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Invitation from Couples Sangha for Sunday 1/29

Dear larger bay area sangha,

Sending you loving energy in this time of hurt with recent violence in our collective consciousness. On behalf of couples sangha, we invite partnered practitioners to come practice with us to build a beloved, intergenerational, mixed heritage, LGBQTIA+ friendly sangha here in Northern Cal. 

We meet virtually Sundays from 7-8:30 pm and in person at a practitioner’s home the last Sunday of the month. Inviting you to come check us out if this peaks your curiosity and if you’re looking to practice with your partners.  Please email me to be added to our listserv and to receive weekly zoom links/updates!

Eric and I will be hosting this Sunday 1/29. A note for younger practitioners: Eric and I have been the youngest couple (age wise) in the sangha for several years and are ready to give up that title. 😉 

Please share with your sanghas!

From our in person gathering in December 2022.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88652873463?pwd=RWxwT0czbWZkK2tTT0dkNmxhZzNQdz09

Meeting ID: 886 5287 3463
Passcode: together
One tap mobile
+16699006833,,88652873463# US (San Jose)
+13462487799,,88652873463# US (Houston)

Looking forward to meeting you,

Kim & couples sangha 

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Updated Sangha directory / in-person and online Sanghas

I have just posted the latest version of the NorCal sangha directory. Please share this with your sanghas — and with any friends looking for a sangha in the Plum Village tradition!

There are many updates in this version. And for the first time we have an “online only” section on the second page, for Bay Area-based sanghas that practice primarily online (currently: Sugarplum and Morning Birds).

Several people have been asking recently which sanghas in the Bay Area are offering in-person meetings. Here are a few that meet in person at least occasionally:

  • Heart Sangha (Santa Cruz)
  • Majestic Oak Sangha (Redwood City)
  • Buckeye Sangha (Berkeley)
  • Hella Just (Berkeley)
  • Wake Up SF (San Francisco)

There may be others; these are just the ones I’ve heard about in the Bay Area. Details and contact info are in the PDF, of course.

You can always find the latest version of this document online at:

https://norcalsangha.org/directory/

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Sutra Classes with Jim Scott-Behrends September 28 to November 23

FROM

The Heart Sangha of Santa Cruz

and Mindful Peacebuilding

AWAKENING OF THE HEART

COURSES IN THE ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST SUTRAS

COURSES SEVEN & EIGHT

THE SUTRA ON THE MIDDLE WAY

AND

THE SUTRA ON THE EIGHT REALIZATIONS

OF THE GREAT BEINGS

WITH Dharma Teacher Jim Scott–Behrends

EIGHT WEDNESDAYS

September 28 to November 23, 2022

(no class on October 26)

7:00 to 8:30 pm pst

ON ZOOM

ZOOM MEETING RECURRING LINK

https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98162192839

Phone: 1 669 900-6833

Meeting ID: 981 6219 2839

We begin with a short sit followed by

an exploration of the Sutra and Dharma discussion.

Text and commentary are in Awakening of the Heart, by Thich Nhat Hanh.

THE SUTRA ON THE MIDDLE WAY

WEEK ONE: SEPTEMBER 28

Wisdom of the Middle Way

WEEK TWO: OCTOBER 5

Right View

WEEK THREE: OCTOBER 12

Dependent Co-arising

WEEK FOUR: OCTOBER 19

Walking the Middle Way

THE SUTRA ON THE EIGHT REALIZATIONS OF THE GREAT BEINGS

WEEK ONE: NOVEMBER 2

First and Second Realizations

WEEK TWO: NOVEMBER 9

Third and Fourth Realizations

WEEK THREE: NOVEMBER16

Fifth and Sixth Realizations

WEEK FOUR: NOVEMBER 23

Seventh and Eight Realizations

Eleven Guidelines for Daily Life

Donations are appreciated.

Donations can be made through PayPal.com using Jim’s email address.

For other options to offer dana contact Jim at jsbehrends@aol.com.

For links to recordings contact Logan at loganpayne@earthlink.net.

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Lazy Day of Mindfulness: Oct. 15 in San Mateo

Dylan, Nina, and Chloe would like to invite you to a Lazy Day of Mindfulness, outdoors in San Mateo’s Central Park, on Saturday, October 15, from 10am – 3:30pm+.

A simple agenda and description is here. If you’re interested in attending, please put your name on the second page.

And if you’d like to facilitate something, please put your name on the agenda on the first page — or suggest an activity if it’s not already there. This will be a co-created space:  Exactly what happens will depend on who shows up.

What is a “lazy” day of mindfulness? This means we are holding the schedule loosely, so as to make this day as restful as it is mindful. Come late, leave early – it’s okay. 

See the linked document for more details and to sign up!

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Half-Day of Mindfulness September 24

Saturday, September 24, 2022, 8:00 am to Noon
Online via Zoom
(please see second page of attached PDF for connection links & more details)

Practices will include Silent Sitting Meditation, & Guided Meditation,
Dharma Study,
Speaking and Listening in peaceful harmony.
Participants:
Please commit to any or all of the three sessions being offered:


8:00 – 9:30 Silent Sitting Meditation & Guided Meditation
9:30 – 10:20 Thay Nhat Hanh’s Dharma Talks
10:20 – Noon Dharma Talk, Discussion

Please prepare your practice space to be as serene as possible.
Smiling with knowledge that dogs will bark, phones will ring, family/friends may
interrupt. Such is the nature of online mindfulness practice
with Dharmacharyas, OI and OIA of the Plum Village Community of
Engaged Buddhism
Ven. Thích Từ Lực, True Deep Wisdom, True Bright Dwelling, True Compassionate Dwelling & Radiant Awareness of the Heart.

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