November 1:
Cori brought us Ayya Soma's talk Anatta and LGBTQIA+ Identities, prompting a lot of helpful discussion.
November 4:
Leslie shared Andrea Fella's talk Daily Life Practice: Cultivating the Paramis. More of Andrea's talks can be found here.
November 8:
Cori offered Be Love: An Exploration of Our Deepest Desire
by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. It's a free eBook available here.
November 11:
Cori shared Ayya Brahmavara's meditation and talk on Impermanence.
November 18:
Leslie played Andrea Fella's talk, Developing Wisdom, part of a June 2019 IMC non-residential retreat, Awareness and Wisdom.
November 30:
Sanghamitta and Ayya Ahimsa attended a one month retreat with Beth Upton. Beth trained as a nun at Pa Auk and learned a method, based on the Vissudhimagga, to help people more quickly let go into all the jhanas and then use vipassana exercises to gain the insights for Awakening. It was a very inspiring retreat.
For a list of all the hindrances, read the Upakilesa Sutta.
To connect with Beth, here is her website.