Invitation - 08-13-25 Sangha Meeting

Who are you when you are at risk in the face of unexpected life challenges?

How do you know who you are at those moment?

What are your obstacles to knowing?

What are your obstacles to acting on your knowing?

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Our August 13 th gathering will spend time going deeper to look at what we do in the face of unexpected events (large and small). Are we engaging with life from a position of courage as Elders (which always includes facing fears)? Being Elder is an opportunity to learn to face fear head-on. It’s an approach that’s not about

becoming fearless in the sense of never feeling fear, but about learning to be with the challenge without letting it limit your options or paralyze you from action.

It has been said that engaging obstacles is a “loving kindness towards ourselves that doesn’t mean getting rid of anything. It means we can still be crazy after all these years. We can still be angry after all these years. We can still be timid or jealous or full of feelings of unworthiness. The point is not to try to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.”

The poet Rumi wrote:

Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.

When the world pushes you to your knees,

you are in the perfect position to pray.

Remember

Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.

We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us,

and whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

Join us as we intimately examine what happens when life puts you at risks.

August 13th

7:00pm EST / 4:00pm PST / 1:00pm HST

Please join the Sangha meeting

using the LINK below.

The Sangha is a community examining how to live our best expression of wisdom and Elderhood. To be this expression, we must shift our way of thinking so that we transmute information and insights into wisdom. In this Sangha we offer experiences and discussions that inform the process of becoming Elder. We draw from the rich traditions of Eastern and Western practices, philosophies and psychologies.

With Gratitude - The Contemporary Elder Sangha

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