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Silent Sitting Schedule



SILENT SITTING
A gathering for those drawn to silence and stillness.

Founded on April 1, 2023 and held every Tuesday & Thursday since.



ABOUT SILENT SITTING
Arising from the simple intention to offer a hosted silent space online for our community, Silent Sitting is a space for shared silence & stillness, whether you are practicing Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing), Silent Illumination (open awareness meditation) or any other method. We gather in the field of silence together to allow for a shared deeper unfoldment of our practice.

There is no fee for joining our Silent Sittings, however if you’ve been inspired or felt spiritually nourished by the offerings of BMDC and feel moved to donate, we appreciate your financial support in any amount.

While some people have suggested that we should charge a monthly fee for our offerings and events as some groups do, we don’t want to see anyone excluded. We would rather receive support from those with the means and motivation to offer it freely, while allowing those without the means, to enjoy and benefit from our offerings as well. If you’ve been inspired or felt spiritually nourished by our offerings and feel moved to donate, we appreciate your financial support in any amount.

You can donate here now.



SCHEDULE
Hosted in Western Canada, sessions are currently held each Tuesday & Thursday evening. Session times are scheduled for 9:00PM ~PST or Pacific Standard Time.

The door to the gathering will be open 5 minutes before our sitting and will close at the start of the silent sitting. You will hear a meditation bell sound once to begin our session, and once again to end it. Participants will be muted on entry, and during the gathering. Each sitting lasts for 25 minutes, not including arrival time.

Scroll down for Zoom link and passcode.


HOW TO JOIN
The space is hosted by T.C on Zoom. The silent space will open 5 minutes prior to the start time, to allow you time to enter the space, and settle. Please enter muted, remain muted throughout, and keep your video on, to support the community of shared silence that this is. Please note that there will be no entry after the start time. If you become restless, or need to move about, please switch off your video, and if necessary, feel free to leave the gathering. See below for the Zoom link and passcode. This will remain the same for each gathering.

Zoom link and passcode

Tuesday Evenings
9:00-9:30 PM
To join our online zoom meetings
Please contact T.C at: Bluemountaindharmagroup@gmail.com

Thursday Evenings
9:00-9:30 PM
To join our online zoom meetings
Please contact T.C at: Bluemountaindharmagroup@gmail.com


NOTES
Please note, we will not speak during these silent gatherings, and there will be no guided meditations in these sessions (although that is a possible offering). Chat will not be enabled.



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