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.
MARCH 2024
March Bellmaster: Drew and Friend
Sunday, March 3rd 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Dharma Reading from Peace is Every Step –
Community of Mindful Living and Mindfulness Must Be Engaged (pp 89-91).
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Training for inviting the Bell.
Sunday, March 10th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Jeff
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Dharma Reading: Discourse on the Absolute Truth (p 347).
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Introduction and Chapter 1, pages 3-8:
‘Thanh Thuy’s Apple Juice” & “A River of Perceptions”
Sunday, March 17th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
BEGINNER’S MIND DAY–we offer more instruction and guidance
for newcomers and old-timers alike.
Facilitators: Jeff and Kevin
Sitting Meditation
Slow Walking Meditation
Dharma Reading: Sutra on the Better Way to Live Alone (p 274)
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Chapter 1, pages 8-12: “Sunshine and Green Leaves”
Sunday, March 24th, 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leigh
Sitting Meditation
Slow Walking Meditation
Dharma Reading: Fifth of the Five Mindfulness Trainings
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Chapter 1, pages 12-15: “Darkness Becomes Light” and
“A Poem for Buttoning Your Jacket”
Sunday, March 31st, 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Five Mindfulness Training Recitation Ceremony
APRIL 2024
April Bellmaster: Dale and Friend
Sunday, April 7th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Kevin
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Dharma Reading from Peace is Every Step-
Interbeing and Flowers & Garbage (pp 95-98).
Dharma Sharing
10:15-12:00 Reading: The Sun My Heart, Chapter 1, pp 18-19
“Nourishing Awareness While Working”
THEN: Spring Cleaning our meditation room
Sunday, April 14th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Dale
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Dharma Reading: Discourse on the Eight Realizations of Great Beings (p 322)
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Chapter 1, pages 15-18: “Three Hours for a Cup of Tea” and
“Bathing a Newborn Buddha”
Sunday, April 21st 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Charline
Sitting Meditation
Slow Walking Meditation
Dharma Reading: First of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Operation Sandwich
We will make sandwiches and deliver them to Roof Above to help feed those in need.
Sunday, April 28th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony
MAY 2024
May Bellmaster: Kevin and Friend
Sunday, May 5th 7th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Dale
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Dharma Reading from Peace is Every Step –
Waging Peace and Not Two (pp 100-101)
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Chapter 1, pp 20-23: “The Precious Smile” and
“Breathing Rhythmically”
Sunday, May 12th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitators: Jeff and Dip
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Dharma Reading: May the Day Be Well (p 57).
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Chapter 1, pp 23-25: “A Poem and a Peppermint Plant” and
“Establishing a Spiritual Homeland”
Sunday, May 19th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Slow Walking Meditation
Dharma Reading: Second of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Planning Session for July-October 2024
Sunday, May 26th, 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Five Mindfulness Training Recitation Ceremony
JUNE 2024
June Bellmaster: Leigh and Friend
Sunday, June 2nd 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Drew
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Dharma Reading from Peace is Every Step-
Healing the Wounds of War (pp 101-103)
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Chapter 1, pp 26-28: “Singing, Really Singing” and
“From Sleep to Awakening”
Sunday, June 9th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leigh
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Dharma Reading: Nourishing Happiness (p 61)
Dharma Sharing
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Chapter 1, pp 28-30: “Awareness, Concentration, and Understanding”
and “Cooking a Pot of Corn”
Sunday, June 16th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Kevin
Sitting Meditation
Slow Walking Meditation
Joyful Singing–Plum Village Songs of Practice
Bring an instrument if you like!
10:15-11:00 Study Period
The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh
Chapter 1, pp 30-31: “Examining a Kung-An” and
“Awareness is Both Cause and Effect”
Sunday, June 23rd 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Regular Session, Potluck, and Afternoon of Mindfulness
Facilitator: Jeff
Sitting Meditation
Slow Walking Meditation
Dharma Reading: Third of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
Dharma Sharing
10:15-12:00 Sangha Potluck–All are welcome!
Bring a vegan or vegetarian dish to share.
We’ll enjoy a mindful meal together, beginning with
ten minutes of silences to be in touch with the food.
12:00-4:00 An Afternoon of mindfulness.
Meditation, a video Dharma Talk by Thich Nhat Hanh,
sharing time, and other activities as time permits.
Sunday, June 30th 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Facilitator: Leslie
Sitting Meditation
Slow walking meditation
Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings Recitation Ceremony