AGENDA FOR ALL SANGHA MEETINGS

March 11 and 12, 2025

1. Meeting Protocol: Joyce (5 minutes)
   1. Mindful Meeting Vow: We vow to go through this meeting in a spirit of togetherness as we review all ideas and consolidate them to reach a harmonious understanding or consensus.  We vow to use the methods of loving speech and deep listening in order to bring about the success of this meeting as an offering to all beings.  We vow not to hesitate to share our ideas and insights but also vow not to say anything when the feeling of irritation is present in us.  We are resolutely determined not to let tension build up in this meeting.  If any one of us senses the start of tension, we will stop immediately and ask themindfulness holder to invite the bell so that we may stop, take at least three long mindful breaths, and re-establish an atmosphere of togetherness and harmony.
   2. Meeting Bell Holder = Bineke
   3. Timekeeper = Matt
   4. Note Taker = Gail
   5. Overview of timing
2. Purpose of Meeting: Joyce (5 minutes)
   1. Diagram of Sangha
3. Introduction of those in attendance (name, where from, which sit): (5 minutes)
4. Overview of survey findings (summary and details attached): Wayne (10 minutes)
   1. Reactions, feedback from those in attendance
   2. Questions we may have missed
5. Additional Sit? (Discussion, not decision): Sami (30 minutes)
   1. Our challenge based on survey findings.
   2. Care Council recommendation: the sangha give serious consideration to accommodating people with traditional work schedules by launching an additional sit.
   3. Considerations in launching an additional sit
6. Modifying format of Tuesday or Wed sit: Joyce (5 minutes)
7. Determining how to organize activities of interest to the sangha: Wayne (10 minutes)
   1. Social action and engagement: brief introduction by Sami who will offer words from Thu Nguyen, seek input from sangha, get a sense of those who might be interested in participating/organizing with the CC.
   2. Activities of interest to sangha based on survey response.
      1. Guest teachers
      2. Weekend retreat at Morning Sun
      3. Weekend retreat at Blue Cliff
      4. Mindful Hikes
      5. Identifying individuals or “teams” who might facilitate these activities with help of the CC
      6. 1. 1. 4 Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
            2. 4/6 Paramitas
            3. 8 Realizations of Enlightened Beings; etc.Study Groups: Anyone interested in 3-to-6-week study groups – outside the regular sangha schedule – focusing on areas of our practice that we don’t usually get into during sangha gatherings, e.g.
            4. Identifying other activities to consider

8. Identifying issues to include in follow-up survey of entire sangha: (5 minutes)