Belonging and Othering : June 15

PIMC and The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, teachers and board members cordially invites the PIMC Sangha to community evening June 15th at 7:00-9:00. “Belonging and Othering” will be a Zoom session with guest teachers from Common Ground Meditation Center in Minneapolis, Mn. PIMC teachers and board have met several times with Shelly Graf in person and are so happy to have them join us again to help us keep shepherding our interest in DEI and Belonging. This presentation of well known guest teachers is an evening not to miss! Join Mark Nunberg and Shelly Graf for a meditation period, Dharma talk and Q&A about Understanding and Relating Wisely to Individual and Group Identities. We will reflect about the social dynamics of “belonging and othering” How do we train the mind to use concepts of identity as skillful means to connect with others and to illuminate biases. There is no way to function in the world without views about this and that. The relevant question is how can one use views and ideas about self and others without planting seeds of suffering? We can discuss the skillful use of identity in our lives.There will be small group discussions as well as concluding with open discussion,

Q&A.
https://zoom.us/j/8548302542?pwd=RHhYclg3UnRpYmJub0tEblZKakJLdz09
6:00 - 6:30 welcome and guided sit
6:30 - 7:10 mark gives a talk about relating wisely to identities 5-7 min break
7:20 - 7:30 shelly introduces small groups
7:30 - 7:45 small groups - exploring the skillful and unskillful ways we relate to identities
​7:45 - 8:00 large share out about what we've learned and what it means for PIMC and closing.