Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha http://mhbsangha.com Our Mission: "The intention of the Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha is to support individual growth to achieve freedom of the mind. We follow a Theravada tradition and welcome people of all spiritual paths." Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:47:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Announcement http://mhbsangha.com/?p=486 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=486#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:47:30 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=486 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 . . .

]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=486 0 Half Day Retreat, August 2010 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=480 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=480#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:33:55 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=480 Our next 1/2 day retreat will be held on Sunday, August 22 and will run from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. This retreat will have periods of meditation along with a Dhamma talk on No-Self . There will be an opportunity for discussion as well as a question and answer period.

If you cannot attend the whole retreat, you are welcome to come for the last hour which will be the regular sitting time of 6:00 pm.

The retreat will be held at Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha located in Evansville, Indiana at Bradford Park, 600 N. Weinbach Avenue, Suite 960.

]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=480 0 An Invitation to a Celebration http://mhbsangha.com/?p=472 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=472#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:24:10 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=472 Please join us on July 25th at 4:30 p.m. for

Asalha Puja

Sometimes called “Dhamma Day,” the celebration commemorates the Buddha’s first discourse, which he gave to the group of five monks with whom he had practiced in the forest for many years. Upon hearing this discourse, one of the monks, Ven. Kondañña, gained his first glimpse of Nibbana, thus giving birth to the Noble Sangha. The annual Rains retreat (vassa) begins the following day.

What’s involved?

Traditionally, sangha members begin the celebration by cleaning the sangha and setting up. There will be a one-hour teaching, followed by vegetarian pizza and the opportunity to watch Matthew Flickstein’s movie, “With One Voice”.

All are welcome.

]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=472 0 Meditation Retreat with Rev. Thich Hang Dat http://mhbsangha.com/?p=471 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=471#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:26:00 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=471 Title: Meditation Retreat with Rev. Thich Hang Dat
Location: Blooming Lotus Sangha
Link out: Click here
Description: Please join the Blooming Lotus Sangha for a day-long meditation retreat with Rev. Thich Hang Dat of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Summit Monastery. The suggested donation for the retreat is $35, which includes a catered vegetarian lunch. This amount is exclusive of “dana,” a donatio…n, to our teacher, Rev. Thich Hang Dat, and his monastery. During the retreat, we will learn about meditation and try some sitting and walking meditations. Rev. Thich Hang Dat will lead us in dharma discussions and will also answer questions.

The Blooming Lotus Sangha meets each Sunday from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Evansville, 2910 E. Morgan Ave., Evansville, IN 47711. Please join us or find additional information at http://www.bloominglotussangha.org/, 812.602.3369, and info@bloominglotussangha.org.
Start Time: 0900
Date: 2010-08-07
End Time: 1600

]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=471 0 1/2 Day Retreat Sunday June 27, 3:00-7:00 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=465 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=465#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:29:50 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=465 An invitation to our Half Day Retreat this Sunday, June 27.
The topic is:

The Five Aggregates
Material Form
Feelings
Perception
Mental Formations
Consciousness

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.

]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=465 0 Intro to Buddhism & Meditation Class http://mhbsangha.com/?p=459 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=459#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:21:49 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=459 The Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha will conduct an Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation Class on Sunday, June 20th, 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. ]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=459 0 Summer Reading http://mhbsangha.com/?p=455 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=455#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:32:10 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=455 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

]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=455 0 Intro into Buddhism & Meditation Class June 20th http://mhbsangha.com/?p=452 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=452#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:56:31 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=452 The Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha will conduct an Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation Class on Sunday, June 20th, 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.

]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=452 0 Regular Sitting on Sunday May 30, 2010 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=447 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=447#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 18:12:40 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=447 We will meet at 6:00 pm on Sunday for the regular sitting, even tho it is Memorial Day weekend

Metta

]]> http://mhbsangha.com/?feed=rss2&p=447 0 Sunbeam Candles http://mhbsangha.com/?p=435 http://mhbsangha.com/?p=435#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 03:28:44 +0000 Mindful Heart http://mhbsangha.com/?p=435 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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