Dear friends,
This evening we will sit and walk and have tea, as usual. Then we will have Dharma discussion focused on “What I like (or not) about Sangha.” Next week, July 27, we will have a similar discussion focused on “What it means to receive transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings.”
This will provide a foundation for our September 9 extended Day of Mindfulness which will include, in the afternoon, a formal transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings. You may receive all five mindfulness trainings, or four, or three, or two, or one. You may have been practicing for a month, a year, 5 years or 10 years. You do NOT have to belong to a local Sangha (although it would be lovely if you did!) Also, you may want to renew an earlier transmission that you have let lapse. Please contact wwsangha[at]gmail.com if you are interested or have any questions…. The Day of Mindfulness will be followed by a Sangha potluck – you may invite family and friends!
Over the next few months we will continue with our regular practice of reciting the Mindfulness Trainings either informally or with the full Ceremony. On September 07, we will recite the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings of the Order of Interbeing. Alda will ask for our support during her aspirancy as she moves in the direction of deepening her practice.
We will also continue our regular practice of Dharma discussion, Dharma study, Sutra Service, and other Plum Village practices. On the third Thursdays of the month, beginning in August, Bethan will offer a Dharma talk to support our study of the Discourse on the Four Kinds of Nutriments (edible food, food of sense impressions, intention/volition, and consciousness). And, of course, we will have a joyful time learning of chants and practice songs.
Many of us come to Sangha simply because we come to Sangha. Perhaps the content is not so important. Nevertheless on the homepage of our website we do list what is happening – and most often it actually does! Please join us as we practice as a community….
Smiling, Bethan
