CO-Arising Mindful Heart Sangha Zoom Gathering, Sunday, June 27th

[Rebecca Lockman]

Dear Friends

The Co-arising Mindful Heart Sangha will gather online Sunday, June 27th, from 9am ET to 10:30amish. (connection info below)

We will have music, sitting meditation, dharma lesson, and a sharing from the heart as we reflect on the dharma.

According to Thich Nhat Hanh ( Cultivating the Mind of Love, © 2008), Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are three precious jewels in Buddhism, and the most important of these is Sangha. The Sangha contains the Buddha and the Dharma. A good teacher is important, but sisters and brothers in the practice are the main ingredient for success. You cannot achieve enlightenment by locking yourself in your room. Transformation is possible only when you are in touch. When you touch the ground, you can feel the stability of the earth and feel confident. When you observe the steadiness of the sunshine, the air, and the trees, you know that you can count on the sun to rise each day and the air and the trees to be there. When you build a house, you build it on solid ground. You need to choose friends in the practice who are stable, on whom you can rely.

Taking refuge in the sangha means putting your trust in a community of solid members who practice mindfulness together. You do not have to practice intensively—just being in a sangha where people are happy, living deeply the moments of their days, is enough. Each person’s way of sitting, walking, eating, working, and smiling is a source of inspiration; and transformation takes place without effort. If someone who is troubled is placed in a good sangha, just being there is enough to bring about a transformation.

Wherever you are on your journey, we hope you will join us in Sangha.

Upcoming Meetings

 June 27th, July 3rd, 11th, 17th, and 25th at 9 A.M.

Creative Practice Planning meetings are Tuesday evenings at 7pm ET - use the same link as for meetings.

Opportunities

• Magnolia Grove Online Mindfulness Practice Sessions on Thursdays @ 5pm ET

Connection Information for our meetings 

Join Co-arising Mindful Heart Sangha Zoom Meeting
Easy access to meetings: a shortcut link: BreathingHeart.org/zoom
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84741922975?pwd=d2dXTTU3NitqYmduSTlvS05QR2xkZz09 

Meeting ID: 847 4192 2975  -  Password: iamhome

Audio-only by phone, tap: +19292056099,,84741922975#,,1#,556500# 

Or dial it:  929-205-6099  -  Meeting ID: 847 4192 2975  -  Password: 556500

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. 
The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. 
Although its light is wide and great, 
The moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide. 
The whole moon and the entire sky
Are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. 

 - Dogen

Becky Lockman,

Interim Communications Coordinator