Offering support and advocacy for practice in times of need
Help with challenges and life changes – you are not alone
The inevitabilities of old age, sickness, and death are no different today than they were nearly 2500 years ago when the Buddha encountered them as a young prince. With this in mind, a group of MRO students and Sangha members came together to form the Diamond Net.
Named after the symbolic Diamond Net of Indra, our goal is to provide support for dharma practice to fellow practitioners during challenging life transitions.
All are Welcome
Diamond Net/Feet on the Ground meets 2nd Sunday of each month @ 2:30pm. Join us to give and receive support within sangha.
Register here in advance for zoom link
Sangha Death Café
Diamond Net hosts a Death Café every thee months or so, moderated by Diamond Net facilitators with no agenda or presentation. Just grab a cup of coffee, slice yourself a piece of pie, and join us in community for an informal zoom conversation about any aspect of death you’d like to explore.
Register here in advance for zoom link
FEET ON THE GROUND
Sangha Care – Offering sangha connection to fellow practitioners during challenging life transitions. Monthly meetings offer support to those who are ill, overwhelmed by care-giving, lonely, isolated, or simply wanting some sangha love.
GROWING THE GARDEN
Strenghtening Ties within the Community – Creating ways to build sangha connection. Currently there is an active group working on the possibility of communal housing near ZMM.
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Workshops & Advocacy – Expanding understanding to better serve the community. Send us your thoughts or offerings for upcoming workshops.
Looking for Support?
Email diamondnet@dharma.net
“The Diamond Net of Indra is a description of the universe in which all things have a mutual identity, an interdependent origination…When one thing arises, all things arise simultaneously. Everything in this net has a mutual causality —what happens to one thing, happens to the entire universe.” – John Daido Loori, Roshi
Here are some ways the Diamond Net can help—
Members of the Diamond Net are available to join you for home practice such as zazen, liturgy, altar care, conversation, or simply being a line of communication with the larger Sangha. If you would like to come to the monastery for a day or for a retreat, but are concerned that you can’t manage the schedule or need some physical help, someone from the Diamond Net can be your attendant for the duration of your stay.
We can put requests out to the sangha for adding your name to personal health & healing lists, or for rides to services if you are unable to get there on your own, or for whatever you need to continue feeling connected to sangha and practice.
Whatever the situation, we want you to know we are available to help. If you’re interested in learning more, please don’t hesitate to reach out — diamondnet@dharma.net
