Connected to 'Sangha Inbox'

Meditation is apparently an individual activity, the eyes are usually closed and the attention is turned inward. Possibly in a room somewhere in the house, laptop open and afterwards you resume your daily activities. Meditate at 30NOW can offer more. You are part of a sangha, of a group of participants with whom you meditate together and at the same time attune the mind to the practice of mindfulness.

It is nice to consciously experience being together and practicing together. You are not alone and what you encounter on the path of meditation is not unique in a sense. Sharing experiences and interacting with the facilitators can contribute to recognition, inspiration and confidence in your own practice and in meditation in general.

• At 30NOW the sangha is already emerging at various times, such as:
  During the Daily Live Meditation . Where you practice together with a large group of participants. Beforehand, participants often greet each other via chat, afterwards many share their experience and thank each other and the supervisors for everyone's presence.
• While Live Courses you regularly meet with a fixed group around a specific theme, where there is room for interaction and togetherness.
• The practice of berth is a way to reflect on what you have received. Money is also energy and facilitators and participants can experience the connection during giving and receiving.
• With the Ambassador Membership rate, members ensure that people with a small budget can also participate with the Membership at an adjusted rate. This also supports the Sangha.
• There are there'Sangha Liveevenings for members. We use Zoom Meetings for this, so that we can hear and see each other.

'Sangha Inbox'

New in support of the Sangha is 'Sangha Inbox'. One shared place where members and facilitators can post and comment. Feel welcome to share meditation experiences, calls, book tips, movies and podcasts here.
Add "Activate Notifications". You will receive an e-mail notification of new comments.

With the start of 'Sangha Inbox' we will close the 'Sangha Forum'.

'Sangha Live' and 'Sangha Inbox' are available for 30NOW Members and can easily be found in the main menu under 'Sangha'.
Don't have a Membership yet? Then go to 30NOW.nl/membership For more information. Membership is for everyone. For example, it is also possible to become a member at an adjusted rate if you have limited financial resources.

'Speaking from Wisdom' – Starts April 18

You can still register for this valuable Live Course by Riët Aarsse. Because how we speak is important. For ourselves and for others. And it is often not easy to speak wisely.
'Speaking from wisdom' brings the meditation and mindfulness to our relational life. With Insight Dialogue, meditate-in-interaction, we meditate while speaking and listening!

More information & registration: 30NOW.nl/speak-from-wisdom

Daily quotes

Every day we publish an inspiring quote. This appears on the home page and on our Facebook page for members. We've been doing that for a while, but we didn't always find the English quotes appropriate 30NOW. That is why we have been working on a new setup with Dutch quotes in recent weeks and we are now also sharing short powerful meditation tips. In addition, we are happy that we can also use the texts and quotes of peaceposters.nl , an initiative of Ciska Matthes.

live tip

April 30 we can welcome Guy Armstrong as guest speaker.

Guy Armstrong has been practicing insight meditation for over 40 years, including training as a Buddhist monk in Thailand with Ajahn Buddhadasa. He started teaching in 1984 and has led retreats around the world. Guy takes the most difficult Buddhist concepts and puts them into accessible language to unravel the mystery. He is a guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Society and author of "Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators".

This Sunday evening will be entirely in English with Marjolein Janssen present as live host.

For more daily Live Meditation and Lectures visit 30NOW.nl/live. Daily Live Meditation & Lectures are offered on a dana/ free donations.