Led By: Vimalasara
Monday, September 29th, 2025
6:30 - 8:00 pm EST
Online via Zoom
Event Description:
Join us on Monday, September 29th from 6:30 pm to 8 pm as we connect as a community and reflect on our practice.
On this quarterly Sangha Night, we’ll come together to enjoy a presentation on The Four Reminders by our Senior Order Member Vimalasara!
The Four Reminders are a contemplation practice that leads us to examine what we’ve been doing with our lives and shows us how to align our actions with our values and goals. The Four Reminders may also be translated as the four thoughts or reflections that transform the mind or turn it around. They can turn the mind away from its narrow limitations towards a deeper and more spiritual life. These four are often prescribed as the first things we should contemplate when we begin to connect with the Buddhist teachings.
The Four Reminders are: the preciousness of our human life; its impermanence; karma —actions and results; and the suffering inherent in our experience of the world.
Join us for a discussion of this important and beneficial practice!
Agenda:
Sangha Nights are an opportunity for the Triratna NY NJ Community to come together for an evening of Dharma programming and companionship. We will gather on Zoom for meditation, checking in, program presentation, and spiritual friendship.
About the Leader:
Vimalasara is a Preceptor and senior teacher in the Triratna Buddhist Community and former Chair of Vancouver. They are one of the founding facilitators of Dr. Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry and also trained in Internal Family Systems. Author of award-winning books, including Detox Your Heart: Meditations for Emotional Trauma, Eight Step Recovery: Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction, and I’m Still Your Negro: An Homage to James Baldwin. Their most recent book is A First Aid Kit for the Mind: Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviors.
Learn more about Vimalasara at valeriemason-john.com.
How to Join:
Zoom information will be provided upon registration.
Registration:
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Payment Info:
Registration is free!