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BRIAN LESAGE PUBLIC TALK November 8th at 5 pm via Zoom Living in a World of Uncertainty Uncertainty surrounds us at each and every step of our lives. How do you navigate it skillfully with a heart that is steady and responses that are compassionate? This talk will share reflections on this question and intertwine it with the teachings of the Dharma which were designed to help us learn to navigate this continual uncertainty. This talk will be available to the whole community so if you know anyone who might be interested please share the Zoom link which will be sent out before the talk on the 8th. VALLECITOS RETREAT WITH ERIN TREAT AND BRIAN LESAGE Refuge, Re-enchantment, and Nature With Erin Treat and Brian Lesage November 13 - 15, 2020 In this course we will be opening to the wisdom of Nature, whether that Nature is found in wilderness, in the city, or within our own homes and hearts. Our first step will be re-enchanting our relationship with the refuges of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. We will discover how refuge can be found both within and all around. The second step will be to explore the ways Nature is continually revealing the wisdom of the Dharma. The third step will bring these pieces together in gaining an understanding of how re-enchantment with the Refuges can open us to our sense of belonging, and how this fits with the depth of the Buddha’s teachings. The retreat will include periods of practice, chanting, dharma reflections, and connecting with nature. All are welcome! Schedule: 4-6pm Pacific / 5-7pm Mountain / 7-9pm Eastern Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening – November 13, 14, 15 For more information and registration visit: https://www.vallecitos.org/retreats/659/refuge-re-enchantment-and-nature/ SAVE THE DATES: Upcoming Brian Lesage Virtual Residency February 12-23, 2021 Registration details will be sent to you the first week in January 2021. DAILY MORNING MEDITATIONS WITH THE BOULDER INSIGHT COMMUNITY Tara-Lloyd Burton, David Chernikoff, Terry Ray Johann Robbins, Peter Williams, Kritee Kanko and David Loy offer meditation and wonderful wisdom every day from 8:00 to 8:40 a.m. Many of our sangha members are participating in this as a way of maintaining their daily practice in these difficult times. To receive the weekly Zoom links you may email Peter Williams ptrwllms98@gmail.com and request that the links be sent to you. CARING COMMITTEE Our Caring Committee is still alive and well under the leadership of Kym Mellsop. One of our wonderful sangha members is now offering compassionate listening and support to members who might be struggling in any way at this time. If you are in need of someone kind to talk with please text Kym Mellsop (anonymously if you wish) at 719-207-3077 and she will put you in contact with our support person. In addition, please know that the Caring Committee is still offering meals and other non-financial support to our members.UPAYA'S ELECTION SERIES From October 18 to November 8 Upaya is offering extraordinary teachers and social activists for this series of short, powerful programs focused on this upcoming election, on hope, joyful defiance, moral responsibility, and more. To register visit: https://www.upaya.org/program/upaya-election-series-joyful-defiance/?id=2372
Deb Tannenbaum has graciously offered to meet people at the sangha house who might want to access the great variety of books available in our library. If you wish to check out books please contact Deb via email at tannenba8@aol.com or via phone at 719-539-5256. MINDFUL RECOVERY The Sangha Board wants all sangha members to know about the Mindful Recovery group, a Buddhist-inspired support group for people struggling with every imaginable kind of addiction or compulsion. That includes alcohol and other drugs of course, but also addictions to toxic relationships, anger, self-doubt, internet websites....the list is long, and the Mindful Recovery group is totally inclusive. Our program will not conflict with any other recovery programs you may have joined, and it doesn’t matter whether you’ve attended any meetings like these before. What you will find is kindness, acceptance, understanding, and support from people who understand. What you will not find is judgement, criticism or exclusion. Meetings are held (currently by Zoom) every Wednesday from 7:00-8:00 PM. Who attends, and what is said during meetings, is held in respectful confidence. People can share as much or as little as feels right. Eight-to-ten participants attend in a typical week, and they are among the most honest, open, caring beings you will encounter anywhere. If you think this might be a place for you, please contact Denny Radabaugh, active member and recovering alcoholic. He will give you more information, including details of how meetings are structured and facilitated, and a list of weekly topics for the coming year. Text him at (740) 816-1603 or email at dcradaba@owu.edu. He can get you on the weekly invitation list. If you have friends who have no experience with meditation or Buddhist traditions, they are also welcome. If this sounds promising, don’t hesitate; this can be a powerful part of your path to personal healing. Memorial Wall Ceremony "Light Up A Life" Tuesday, December 15, 2020 6-6:30 p.m. Our beloved sangha and board member Stephen C. Bolling Jr. who passed away last year is being honored by the Denver Hospice on a Memorial Wall. The celebration will be virtual due to Covid restrictions. Everyone is welcome to attend and the link will be sent out in an upcoming email newsletter. WEEKLY SITS PLEASE JOIN US ON ZOOM Sunday 5:00-6:00 pm Sit and Discussion https://us02web.zoom.us/j/731489839 Meeting ID: 731 489 839 Tuesday Noon Sit https://zoom.us/j/645877836 Meeting ID: 645 877 836 OCTOBER RENT DONATION This month we sent $650 to the Truth and Reconciliation group organized by Stephany Rose Spaulding in Colorado Springs. To learn more about their important work visit: https://truthandconciliation.org/ Poem For Belonging, John O'Donohue May you listen to your longing to be free. May the frames of your belonging be generous enough for your dreams. May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart. May you find a harmony between your soul and your life. May the sanctuary of your soul never become haunted. May you know the eternal longing that lives at the heart of time. May there be kindness in your gaze when you look within. May you never place walls between the light and yourself. May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world to gather you, mind you, and embrace you in belonging. During these difficult times when we cannot gather in person your sangha board sends to you all our heartfelt love and compassion. We are trying hard to give you resources and support to continue to deepen your practice. If you have suggestions for additional things we might do please share them with us in a reply to this email. MAY THE MERIT OF OUR PRACTICE BE OF BENEFIT TO ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE. We miss and love you all! Your Salida Sangha Board
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Upcoming Outdoor Meditation
Because we had such a great turnout for our last outdoor sit we scheduled another one for September 27th, next Sunday, at 5:00 at Roberta Smith's house, 712 W Sackett Ave., by the river. Bring a chair if you have one but there are some available onsite. Also, since we can't predict the weather, we encourage you to dress for whatever it might be. There will be no Zoom sit that evening. Salida Sangha Charitable Giving During the months that we have been unable to meet at our Sangha house our rent money has been donated to charities. Here is what your generosity has made possible: Donations of $650 each month; total amount $4550 March - The Grainery April - Chaffee County Community Foundation May - Mindfulness in the Jail June - GARNA July - NAMI Aug - Full Circle Restorative Justice Sep - San Luis Valley Immigrant resource Center These contributions have been greatly appreciated by these groups that are making a difference in our community during this time of great need! THANK YOU! Brian Lesage Residency In February Save the dates! Brian has once again offered us a residency from February 12 - 23, 2021. It will be a weekend retreat, some evening sessions and a daylong retreat to close. Most likely it will be online. We are so grateful to Brian and the 45 participants who attended our September 12-13 retreat. It was a beautiful and rewarding experience in being moved toward love and compassion in this challenging time. Recommended Resources For September Denise sent this link to a clip from a talk by Van Jones on racial justice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oHHRv--8fc Dharma seed podcasts: https://dharmaseed.org/talks/ Jack Kornfield continues to offer great information and teachings https://jackkornfield.com/ Book: Mindful of Race by Ruth King Updates To Our Website Thanks to the amazing Kevin Wathen the Salida Sangha website has been beautifully updated with lots of new information and resources. You can check it out here: http://www.salidasangha.org/ Mary Oliver: "Messenger" My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird-- equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished. The phoebe, the delphinium. The sheep in the pasture, and the pasture. Which is mostly rejoicing, since all the ingredients are here, which is gratitude, to be given a mind and a heart and these body-clothes, a mouth with which to give shouts of joy to the moth and the wren, to the sleepy dug-up clam, telling them all, over and over, how it is that we live forever. In love and light and gratitude, Your Salida Sangha board Dear Retreat Participants, Thank you once again for joining us for our recent online retreat with Brian Lesage. It looks like we may be "Zooming" for a while yet so we would really love to get your feedback from the weekend we spent together moving toward empathy and compassion. If you could spend a few minutes sending a reply to this email it would be very helpful for our planning of future events. Here are some things you might consider: What worked well for you? What didn’t work so well for you? Is there anything you would like to see done differently next time? What were you able to take away from the retreat? Plus any other feedback you would like share. THANKS! Holding you all in love and compassion, Roberta PRIVATE PRACTICE DISCUSSIONS WITH BRIAN Brian Lesage will be offering private practice sessions via Zoom on Monday September 14th at 11:45am. 12:15pm; 12:45pm; 1:15pm; 1:45pm: 2:15pm. To reserve a time please email sangha@salidasangha.org September 12-13, 2020 Virtual Retreat With Brian Lesage "MOVING INTO BEING MOVED" Live via Zoom We are born with the capacity for an embodied compassion. This capacity can be nurtured so that it blossoms both in our formal meditation and in our day-to-day lives and we can cultivate a capacity for compassion that is neither disconnected nor overwhelming. In this weekend retreat, we will be exploring the conditions that support the unfolding of compassion in a step-by-step manner. This will be a mostly silent retreat with guided meditations and time for questions and response each day. There are still a few spaces available for the retreat. If you have questions, please call Roberta Smith at 719-221-1853. For more information and to register please visit: https://salidasangha.eventsmart.com/?p=28 Note: There will not be a Zoom sit on Sunday, September 13th because of the retreat. Outdoor Meditation August 30th We had a good turnout for meditation by the river last Sunday. It was great to see our friends, even if they were all masked and distanced! Thank you Cindy Sasso for leading us so nicely. Poem Now you know the worst-Wendell Berry To my granddaughters who visited the Holocaust Museum on the day of the burial of Yitzhak Rabin Now you know the worst we humans have to know about ourselves, and I am sorry, for I know that you will be afraid. To those of our bodies given without pity to be burned, I know there is no answer but loving one another, even our enemies, and this is hard. But remember: when a man of war becomes a man of peace, he gives a light, divine though it is also human. When a man of peace is killed by a man of war, he gives a light. You do not have to walk in darkness. If you will have the courage for love, you may walk in light. It will be the light of those who have suffered for peace. It will be your light. May we all have the courage for love and may we walk in the light, Your Salida Sangha board OUTDOOR MEDITATION SUNDAY AUGUST 30TH, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
In response to requests from Sangha members, we will be hosting an outside sit by the river at Roberta Smith's house, 712 W Sackett Ave, Salida on the 30th. Please bring a mask and chair (there are some chairs available so if you don't have one to bring you are welcome to come anyway). In case of mosquitos, we suggest long pants and long sleeved shirts or repellant, although at this time there are almost no bugs. In order to socially distance we will have to somewhat limit participants so please RSVP to sangha@salidasangha.org if you plan to attend. The house is easy to find. Look for the rocket ship mailbox by the street and the 8 foot ostrich sculpture by the front door. The easiest way to get to the river is to walk left between the garage and the house and then turn right. If street parking isn't available there is a large parking lot by the baseball fields on the right hand side at the end of the block. We hope to see you there! Note: There will not be a Zoom sit on Sunday August 30th. PRIVATE PRACTICE DISCUSSIONS WITH BRIAN Brian Lesage will be offering private practice sessions via Zoom on Monday September 14th at 11:45am. 12:15pm; 12:45pm; 1:15pm; 1:45pm: 2:15pm. To reserve a time please email sangha@salidasangha.org September 12-13, 2020 Virtual Retreat With Brian Lesage "MOVING INTO BEING MOVED" Live via Zoom We are born with the capacity for an embodied compassion. This capacity can be nurtured so that it blossoms both in our formal meditation and in our day-to-day lives and we can cultivate a capacity for compassion that is neither disconnected nor overwhelming. In this weekend retreat, we will be exploring the conditions that support the unfolding of compassion in a step-by-step manner. This will be a mostly silent retreat with guided meditations and time for questions and response each day. Space is limited, so please register early. If you have questions, please call Roberta Smith at 719-221-1853. For more information and registration please visit: https://salidasangha.eventsmart.com/?p=28 Note: There will not be a Zoom sit on Sunday, September 13th because of the retreat. Upcoming Classes Introduction to Meditation Course Wednesdays, Sept 2 - Sept 30 - 12:15-1:30 pm Suggested Donation: $0 - $105 In this 5-week online course, we will learn sitting, walking and other meditation practices to help us be more mindful in everyday life. When we do meditation, we can see more clearly our habits, and a way to free ourselves from that which doesn't serve us or the world. Each class will include short meditation sessions, a Question & Answer period, and homework for the week. For more information and registration visit www.deniseackert.com. Mindfulness and Liberation Tuesdays, Sept 1 - Sept 29 - 10:30-11:45 am Suggested Donation: $0 - $105 In this 5-week online course, we will examine liberation teachings of the Buddha that lead to a just, compassionate, humane & sustainable world. We will explore both Buddhist and modern day writings on the intersectionality of racism, classism, gender inequality, & Earth injustice and the tools to end these harms. Course includes meditation, discussion, small group practices, & homework. For more information and registration visit www.deniseackert.com. Awakening Joy 10 Steps to Happiness 10 Week Virtual Class This class will be using Zoom Awakening Joy will guide you on a journey to embrace happiness and well-being and chart a path to an enriching and meaningful engagement with life. Through this class, we will learn skills that can be applied to our everyday life. Each class will include a theme, exercises and group discussion. Mondays, Sept 14 - Nov 16 - 6:00-7:30 pm or Thursdays, Sept 17 - Nov 19 - 10:00-11:30 am Suggested Donation: $0-$175 (no one will be turned away due to inability to pay) For More Information and to Register - www.cindysasso.com With our everlasting blessings for your safety and wellbeing, Your Sangha board |
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