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VOLUNTEERINGYogi jobs provide us with the opportunity to express our gratitude for our Sangha and its home, the Sangha House. Jobs include housecleaning, yard maintenance, house repairs and maintenance, and snow shoveling. Please sign up for all jobs in person at the Sangha House.
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CARING COMMITTEEThe intention of this group is to assist sangha members during times of need. The committee invites anyone needing non-financial support to contact Kym Mellsop at (719) 207-3077 or KMellsop@pinonrealestate.com.
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BOOK CLUBThe Buddhist Book & Discussion Group meets the second Wednesday of every month from 5:00-6:30pm at the Sangha House. The Sangha Book Club will be starting a new book to review at our monthly discussion...
"Beyond Religion, Ethics for a Whole World " by H. H. the Dalai Lama. Ten years ago, in his best selling Ethics for a New Millennium, HH the Dalai Lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. Now, in Beyond Religion, the Dalai Lama, at his most compassionate and outspoken, elaborates and deepens his vision for the nonreligious way. Transcending the mere "religion wars" he outlines a system of secular ethics that gives tolerant respect to religion - those that ground ethics in a belief in God and an afterlife, and those that understand good actions as leading to better states of existence in future lives. And yet, with the highest level of spiritual and intellectual authority, the Dalai Lama makes a claim for what he calls a third way. This is a system of secular ethics that transcends religion as a way to recognize our common humanity and so contributes to a global human community based on understanding and mutual respect. SECOND WED of the MONTH @ 5:00 pm |
THE FIVE
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THE FIVE PRECEPTS & BUDDHIST MORALITYCome delight in simple virtuous conduct! A fellow sangha member will host a monthly recitation of ‘The Five Mindfulness Trainings’ as explained by Thich Nhat Hanh. These are not commandments, rather an exploration in training the mind and heart. If you don’t want to read aloud, we hope anyone interested will feel free to follow along silently in the spirit of playful curiosity. You don’t have to be a Buddhist to find great joy in classical Buddhist morality! Join us in the sangha house library one hour before the third Sunday Sit of each month.
“There are these five gifts, five great gifts – original, long-standing, traditional, ancient, unadulterated from the beginning…” AN 8.39 Mindfulness is but a single thread in our rich tradition. From the time of the Buddha, five precepts have informed and supported the beautiful tapestry that we call meditation. The early Buddhist term, sila, refers to good character, nature, or habit. Traditionally, these five virtues serve as prerequisite for lay people to receive instruction in the sitting practice. They wrap the sangha in a cloth of harmony, provide protection, and ready us to sense the fragrance of enlightenment. THIRD SUN of the MONTH @ 3:30 |
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MINDFUL RECOVERYMindful Recovery is a community of people who are using the practices of mindfulness, compassion, forgiveness, renunciation and generosity to heal the pain and suffering that addiction has caused in our lives and the lives of our loved ones. Our path of practice is guided by the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and further Buddhist teachings. This Buddhist-oriented path has proven successful with addicts and alcoholics who have committed themselves to its investigation and application. Our approach to recovery understands that “All beings have the power and potential to free themselves from suffering.” We feel confident in the power of the Buddha’s teachings, if applied, to relieve suffering of all kinds, including the suffering of addiction. All meetings are confidential and anonymous.
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