Category: Miscellaneous

Common Ground Meditation Center Board Treasurer Report/ Summary of 2021 Financials March 2022 On behalf of the Common Ground Finance Committee and the Board of Directors, I am happy to report that Common  Ground Meditation Center continues to benefit greatly …

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Hi Friends, Here are a few resources Mark mentioned in his talk for your reference: Study Resource for this week’s reflection Refuge: Natural Buddhism by Gil Fronsdal The Refuge of Sitting by Narayan Liebenson Suffusion of Divine Abidings (Four Quarters …

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Dear Common Ground Friends, I am guessing that we all experience both the juiciness and the suffering arising from our human tendency to relish in “gotcha” moments. I am pointing to our habits of attempting to make ourselves feel more …

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Dear Common Ground Friends, Welcome to June Everyone, Isn’t it remarkable that our swirling world of causes and conditions continues to unfold, unceasingly! How many times this past year did June 2021 seem so very far away? It is now …

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Dear Common Ground Friends, In his book, Collecting Gold Dust: Nurturing the Dhamma in Daily Life, Sayadaw U Tejaniya reminds us of the importance of taking time often to reflect on how we’re living and practicing. He reminds us that questions …

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Greetings Everyone, There are ongoing relief efforts happening in Brooklyn Center and it sounds like they are in need of volunteers especially this afternoon/tomorrow. Click on this link to sign up if you are interested and able. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0c4aa9a722abfec07-blue Warmly, Shelly

Hi Common Ground community, Mark, Shelly, and I decided to make this post as a way for the Common Ground community to share ways that you are engaging right now to respond to the murder of George Floyd, and to …

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Opportunity to Spend Time with Ajahn Chandako at a Lake Cabin June 21 to July 7 Ajahn Chandako plans to go up to a lake cabin in Northern MN for Dhamma practice and general relaxation. Each year a group from Minneapolis goes to this …

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Common Ground Meditation Center Board Treasurer Report  /  Summary of 2016 Financials On behalf of the Common Ground Finance Committee and the Board of Directors, I am happy to report that Common Ground Meditation Center continues to benefit from the …

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Dear Common Ground community, As you may have heard, the center staff took a step back this year to contemplate the future of the music festival. The festival has been a beautiful and successful event, raising over $50,000 over 6 …

No Music Festival this Fall Read More »