Reflections

the blog of Dharma Friends Community

Reflections posts are offered as a helping hand for those seeking to develop the Buddha’s path. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the posts are written by Dharma Friends Community’s Guiding Teacher, Callie Justice. Please feel free to let us know about any responses to these posts through the Contact page.

Below each title, you’ll see links for categories (broader themes within these writings) and tags (more specific subject areas), which help you investigate certain topics that might be of particular interest to you. To explore more posts within a category, you can also click on the links below.

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On Retreat

At the end of this month the Dharma Friends Community retreat, Developing Breath Meditation, will be held at Durham’s Avila Retreat Center. This post was initially written to assist the people who are coming to this retreat. It is offered here as a support for participation in retreats in general.

What makes a retreat? Well, there is a place designated for the purpose of holding the retreat. There are retreat teachers and retreat managers creating and supporting the structures that contain the retreat (e.g. a schedule, bells). There are retreat activities: meditation, dharma talks, meals…

Practices, AnnouncementsCallie JusticeJune 11, 2019Retreat

New Group Practice Opportunities

In the coming weeks two of Durham’s Early Buddhism practice communities will provide new opportunities to participate in small groups. Here at Dharma Friends Community we will offer ‘Beginning the Buddha’s Path,’ and our friends at the Eno River Buddhist Community will begin a new cycle of their Sutta Study Group.

AnnouncementsCallie JusticeSeptember 21, 2018September 2018