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#735

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Fri Dec 4, 2009 5:56 pm
Subject: FW: Interview Request

carolemaurer

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The email below was sent to White Heron Sangha. Would someone be willing to respond to Kyle and take part in his interview? Please let me know if you decide to contact him. Thank you.

Carole

From: Kyle Klink [mailto:kyle.klink@...]
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:38 AM
To: whheron@...
Subject: Interview Request

I am a college student studying the various religions of the world and will be writing a report on Buddhism for my term paper. For this report I need to interview a member of the Buddhist faith. The questions are quite general in nature and are focused primarily on obtaining more information about how the religion affects the every day life of a follower.

Would it be possible to interview someone from your group? The interview would likely take no more than 30 minutes.

Please contact me via E-Mail at Kyle.Klink@... with your response.

Thank you, and have a great weekend.

Kyle Klink

Kyle.Klink@...

#734

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2009 12:48 am
Subject: FW: Bodhipath-SLO: Day to Day Buddhism this Sunday; Trinlay Rinpoche soon

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From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 4:30 PM
To: bodhipath slo
Subject: Bodhipath-SLO: Day to Day Buddhism this Sunday; Trinlay Rinpoche soon

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3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

This Sunday

December 6, 10am - noon

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

Also in 2010, February 7, March, 7 & April 4

This meditation practice and teaching will focus on bringing our practice into our lives and world. Buddhism offers many methods to relieve suffering in our own lives and in the lives of others. Nobody wants to suffer and everyone wants to be happy. Learning to meditate with trained guidance can ease our suffering and truly transform our lives. Learning to take these experiences out in the world truly transforms us and the world we live in. We will discuss taking our sitting and other practices into our daily lives and finding the space in our busy lives for practice.

Khedrub Zangmo has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 25 years. Under the guidance of the highly respected meditation master Lama Gendun Rinpoche, she took monastic vows and completed two consecutive three-year retreats at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling in central France . After completing her second retreat in 1997, Khedrub lived in the women’s monastery established by Gendun Rinpoche and began teaching Buddhism in centers, schools and organizations in Europe and in the USA . At the request of Shamar Rinpoche, Khedrub moved back to the US in 2000. Khedrub is currently a resident teacher of the Pasadena Bodhi Path Center.

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

December 13, 10am - noon

Also in 2010, January 10, February 28(tent), March 14 & April 11

How does your mind work and manifest thoughts, feelings and your perceptions? What is the underlying reality of your being? Every moment of every day you are involved in, and dealing with the manifestations of your body and the experiences and expressions of your mind. They make up who you are and what you identify with most intimately. As you go through life, you experience manifold different states of physical and mental challenges in the search of well-being.

During this teaching series we will explore the Buddha’s advice on how to correctly view the reality of ones body and the productions of ones mind when our aim is to reduce suffering. Teachings based on the 5 Skandhas and 51 Mental Events.

Buddhist Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips completed two 3-year meditation retreats as a student of the Mahamudra meditation master Gendun Rinpoche at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling Monastery in France where he received the transmission of the Karma Kagyu Lineage. Prior to focusing on meditative practices, Dawa pursued advanced studies in the arts, a career in the entertainment industry and worked with severely ill cancer and cardiac patients. Today, he teaches throughout Europe and the US, offering guidance to those on the spiritual path and is the resident teacher of Bodhi Path Center Santa Barbara.

Half Day of Practice

December 20 & 27, 10 am – 12:15pm

Schedule: 3 sessions with 2 silent breaks

Shamar Rinpoche is encouraging us all to soak deeply in the practice and to understand the value and necessity of stabilizing our shamatha/shine/calm abiding, so that Rinpoche can effectively continue to teach more in depth subjects. We have been encouraged to participate together between teachers, to practice both meditation and community.

Thank you Bart

Dharma Teacher Bart Mendel

Thank you Bart! Bart will be taking a temporary hiatus from teaching in San Luis Obispo, but we are looking forward to his return when his schedule allows.

Bart Mendel has been a Buddhist practitioner and teacher for over 30 years and has taught the Dharma extensively throughout the US , Canada and Europe . From years of mixing the dharma with an endless stampede of worldly challenges, Bart’s teaching style has evolved into a natural blend of eloquence, insightfulness and humor. In 1997, he accepted an invitation with his wife Suzan Garner to open a Bodhi Path Buddhist Center in Santa Barbara where he served as Resident Teacher for over ten years. Bart and Suzan oversee a number of major dharma projects, including serving as Directors for Siddhartha Foundation International.

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A Special Opportunity

Western Reincarnate Lama

Trinlay Rinpoche to Teach in SLO

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Sunday, January 3, 2010, 10am-noon

Trinlay Tulku Rinpoche was born in Switzerland of French and American parents in 1975. At thirteen months, His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and the Venerable Kalu Rinpoche recognized him as the reincarnation of an important Buddhist teacher. The following year, Trinlay Rinpoche began the traditional Tulku training under the guidance of Kalu Rinpoche in India. During his spiritual schooling, Trinlay Rinpoche received many transmissions and Buddhist instructions from highly qualified teachers.

Trinlay Rinpoche continued his Buddhist studies in Europe while concurrently beginning a basic western education. He went on to study, among other places, at the Sorbonne University, the School of Oriental Languages, and the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute. Trinlay Rinpoche, fluent in English, French and Tibetan, is a charismatic speaker, and has taught in Buddhist centers and universities throughout the world.

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Save the Date

January 14 to 17, 2010

Dharma Teacher Tsony

"21 Conscious-Breaths Retreat”

“Mind needs to be tamed. Thoughts should be controlled. In order to accomplish this you need to learn calm abiding meditation. There are many kinds of calm abiding practice, but the initial level is crucial to learn in order to have strong stability of concentration. First you need to know how to sit, and then in order to train the mind to concentrate, you must focus on your breath.” —Shamar Rinpoche

This three and a half day meditation intensive is based on instructions from Shamar Rinpoche’s new book, The Path to Awakening, which contains his transmission of the Seven Points of Mind Training. The book constitutes Rinpoche’s synthesis of the curriculum of practice he recommends for all dharma practitioners, particularly those at Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers.

During the three plus days, Tsony will lead us in an exploration of the preliminaries of mind training, focusing on the methods for shamatha (Tibetan: Shi-nay) meditation as a remedy for attachment, anger, pride and ignorance. These practices are aimed at developing mind’s stability and reducing distraction and self-clinging.

7 sessions:

Thursday Evening, Jan. 14, 7—9 pm

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 15—17 9:30am—12:30pm and 2—5pm

Lunch included

Contact/Register: e-mail: slobodhipath@... or phone: 805-594-1388.

Entire Course: $170/$150 (members) or $70/$60 per day.

Pre-registration by 1/3/10--$140/$120

Thursday evening included or donation

All are welcome. No one turned away for lack of funds. Suggested fees support the cost of the program. An additional voluntary gift to thank and support the teacher will be appreciated.

Work-Exchange is encouraged

You may attend any or all of the sessions. However, as we sharpen our mind, please be sharply on time. If you arrive late, please wait for the next session to join us, thus preserving the quiet for your fellow meditators.

In the interest of maintaining an atmosphere of serenity, noble silence will be observed with only meaningful words exchanged–, when necessary, during the tea breaks.

Tsony was a Buddhist monk for over 25 years, Tsony completed two traditional 3-year retreats under the guidance of the great meditation master Gendun Rinpoche. For 15 years he was Abbot of Kundrel Ling Monastery in France. Since 1999 he has been teaching philosophy and meditation throughout Europe and the U.S, and is now the resident teacher at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge, VA.

flyer attached

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We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

*******

Made to order Mandala paintings available

Come by the center to see a sample of the paintings that a fellow member has offered to paint to order, with proceeds to benefit Bodhi Path!

Thank you Garden Team

Big thanks to all who helped with "Phase 1" of the beautiful sustainable landscaping started at the center!

*******

Report: Shamar Rinpoche gave annual teachings on Lojong and Bodhisattva vow at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge, USA

From September 25-27, 2009, at the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of Natural Bridge, Virginia (USA), Shamar Rinpoche gave teachings on Lojong (Mind Training) and Bodhisattva vows to approximately 175 program attendees. Based on his new book, The Path to Awakening, Rinpoche's teachings were his second in a sequence of transmissions on the Seven Points of Mind Training. These teachings represent Rinpoche's synthesis of a curriculum of practice he is recommending for all dharma practitioners, and particularly those at Bodhi Path Buddhist centers. The event also marked the annual meeting for members of Bodhi Path Buddhist centers.

On the first day, Rinpoche continued his teachings from the previous year on the preliminaries of mind training, focusing on the methods for shamatha (Tib: Shi-nay) meditation as a remedy for anger, pride and ignorance. These practices are aimed at developing mind's stability and reducing distraction and self-clinging. On the second day, Rinpoche taught on ultimate Bodhicitta, related to vipassana (Tib: Lhaktong) methods for removing ignorance. With the foundation and stability of shamatha, these methods of insight and analysis provide direct experience of the unborn nature of mind.

Photos of the event are available at: http://www.bodhipath.org/indexphp?id=162

*******

For current information regarding HH the 17th Karmapa please visit http://www.karmapa-news.org/

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

Tsony-21 Breaths flyer-2.pub.pdf

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

To unsubscribe: please e-mail BodhiPath-SLO-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

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#733

From: "EricZeeb" <Eric@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 4:34 am
Subject: SLO Natural Wisdom, Joy and Compassion Meditation Group Invitation

EricZeeb

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Crow's End Retreat Center

San Luis Obispo

Natural Wisdom, Joy and Compassion

Meditation Group

You are cordially invited to join us for our next guided meditation

Monday December 7^th 7:00 � 8:30 pm

(SLO carpool meets at Circuit City parking lot on LOVR from 6:30-6:40)

The Practice

This profound practice is an adaptation of a Tibetan Buddhist practice which many argue is the practice which has helped the most Tibetans to access their enlightened hearts and minds over the centuries. We are blessed here in the West to have had this practice so wisely adapted for us by Lama John Makransky, PhD. Through his Foundation for Active Compassion and it's associated meditation groups, of which we are one, this practice is being made available to people of all backgrounds and faiths.

This practice cuts right to the heart of the matter by inviting us to surrender into the natural wisdom, joy and compassion that is the very essence of our being. Harnessing the incredible liberating power of love as it already exists all around us, we will explore our capacity to allow ourselves to be pulled by love beyond ourselves and our current limitations and into a direct expereince of who we actually are � into our profound and innate purity and goodness.

Resting in the essence of our being we will finally experience our capacity for deepest well-being, true happiness and real joy. Liberated from our oppressive and constricted self-oriention we will awaken into a freedom and inclusiveness that is the very source of wisdom, joy, love and compassion.

The great awakening that occurs through experiencing our own very essence in this practice is the realization that everyone else shares with us this same basic essence! As a consequence of this realization we will commune with others in a deep and meaningful way that transcends any thought or idea about who we think they are, or even who they think they are. This allows us to then work for the benefit of others from a wise, skillful and authentic perspective.

About Lama John Makransky, PhD

John Makransky combines an academic career as a professor of Buddhism and comparative theology at Boston College with his role as a spiritual teacher within the natural ease tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (Dzogchen). John has practiced meditations of compassion and wisdom from Tibetan traditions for over thirty years and has pioneered new ways of bringing these powerful contemplative methods into the secular world of social service and social justice by making them newly accessible to people of all backgrounds and faiths. He has also helped many Western Buddhists deepen their contemplative experience of presence and loving compassion.

John has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism since 1978 under the guidance of respected Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug teachers. In 2000 he was installed as a lama in the lineage of the Tibetan master Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Lama Surya Das. John was previously a teacher with Lama Surya Das for Dzogchen Center's meditation retreats across the U.S., where he became known for guiding participants in their discovery of innate wisdom and love.

John is presently the guiding meditation teacher of the Foundation for Active Compassion, which provides meditation workshops and retreats not only in Buddhist contemplative settings but also in secular settings for social justice activists, social workers, counselors, teachers, therapists, and health care and other helping professionals. John recently published a book of contemplative practices and teachings to empower people in relationships, work, service and social action entitled Awakening Through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness (Wisdom Publications, 2007).

Foundation for Active Compassion

Mission Statement

To empower people with profound, accessible spiritual practices that support their individual and collective work to become better people and to make a better world.

We provide powerfully transformative practices from Tibetan Buddhism, adapted into new forms that can meet the hearts and minds of people from all backgrounds and faiths, so as to help them bring out the best in themselves within relationships, service, and social action.

Through practices that awaken the heart of innate wisdom and compassion, we also provide methods that can support a complete path of spiritual awakening in our time.

Upcoming Events

Saturday December 12^th 8:30-9:30 am Christian-oriented NWC guided meditation at the Seventh Day Adventist Church

Sunday February 21^st 6:00-7:30pm Introductory Talk to the Teachings of Lama John Makransky for the White Heron Sangha at Unity Church

2/27/10 � 2/28/10 WHS sponsored Lama John Makransky weekend retreat at the Morro Bay Veterans Hall

Further Information

Please contact Eric Zeeb (eric@...) or visit our website at http://sites.google.com/site/slonwc/home

#732

From: Peter Schellin <einteilig@...>
Date: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:37 am
Subject: Please Sign Petition for Religious Freedom in Vietnam

mugan42

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kelly Lynch <kellylynch3@...>

Begin forwarded message:

Subject:�[lachsangha] Re: Please Sign Petition for Religious Freedom in Vietnam

Dear Sangha,

Please sign this petition addressed to the European Union, the United States government, ASEAN governments and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to ask the Vietnamese government to formally recognize the Plum Village practice of buddhism. By joining the petition and the group of 100,000 people asking for religious freedom, you will make a great measurable step towards global human rights in Southeast Asia.

The Bat Nha community has been under severe violent governmental pressure to cease activity in Viet Nam. The monks and nuns were forcefully expelled from Bat Nha monastery and are been persecuted in their place of refuge, Phuoc Hue temple, Bao Loc, in Lam Dong province. These monks and nuns are practicing in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and continue his tradition in his homeland.

Our initial effort and petition to protect the Bat Nha monastics was recognized by EU and U.S. leaders, which in turn caused the Viet Nam government to ease pressure on the Bat Nha monastics for the last three weeks of Oct 2009. But on Nov 2nd, the Chief of the Province Lam Dong summoned the Abbot who is currently hosting the 400 refugee monks and nuns, and demanded he force them to leave by the first of December.�

Link to Petition:�http://www.thepetitionsite.com/6/religious-freedom-in-viet-nam�

The strong harassment and intimidation of this community continue with attempts to disband them from Phuoc Hue and other temples where they have sought refuge. They also are threatening to draft the young monks into the army within a few weeks. We need your help to bring an end to religious persecution in Viet Nam with this new petition to ASEAN, European Union, United States governments and the High Commission for Human Rights to continue diplomatic pressure.

Religious freedom is a basic human right and a core principle of democracy. These 400 monastics, all Vietnamese citizens, aspire to offer the fruit of their practice of the mindfulness trainings to their homeland. These gentle, peaceful people seek to soothe society's ills, bridge understanding between family members, friends, co-workers, faiths, and to spread greater world, human and environmental peace. Senior lawyers in Hanoi have confirmed these nuns and monks have not violated a single law of Vietnam.

Please act on behalf of global human rights and this young generation of peace seekers in Vietnam. By signing the petition and strengthening political pressure, you are supporting peaceful, nonviolent action to support a soothing salve quietly working its magic of openness and tolerance. And�tell your friends about it and ask them to sign, too.

Thank you from all the monastics of Plum Village (France), European Institute of Applied Buddhism (Germany), Deer Park Monastery (CA, USA), Blue Cliff Monastery (NY, USA), and the Bat Nha-Phuoc Hue Monastics (Viet Nam), as well as all lay-friends of Thich Nhat Hanh globally.

M

#731

From: Carole Maurer <camaurer@...>
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:45 pm
Subject: Fw: Bodhipath-SLO: Center Closed this Week only, Busy Dec. & Jan.

carolemaurer

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From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo <slobodhipath@...>
To: bodhipath slo <bodhipath-slo@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 12:16:14 PM
Subject: Bodhipath-SLO: Center Closed this Week only, Busy Dec. & Jan.

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3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

***Note: The Center will be closed this Wednesday, November 25 and this Sunday, November 29, 2009

*******

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

*******

Coming Soon:

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

December 6, 10am - noon

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

December 13, 10am - noon

Half Day of Practice

December 20, 10 am – 12:15pm

Schedule: 3 sessions with 2 silent breaks

“Working with the Emotions”

Dharma Teacher Bart Mendel

December 27, 10am - noon

Disturbing emotional states such as attachment, aggression, ignorance, pride and jealousy create confusion for ourselves and others. From a Buddhist point of view, emotions can be transformed into the wisdom energy of the enlightened mind. This course will explore how to work with emotions in meditation and in our daily lives.

*******

Western Reincarnate Lama

Trinlay Rinpoche to Teach in SLO

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Sunday, January 3, 2010

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Save the Date

January 14 to 17, 2010

Dharma Teacher Tsony

"21 Conscious-Breaths Retreat”

7 sessions:

Thursday Evening, Jan. 14, 7—9 pm

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 15—17 9:30am—12:30pm and 2—5pm

Lunch included

Contact/Register: e-mail: slobodhipath@... or phone: 805-594-1388.

Entire Course: $170/$150 (members) or $70/$60 per day.

Pre-registration by 1/3/10--$140/$120

Thursday evening included or donation

All are welcome. No one turned away for lack of funds. Suggested fees support the cost of the program. An additional voluntary gift to thank and support the teacher will be appreciated.

Work-Exchange is encouraged

In the interest of maintaining an atmosphere of serenity, noble silence will be observed with only meaningful words exchanged–, when necessary, during the tea breaks.

See attached flyer

*******

Report: Shamar Rinpoche gave annual teachings on Lojong and Bodhisattva vow at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge, USA

Photos of the event are available at: http://www.bodhipath.org/indexphp?id=162

*******

For current information regarding HH the 17th Karmapa please visit http://www.karmapa-news.org/

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

To unsubscribe: please e-mail BodhiPath-SLO-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

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#730

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:18 pm
Subject: FW: Bodhipath-SLO: 21 Breaths Retreat Information

carolemaurer

Offline

http://www.bodhipath.org/slo/

From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:56 AM
To: bodhipath slo
Subject: Bodhipath-SLO: 21 Breaths Retreat Information

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

January 14 to 17, 2010

Dharma Teacher Tsony

"21 Conscious-Breaths Retreat”

7 sessions:

Thursday Evening, Jan. 14, 7—9 pm

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 15—17 9:30am—12:30pm and 2—5pm

Lunch included

Contact/Register: e-mail: slobodhipath@... or phone: 805-594-1388.

Entire Course: $170/$150 (members) or $70/$60 per day.

Pre-registration by 1/3/10--$140/$120

Thursday evening included or donation

All are welcome. No one turned away for lack of funds. Suggested fees support the cost of the program. An additional voluntary gift to thank and support the teacher will be appreciated.

Work-Exchange is encouraged

In the interest of maintaining an atmosphere of serenity, noble silence will be observed with only meaningful words exchanged–, when necessary, during the tea breaks.

See, print & post attached flyer.

*******

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

To unsubscribe: please e-mail BodhiPath-SLO-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

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#729

From: "Susan Ellenbogen" <pelican@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:34 pm
Subject: Interfaith Giving of Thanks

susanapelicana

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The Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
sponsored by the Ministerial Association of San Luis Obispo
Sunday, November 22, 2009, at 3 PM. at Congregation Beth David

10180 Los Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo

The service is entitled �Our Cup Runneth Over: Sharing What We Have with the Homeless and those without Food.�

Local faith communities join in song, prayer & reflections to express thanks for our many blessings and our appreciation of the richness and variety of the cultures and faith traditions in our community. Practitioners of different faiths will present appropriate readings, music, and poetry. Afterwards light refreshments will be served and there will be a chance to socialize among people of social conscience among a diversity of religious and spiritual institutions.

Those who attend are asked to bring either a financial donation and/or a shopping bag filled with canned goods to give during the offeratory of the service. Food and funds will be donated to the Prado Day Center, Loaves and Fishes, and the Women�s Shelter.

For more information, see http://www.cbdslo.org/ or call (805) 458-7373.

#728

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:13 pm
Subject: FW: Work with the Emotions this Sunday, Center Closed 25th & 29th, but resumes Dec. 2 with more events

carolemaurer

Offline

From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:50 AM
To: bodhipath slo
Subject: Work with the Emotions this Sunday, Center Closed 25th & 29th, but resumes Dec. 2 with more events

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3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

This Sunday

November 22, 10am to noon

“Working with the Emotions”

Dharma Teacher Bart Mendel

Also December 27, 10am - noon

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***Note: The Center will be closed Wednesday, November 25 and Sunday, November 29, 2009

*******

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

December 6, 10am - noon

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

December 13, 10am - noon

Half Day of Practice

December 20, 10 am – 12:15pm

Schedule: 3 sessions with 2 silent breaks

*******

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

*******

Save the Date

January 14 to 17, 2010

Dharma Teacher Tsony

"21 Conscious-Breaths Retreat”

More information to follow soon.

*******

Book & Magazine Drive

Re-cycle your Buddhism and dharma related books and magazines by donating them to the California Men’s Colony Buddhist Fellowship. Please bring them to the center.

*******

Report: Shamar Rinpoche gave annual teachings on Lojong and Bodhisattva vow at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge, USA

Photos of the event are available at: http://www.bodhipath.org/indexphp?id=162

*******

For current information regarding HH the 17th Karmapa please visit http://www.karmapa-news.org/

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

To unsubscribe: please e-mail BodhiPath-SLO-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

If you have access to North American Television please tune in to PBS, November 18th, 8:00 p.m., to watch the National Geographic Special, Secrets of Shangri-La.

#727

From: Clarissa Schaeffer <thanksgivingdog@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:15 pm
Subject: Secrets of Shangri-La: Quest for Sacred Caves

thanksgivingdog

fyi--check out the blogspot, looks interesting...Mustang Nepal is where the caves are

Secrets of Shangri-La: Quest for Sacred Caves

http://www.himalayanart.blogspot.com/

#726

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:38 am
Subject: FW: Bhikkhunis and the Patimokkha: Protections as the Buddha left us

carolemaurer

Offline

Sent to White Heron Sangha.

The link below (Present: fall 09) contains some very interesting articles, especially the one on the expulsion of Ajahn Brahm and Bodhinyana monastery for performing the first bhikkhuni ordination in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah. The bhikkhunis who spoke at White Heron Sangha were sponsored by this organization: Alliance for Bhikkunis.

From: Alliance for Bhikkhunis [mailto:dragonfly.marcia=gmail.com@...] On Behalf Of Alliance for Bhikkhunis
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 1:03 PM
To: whheron@...
Subject: Bhikkhunis and the Patimokkha: Protections as the Buddha left us

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The Patimokkha contains 311 rules, some of which were formulated to provide built-in protection for the bhikkhuni order from abusive male habit energies. Far from being burdens, the rules are liberations from worldly concerns, promote harmony within communities and guide monastics on the path to liberation. They are as pertinent today, as they were over 2500 years ago. This fall issue presents insights into living with the Patimokkha by Ayya Sudhamma, insights into the eight garudhammas, by Bhante Sujato, and also the events around the Nov. 1st expulsion of Ajahn Brahm and Bodhinyana monastery for performing the first bhikkhuni ordination in the Thai Forest lineage of Ajahn Chah.	Present: fall 09 Click on above link to be taken to the fall issue: The Patimokkha Community Building & Community Healing Assesing the past two weeks of accusations of gender inequity and hurt in the Theravada tradition.

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#725

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:02 pm
Subject: FW: Bodhi Path "How Your Mind Works" on Sunday, plus upcoming winter events

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From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:53 PM
To: bodhipath slo
Subject: "How Your Mind Works" on Sunday, plus upcoming winter events

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3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

This Sunday

November 15, 10 am to noon

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

Also, December 13, 10am - noon

“Working with the Emotions”

Dharma Teacher Bart Mendel

November 22, December 27, 10am - noon

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

December 6, 10am - noon

Half Day of Practice

December 20, 10 am – 12:15pm

Schedule: 3 sessions with 2 silent breaks

*******

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

*******

Save the Date

January 14 to 17, 2010

Dharma Teacher Tsony

"21 Conscious-Breaths Weekend Retreat”

More information to follow soon.

*******

Book & Magazine Drive

Re-cycle your Buddhism and dharma related books and magazines by donating them to the California Men’s Colony Buddhist Fellowship. Please bring them to the center.

*******

Report: Shamar Rinpoche gave annual teachings on Lojong and Bodhisattva vow at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge, USA

Photos of the event are available at: http://www.bodhipath.org/indexphp?id=162

*******

For current information regarding HH the 17th Karmapa please visit http://www.karmapa-news.org/

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

To unsubscribe: please e-mail BodhiPath-SLO-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

#724

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Wed Nov 4, 2009 5:44 pm
Subject: FW: Practice Meditation Sunday & Schedule of Teachings

carolemaurer

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From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:06 AM
To: bodhipath slo
Subject: Practice Meditation Sunday & Schedule of Teachings

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3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

This Sunday

November 8, 10am to 12:15pm

Half Day of Practice

Schedule: 3 sessions with 2 silent breaks

*******

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

November 15 & December 13

“Working with the Emotions”

Dharma Teacher Bart Mendel

November 22, December 27

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

December 6

*******

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

*******

Save the Date

January 14 to 17, 2010

With Dharma Teacher Tsony

"21 Conscious-Breaths Weekend Retreat”

More information to follow soon.

*******

Book & Magazine Drive

Re-cycle your Buddhism and dharma related books and magazines by donating them to the California Men’s Colony Buddhist Fellowship. Please bring them to the center

*******

?ui=2&view=att&th=124be5965f92c161&attid=0.1&disp=attd&realattid=ii_124be5965f92c161&zw Report: Shamar Rinpoche gave annual teachings on Lojong and Bodhisattva vow at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge, USA

Photos of the event are available at: http://www.bodhipath.org/indexphp?id=162

*******

For current information regarding HH the 17th Karmapa please visit http://www.karmapa-news.org/

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

To unsubscribe: please e-mail BodhiPath-SLO-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

#723

From: "EricZeeb" <Eric@...>
Date: Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:47 pm
Subject: SLO Natural Wisdom, Joy and Compassion Meditation Group Invitation

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Crow's End Retreat Center

San Luis Obispo

Natural Wisdom, Joy and Compassion

Meditation Group

You are cordially invited to join us for our next guided meditation

Tuesday November 24^th 7:00 � 8:30 pm

(SLO carpool meets at Circuit City parking lot on LOVR from 6:30-6:40)

The Practice

About Lama John Makransky, PhD

Foundation for Active Compassion

Mission Statement

Upcoming Events

Monday December 7^th 7:00-8:30 pm Buddhist-oriented NWC guided meditation at Crow's End Retreat Center

Saturday December 12^th 8:30-9:30 am Christian-oriented NWC guided meditation at the Seventh Day Adventist Church

Sunday February 21^st 6:00-7:30pm Introductory Talk to the Teachings of Lama John Makransky for the White Heron Sangha at Unity Church

2/27/10 � 2/28/10 WHS sponsored Lama John Makransky weekend retreat at the Morro Bay Veterans Hall

Further Information

Please contact Eric Zeeb (eric@...) or visit our website at http://sites.google.com/site/slonwc/home

#722

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:38 am
Subject: FW: Upcoming Event: Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner

carolemaurer

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From: Judes Kingsbury [mailto:slojudes@...]
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 2:24 PM
To: White Heron Sangha
Subject: Upcoming Event: Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner

Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner – A Cooking Class with Chef Palaka Sauer

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009

Time: 2:00PM – 5:00PM

Location: 1686 Brighton Avenue, Grover Beach

Price: $50 (limit 8)

Tickets available at the Circle of Spiritual Enlightenment & online: www.spiritualcircle.org

Learn how to cook a healthy and tasty vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner! Participants will learn valuable tips about vegan cooking, help prepare a delicious Thanksgiving feast and (the best part of all) be able to eat what they have made during the class.

About Palaka Sauer

Palaka is the chef and owner of Govinda’s Garden Vegetarian Vegan Experience. He opened his first restaurant years ago in his native Brazil. Inspired by Hindu philosophy, his passion for vegetarian cooking took on a deeper significance. “While my faith has fed my soul, it has also taught me the importance of feeding my body with nutritious, organic food.” Through this inspiration, Palaka learned about cooking with delicious new spices that promote healing in a variety of foods such as curries, chutneys, pakoras, chapattis, puris, and halava. He furthered his knowledge about “healing cooking” when he traveled to India and lived in the Ashram where he learned about the “Ayurvedic” style of cooking for the mind, body and soul.

For more information, contact Palaka at (805) 591-8569

Judes Kingsbury
Publicity and Marketing

Circle of Spiritual Enlightenment
ONE LOVE, MANY PATHS
www.spiritualcircle.org

#721

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:35 am
Subject: FW: Upcoming Event: "Our Beautiful Earth": Spirit & Nature Dancing Together

carolemaurer

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From: Judes Kingsbury [mailto:slojudes@...]
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 4:16 PM
To: Kelly Curran
Subject: Upcoming Event: “Our Beautiful Earth”: Spirit & Nature Dancing Together

“Our Beautiful Earth”: Spirit & Nature Dancing Together

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Time: 6:30-8:30 PM

Location: SLO Adult School, Room J-4

Price: Donation

Experience the joy and deep relaxation of pure quartz crystal and gemstone singing bowls. Their vibrations and harmonic tones fill the room with serenity, energizing all who hear them.

This workshop will be a multimedia experience, with Barbara Perry playing the Music of the Spheres (crystal alchemy/gem healing bowls) with a visual presentation of “Our Beautiful Earth”: slides of the 4 seasons (fall, winter, spring, summer), the 4 elements (sky, water, earth, fire), and some of our planet’s animals. Come partake in this opportunity to experience the harmonics of the healing crystal tones.

About Barbara Perry:

After finishing chemotherapy and radiation in 2001, Barbara Perry wondered how she was going to heal and keep herself healthy. She happened upon Crystal Singing Bowls and loved the harmonic overtones. She then studied sound healing with Jonathon Golodman, Stever Halpern, and other leading practitioners.

Barbara plays at Hospice of San Luis Obispo, Hearst Cancer Center, the Cancer Wellness Community in Paso Robles, Central Coast Yoga, Conscious Colors as well as giving private sessions for balancing body, mind and spirit. Before Barbara discovered the crystal bowls, she was a professional photographer.

For more information, contact Barbara at (805) 909-9052

Judes Kingsbury
Publicity and Marketing

Circle of Spiritual Enlightenment
ONE LOVE, MANY PATHS
www.spiritualcircle.org

#720

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:58 am
Subject: Tibetan Monks at Cal Poly Nov. 3-6

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See also the articles in the Tribune Ticket and New Times. Several years ago the Tibetan monks performed the dances at the Buddhist Temple in SLO and it was really amazing. They also created the sand mandala at the Art Museum and had the final ritual outside at the Creek. It’s really worth seeing the whole thing if you can.

Carole

Subject:	MYSTICAL ARTS OF TIBET release
Date:	Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:06:17 -0700
From:	Lisa Woske <lwoske@...>
Organization:	Cal Poly Arts
To:	undisclosed-recipients:;

NEWS RELEASE FROM CAL POLY ARTS:

CONTACT: LISA WOSKE, lwoske@...

TICKET SALES: 805/756-2787

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TIBETAN MONKS PERFORM
AT THE PAC; CREATE SAND
MANDALA EXHIBIT ON CAMPUS

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA – THE MYSTICAL ARTS OF TIBET tours, featuring the famed multi-phonic singers of Drepung Loseling Monastery, have brought audiences around the world a sense of spirituality and artistic excellence. Produced in conjunction with Richard Gere Productions and endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, these touring events are a means of promoting world peace and healing through sacred performing art.

On Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center’s Christopher Cohan Center, Cal Poly Arts proudly presents an exclusive engagement of the Tibetan Monks’ SACRED MUSIC, SACRED DANCE.

In keeping with the customs of the Drepung Monastery – established near Lhasa, Tibet in 1416 – the staged spectacle will feature authentic multi-phonic throat singing and chanting, creating an aura of “other-worldliness” when experienced live on stage.

For decades, the Monks have performed in theatres across America. As a result of these tours, they were invited to establish a base in North America and Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc. was founded in Atlanta in 1991.

Drepung Loseling is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and preservation of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of wisdom and compassion and a center for the cultivation of both heart and intellect. It provides a sanctuary for nurturing inner peace, community understanding, and global healing and also oversees the Drepung Loseling Educational Fund, a sponsorship program for the adoption of monks in training at Drepung Loseling Monastery.

The Drepung Loseling Monks are featured on the film soundtrack for Seven Years in Tibet, starring Brad Pitt. They also performed with Philip Glass in the live premiere presentation of his Academy Award-nominated score to the Martin Scorsese film, Kundun.

Two of the CDs by the Loseling multi-phonic singers, Sacred Tibetan Temple Music and Sacred Music/Sacred Dance, reached the top ten on the U.S. New Age charts. Tibetan multi-phonic chanting was an integral part of the music composed for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympics in Atlanta and “The Mystical Arts of Tibet” was featured at the July 4th, 2000 celebration at the National Mall, Washington, D.C., where they performed to an audience of over 50,000.

A free pre-show lecture will be presented by a Drepung Loseling spokesperson at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center Gallery Level Lobby.

Student and adult tickets for the performance range from $20 to $38 and may be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Ticket Office, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

To order by phone, call 805/756-2787; to order by fax: 805/756-6088.

24-hour on-line ordering is available at www.calpolyarts.org.

*****************************

FREE PUBLIC EXHIBITION: MANDALA SAND PAINTING

Healing the Earth: A Sacred Art by the Tibetan Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery

Beginning Tuesday, November 3, the Monks will create a sacred Tibetan sand mandala during a four-day free public exhibition and residency held at the McPhee University Union on the Cal Poly campus. Formed of a traditional prescribed iconography that includes geometric shapes and a multitude of ancient spiritual symbols, the sand-painted mandala is used as a tool for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants.

The Opening Ceremony of the mandala construction will be held at noon on Tuesday, November 3. Following the ceremonies, the Monks will begin the work by drawing an outline of the mandala on a wooden platform. Subsequent days will see the laying of the colored sands, which is effected by pouring the sand from traditional metal funnels while running a metal rod on its grated surface; the vibration causes the sands to flow like liquid.

The Monks will be creating the mandala from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, November 6. Mandala Closing Ceremony will be held at noon on Friday, following the completion of the mandala.

As part of the Closing Ceremony, sand mandalas are traditionally destroyed as a metaphor of the impermanence of life. The sands are swept up and placed in an urn; to fulfill the function of healing, half is distributed to the audience at the Closing Ceremony, while the remainder is carried in a processional to a nearby body of water, where it is deposited. The waters then carry the healing blessing to the ocean, and from there it spreads throughout the world for planetary healing.

While the Monks are constructing the mandala, visitors are invited to participate in a Community Sand Painting project. The Monks will provide sand, tools, and instruction on how to take part in this unique opportunity to create a specially designed piece of sand art.

For more information on this and all Cal Poly Arts events, including audio and video samples, please visit www.calpolyarts.org.

                                                                                                                    #    #    #

Lisa Woske

Public Relations

Cal Poly Arts

One Grand Avenue

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0334

Ph: 805-756-7110

Fax: 805-756-6558

Lisa Woske

Public Relations

Cal Poly Arts

One Grand Avenue

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0334

Ph: 805-756-7110

Fax: 805-756-6558

#719

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:20 am
Subject: FW: Methods to relieve suffering this Sunday, meditation practice, teachings & retreats

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From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:27 PM
To: Carol Maurer
Subject: Methods to relieve suffering this Sunday, meditation practice, teachings & retreats

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3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

This Sunday

November 1, 10am to noon

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

With Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

Also, December 6

Khedrub Zangmo has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 25 years. Under the guidance of the highly respected meditation master Lama Gendun Rinpoche, she took monastic vows and completed two consecutive three-year retreats at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling in central France .. After completing her second retreat in 1997, Khedrub lived in the women’s monastery established by Gendun Rinpoche and began teaching Buddhism in centers, schools and organizations in Europe and in the USA .. At the request of Shamar Rinpoche, Khedrub moved back to the US in 2000. Khedrub is currently a resident teacher of the Pasadena Bodhi Path Center.

*******

Half Day of Practice

November 8, 10am to 12:15pm

Schedule: 3 sessions with 2 silent breaks

*******

There is still time to sign up. This is an opportunity to experience a special practice not being taught at the Center.

Chenrezig Weekend Retreat

Rancho La Scherpa Retreat Center, Goleta, CA
November 4-8, 2009

All are warmly invited to attend a weekend retreat led by Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips. Soak in a practice of Loving-Kindness and Compassion with Dharma teacher Dawa Tarchin and a group of enthusiastic students during a wonderful multi-day retreat. This retreat, will be devoted to group practice and in-depth teachings on Chenrezig, a joyful melodious practice of enlightened compassion. Venerated throughout the Buddhist world, Chenrezig (Tibetan), the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas is also known as Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit), Kwan-Yin ( China ) and Kannon ( Japan ). Receive detailed instructions and recite this special practice with the traditional melodies, under the skillful instruction and voice of Dawa..... there will also be time for questions about your personal practice or dharma and Buddhism

Generating compassion for oneself and others can provide support in these uncertain times. During the retreat, participants will receive in-depth teachings on Chenrezig, the embodiment of enlightened compassion, and perform the group meditation practice throughout the day. This is a great opportunity to deepen your Chenrezig practice or experience for the first time this meditation practice that strengthens your shinay as well as employs visualization and mantra.

At the end of the retreat, there will be a group celebration where we will share offerings of food and drink.

The retreat will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 and end at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Accommodations at the retreat will be dorm-style and all meals will be provided for both residential and commuter attendees. While one is not required to stay at the retreat center, it is encouraged as it strengthens the group practice during the retreat and can deepen one's own experience.

Attendance for the retreat is limited to 15. The price includes all room, food, and program fees; however, the teacher's gift is not included and would be offered separately. Scholarships may be available for the retreat - please send requests by email. The last minute commuter price for the retreat is $475 for members and $575 for non-members. The residential price is $545 for members and $675 for non-members.

Registration: To reserve your space call (805) 594-1388 for availability, then mail or drop off your check to the SLO Center. To receive more information or registration materials, please email slobodhipath@... or call. Registration materials are also available at the center.

*******

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

With Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

November 15 & December 13

“Working with the Emotions”

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November 22, December 27

*******

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

*******

Save the Date

January 14 to 17, 2010

"21 Conscious-Breaths Weekend Retreat”

Stay tuned more information to follow.

*******

Book & Magazine Drive

Re-cycle your Buddhism and dharma related books and magazines by donating them to the California Men’s Colony Buddhist Fellowship. Please bring them to the center.

*******

For current information regarding HH the 17th Karmapa please visit http://www.karmapa-news.org/

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

To unsubscribe: please e-mail BodhiPath-SLO-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

#718

From: "rosemary_donnell" <rtdonnell@...>
Date: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:13 pm
Subject: Ajahn Amaro leading a one day at the Sati Center 10/31/09

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Hi all,

Ajahn Amaro is leading a one day workshop at the Sati Center in Redwood City
this coming Saturday, October 31.  It's from 9:30 to 5 and you don't need to
register.  If you haven't ever sat with him, you should; he's funny and a
wonderful teacher.  Here's the URL for the flyer:
http://www.sati.org/flyers/AmaroDaylong103109.pdf

I really want to go but I am teaching the night before.  I know I couldn't get
enough sleep to safely drive to Redwood City early that morning.  If anyone is
going and has room I would really appreciate a ride and would happily pay for
the gas both ways.

Sincerely,
Rosemary Donnell

#717

From: Kjersten Gmeiner <gmeiner.k@...>
Date: Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:23 pm
Subject: Nov. 20-22 workshop on compasson for the clincian - in Santa Fe, NM

kjerstengmeiner

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Compassion Flyer3_email.pdf

Dear Ones--

I am excited to be teaching a workshop with Michael Ortiz-Hill, RN, in November in Santa Fe on the Craft of Compassion. This workshop has qualified for 19 CEU's for nurses, and we are going to apply for medical CME's.

The workshop is for any healer that uses and studies compassion in his/her work. I expect it to be profound and transformative (and probably silly and fun, too!). It will have special depth to anyone who is meditating or following a Buddhist path. Re-framing compassion as a craft with skills and steps to mastery has brought about a wonderful change in my practices, both office practice and Buddhist practice, and I am looking forward to sharing that.

Please consider coming, and forward this widely to anyone you know who might be interested.

Feel free to call me with questions: 805-439-0760.

With metta--

Kjersten

PS For those who cannot open the attachment, I have pasted the text below.

THE CRAFT OF COMPASSION

AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

All of us are required to find our way through the wilderness of

suffering – our own and that of any other being. The gesture toward a

suffering being is a gesture toward our own awakening. In Buddhism, the

Buddha can be understood not as a person but simply as the quality of

awakened compassion and awareness that is the nature of the natural mind.

We will explore and keep faith with this natural mind through

meditation, self-examination, ritual activity and holding deep council in the

African way (Daré) to call on the collective wisdom and experience of the

group. Michael and Kjersten will be available for private consultations as time

allows and there will be time for rest.

SCHEDULE: •Friday November 20 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

FREE public talkon the craft of compassion at

Christus St. Vincent’s Hospital, 455 St. Michaels Drive, Southwest

Conference Room, Santa Fe, New Mexico

•Saturday November 21 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

•Sunday November 22 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LOCATION: Santa Fe Soul, 2905 Rodeo Park Drive, Building # 3 (Sat. & Sun.)

COST: $250

CEU’s: 19 continuing education credits are offered to

nurses who complete this course.

Michael Ortiz Hill is a registered nurse, author, Buddhist practitioner and an initiated medicine man with tribal

people of Zimbabwe. The core of his spiritual practice has been the refinement and the activity of compassion. He has

written many books on healing and compassion and his latest, The Craft of Compassion, will be a part of this workshop.

The curriculum can be found at www.gatheringin.com under The Heart of Learning the Craft of Compassion.

Kjersten Gmeiner, M.D., practices Holistic Integrative Family Medicine, is a Buddhist and Qi Gong practitioner, and

uses love and compassion as her primary healing tools. Believing that most dis-ease originates in the way we live our lives,

she concentrates on personal transformation in healing interactions. She completed her Family Medicine residency through

the University of Washington in Seattle, and studied for a year at Bastyr Naturopathic University.

FormoreinformationandtoregistercontactCarolynSilverat(505)424-3272

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#716

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:41 am
Subject: FW: Three Buddhist Nuns at the Center

carolemaurer

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If you happen to be in the LA area next weekend, you might want to attend one of the events with the bhikkhunis that The Insight Center is hosting. They are Friday evening, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct 24, during the day. See the links below for more information.

Carole

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:42:49 -0700
From: susanpembroke@...
Subject: Fw: Three Buddhist Nuns at the Center
To:

It was such a treat for me to spend time with your lovely sangha. How fortunate you all are to be part of such a dedicated community.

Below is information on a talk and retreat the bhikkhunis are giving in Los Angeles. If you know of people who might be interested, please forward this on to them.

With metta,

Susan Pembroke

President

Alliance for Bhikkhunis

--- On Mon, 10/19/09, LA Dharma <ladharma@...> wrote:

From: LA Dharma <ladharma@...>
Subject: Three Buddhist Nuns at the Center
To: susanpembroke@...
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 8:00 AM

The Insight Center

Photo Credit: Michael Shiffman 2008

Three Buddhist Nuns at the Center:

We are delighted to host three American Buddhist Nuns - Bhikkhunis - for a Friday evening talk and a Saturday retreat.

Friday evening: The Practice of Peace. The Practice of Peace is at the very core of the Buddhist Monastic Code, the world's oldest living system of law. It is a tool for honesty, personal growth, and community harmony. Inherent in this system are contemplative practices supporting non-conflict.

Ven. Sobhana of the Bhavana Society will lead this presentation and will be joined by Bhikkhunis Sudhamma and Maduka for Q&A. They will entertain questions about their ordination and why they find a monastic life as their ideal vehicle for liberation. Susan Pembroke, president of the Alliance for Bhikkhunis, will give a brief presentation on the history of women ordaining and the challenges facing today's Bhikkhunis.

Saturday Retreat: Principles of Monastic Life are relevant to all of us. For most devoted practitioners, lay life is the preferred and best vehicle for spiritual development. Yet life within the monastic Order holds both fascination and valuable lessons for lay practitioners.

At this daylong retreat we will explore aspects of monastic life as they pertain to lay practitioners by asking questions like the following:

What lessons from a monastic lifestyle can lay practitioners integrate into their daily lives? Without outwardly abandoning a lay life, how can we tap our "inner renunciate" as we progress on the path?

Come join us. Register early.
With only 25 spaces available, these events are certain to fill.

Warmly,

Michael and Juliet
310-479-7996

Concentration . . . is the profitable unification of mind. . . .

Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa,
The Path of Purification, p 84-85

Special Events

10/23

The Practice of Peace

11/13

Interpreting Buddhist Art: The Symbolism of Guanyin

Meditation Groups

10:00 AM

Sutta Sunday with Sunim

8:00 AM

Monday Morning Meditation

8:00 AM

Wednesday Morning Meditation

7:30 PM

Thursday Night Meditation

8:00 AM

Friday Morning Meditation

Retreats

10/18

Sunday Retreat with Sunim

10/24

Principles of Monastic Life

11/15

Sunday Retreat with Sunim

11/21

The Subtlety of Sensation

Classes

11/4

Mindfulness in Recovery

All original content © The Insight Center 2009

#715

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:16 pm
Subject: FW: Bodhi Path: Khenpo on Wednesday, Dawa on Sunday

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From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:03 PM
To: bodhipath slo
Subject: Khenpo on Wednesday, Dawa on Sunday

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3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

This Wednesday, October 21

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Meditation practice followed by teaching from

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Khenpo Tsering Samdup

An unusually knowledgeable teacher, Khenpo Tsering holds the degree of Acharya, the equivalent of a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy. The Headmaster of Shri Diwakar Vihara Buddhist Institute in Kalimpong, India, he has taught in Buddhist Colleges in India and Karma Kagyu Centers throughout North America & Europe.

*******

Sunday:

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

With Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

October 25 10am to noon

Also, November 15 & December 13

*******

There is still time to sign up. This is an opportunity to experience a special practice not being taught at the Center.

Chenrezig Weekend Retreat

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 to Sunday, November 8, 2009

Rancho La Scherpa Retreat Center

All are warmly invited to attend a weekend retreat led by Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips. Soak in a practice of Loving-Kindness and Compassion with Dharma teacher Dawa Tarchin and a group of enthusiastic students during a wonderful multi-day retreat. This retreat, will be devoted to group practice and in-depth teachings on Chenrezig, a joyful melodious practice of enlightened compassion. Venerated throughout the Buddhist world, Chenrezig (Tibetan), the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas is also known as Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit), Kwan-Yin ( China ) and Kannon ( Japan ). Receive detailed instructions and recite this special practice with the traditional melodies, under the skillful instruction and voice of Dawa..... there will also be time for questions about your personal practice or dharma and Buddhism

At the end of the retreat, there will be a group celebration where we will share offerings of food and drink.

The retreat will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 and end at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Accommodations at the retreat will be dorm-style and all meals will be provided for both residential and commuter attendees. While one is not required to stay at the retreat center, it is encouraged as it strengthens the group practice during the retreat and can deepen one's own experience.

Attendance for the retreat is limited to 15 and space if filling up. You may preregister by Oct. 20, 2009 (just mention this announcement). This preregistration price for residents is $475 for members and $575 for non-members and for commuters it is $425 for members and $525 for non-members. Note that the price includes all room, food, and program fees; however, the teacher's gift is not included and would be offered separately. Scholarships may be available for the retreat - please send requests by email. The last minute commuter price for the retreat is $475 for members and $575 for non-members. The residential price is $545 for members and $675 for non-members.

The registration form is attached. To reserve your space mail or drop off your check to the SLO Center . To apply for a scholarship, donate to the Scholarship Fund, or receive more information, please email slobodhipath@... or call (805) 594-1388. After October 20, 2009, please call for availability.

Registration materials are attached, as well as available at the center.

*******

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

With Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

November 1, December 6

“Working with the Emotions”

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November 22, December 27

*******

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

Book & Magazine Drive

Re-cycle your Buddhism and dharma related books and magazines by donating them to the California Men’s Colony Buddhist Fellowship. Please bring them to the center.

*******

For current information regarding HH the 17th Karmapa please visit http://www.karmapa-news.org/

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

To unsubscribe: please e-mail BodhiPath-SLO-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com

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From: Peter Schellin <einteilig@...>
Date: Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:16 pm
Subject: Mid-Week Sitting

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The Mid-Week Sitting Group has been meeting every week since February or so. Anyone interested in adding a group meditation into their schedule on a regular basis can contact us. We've just added a yahoogroup ID (midweeksittingroup@yahoogroups.com). We also have Dharma-related extra meetings. This week, for example, we are watching "Enlightenment Guaranteed" and "Land of the Disappearing Buddha."

We promote WHS attendance and invite you to consider joining us mid week. Contact us through the yahoogroup website above or at <einteilig@...>.

#713

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:05 pm
Subject: FW: Fall Retreats at Spirit Rock with Space Still Available!

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Click here if you do not want to receive further emails.

FYI
To: camaurer@...
Subject: Fall Retreats at Spirit Rock with Space Still Available!

Dear Carole,

Spirit Rock still has space available in a number of upcoming retreats – offering a wonderful opportunity to ease your mind and open your heart through the practice of Insight Meditation, dharma talks, discussion, movement and the joy of community.

As the holidays approach, we hope you will spend time with us and center yourself in the simplicity of being.

To learn more and to register, just click on any of the program links below.

Meditation and Study Retreat
with Stephen Batchelor, Martine Batchelor & Sharda Rogell
Sunday, November 1 – Sunday, November 8 (7 nights)
Cost $890 - $540 sliding scale.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=304R09

This retreat offers a broad perspective on Buddhist teaching through critical interpretation of classical texts. Buddhist ideas will also be contrasted and compared with other religious, philosophical, literary and scientific insights.

Awakening the Heart of Love and Wisdom: A Retreat for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Communities
with Arinna Weisman, Larry Yang & Anushka Fernandopulle
Monday, November 9 – Sunday, November 15 (6 nights)
Cost $765 - $465 sliding scale.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=306R09

The practice of Insight Meditation can remind us of our intrinsic dignity and the strength to choose what we embody and how we live. By sharing this practice together we build community and support each other with time for group and individual exploration in a safe environment.

Insight Meditation Retreat
with Mary Grace Orr & Howard Cohn
Monday, November 16 – Saturday, November 21 (5 nights)
Cost $635 - $475 sliding scale.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=308R09

Appropriate for beginners and experienced students, this Insight Meditation retreat will bring mindful attention to the breath, body, heart and mind. The practice will include complete instructions, silent sitting and walking meditation, lovingkindness meditation and dharma talks and interviews.

Thanksgiving Insight Meditation Retreat
with Robert Hall, John Travis, Wes Nisker, Trudy Goodman & Teja Bell (qigong)
Sunday, November 22 – Wednesday, December 2 (10 nights)
Cost $1,250 - $750 sliding scale.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=310R09

Even in difficult times we can discover that love, joy and peace are accessible. Enjoy the silence of the land, sitting and walking meditation, movement, dharma talks and interviews with teachers in like-minded community.

Contemplating Peace: A Holy Day Retreat
with Eugene Cash, Howard Cohn, Pamela Weiss & Ada Shedlock (yoga)
Tuesday, December 15 – Sunday, December 20 (5 nights)
Cost $635 - $385 sliding scale.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=314R09

As we move into the traditional holiday season, this retreat offers time to contemplate the holy and sacred. The retreat will alternate sitting and walking meditation, interviews with teachers, dharma talks, chanting and a formal period of yoga each day.

Insight Meditation at the Solstice: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
with John Travis, Donald Rothberg & Heather Sundberg
Sunday, December 20 – Wednesday, December 23 (3 nights)
Cost $405 - $255 sliding scale.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=316R09

In this retreat, we will emphasize centering ourselves, quieting our minds and finding our center. There will be a special emphasis on opening to the darkness, our difficulties and our challenges, and to the light of beauty, joy and love. Young Adult Rate for the Insight Meditation at the Solstice Retreat: Spirit Rock extends a special invitation to young adults (age 18-26) who wish to attend this retreat at a special rate of $15 per night, on a first come, first served basis. A limited number of Young Adult special rates are available, please apply early.

New Year’s Teen Retreat (for teens age 15-19)
with Heather Sundberg, Spring Washam & Marvin Belzer
Walden West Environmental Camp, Saratoga, CA
Monday, December 28 – Saturday, January 2 (5 nights)
Cost $500 - $300 sliding scale.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=320R09

This is a don’t miss! for any teen interested in experiencing meditation, open communication, wonderful mentors, safe community, great food, and time to relax and reflect on the mysteries of our lives. Teens will experience guided periods of meditation, small group discussions, creative activities and unstructured free time, connecting with other teens in a positive, meaningful way. Financial aid is available for this retreat.

*If you’re interested in Spirit Rock retreats in 2010, follow this link: http://www.spiritrock.org/display.asp?pageid=86&catid=2&scatid

If you have questions/comments, please do not reply to this message as it is a notification-only address. Instead, please contact us at SRMC@.... For specific inquiries about our residential retreats, send a note to the registrars at Retreats@....

Please inform us of any change in your mailing address, telephone number, or email.
Click here to change your contact information.

Spirit Rock offers classes and residential retreats where the Buddhist teachings of insight meditation are practiced in order to bring greater wisdom and compassion into the world. For a complete schedule of events and descriptions of daylongs and residential retreats, visit the Spirit Rock Website.

Use our online ride-sharing bulletin board to offer or find a ride to Spirit Rock, or to start a carpooling group.

If you have received this announcement, it means that your name is on Spirit Rock's mailing list. As a service to our community, Spirit Rock Meditation Center periodically sends out an update of daylongs and residential retreats. If you do not wish to receive these announcements, you may click on the link at the end of this message, and you will not receive e-mails in the future.

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From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:56 am
Subject: FW: evening and retreat with Buddhist nuns

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Bhikkhuni public talk_Nov. 6.doc

More information on the bhikkhunis who spoke at White Heron Sangha last Sunday. They will be in Santa Barbara on Nov. 6-7. Please note that the White Heron Sangha retreat with Ken McLeod is on November 7-8 in Morro Bay.

Carole

--- On Wed, 10/14/09, Alice Alldredge <alldredg@...> wrote:

From: Alice Alldredge <alldredg@...>
Subject: evening and retreat with Buddhist nuns
To:
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 11:27 AM

Dear Open Door Meditation Community,
Three American nuns ordained in the Buddhist Theravadan tradition are coming soon to Santa Barbara sponsored by the Open Door Sangha and the Alliance for Bhikkhunis. They will give a public talk on Friday, Nov 6 and a day-long meditation retreat on Saturday, Nov 7. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn about meditation and the monastic way of life from women who are fully devoting their lives to meditation and the dharma. Please see the attached fliers.
Many Blessings, Alice

1. Walking in the Path of the Buddha

An evening with three bhikkhunis—fully ordained Theravadan Buddhist nuns

Friday, November 6^th: 7:00 pm – 9 pm

Goleta Public Library on Fairview Ave

Learn the history of bhikkhunis from the time of the Buddha to the present and hear the stories of three American women who ordained and why, as well as their impressions of monastic life in the United States .

2. The Inner Monastic

A One-day Silent Meditation Retreat

Led by Bhikkhuni Sudhamma, Bhikkhuni Sobhana, and Bhikkhuni Maduka

Saturday, November 7^th: 8:30 am – 5 pm

First Presbyterian Church

21 E. Constance Avenue ( at State Street )

Santa Barbara, CA

Registration fee: $20 collected at the door.

Dhamma teachings offered on a dana basis.

Please register in advance for the Saturday retreat by contacting

Annie McElhinney at anne3mac@... (805-280-6190)

Bhikkhuni Sudhamma - Bhikkhuni Sudhamma enjoyed a brief career as an attorney in San Francisco before changing professions to care for the disabled. In 1993, when she first encountered the Dhamma through Thai monks visiting San Francisco , she was suffering personal losses that forcefully bought home the truth of impermanence. In mid-1999 she gratefully received from Bhavana Society's Ven. Gunaratana the opportunity to enter the holy life. She obtained higher ordination as a bhikkhuni (female monk) in Sri Lanka in 2003. Currently, Ven. Sudhamma serves as the resident monk at Carolina Buddhist Vihara in the suburbs of Greenville , SC. This region is often called “the buckle of the Bible Belt” for its loyalty to Christianity, yet the Vihara has been well-supported by local people. Her website is: www.carolinabuddhist.net.

Bhikkhuni Sobhana - In lay life, Bhikkhuni Sobhana’s main occupation involved helping nonprofit groups. When Ven. Sobhana first took up meditation, she had the great good fortune to be introduced to Bhante Gunaratana, and has remained under his guidance since 1989. She also participated in the Washington (DC) Mindfulness Community, the Mintwood Zendo and the Friends Meeting of Washington. She gave up her job and condo in 1999, and spent alternating time living at Bhavana and hiking the Appalachian Trail . She received samaneri ordination from Bhante Gunaratana in 2003, and bhikkhuni ordination in Sri Lanka in 2006. She continues to be part of Bhavana Society's monastic community.

Bhikkhuni Maduka - Bhikkhuni Maduka has a BA in Religion from Furman University and a degree in Computer Forensics. Beginning in 1995, as a Zen priest, Ven. Maduka Sensei Daikai, began teaching the dhamma. Despite extensive Zen training, she found herself irresistibly drawn to Theravada Buddhism. In 2008, she ordained as a Theravada bhikkhuni. She heads Great Determination Hermitage, a promising new bhikkhuni residence situated on 5 acres in Stewart, Ohio. Visit her web site for more details: www.greatdetermination.com

--

Alice Alldredge

Professor

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA  93106

Phone:  805-893-3997    fax: 805-893-4724

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#711

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:11 pm
Subject: FW: Khenpo Tsering Returns to teach on Refuge this Sunday

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From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:50 PM
To: bodhipath slo
Subject: Khenpo Tsering Returns to teach on Refuge this Sunday

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

This Sunday , October 18

Khenpo Tsering Returns to teach on Refuge, and then White Heron Sangha has invited us to a picnic.

Khenpo Tsering Samdup

Returns to SLO

"The Inner and Outer Meanings of Refuge"

Sunday, October 18, 10am to noon

then:

The White Heron Sangha invites us to their….

Annual All-Buddhist Potluck Picnic

Sunday, October 18, 2009

From 5-7pm

French Park
1040 Fuller

(Southeast of Tank Farm and Broad streets)
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Bring food to share. Some soft drinks and juices will be provided. Plates and cups will be available. Please bring your own utensils. Family and friends are welcome.

*******

next Sunday:

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

With Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

October 25 10am to noon

Also, November 15 & December 13

*******

Chenrezig Weekend Retreat

Rancho La Scherpa Retreat Center, Goleta, CA
November 4-8, 2009

There are only a few spots left so if you are interested please contact us quickly.
All are warmly invited to attend a weekend retreat led by Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips. The retreat, will be devoted to group practice and in-depth teachings on Chenrezig, a joyful melodious practice of enlightened compassion. Venerated throughout the Buddhist world, Chenrezig (Tibetan), the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas is also known as Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit), Kwan-Yin (China) and Kannon (Japan).
Generating compassion for oneself and others can provide support in these uncertain times. During the retreat, participants will receive in-depth teachings on Chenrezig, the embodiment of enlightened compassion, and perform the group meditation practice throughout the day. At the end of the retreat, there will be a group celebration where we will share offerings of food and drink.

The retreat will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 and end at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Accommodations at the retreat will be dorm-style and all meals will be provided for both residential and commuter attendees. While one is not required to stay at the retreat center, it is encouraged as it strengthens the group practice during the retreat and can deepen one's own experience.

Attendance for the retreat is limited to 15 and space if filling up. You may preregister by Oct. 15, 2009. This preregistration price for residents is $475 for members and $575 for non-members and for commuters it is $425 for members and $525 for non-members. Note that the price includes all room, food, and program fees; however, the teacher's gift is not included and would be offered separately. Scholarships may be available for the retreat - please send requests by email. The last minute commuter price for the retreat is $475 for members and $575 for non-members. The residential price is $545 for members and $675 for non-members.

The registration form is attached. To reserve your space mail or drop off your check to the SLO Center. To apply for a scholarship, donate to the Scholarship Fund, or receive more information, please email slobodhipath@... or call (805) 594-1388. After October 20, 2009, please call for availability.

Registration materials are attached, as well as available at the center.

*******

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

With Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

November 1, December 6

Khedrub Zangmo has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 25 years. Under the guidance of the highly respected meditation master Lama Gendun Rinpoche, she took monastic vows and completed two consecutive three-year retreats at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling in central France .. After completing her second retreat in 1997, Khedrub lived in the women’s monastery established by Gendun Rinpoche and began teaching Buddhism in centers, schools and organizations in Europe and in the USA .. At the request of Shamar Rinpoche, Khedrub moved back to the US in 2000. Khedrub is currently a resident teacher of the Pasadena Bodhi Path Center.

“Working with the Emotions”

With Dharma Teacher Bart Mendel

November 22, December 27

*******

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

Book & Magazine Drive

Re-cycle your Buddhism and dharma related books and magazines. At the request of the sangha at the California Men’s Colony, we are collecting books to donate to their library and distribute to the inmates who attend their practice meetings. Material from any related tradition or lineage is OK. The men have lots of time to read and some of them are prolific readers. Books in Spanish are especially needed. Please bring them to the center.

*******

For current information regarding HH the 17th Karmapa please visit http://www.karmapa-news.org/

All local programs at:

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

registration form Chenrezig retreat-1.doc

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

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From: "Sylvia Alcon" <sylviaa@...>
Date: Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:01 am
Subject: Picnic

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Hello Sangha Members,

October 18th is the date of our picnic and I'd like a couple of people to help me set up ie, carrying ice, taping down tablecloths,etc.

Also, I figure we'll need two ice chests. If you can bring an ice chest a few minutes early, please email me before Sunday.

I don't know how many people to expect, and if anyone can tell me how many attended last year, I'd appreciate it.

In Peace,

Sylvia

#709

From: "EricZeeb" <Eric@...>
Date: Tue Oct 6, 2009 8:59 pm
Subject: SLO Natural Wisdom and Compassion Meditation Group Invitation

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Crow's End Retreat Center

San Luis Obispo

Natural Wisdom and Compassion

Meditation Group

You are cordially invited to join us for our next guided meditation

Tuesday October 20^th 7:00 � 8:30 pm

(SLO carpool meets at Circuit City parking lot on LOVR from 6:30-6:40)

The Practice

This practice is an adaptation of the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Guru Yoga, which many argue is the practice which has helped the most Tibetans to become enlightened over the centuries. We are blessed here in the West to have had this practice so wisely adapted for us by Lama John Makransky, PhD. Through his Foundation for Active Compassion and it's associated meditation groups, of which we are one, this practice is being made available to people of all backgrounds and faiths.

The practice itself is at once very simple, yet exceedingly subtle and profound. Through this practice we allow ourselves to be pulled, by the power of love and compassion as it exists all around us, beyond any limiting thoughts about who we think we are and into a direct experience of who we actually are � into our profound and innate purity and goodness.

Resting in our true nature we finally experience our capacity for deep-well being, happiness and joy. Resting in a dimension of realily beyond our own limiting self-orientation we also gain access to the very source of wisdom, love and compassion.

By more fully knowing our own true nature we then more deeply sense and commune with that same nature in others. This allows us to more authentically, spontaneously, effortlessly and wisely manifest our true potential to be of benefit to others.

About Lama John Makransky, PhD

Foundation for Active Compassion

Mission Statement

Upcoming Events

November Meeting TBD 7:00-8:30 pm Buddhist-oriented NWC guided meditation at Crow's End Retreat Center

November Meeting TBD 8:30-9:30 am Christian-oriented NWC guided meditation at the Seventh Day Adventist Church

2/27/10 � 2/28/10 WHS sponsored Lama John Makransky weekend retreat at the Morro Bay Veterans Hall

Further Information

Please contact Eric Zeeb (eric@...) or visit our website at http://sites.google.com/site/slonwc/home

#708

From: Brad Crampton <bradcrampton@...>
Date: Mon Oct 5, 2009 6:34 pm
Subject: Sunglasses found

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I found some sunglasses on the floor after Sangha last night. If you want them back, give me a call or email.

- Brad Crampton

bradcrampton@...
805 712 8808

Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now.

#707

From: <camaurer@...>
Date: Sat Oct 3, 2009 6:29 pm
Subject: FW: Khedrub in SLO, The Shamarpa in the Bay Area, changes, and more

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FYI

From: BodhiPath San Luis Obispo [mailto:slobodhipath@...]
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 10:21 AM
To: Carol Maurer
Subject: Re: Khedrub in SLO, The Shamarpa in the Bay Area, changes, and more

please forward (graphics not working)
thanks,

BodhiPath Buddhist Center

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

This Sunday

October 4, 10am till noon

“Day-To-Day Buddhism”

With Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo

Also November 1 & December 6

This meditation practice and teaching will focus on bringing our practice into our lives and world. Buddhism offers many methods to relieve suffering in our own lives and in the lives of others. Nobody wants to suffer and everyone wants to be happy. Learning to meditate with trained guidance can ease our suffering and truly transform our lives. Learning to take these experiences out in the world truly transforms us and the world we live in. We will discuss taking our sitting and other practices into our daily lives and finding the space in our busy lives for practice.

Khedrub Zangmo has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 25 years. Under the guidance of the highly respected meditation master Lama Gendun Rinpoche, she took monastic vows and completed two consecutive three-year retreats at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling in central France . After completing her second retreat in 1997, Khedrub lived in the women’s monastery established by Gendun Rinpoche and began teaching Buddhism in centers, schools and organizations in Europe and in the USA . At the request of Shamar Rinpoche, Khedrub moved back to the US in 2000. Khedrub is currently a resident teacher of the Pasadena Bodhi Path Center.

********

exciting news

Shamar Rinpoche

Will be in the Bay Area, one night only, This Sunday, October 4

Amitabha Buddha Empowerment and Teaching

Menlo Park Bodhi Path Center has requested Shamar Rinpoche to share his blessings and teachings.

This auspicious evening event will be held in a beautiful Japanese Buddhist Temple. The shrine room is beautifully decorated with a majestic Amitabha statue, which brings many blessings. There will be plenty of seating and parking for everyone.

Please read the attached flyer for details.

Kindly RSVP, especially if you want reserved seating.

For more information, please contact:
Menlo Park Bodhi Path
2179 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park, Ca 94025
(650)233-0699

*******

Day of Practice

October 11, 10am to 3pm

Schedule: 5 sessions with 4 silent breaks and Vegetarian Pot Luck Lunch

Shamar Rinpoche is encouraging us all to soak deeply in the practice and to understand the value and necessity of stabilizing our shamatha/shine/calm abiding meditation, so that Rinpoche can effectively continue to teach more in depth subjects. We have been encouraged to participate together between teachers, to practice both meditation and community.

Khenpo Tsering Samdup

Returns to SLO

"The Inner and Outer Meanings of Refuge"

Sunday, October 18, 10am to noon

An unusually knowledgeable teacher, Khenpo Tsering holds the degree of Acharya, the equivalent of a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy. The Headmaster of Shri Diwakar Vihara Buddhist Institute in Kalimpong, India, he has taught in Buddhist Colleges in India and Karma Kagyu Centers throughout North America & Europe.

“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and

True Happiness in Body and Mind”

With Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips

October 25, November 15 & December 13

How does your mind work and manifest thoughts, feelings and your perceptions? What is the underlying reality of your being? Every moment of every day you are involved in, and dealing with the manifestations of your body and the experiences and expressions of your mind. They make up who you are and what you identify with most intimately. As you go through life, you experience manifold different states of physical and mental challenges in the search of well-being.

During this teaching series we will explore the Buddha’s advice on how to correctly view the reality of ones body and the productions of ones mind when our aim is to reduce suffering. Teachings based on the 5 Skandhas and 51 Mental Events.

Buddhist Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips completed two 3-year meditation retreats as a student of the Mahamudra meditation master Gendun Rinpoche at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling Monastery in France where he received the transmission of the Karma Kagyu Lineage. Prior to focusing on meditative practices, Dawa pursued advanced studies in the arts, a career in the entertainment industry and worked with severely ill cancer and cardiac patients. Today, he teaches throughout Europe and the US, offering guidance to those on the spiritual path and is the resident teacher of Bodhi Path Center Santa Barbara.

*******

Chenrezig Weekend Retreat

           Rancho La Scherpa Retreat Center, Goleta, CA
                  November 4-8, 2009

All are warmly invited to attend a weekend retreat led by Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips at Rancho La Scherpa Retreat Center. The retreat, beginning Wednesday evening, will be devoted to group practice and in-depth teachings on Chenrezig, a joyful melodious practice of enlightened compassion. Venerated throughout the Buddhist world, Chenrezig (Tibetan), the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas is also known as Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit), Kwan-Yin (China) and Kannon (Japan).

Generating compassion for oneself and others can provide support in these uncertain times. During the retreat, participants will receive in-depth teachings on Chenrezig, the embodiment of enlightened compassion, and perform the group meditation practice throughout the day. At the end of the retreat, there will be a group celebration where we will share offerings of food and drink.

Buddhist Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips completed two 3-year meditation retreats as a student of the Mahamudra meditation master Gend�n Rinpoche at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling Monastery in France where he received the transmission of the Karma Kagy� Lineage. Prior to focusing on meditative practices, Dawa pursued advanced studies in the arts, a career in the entertainment industry and worked with severely ill cancer and cardiac patients. Today, he teaches throughout Europe and the US, offering guidance to those on the spiritual path and is the resident teacher of Bodhi Path Center Santa Barbara.

The retreat will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 and end at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Accommodations at the retreat will be dorm-style and all meals will be provided for both residential and commuter attendees. While one is not required to stay at the retreat center, it is encouraged as it strengthens the group practice during the retreat and can deepen one's own experience.

Attendance for the retreat is limited to 15 and space if filling up. The commuter price for the retreat is $475 for members and $575 for non-members. The residential price is $545 for members and $675 for non-members. We highly recommend that you reserve your spot immediately as the limited space may fill up quickly. You may reserve your spot by paying $100 of the total price due by the 12th of September. You may also preregister by Sept. 12, 2009. This preregistration price for residents is $375 for members and $475 for non-members and for commuters it is $325 for members and $425 for non-members. Or you may preregister by Oct. 15, 2009. This preregistration price for residents is $475 for members and $575 for non-members and for commuters it is $425 for members and $525 for non-members. Note that the price includes all room, food, and program fees; however, the teacher's gift is not included and would be offered separately. Scholarships may be available for the retreat - please send requests by email.

Although it would cost more, you may reserve a room at the Circle Barb Lodge (http://www.circlebarb.com/), which is just down the road, if you would like your own room and wish for nicer amenities. Also, if you would like to save a little money you might consider camping. If you are interested in camping please send us an email requesting further information.

The registration form is attached. To reserve your space mail or drop off your check to the SLO Center. To apply for a scholarship, donate to the Scholarship Fund, or receive more information, please email slobodhipath@... or call (805) 594-1388. After October 20, 2009, please call for availability.

Registration materials are attached, as well as available at the center.

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“Working with the Emotions”

With Dharma Teacher Bart Mendel

November 22 & December 27

Disturbing emotional states such as attachment, aggression, ignorance, pride and jealousy create confusion for ourselves and others. From a Buddhist point of view, emotions can be transformed into the wisdom energy of the enlightened mind. This course will explore how to work with emotions in meditation and in our daily lives.

Bart Mendel has been a Buddhist practitioner and teacher for over 30 years and has taught the Dharma extensively throughout the US , Canada and Europe . From years of mixing the dharma with an endless stampede of worldly challenges, Bart’s teaching style has evolved into a natural blend of eloquence, insightfulness and humor. In 1997, he accepted an invitation with his wife Suzan Garner to open a Bodhi Path Buddhist Center in Santa Barbara where he served as Resident Teacher for over ten years. Bart and Suzan oversee a number of major dharma projects, including serving as Directors for Siddhartha Foundation International.

We generally meet Sundays from 10 a.m. till noon and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to about 8 pm

For Meditation, Practice, Teachings and Discussion.

Meditation instruction available. Beginners always welcome.

Book & Magazine Drive

Re-cycle your Buddhism and dharma related books and magazines. At the request of the sangha at the California Men’s Colony, we are collecting books to donate to their library and distribute to the inmates who attend their practice meetings. Material from any related tradition or lineage is OK. The men have lots of time to read and some of them are prolific readers. Books in Spanish are especially needed. Please bring them to the center.

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The White Heron Sangha invites us to their….

Annual All-Buddhist Potluck Picnic

Sunday, October 18, 2009

From 5-7pm

French Park
1040 Fuller

(Southeast of Tank Farm and Broad streets)
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Bring food to share. Some soft drinks and juices will be provided.   Plates and cups will be available. Please bring your own utensils. Family and friends are welcome.

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Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO

3484 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo, 93401

Please park on Johnson Avenue

http://www.bodhipath.org/slo/

Phone: 805-594-1388 or 805-439-0883

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