Gathering - Welcoming the Light and the Shadow

We will learn a simple meditation focused on helping us be aware and accepting of what we find in ourselves, both what we perceive as "good" as well as what we perceive as "bad", as well as what we see in others. The evening will also include a simple introduction and practice of tonglen, a Tibetian "giving and receiving" meditation that can expand the heart and engender compassion for ourselves and for others.