West Philly Insight

That nagging, pervading sense of not-enoughness can follow us everywhere. We think we can free ourselves from it by trying harder, working harder, beating ourselves into betterness, getting smarter, or purer somehow. During this daylong retreat, we'll sit together and see if there might be a different kind of freedom possible. You can find more information and register in the links in our bio.

We're hosting our first daylong retreat at Calvary on June 20th. You can find more information at the link in our bio.

This week's talk: Right Action, Avoiding Taking what is not Freely Given

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ICYMI This week's dharma talk on right action...

The Eightfold Path Right Action Offered by Cara Blouin at WPI Sat, Jan 17 2026

Recommended Book of the Week: Mindful of Race by Ruth King

Recommended talk of the Week! Maybe it's Not Metta! Using Equanimity + Compassion to work with Difficult Folks with Leslie Booker on Dharma Seed

See you tomorrow at 1PM at Calvary! Emme will be speaking about Right Speech!

🪷 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught that love is not passive—it is a powerful force for justice, rooted in courage and sustained by truth. In today’s world of division and uncertainty, compassion can sometimes feel too tender, or even naïve. Yet Dr. King showed us that compassion, when grounded in courage and clarity, becomes a transformative force.

In this daylong, we’ll draw from King’s teachings and the Dharma to explore how we can care deeply without becoming overwhelmed, and how to act with wisdom rather than aggression. Through meditation, Dharma reflections, and relational practice, we’ll cultivate a resilient heart—one that meets injustice and complexity with fierce compassion and unwavering equanimity.

Join us on-land or online: https://go.spiritrock.org/4qITpd3

The first session of Practicing with Modern Life begins tonight! 🍂

Dr. Marisela Gomez—community activist, public health professional, physician-scientist, and Buddhist teacher—will guide us through the Dharma of collective healing.

🍁 Online—Thursdays, January 8 & 22 from 6:30-8 pm ET

Through meditation, reflection, and dialogue, we will consider how mindfulness and community organizing practices intersect to rebuild trust and compassion with each other through grieving and healing, renewing joy and insight, to nurture our liberation.

🍂 These sessions are part of a six-month online bundle with different teachers and topics each month—join for this individual offering or the full bundle.

Register here: https://ims.dharma.org/courses/practicing-with-modern-life-community-healing