory of Relativity”
Sunday May 18th – 14th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings
Facilitator: Kevin
Sitting Meditation
Walking Meditation
Dharma Reading: 14th of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
“A Raft to Cross the River” and The Ability to Abandon and the Capacity to Discover”
Sunday, May 25th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM – Five Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Ceremony
If you are interested in formally receiving the Five Mindfulness Trainings during this ceremony, please email Leslie for an application: leslierawlsdt@gmail.com
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Walking meditation
Five Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony
No second session.
JUNE 2025
Bellmaster: Dale and Friend
Sunday, June 1st 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Dip
Sitting Meditation
Walking meditation
Dharma Reading from Peace is Every Step- “Love in Action” (pp 126-130)
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Planning Session
Sunday, June 8th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Jeff
Dharma Reading: Discourse on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings (p 322)
Sitting Meditation
Walking meditation
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
“Mind Creates the Form of Reality” and “Observer and Participant”
Sunday, June 15th (Father’s Day) 8:30 AM-10:00 AM –Music Day
Facilitator: Kevin
Sitting Meditation
Walking Meditation
The Joy of Music: Bring an instrument, your voice, or just your joy!
Dharma Sharing as time allows.
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
“Mountains are Again Mountains and Rivers are Again Rivers” and
“Neither Form Nor Emptiness”
Sunday, June 22nd 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Sitting Meditation
Walking Meditation
Dharma Talk by Dharma Teacher Leslie Rawls:
“Awakening the Bodhisattvas Within”
Dharma Sharing as time allows.
10:15-11:00 Dharma Sharing and Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
“The Udumbara Flower is Still Blooming”
Sunday, June 29th 8:30-10:00 AM- Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Walking Meditation
Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony
No second period.