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Sangha
News NEWSLETTER
OF THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY OF MINDFUL LIVING December
15, 2003 SANGHA
AND ORDER OF INTERBEING NEWS
The
Winter Solstice and Bodhi Day Perhaps
if we think deeply about the approaching winter solstice, we can
come to experience this day as a rhythmic, year long, beat of
light and darkness. This
solstice, for the peoples of the northern hemisphere, signals the
end of a six month long encroachment of darkness.
The winter solstice seems to coax from our hearts, our
highest expressions of hope against the darkness.
So many of our spiritual traditions have developed
celebrations of hope during this time: Christmas for Christians,
Ramadan for Muslims, Hanukkah for Jews, and Bodhi Day for
Buddhists. Bodhi Day,
traditionally celebrated on December 8th,
commemorates the day that Siddhartha Gautama obtained
enlightenment and came to be called “Buddha”.
It
is not so difficult to experience the winter solstice as a rhythm
that all of humanity hears. We
each hear it in the language and traditions that most clearly
calls to us. But the
message seems to consistently call us to awaken.
Sangha
Calendar for December Sunday
Practice at Orbis December
7 - Five
Mindfulness Precepts December
14 - Second sitting meditation December
21 - The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings December
28 - Guided Meditation or Shared Readings
Bulletin
Board From
our friend Bronson Rozier Dear
Friends, Due
to an emergency financial situation… both Carol and I are
disabled and unable to work …
we are asking those
of compassionate and loving heart to please help the cats we have
rescued in the last few years. We
are asking if anyone can find new homes for some.
We are asking if there are kind souls who would like to
adopt some precious adult cats?
Pictures are available on request.
All of these cats were rescued off the streets many in poor
health and nursed back to health, spayed and neutered and given
care and loving attention. Turning
them into Animal Control where they would be killed or put back on
the streets are not options. Please
let us know soon if you can take or place one of our friends in a
good home. Thanks, Bronson
and Carol Rozier Quan
Yin Animal Fund. Unified
Buddhist Church 1544
Quadrant Av; Louisville Ky 40205 brozier@bellsouth.net The Bulletin Board provides a place for Sangha members to share personal announcements, invitations to social or community events, and poems, quotes or original writings they find inspirational. To be mindfully legalistic in this day and age, we must note that postings submitted by Sangha members should not be interpreted as having the sponsorship or endorsement of the Louisville Community of Mindful Living or of the Order of Interbeing. Where possible, please e-mail your sharings 3 weeks in advance to the attention of the editor at SanghaNewslcoml@yahoo.com. Knowing that life isn't always so accommodating, we will make an effort to send out notice of practice-related events on shorter notice. While we strive to make the Bulletin Board as broad and inclusive a forum as possible, we reserve the right to decline submissions based on content or length.
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