A meditation practice and dharma talk, focusing on concentration meditation, will be given by Brian Gavin at 10 a.m. on Jan. 6.
The brief talk will touch on the history and context of jhana practice in Buddhism, but will be mainly concerned with the personal experience of samatha meditation its benefits in daily life (purification of mind).
On Friday, starting at 7 p.m., there will be 500 candles lighting the Triangle at Monroe and Riverside streets as residents come together for a candlelight meditation.
Since December some residents have been having flash mob meditations at that location.