BCIMS Tuesday sitting group

Here's some basic information about the Wednesday Zoom sangha. We don't meet every week: please sign up for the mailing list to get a notification about upcoming dates, at  http:// eepurl .com/gk0D3b . The link to join the meeting is here:  https://zoom.us/j/546755555 You should be able to join this meeting at any time, not just at our specified gathering time. The reason you might want to do that is to use Zoom to test your speakers/headphone, microphone, and webcam. Please do make sure all of your hardware is working correctly before the call starts. You'll need to use either a smartphone or a computer with a microphone and webcam to join the meeting; you can't call in on a phone. The reason for this limit is that when you use a phone it can be hard to unmute yourself; it's easier to monitor who wants to speak if everyone has their webcam on; and if we use break-out groups they work much better with computers instead of phones. We'll start promptly at

The following list comes from a group that meets at the East Bay Meditation Center . Shared Agreements MOVE UP/MOVE BACK Encourage full participation by all present. Take note of who is speaking and who is not. If you tend to speak often, consider “moving back” and vice versa. PRACTICE MINDFUL LISTENING Try to avoid planning what you’ll say as you listen to others. Be willing to be surprised, to learn something new. Listen with your whole self. PRACTICE SELF FOCUS Attend to and speak about your own experiences and responses. Do not speak for a whole group or express assumptions about the experience of others. UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTENT AND IMPACT Try to understand and acknowledge impact. Denying the impact of something said by focusing on intent is often more destructive than the initial interaction. Good intentions are not enough. Listen and learn from the impact. “TRY IT ON” Be willing to “try on” new ideas, or ways of doing things that might not be