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This special extended session of Dharma in Daily Life will feature talks by Muna Shaheen and Stephen Fulder and a Q&A with the CIMC community. Narayan will facilitate. Muna and Stephen are founders of sanghas in Palestine and Israel.
Dr. Muna Shaheen is a Palestinian single mother of three living in Haifa. She has earned a DVM from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a long-term practitioner, who co-founded “Ihna-Hon,” an open Arabic-speaking mindfulness-meditation space and later founded “Marsa” a dedicated Arabic-speaking Sangha, in which she teaches Dharma. In addition, she is an assistant teacher in an MBSR teacher-training-course. Muna regards mindfulness teaching as her primary form of social activism. She currently works in education promoting animal welfare at school and university level and is active in climate advocacy.
Dr. Stephen Fulder was born in London in 1946, educated at Oxford University and has a Ph.D. He is a senior spiritual teacher who has been practicing for nearly 50 years since his time in India in 1976 and is the founder and senior teacher of the leading Buddhist practice organization in Israel (Tovana – The Israel Insight Society). He has emphasized how to bring the extensive dharma tools and insights into the most challenging of circumstances and has had years of experience in peace-making in the Middle East. His many published books include The Five Powers and How To Thrive in Hard Times: A Buddhist Manual.
Dharma in Daily Life (DDL) is a thriving online practice community that is welcoming to newcomers at any time. The program consists of a 15-minute sit, Dharma reflections from our teachers, a “practice for the day,” and a wave goodbye.
DDL is a steadfast community of belonging and learning for those who aspire to daily practice, benefit from Dharma guidance and encouragement, and find that sitting in sangha strengthens their practice. All are welcome, experienced meditators and those who are completely new to practice alike.