The newsletter of Buddhism Study & Practice Group
A Graduate Student Club at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Summer Break 2008 Meditation meetings

NEXT MEETING: THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University

Mindful movement, sitting meditation,
walking meditation, metta cultivation
and Dharma study. Everyone is welcome!

Please bring your own cushion, towel and sweater.
Look for room location on signs in entrance lobby.

Campus parking: http://www.sunysb.edu/parking/where.shtml?visitors
Campus map: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/map/onlinemap.html

FUTURE MEETINGS:

July
17 Regular Meditation Meeting
24 Regular Meditation Meeting*
31 Regular Meditation Meeting

August
7 Regular Meditation Meeting
14 Regular Meditation Meeting
21 No Meeting
28 No Meeting

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Buddhism in Suffolk County, LI
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soundpractice/
Website with information on Buddhist and Buddhist-related meditation
and practice centers, groups, and activities in Suffolk County.
Please check Calendar, Links, Files, and Messages for current
meetings and events.

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Esala Full Moon Day Observance
Sunday, July 20 from 3:00 PM
Long Island Meditation Center
5 Baylis Avenue, Port Jefferson, New York 11777

Those willing to participate are most welcome!!!
Phone: (631) 828-6296
E-mail:NandaHimi@...
http://www.buddhistmessage.org
"Meditation is all about the cultivation of positive thinking."

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Mornings of Mindfulness, Sangha Meetings
Sundays 9am at Joan Dirr's (directions below)
In the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh
Joyful, nourishing, and welcoming

July 20 Sangha Meeting
* Start studying the 5 Mindfulness trainings for August 3rd *
July 27 Morning of Mindfulness
August 3 Sangha Meeting with 5 Mindfulness trainings - facilitator to
be determined

Arrive early for tea, getting settled.
Newcomers are especially welcome to the Mornings of Mindfulness at
which we sit, walk, have Dharma sharing, and do whatever the group
needs that day.

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SUMMER MEDITATION & DHARMA WORKSHOP
Saturday, July 26
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Vajira Buddhist Temple, 110 Rustic Road, Centereach, NY 11720

All are welcome to attend this FREE program which is part of an
International Dharma Conference featuring Theravada Buddhist Masters
such as Venerable Dr. Thanat Inthisan who will explain and discuss
the Buddha¡¦s timeless teachings on how to ease suffering and attain
true happiness. Come and SEE. Experience mental detoxification.
Relax¡K breathe... ¡¥Enthused by wisdom & compassion¡¦ wake-up¡K
SMILE!

The Workshop will include:
-calm abiding/concentration (shamatha) meditation
-insight (vipassana) meditation
-walking meditation
-relaxation techniques
-basic yoga practice
-energy cultivation
-Dharma talks on the universality of the Buddha¡¦s teachings
-Q and A
-Thai vegetarian lunch

Featured Speakers:
Ven. Dr. Thanat Inthisan, Theravada Buddhist Monk, Meditation Master,
Wat Thai DC (Thai tradition)
Ven. Phramaha Pradoochai Padhadhammo, Theravada Buddhist Monk,
Meditation Teacher, Wat Thai DC (Thai tradition)
Ven. Phramaha Anake, Theravada Buddhist Monk, Meditation/Yoga
Teacher, Vajira Buddhist Temple, Centereach, NY
This program is FREE. Suggested donation (dana) $25.00

Please let us know if you plan to attend:
Craig (631)585-5583 Krog@...
Pen (631)612-1691 Aprilstar64@...
Phramaha Anake (631)471-8006 Sathubuddha@...

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Buddhist Practice & Retreat Centers elsewhere
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First Zen Institute
113 E. 30th Street, New York, NY 10016
www.firstzen.org
212-686-2520
Please join us for all or part of the retreat.
Saturday, July 19:
9:00 A.M.–12:00 Noon Zazen with chanting
12:00 Noon–2:00 P.M. Lunch Break
2:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M. Zazen with a reading
5:00 P.M.–6:30 P.M. Dinner Break
6:30 P.M.–9:30 P.M. Zazen with Gyodo
Sunday, July 20:
4:30 A.M.–7:30 A.M. Zazen with chanting
7:30 A.M.–9:00 A.M. Breakfast Break
9:00 A.M.–12:00 Noon. Zazen with a reading

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Greed, Hatred, and Delusion: Transforming the Roots of Suffering
A Weekend Retreat with Sharon Salzberg & Robert A.F.Thurman

Friday, August 15th - Sunday, August 17th
For information or to register, visit www.menla.org or call
845.688.6897.

Buddhism teaches that greed, hatred and delusion are the roots of
suffering, the three poisons that bind us to the wheel of
dissatisfaction, but it also teaches that each of these destructive
traits can be transformed into a corresponding wholesome quality.
Through the practice of compassionate awareness, greed changes to
faith, hatred to wisdom and delusion to equanimity.
This workshop is designed to give participants a direct experience of
this transformation. Drawing on Buddhist psychology, Buddhist
philosophy and meditation practice, this program will show how
the "manure of the mind" can become fertile soil for the flowering of
insight and lovingkindness.

Sharon Salzberg is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS)
in Barre, Massachusetts and is one of America's leading spiritual
teachers and authors.
Robert A.F. Thurman is a world-renowned Professor of Indo-Tibetan
Studies at Columbia University and the President of Tibet House U.S.
Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center, Phoenicia, New York.

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Blue Cliff Monastery, Pine Bush, NY
http://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/

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Bodhi Monastery, Lafayette, NJ
http://www.bodhimonastery.net/bm/

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Dharma Drum Retreat Center, Pine Bush, NY
http://www.dharmadrumretreat.org/index.php?id=home
College Chan Retreat with Chang Wu Fashi
Session I: (For beginners)
August 13 to August 16, 2008 Wed. 7 pm.-Fri 4 pm
Session II : (For both beginners and Intermediate level)
August 16 to August 19, 2008 Sat. 7 pm - Tue. 4 pm

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Dharma Seal Monastery, Walden, NY
http://www.dsmny.org/English/frameset.html
Saturdays: 09:30 AM ¡V 16:30 PM One Day Meditation
Sundays: 10:00 AM ¡V 15:00 PM One Day Pure Land Meditation

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New York Insight, NYC & Bethlehem, PA
http://nyimc.org/index6.htm
A NYI Residential Retreat
ERASING THE BOUNDARIES TO FREEDOM
Matt Flickstein
Thursday through Sunday, August 7¡V10
Location: St Francis Center for Renewal, 395 Bridle Path Road,
Bethlehem PA. St. Francis Center is less than two hours by bus from
NYC.

This retreat is being offered on a sliding scale basis, which allows
individuals to select a fee that best reflects their means. Any
amount above the lowest rate enables NYI to offer financial
assistance to those who request it and constitutes a tax-deductible
deduction.

This retreat will focus on differentiating between conventional and
ultimate realities. We will practice meditations and contemplations
designed to expose the ways in which we cling to concepts and beliefs
that cloud our vision of ultimate truth.
There will also be opportunities for teacher conferences.


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*WORDS FROM THE SUTTAS/SUTRAS*
When tranquility is developed, what purpose does it serve? The mind
is developed. And when the mind is developed, what purpose does it
serve? Passion is abandoned.
When insight is developed, what purpose does it serve? Discernment is
developed. And when discernment is developed, what purpose does it
serve? Ignorance is abandoned.
--Anguttara Nikaya

*QUOTE OF THE WEEK*
You and I are the force for transformation of the world. We are the
consciousness that will define the nature of the reality we are
moving into.
--Ram Dass