RIM's Annual Gathering

This year’s annual Sangha celebration and fundraiser was especially joyful as we celebrated Jesse’s 50th birthday—a wonderful chance to honor RIM’s Founder and dear friend. We sat together, shared a delicious meal, and took time to contemplate mutual community support.

How does the RIM Sangha support me? How am I inspired to support the Sangha?

We've encapsulated our heartfelt responses that reflect why the RIM community is a refuge for meaningful practice and a place where good friends walk the path together. ‍

*Please note that some of these comments were paraphrased to enhance readability.

How Does the Rim Sangha Support Me?

We feel a strong sense of community and build authentic relationships.

Sangha supports the relationships I have with the people who comprise it.

The RIM Sangha welcomes me into a community where I am eager to learn, grow, and evolve.

Sangha provides a wonderful place to practice and seek community authentically.

With the RIM Sangha, I have a sense of community, a place to practice and learn.

The RIM Sangha is my family in the USA, and they support me in helping to release my suffering.

The RIM Sangha is a precious, safe, caring, welcoming, loving space and community.

Sangha offers warmth, friendliness, and appreciation. I feel seen here.

I feel comfortable and accepted when I am with everyone at RIM.

I am truly grateful for RIM and that I can join and practice through Zoom.

Dharma Teachings and Guidance Ground and Challenge Us!

Dharma talks at RIM have taught and challenged me to question whether I am meeting the challenge on the path.

Dharma teachings and guidance ground me and offer me deep guidance.

The Dharma teachings are contributing to opening my heart and mind and wisdom.

The RIM Sangha supports my dharma learning, and I'm continually inspired to learn and then put it into practice.

I talk about my lived experience with the Dharma.

RIM is a safe space to share our meditation and mindful living experience, helping us process emotions and foster healing!

Sangha allows me to share, show up with all my baggage, and leave it here.

The RIM Sangha supports me by being a safe and authentic place to fall.

When I show up and can't sit still, I process through it and leave feeling lighter.

We experience personal growth through various practices, retreats, and a supportive environment that encourages self-awareness.

‍Sangha allows me to witness everyone else's amazing practice.

Sangha helps me realize how unconscious I can be and to learn more about myself. This awareness is helping me to change into a better version of myself.

RIM has deepened my practice by offering retreats and challenging practices.

Sangha keeps me grounded with constant reminders to be present in support of others.

Dharma study helps me continually question all my perceptions, heal my suffering, and find happiness.

The Resources and activities at RIM enrich our practices and provide continual support.

Zoom Drop-ins have allowed me to build special relationships and learn from others' wisdom.

Whenever I sit down to meditate on my own, I think of the RIM community as a wider presence of shared intention.

The RIM Library is a resource for learning.

The RIM Newsletter provides relevant information for learning and practice.

RIM has given me a foundation for my practice.

Emotional Support is a cornerstone of Rim Sangha, offering us hope, compassion, and a sense of peace, especially during challenging times.

Participating at RIM helps keep hope at the forefront of my mind.

At RIM, I practice being mindful, compassionate, and peaceful.

I feel seen here, at RIM.

RIM is a source of wisdom and inspiration.

 How Am I Inspired to Support the Sangha?

We contribute through our presence and participation.

I come to RIM and provide whatever I can.

I offer my presence —to show up and support the programs.

I reach out on behalf of the Dharma to volunteer in the community with an open, loving heart.

I am inspired to support the RIM Sangha by showing up.

We offer Dana through financial support and volunteerism.

I donate to help keep the heat and lights on to manifest support to all.

I offer authentic presence and financial support.

I support RIM through volunteering, friendship, and financial Dana.

I have supported RIM financially, and I am sure I could always do more.

I am inspired to help financially and through volunteering when I can.

I volunteer my time and talents to grow and sustain the Sangha.

I would love to volunteer my time in any way needed, greeting, cleaning, setup, whatever.

I volunteer to keep RIM moving forward.

I support the community through volunteerism.

When we share knowledge through leading Dharma learning activities or leading meditation sessions, we contribute to the overall education of our members.

I share the dharma through the support of kindness.

By sharing my love of good moving meditation, my leading the Wednesday morning session that needs a leader. ?

I wish I could teach here.

As members, we grow personally through our practice, and are inspired to give back to the sangha. We embody authenticity, compassion, and mindfulness, thereby enhancing the community's collective well-being.

I bring my authentic self and support others and myself.

I support the RIM Sangha by being a good person and bringing my authentic self to the community.

As an honest, compassionate person who learns through mindfulness and love, I bring deep compassion to the Sangha.

I share my practice experience with the RIM Sangha.

I listen to my fellow sangha with authentic honesty.

Those of us with creative inclinations seek to contribute innovative ideas, collaborate on new projects, and enhance the sangha's offerings through creativity and initiative.

My natural inclination is to work creatively. I intend to discover new ideas and bring my creativity to RIM.

We provide emotional and moral support to each other by being compassionate, honest, and present. We reinforce the sangha's foundation of kindness and mutual respect.

I bring my genuine self and effort to the Sangha.

I intend to be more generous.

I want to bring whatever comes from my RIM experience to the wider world in whatever way I can.

I intend to attend the meditation sessions more often and bring my most unhurried, sincere self for self-discovery.