I attend whenever I can and often will do so at the detriment of other responsibilities. The benefits and warmth it brings to my heart far outweighing the benefits of whatever it is that I am putting aside...
GardenOfFriends.com
Currently we are meeting
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
7:00-9:00 AM (California time)
Feel welcome to join us
(maybe even just for a few minutes, when you can).
Feel encouraged to dissolve questions and doubts via Holger@GardenOfFriends.com
and consider email updates.
It is about allowing inner space for love, happiness, intelligence to arise naturally. Feel free to join us even when you feel under the weather, frustrated, hopeless, boring...
The Buddha tells us to take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. These three jewels are present in each and every garden of friends session."
Jason
"I never felt better being in silence, than with you guys ❤️"
"Of all the things that are beyond my power, I value nothing more highly than to be allowed the honor of entering into bonds of friendship with people who sincerely love truth. For, of things beyond our power, I believe there is nothing in the world which we can love with tranquility except such people.”
Baruch Spinoza
"The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. The notion of a self who is trying to free her/himself is a delusion. We are in it together and the company of spiritual friends helps us realize our interconnectedness."
Tara Brach (b.1953)
This garden is growing wild
with friends of varied
color, shape and size
Each unique in expression
likened to a flower,
stretching toward a common sun
While they appear separate,
a deeper connection exists where
unseen roots meet and intertwine
None are trying to be
or forcing growth,
flowering happens
Winter looms,
colors fade,
form collapses
Fear is abolished
in knowing existence delights
to discover and meet itself again
Spring comes,
vibrancy returns,
friendships blossom
Thank you Walter for your poetry ❤️