There will be a regular Sunday sitting at 6 pm on Christmas Eve.
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Residential Retreat with Annie Nugent at Sarto Retreat Center, April 6-8, 2018
The Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha is hosting a retreat with Annie Nugent on Friday April 6 through Sunday April 8, 2018
Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion
A wellspring of joy arises when we realize the scope of the Buddha’s teachings and its impact on our relationships and activities. This silent retreat, open to all, is an invitation to explore the core teaching of mindfulness and how it supports the cultivation of wisdom and compassion. With practice, we can interact with our world with an ease of mind, especially amidst the fullness and vibrancy of everyday life.
Annie Nugent has practiced in the Theravada and Tibetan traditions since 1979 under the guidance of a range of teachers including Sayadaw U Pandita, Tulku Akong Rinpoche, and various western teachers. She was the resident teacher at the Insight Meditation Society from 1999-2003 and has since been teaching elsewhere in America, including the annual IMS 3 month retreat and The Forest Refuge. Her teaching style aims to reveal how our all aspects of our lives are opportunities to develop a clear and direct understanding of the Truth.
Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday April 6 and the retreat starts at 7:30 p.m. Retreat ends after the noon meal on Sunday April 8. This retreat will be a typical Vipassana style retreat with much of the time devoted to sitting and walking meditation. Dhamma talks will be given daily. There will be time to meet with the teacher, Annie Nugent, in small groups. There will also be an opportunity for mindful yoga each morning. Noble silence will be observed throughout the retreat, and the day will begin with a wake-up bell at 5:15 a.m.
Price for the retreat is $160. This includes a private room with bathroom and shower, and all meals on Saturday and Sunday.
Please click the link below to print the form and mail the completed form with your payment to:
Annie Nugent Retreat
c/o Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha
Bradford Park Office Complex
600 N. Weinbach Suite 220
Evansville, IN 47711
Or put the completed form and your payment into an envelope marked “Annie Nugent Retreat” and drop in the dana box.
Reservations must be received by March 1, 2018.
Sarto Retreat Center is located at 4200 Kentucky Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47711. Located on 54 acres on Evansville’s north side, Sarto Retreat Center has 55 Guest rooms, walking grounds, a wooded area, and adequate safe parking. The retreat center is handicapped accessible.
Click here for registration form.
For more information , call 812-434-6643 or E-mail mindfulheart@gmail.com
New Year’s Eve Retreat
Start the New Year with practice. Retreat is 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the sangha. The retreat as usual will be led by Mary Macgregor. There will be dharma talks and walking and sitting meditation. No need to register Just come!
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Upcoming Event with Lama Yeshe Gyamtso
No sitting on Thursday December 7 as we watch the movie Walk With Me
On Thursday December 7 at 7:30 pm many of us will be watching the movie Walk With Me, about Vietnamese Buddhist leader Thich Nat Hanh. Because of that there will be no regular 6 pm sitting that Thursday.
The Laramie Project to be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Evansville
Matthew Shepard, a gay student of the University of Wyoming, was brutally attacked, tied to a fence, and left to die on October 7, 1998. He died from his injuries five days later. After the murder, members of the Tectonic Theater Project in New York City traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, to interview residents about how the attack had affected the town. These transcripts were transformed into The Laramie Project, the stories of real people who lived at the epicenter of one of the nation’s most heinous anti-gay hate crimes.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Evansville, 2910 Morgan Avenue, is proud to host The Laramie Project on Friday, December 1. Doors open at 7 PM. Performance begins 7:30 PM. Advance tickets can be purchased http://www.uuevansville.org or by check for $15 to UUCE at the address above.
Regular 6 pm sitting on Thanksgiving Day
There will be a regular Thursday sitting at 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day, this Thursday November 23rd.
Yoga Class…
Starting November 4 we are going to meet on the first Saturday of each month. Instruction will be geared toward participants developing a personal practice. Each month we will go through the sequence and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share about their at home practice if they choose.
SANGHA FALL PICNIC 2017 Reminder
This is a reminder that our picnic is this Sunday, October 22nd, at 3:00.
SANGHA FALL PICNIC 2017
Please join us for a potluck picnic at Wesselman Park on Sunday October 22 from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm. We will be in Shelter House #2 North….that’s the one that faces the tennis courts. All are welcome. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share, and your own drinks. The sangha will supply paper plates, napkins, cups, and plastic knives/forks/spoons. You are welcome to bring a game or Frisbee. At 6:00 pm we will build a fire in the fireplace and have a 40 minute sitting meditation. Bring lawn chairs to use for the meditation. We look forward to seeing you there!