PDS - Directory of Meetups- Open Discussion Thread

This space will be used to store information about local, pragmatically-oriented, meditation groups, as they come up. Beyond an emphasis on serious practice towards awakening & frank discussion of that, there is no single, binding factor of the groups on this page. However, some general principles include:


For the most up-to-date directory of PDS meetups, please visit this page: awakenetwork.org/forum/pds/13636-welcome...matic-dharma-society .

You could add our meetup in Berlin:

Dharma Overground Berlin (Germany) meetup group:
Meeting Time: Variable
Meeting Location: Members' homes
Meeting Format: Open Discussion + sitting practice
For More Information: visit the mailing list page www.hactrn.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dho-berlin

neko wrote: You could add our meetup in Berlin:

Dharma Overground Berlin (Germany) meetup group:
Meeting Time: Variable
Meeting Location: Members' homes
Meeting Format: Open Discussion + sitting practice
For More Information: email dho-berlin (rat) lists (pot) hactrn (rot) ch

Thanks! That's awesome. How long have you guys been meeting?

Noah wrote: How long have you guys been meeting?

Since September 2014. We're about 10 regulars and almost as many different nationalities

Florian (Weps) started the mailing list a bit earlier than that, but it wasn't really active until a certain critical mass was reached.

Noah wrote: My time in the Seattle group indicates that conversation is better when people speak to their experience. I likely won't say anything unless someone was being really silly though.

So would you be ok if someone said something like "I believe I went through something similar to what you describe, and practices X Y Z helped me work with / through it"?

I guess it depends a lot on the specifics, like how well you know the people in the meetup group, how similar the approaches to meditation, and so on.

neko wrote: You could add our meetup in Berlin:

Dharma Overground Berlin (Germany) meetup group:
Meeting Time: Variable
Meeting Location: Members' homes
Meeting Format: Open Discussion + sitting practice
For More Information: email dho-berlin (rat) lists (pot) hactrn (rot) ch

Actually for the Dho-Berlin group, contact us at:

www.hactrn.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dho-berlin

the email address I gave above won't work unless you've subscribed already.

neko wrote:

Noah wrote: How long have you guys been meeting?

Since September 2014. We're about 10 regulars and almost as many different nationalities

Florian (Weps) started the mailing list a bit earlier than that, but it wasn't really active until a certain critical mass was reached.

Noah wrote: My time in the Seattle group indicates that conversation is better when people speak to their experience. I likely won't say anything unless someone was being really silly though.

So would you be ok if someone said something like "I believe I went through something similar to what you describe, and practices X Y Z helped me work with / through it"?

I guess it depends a lot on the specifics, like how well you know the people in the meetup group, how similar the approaches to meditation, and so on.

Damn you guys have been around for a long time! I'm surprised we hadn't connected earlier. Glad to include you in this directory. Maybe you could give us some advice from a more seasoned perspective. If you're able to join the video call that could be an interesting discussion topic.

Re the way of speaking in the video meetings, I just deleted that part based on your feedback.