Dear Sangha,Let’s all look at our Group Agreements to see if they still work for us and discuss any changes to the agreements that may be in order. Please hit “reply all” if you want to add anything to the discussion, (even if it is “no change”) The sangha has it’s 5th anniversary in December and …
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Train Your Mind: Lojong commentary by Judy Lief | Tricycle
Lojong slogan commentary by the author of last weeks discussion article.Train Your Mind: Lojong commentary by Judy Lief | Tricycle
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We’re trying something new for our group with a facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/bnmeditation
Meditation Nov. 3rd at 6:30 UUBN
Beautiful Sangha, We will meet in the Walker Room at UUBN for meditation Sunday evening at 6:30 – 8pm. Our discussion will be on chapter 16 of our current book (Best Buddhist Writing of 2013) titled Fifty – Nine Ways to Make the Teachings Real by Judy Lief. Participation in the discussion portion is always …
article on Karma
Jeff is sharing this excellent article with us and I have linked it here and copied the text for us below. Karen http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/quote-of-the-month/our-deeds-determine-us-as-much-as-we-determine-our-deeds-george-eliot by Bodhipaksa Oct 27, 2014 “Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.” George Eliot Karma is one of the most misunderstood Buddhist teachings. Often people think of karma as …
Fwd: Meditation Challenge
Jeff shared this link to a 28 day program of meditation practice support that is starting Oct. 27. Thanks Jeff! KJK Here’s an interesting looking program to help establish a meditation practice. http://www.wildmind.org/going-deeper/sit-breathe-love-4 Sent from THE FUTURE
meditation sunday Oct. 26th 6:30
Beautiful Sangha, We will meet in the Walker Room at UUBN for meditation Sunday evening at 6:30 – 8pm. Our discussion will be on chapter 15 of our current book (Best Buddhist Writing of 2013) titled Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change by Pema Chodron. Participation in the discussion portion is always optional, all levels …
Meditation Oct. 19th 6:30-8pm
http://www.bnmeditation.com/ Our website link above We will meet in the Walker Room at UUBN for meditation Sunday evening at 6:30 – 8pm. Our discussion will be on chapter 14 of our current book (Best Buddhist Writing of 2013) titled Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society by Thich Nhat Hanh. Participation in the discussion portion is always …
Day of Mindfulness THIS weekend: Oct 18th 9-4pm
Day of Mindfulness – Fall 2014Date: Saturday, October 18th Time: 9:00am until 4:00pmPlace: Unitarian Universalist Church Bloomington Normal 1613 East Emerson Bloomington, Illinois We will offer alternating periods of sitting and walking/open meditation along with readings, and a recorded Dharma Talk. The readings will come from the book Insight Meditation and dharma talk by Joseph Goldstein. …
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interview Nov 2014 issue: You Can’t Fail at Meditation
Jeff is sending us this nice link to an interesting artical on Shambahala Sun website, you may follow link or find text below. Karenhttp://shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4238&Itemid=0