Bellingham Shambhala - May 2008
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1 6:30 Meditation 7:15 Pract. Peace class |
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Practicing
Peace in Times of War. Six Thursday nights, 4/10-5/15, 7:15
pm. A series of video teachings
by Pema Chodron and Richard Roech, President of Shambhala International. Videos & discussion. Co-lead by Joe Mackie and Rosalyn Householder.
$8 class.
Shambhala Arts
Festival, Friday-Saturday, May 23-24. Opening reception
& exhibition 7 pm, Friday. Shambhala arts represent a genuine contemplative
path; they bring beauty, vividness and wisdom to our lives and culture.
Workshops in the arts all day Saturday, including ceramics, dance, poetry,
mudra space awareness, Ikebana. All welcome. Performances (poetry, dance, & more)
Saturday evening at 8 pm. ($20
per workshop.)
Open House Talks:
Monday evening, 8:00-8:45
Acharya Richard
John visits Tues. May 20, 7-8:30. He will give an Open
House Talk: “Creating Enlightened Society.” Reception following.
Shambhala Training
Level V “Open Sky”: May 9-11. Fri. eve, 7 pm.; Sat. & Sun. all
day: Director: Paul Warwick.
$120 ($90 Bellingham Shambhala members).
Pre-registration recommended: Elisa Shafa at elisa.shafa@gmail.com or (360) 398-7008. Nyinthun, Sun.
May 25, Group sitting and walking meditation. 9-12 and 2-5.
Come for all or any part of this day.
Meditation instruction in morning.
All are welcome. Free.
*authorized
practitioners only
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5 5:30 Sadhana
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7 5:30 Fifth Precept 6:00 Medicine Buddha 7:00 Tantra* |
8 6:30 Meditation 7:15 Practicing Peace class |
9 7:00 Level V (Open Sky) |
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12 7 Meditation & Open House (DVD talk on meditation) |
13 7 Acharya Richard John (“Creating Enlightened Society”) |
14 5:30 Fifth Precept 6:00 Medicine Buddha |
15 6:30 Meditation 7:15 Pract. Peace class |
16 4:30 Padma. Feast * |
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22 6:30 Meditation 7:15 7:00 Ikebana
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23 7 pm Shambhala Arts Festival |
24 9am-9pm Shambhala Arts Festival |
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26 7 Meditation & Open House ("Ruling Your World" with Acharya Warwick) |
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28 5:30 Fifth Precept 6 Medicine B. |
29 6:30 Meditation
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31 PNW Regional Conference |
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Open House: Monday night is Open House at 7 p.m. Suitable for newcomers
to Shambhala or to meditation.
All are welcome. Free
meditation instruction is available.
Sitting and walking meditation starts at 7 pm. Tea at 7:40 Talks and discussions at
8:00-8:45. Suggested donation:
$5.
Nyinthun, Sun.
May 25. A full day of
group shamatha/sitting and walking meditation. 9-12 and 2-5 (3rd
floor shrine room). Direct
experience of meditative insight is central to the Buddhist path. Deepen your practice like an extended
period of sitting and walking meditation. Meditation instruction/talks
in the morning. Maitri
Bhavana practice at 4-5 pm for friends and relatives who are psychologically
and/or physically ill. (Please add names to the list on the bulletin
board in the hall outside the main shrine room, 3rd floor. Come for all or part of the day. All are welcome. Free.
Shambhala Training
Level V, “Open Sky.”. Friday eve, 7 pm.; Saturday & Sunday
all day: teachings, meditation instructions, discussion. The Shambhala
teachings hold the fundamental truth that all human have an innate capacity
to lead sane, dignified & confident lives. Directed by Paul Warwick. $120 ($90 Bellingham Shambhama members). Pre-registration recommended:
contact Elisa Shafa at elisa.shafa@gmail.com
or (360) 398-7008.
Ikebana: The Japanese
meditative art of flower arrangement, Thurs. May 22, 7 pm. $20 donation (for flowers/materials).
To participate, contact Sandra Harper at (360) 738-5725.
Bellingham
Shambhala Memberships
make it possible for our sangha to continue to pay rent, teachers, etc.)
. Suggested donation is $30-$40/month,
but all donations are gladly accepted.
To apply for membership contact: amdavidge@yahoo.com Email
Updates:
To receive email updates, please send your email address to gheffron@midline.net EVENTS /
TRAININGS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHWEST:
His Holiness the
17th Karmapa
is visiting the U.S. for the first time.
He is giving teachings in Seattle on Sat. and Sun. 5/30-31 at
the Paramount Theater. For
more information, or to volunteer, contact sangha member, Laura Woods
lolajanewoodsl@excite.com Want to know more about the Karmapa? Check out
the website www.kagyu.org
<http://www.kagyu.org> for more information.
Also in Seattle,
May 9-11, Perky. For details, please visit www.seattleshambhala.org.
In Vancouver: Acharya Jenny Warwick will be giving Bodhisattva vows on May 25th. If you’re interested, contact Jan Russell:
janrussell@shaw.ca.
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