Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha

Dear Sangha,

The Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha is welcoming the Palchen Study Group, a Buddhist group in the Tibetan tradition, to share our space. They will be hosting some Saturday morning sits beginning sometime in the near future. Don’t be alarmed if you notice another Buddha and a shrine developing on the east end of our practice hall. The board and the teachers have decided it is a wonderful opportunity to support the community of practitioners in Evansville.

May we be peaceful and at ease . . .

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Starting on Thursday, June 24th, we will be reading “Insight Meditation, the Practice of Freedom”

by Joseph Goldstein a cofounder of Insight MeditationSociety in Barre, MA.

“The birds have vanished into the sky,

and now the last cloud drains away.

We sit together, the mountain and me,

Until only the mountain remains.

—Li Po

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We will meet at 6:00 pm on Sunday for the regular sitting, even tho it is Memorial Day weekend

Metta

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Dear MHBS Participants:

 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:     SUNBEAM CANDLES at the  Sangha MAY BE PURCHASED IMMEDIATELY & not have to be pre-ordered as in the past.  Please just put the correct amount in the “candle envelope” in the Dana box.  All money from candle sales will go to purchasing a new Theravada Buddha for the Sangha.  Mike Boren & Caron Leader are presently searching for a replacement.  

 Please make candle purchases from the Sangha, half of the cost plus any extra contribution you may make is deductible as a charitable donation.  These great organic candles are smokeless when burning.  They truly make great gifts.   

Metta to all,  Mary Lee

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The Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha will conduct an Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation Class on Sunday, June 20^th, 2010. This will be a one day 4 hour course intended for beginning meditators and those wishing to learn more about Buddhism. The class will meet from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha meditation hall, located in Bradford Park Office Suites, 600 N. Weinbach Ave., Suite 960 in Evansville, Indiana.

The curriculum contains basic information about Buddhism including the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Path as well as instruction on meditation technique. Suggested donation is $10.00. Space is limited, please call 434-6643 to register or email at mindfulheart@gmail.com.

Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha is looking for 2 volunteers to assist with opening up the meditation hall for Thursday and Sunday night sittings. This job entails unlocking the mediation hall prior approximately 15 minutes prior to the sitting, adjusting the thermostat before and after the sitting and locking up afterwards. Additionally, the volunteer will greet and welcome new visitors to our Sangha. Both of the people who currently do this job have done so for quite a long time and would appreciate a break from this duty. If you are interested in volunteering, please call Caron Leader at 812.431.1232 or email her at caron@ahacounseling.com. Metta.

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Dear sangha.

I am representing the Buddhist community at World
Day of Prayer May 6. You are invited to come. Below is the agenda and
the list of the faith groups who will be speaking. I will be chanting
the Metta Sutta.
Mater Dei High School singers begin with a patriotic song.
* Bishop Gettelfinger will welcome the assembly.
* The mayor’s proclamation will be read by a designated participant.
* Faith leaders will come to the microphone to offer a prayer or
reflection from their faith tradition, of two to three minutes in
duration. The focus is on asking for wisdom and harmony for our nation,
state, and community. We will determine the sequence of faith leaders as
we meet just prior to the event.
* Each faith leader may add his or her signature to the proclamation.
* The ceremony will conclude with another patriotic song and an
invitation to all present to add their signatures to the proclamation.

The ceremony will conclude at around 12:30 p.m.

Faith leaders planning to participate include the following:
Rev. F.P. Miller, of First Ebenezer Baptist Church in Evansville Rabbi
Helen Bar-Yaacov from Temple B’nai Adath Israel Dr. Mohammad Hussain, a
member of the Evansville Muslim Society Rev. Phil Hoy, a minister of the
United Church of Christ Rev. Claudene Oliva, Unitarian Universalist
Church of Evansville Shree Martand Sharma from the Tri-State Hindu
Temple Pastor Joseph Easley of Central United Methodist Church Mary
MacGregor from Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha in Evansville Bishop Gerald
A. Gettelfinger of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville.

Mary MacGregor

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An invitation and reminder to our Half Day Retreat which falls this month on Sunday, April 25.  
The topic is Mindfulness and Concentration.  We begin at 3:00 pm and finish at 7:00 pm.  
If you cannot attend the whole retreat you are welcome to come for the last hour which would be the regular sitting time of 6:00 pm.   There will be periods of sitting and walking meditation and dhamma talks.   Plus opportunity for questions and answers.  

 Consider giving a dana gift as part of this day.

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Our local PBS station, WNIN channel 9, will be airing “The Buddha” a film by David Grubin on April 7th at 7:00pm. See their website,  www.pbs.org/thebuddha/, for additional information. And you might want to try Mahjong, a favorite game in many Buddhist communities.

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