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Monday Night Meditation – Buddha-Dharma in the Stories of J.D. Salinger: A Four-Part Series/ “For Esmé — with Love and Squalor.” (Online)
Live Online: 5:00–6:30 pm ET
Exploring wisdom and compassion in Salinger’s groundbreaking mid-century short fiction. Aug. 5: “A Perfect Day for Bananafish.” Aug. 12: “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut” and “Just Before the War with the Eskimos.” Sept 9: “For Esmé — with Love and Squalor.” Sept. 16: “Teddy.”
J.D. Salinger is probably the one writer most responsible for bringing the quest for enlightenment into popular American fiction. In his “Nine Stories,” he does this in a variety of brilliant, surprising ways. This four-part series, led by Dean Sluyter, author of “The Dharma Bum’s Guide to Western Literature,” will take a deep dive into several of the finest stories, with an emphasis on how they reveal the twin values of wisdom and compassion — on the page and in our own lives.
Recommended but not required: “Nine Stories,” by J.D. Salinger, paperback edition. If possible, before each session please read the story that will be discussed.
Guided meditation, a Dharma talk, and time for discussion offered by Natural Dharma Fellowship and Wonderwell Mountain Refuge. Open to everyone—please join us for inspiration, practice, and community.
Due to security issues, we are asking everyone to register through Zoom to access Monday night meditation. When you click the registration link below, it will take you to a registration page where you will need to enter your name and email address. Once you have registered, you will be sent the actual link to the Zoom meeting. It will not be necessary to register each week. You can save the meeting link, since it will be the same moving forward, and use it every week. This can be done by saving the meeting link to your calendar. Please email if you have any difficulties.
Closed captioning is available on all online retreats.
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