Tuesday, November 18, 2025

On Vedana (feeling tone) and Determination (Tess Wise) This week’s talk, offered by Tess Wise, will pick up on the Parami of determination and explore its relationship to feeling tone (Vedana). How do we know when we’re holding too tightly or not sticking enough to our resolve? Watching moment-to-moment Vedana can be a clue, but can also remind us how quickly things can shift. We’ll practice tuning to the feeling of the current moment and the background “wash” to explore relaxed determination and sustainable effort.

Schedule (Tues., Nov. 18) 6:30-6:35: Announcements 6:35-7:05: Sitting Meditation 7:05-15: Walking Meditation 7:15-8:00: On Vedana and Determination (Tess Wise)

Upcoming Schedule
November 25: Thanksgiving Week–NO MEETING
December 2: On the Parami of Energy (Joan Wilkins)
December 9: The Paramis Across Buddhist Traditions (Jay Ford)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(1) Monthly Practice Discussion Group
The last Tuesday of each month, we will host a monthly peer-led Practice Discussion Group where members can share their experiences with Practice. We’ll share joys, frustrations, and questions about our practice as a way of checking in and supporting each other in Practice. All are welcome, whether they have a dedicated home practice, an occasional home practice, or no home practice at all.  

(2) WSDC March 2026 Retreat with Vance Pryor–WAITING LIST
The Winston-Salem Dharma Community invites you to join us for another retreat at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center. The retreat, from March 26-30, 2026, is entitled Seeing Clearly: The Four Noble Truths, with Vance Pryor returning as our teacher. Vance first taught us in 2024, to rave reviews. We are thrilled to have him back! You can listen to his talk, The Paramis — Ethics/Virtue, at this link. THE RETREAT IS NOW FULL, BUT YOU CAN ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WAITING LIST IN CASE SOME HAVE TO CANCEL THEIR REGISTRATION. YOU MAY ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WAITING LIST AT THIS LINK.

(3) Volunteer Opportunity
If you’re interested in serving as a “greeter” or helping set up the room before our weekly meetings, please contact  Bosco at devonmfarr@gmail.com. You can be regular or intermittent, and no special skills or knowledge are needed.