Five Remembrances Book Study Group

The Five Remembrances Book Study group was started in 2017 to support sangha members experiencing challenges to their well-being due to aging and chronic illnesses and to do this in an intimate, nourishing setting that would expand our understanding.   We select books to study that enhance our meditation and mindfulness practice to help cope with these challenges in our everyday life, promote personal growth, and address social issues that we are deeply concerned about.  We just completed study of Zen and The Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh and are now studying Boundless Heart: the Buddha’s Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity by Christina Feldman.

We meet Mondays from 3:30 to 5 pm on Zoom.  We start with a short period of meditation and then have a check-in time to share about our week and support each other. Next, we discuss our current book selection along with related guided meditations and end each session reciting the Five Remembrances.  We rotate the facilitation among the participants. During the week we often share by email practices and talks that we have found meaningful and community resources that may be helpful to each other.  We have limited the number of participants to ten but there may be openings in the future.  If you are interested in joining the current Five Remembrances group, or might want to start another book study and support group at a different time with a different focus please contact: elinoragraham@gmail.com.