What an amazing experience! We connected and we actually saw each other and heard each other’s voices via a very stable Zoom Conference Connection. Thank you to Brenda (Buffalo Pound Lake – Sun Valley), Marilyn (Swift Current), Kevin (Moose Jaw), Cathy (Avonlea), Colleen (Moose Jaw), Colin (Buffalo Pound Lake – Sand Point), Marianne (Weyburn), Roberta (Moose Jaw), Patricia (Regina), Lynn (Rouleau aka Dog River 😉 ), Bonnie & Wade (Regina) and Shane (Moose Jaw) for connecting this morning. With Vaughn and Anna, there were 15 participants. We haven’t had such a well-attended meeting in a few months. Apologies to those who had trouble connecting. Please contact us for advice if technical difficulties prevented your participation.
Vaughn and Anna’s testing sessions earlier during the week really paid off and our meeting was a great success. We broached the subject of security while using Zoom which quickly laid to rest any security concerns brought up by some members. Several Miksang practitioners in our group have used Zoom for personal, business and workshop connectivity. None have encountered security issues. Concerns were raised earlier this week because Elon Musk is banning Zoom from SpaceX but after careful consideration and discussion, we have decided to continue using Zoom as our new way to meet virtually. As someone mentioned the other day… this sheltering in place ain’t over any time soon.
With that in mind, the unanimous decision was reached to try another Miksang gathering mid-month, just because we really enjoyed our first virtual get-together so much. Mark Thursday, April 16th at 7 pm on your calendar. You will receive an invitation to join the Zoom Meeting on April 15th. Vaughn and I will send you the theme and a brief description in an email. You will then send images to Vaughn by 6 pm on April 16th and we will connect to review those images at 7 pm.
And before we forget: The Miksang workshop in May will be conducted in a similar fashion, via Zoom. The workshop will be comprised of Zoom conference gatherings, written and verbal instructions, regular short discussions, virtual image reviews as well as handouts for the workshop and future reference. Tell your friends and family. Space is limited to ensure individual attention and feedback for each participant.
Alright, enough “talking”: Here is a slideshow of the images gathered on April 4th. Our theme was Our Personal Ordinary World. The challenge: We were to stake out a space of no more than 10 m x 2 m and use that area exclusively to respond to our flashes of perception. Great work, everyone! Thanks for contributing!
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