The ELM CITY DHARMA COLLECTIVE

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The Elm City Dharma Collective has come together to bring a sense of community and sangha to Connecticut, bring together like-minded individuals for a peer-led meditation/dharma study group, and to support and encourage alternatives to the mainstream meditation scene that has taken root here in the West.
This group is inspired by the teachings of Noah Levine and all those who 'go against the stream'. Although we do study buddhist philosophy and the fundamental teachings of the buddha ('the dharma'), it is not necessary to be a buddhist, or consider yourself buddhist in any way, to attend. All that is needed is a willingness to cultivate a practice that enables each of us individually to be inspired to "serve the truth of generosity, kindness, and appreciation and to defy the lies of selfishness, ill will and jealousy".
Buddhism is a belief built on practice, on you yourself actually doing something as opposed to simply reading a book or relying on someone else to be responsible for your actions. We take the principles of buddhism and integrate them into our lives to use them everyday, and are committed to bringing these ideas and the Dharma to more people in the West. We want to put a different package on Buddhism and show people it's not all a big bit of mumbo-jumbo; This shit actually works!
We are not about religious dogma, we don't think the Buddha was a god, and we are not a cult - although we might have Kool-Aid occasionally.
"The path of the spiritual revolutionary is a long-term and gradual journey toward awakening...This is a path for rebels, malcontents and truth seekers." - Noah Levine, 'Against the Stream'
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We meet every other Sunday night, please join us!
Time:
5pm ~6:30pm
Place:
Upstairs at Y.C.Y.C.
39 Putnam Ave
Hamden, Ct
www.yourcommunityyoga.com
***MEETING DATES FOR 2009 ARE: ***
APRIL 19 TH
MAY 3 RD
MAY 17 TH
MAY 31 ST
JUNE 14 TH
JUNE 28 ST
generally the group goes as follows:
20-25 minute guided meditation
1 hour discussion
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My Interests

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This group is open to anyone interested in facing the truth of their own minds and finding their way out of delusion, people who have a desire for spiritual and/or personal growth, and anyone interested in meditation, the books and teachings of Noah Levine and those involved in the Western Buddhist Movement, and the many teachings of the Buddha.

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My Blog

June 14th - A Day Of Awareness, with Jill Satterfield and Kevin Griffin

*June 14th - A Day Of Awareness, with Jill Satterfield and Kevin Griffin* - Hosted by the Elm City Dharma Collective Please join us for a day of awareness featuring two very inspiring Western tea...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:00 GMT

December 2008 INFO

Hello Everyone!EC/DC is canceling our December mettings.We will be meeting again in January, and continuing our every other Sunday schedule from there. We will start up again either on Jan 4th or Jan...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:43:00 GMT

INFO Noah comes back for another visit!

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Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:55:00 GMT

READ UP! :) News and Events

Hello all you dharma bums out there!Just a few things to keep you all on the up and up...so here goes: We will now be meeting upstairs in the big room at the yoga center. As some of you know, th...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:53:00 GMT

Mindfulness of the Breath - Basic Meditation

This is our basic meditation that we generally do during our group sessions. I have written it out for you all to enjoy!! -Tracey ----- Try to start with a 10 minute sit&nbs...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:05:00 GMT

Article in PLAY magazine - CHECK IT OUT!!

Buddhists, Benefits and Bands... Oh My! By: Craig Gilbert, Staff Writer (and Dharma Punker!)11/06/2007 Mention that there are Buddhists in New Haven and people might scratch their heads. "Budd...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:14:00 GMT

Being Mindful

(borrowed from mindfulness.com)Mindfulness:You are not your thoughts. Our thoughts take us away from being here now. If I am thinking about the past, or worried about the future, I am a prisoner of my...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:48:00 GMT

The Precepts

The Precepts The precepts are a condensed form of Buddhist ethical practice. They are often compared with the ten commandments of Christianity, however, the precepts are different in two respects: ...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 13:22:00 GMT

The Eightfold Path

The Eightfold PathThe Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the g...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 13:20:00 GMT

The Four Noble Truths

The Four Noble Truths1. Life means suffering. To live means to suffer, because the human nature is not perfect and neither is the world we live in. During our lifetime, we inevitably have to ...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 13:17:00 GMT