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Happy Thanksgiving EveryoneSpeaking of Thanksgiving, we are truly grateful to all of the people who responded to our last email requesting dana to continue our programs in the New Year!  Our sincere thanks you all.  If you haven't donated and still wish to do so here is the link:
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ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK
Sunday, December 10th, 5:00 pm at the sangha house, 248 D St., Salida
Please join us for a short meeting with a wrap up of this years events and a preview of what's to come in 2024.  Also the board of director's election and approval of the 2024 budget and concluding with a delicious potluck and social time.
We hope to see you there!

SAVE THE DATES FOR OUR NEXT RETREAT
Finding Freedom Through Insight Meditation 
Sat. March 9th & Sun March 10
9am - 4pm
Mt. Princeton Resort
Upper Conference Room

LIBRARY NEWS
BOOK DISPLAYS
“What book influenced your practice?”
Each of our board members was asked this question and named a book in our Sangha Library. Come see what they chose! These titles are on display until next month.
New Books
A “New Books” display goes up next month.
Thanks to the generosity of our sangha members we have these new donations:
Cultivating the Mind of Love by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Key: the Name of the Key is Willingness by Cher Huber
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hanh
There is Nothing Wrong with You: Going beyond Self-Hate by Cher Huber
The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger by Leonard
Scheff and Susan Edmiston

Much gratitude to our Board, who approved the purchase of these new books from Shambhala Publications:
Life, Part Two by David Chernikoff
Living is Dying by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
Peaceful Heart: The Buddhist Practice of Patience by Dzigar Kongtrul
Being at Your Best When Your Kids are at their Worst by Kim John Payne
Sit with Me: Meditation for Kids in Seven Easy Steps by Carolyn Kanjuro
Heart Medicine by Radhule Weininger

Our library is open before and after our sits: Tuesday at noon and Sunday at 5:00pm. If you'd like to use the library at other times, contact Jackie Mart at jackiemart759@gmail.com. Chris O'Connor, co-library manager, will be away for a couple of months.
 
DEATH CAFE
Thursday, November 30, 3:30-5:00
at the Sangha House, 248 D St. Salida
 
The Salida Sangha’s Death Cafe is a place to freely share any topic around death and dying. A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. The Sangha’s Death Cafe is intended to be for those who have or have had a Buddhist practice. However, no one will be turned away. A Death Cafe is NOT a bereavement or grief counseling setting, nor an educational forum for providing information about death and dying. The intention for gathering is to provide a safe and supportive space for a group discussion. Please join us.
 
SANGHA FRIENDS
December 13. 6:00-7:00
You are invited to join the “Sangha Friends” group which meets once a month at the sangha house. Its purpose is to foster friendships through conversations on topics of interest – somewhat like a book club. Participants will receive a discussion piece at least a week before the meeting. It might be a Ted Talk, a Lion’s Roar article, or a recording/video of a talk by Brian or another teacher. The material for each meeting will take less than an hour to review.  Contact sangha@salidasangha.org if you are interested.

We give thanks to each one of you for your presence and practice in our precious community.
Your SIMC board,
Denise, Kym, Mike, Paul, Phil & Roberta