This Week in Shambhala: May 12, 2016
Building a Culture of Kindness.
“True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish.” – SMR
FEATURED PROGRAMS:
WINDHORSE
with Shastri Diana Evans
May 13th—May 15th
DRALA
with Frank Ryan & Susan Ryan
June 10th—June 12th
Senior Buddhist teacher Judith Lief: “Glimpses of Mahamudra.”
with Judy Lief
June 16th
PEMA TURNS 80!
Join us as we celebrate her birthday with programs throughout June and July:
Pema Chodron: The Heart of the Matter in Brunswick
June 22nd—July 27th Wednesday evenings
Pema Chodron: The Way to Freedom in Brunswick
June 25th—July 9th- Two Saturday mornings
Pema Chodron’s 80th Birthday Celebration in Brunswick
July 17th- after Sunday Morning Meditation
OPEN POSITIONS in SANGHA:
Are you interested in service as practice and contributing to community?
These are a few of the currently open volunteer positions:
See our Volunteer page for many opportunities.
Please contact Kathy Bither if you are interested in a particular position
or if you have a specific skill set that you would like to offer to the sangha.
[email protected]. Thank you.
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
Thursday, May 12, 2016
7:00 PM Thursday night ‘Just Sit’ in Brunswick
Umdze; TBD
Friday, May 13, 2016
7:00 PM WINDHORSE in Brunswick |
7:00 PM Friday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze; Dan Rosenheck |
Saturday, May 14, 2016
8:30 AM WINDHORSE- in Brunswick
Sunday, May 15 ,2016
8:30 AM WINDHORSE – in Brunswick |
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Portland
Umdze:Caroline Wagner |
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Brunswick: CANCELLED |
Monday, May 16, 2016
6:30 PM Heart of Recovery. in Portland
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
6:30 PM HOW CAN I HELP? THE BASIC GOODNESS OF SOCIETY- in Brunswick |
6:30 PM JOY IN EVERYDAY LIFE- in Portland |
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
7:00 PM Wednesday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze:Mary Jo Steckevicz
Thursday, May 19, 2016
7:00 PM Thursday night ‘Just Sit’ in Brunswick
Umdze: TBD
Friday, May 20, 2016
7:00 PM Friday Night ‘Just Sit’ in Portland
Umdze:Dan Rosenheck
Saturday, May 21, 2016
4:30 PM SHAMBHALA SADHANA-in Portland with Potluck- Members Only
Sunday, May 22, 2016
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Brunswick
Umdze:Jess Maurer |
9:00 AM Sunday Meditation. in Portland
Umdze:Rob Martin |
ONGOING CLASSES:
Heart of Recovery– Monday Evenings 6:30-7:30pm in Portland
The Heart of Recovery is an on-going, weekly meeting for people grappling with strong addictions of any kind – be they substances such as drugs and alcohol or harmful, habitual patterns.
SPRING OFFERINGS:
HOW CAN I HELP? THE BASIC GOODNESS OF SOCIETY-May 3rd—June 7th
with Christopher St John & Angela Lutzenberger-
JOY IN EVERYDAY LIFE-May 3rd—May 31st
with Kathy Bither & Cathleen Miller
WINDHORSE -May 13th—May 15th
with Shastri Diana Evans
DRALA- June 10th—June 12th
with Frank Ryan & Susan Ryan
Senior Buddhist teacher Judith Lief: “Glimpses of Mahamudra.”
with Judy Lief
June 16th
MIDSUMMER CELEBRATION-June 18th
Pema Chodron: The Heart of the Matter in Brunswick
June 22nd—July 27th
Pema Chodron: The Way to Freedom
June 25th—July 9th
Pema Chodron’s 80th Birthday Celebration in Brunswick
July 17th
UPCOMING REGIONAL PROGRAMS of INTEREST:
Friday May 6, 7-9pm there is a video lecture and discussion at Bowdoin College Beam Classroom in the Visual Arts Center, which we believe will be of interest.
“Cooperating in Matters of Goodness” Lecture and Discussion
Friday May 6 from 7:00-9:00PM in the Beam classroom of the VAC, Bowdoin’s MSA will be hosting a discussion and lecture screening by Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan on the topic of “Cooperating in Matters of Goodness”. Nouman Ali Khan is a world-renowned Quranic and Arabic scholar with a unique way of integrating evidences from the Quran and the Arabic language into his talks. Khan is the founder and CEO of Bayyinah Institute, as well as the lead instructor for a number of Bayyinah courses including the ‘Fundamentals of Classical Arabic’ and ‘Divine Speech’. Currently he has dedicated himself to a seven-year-long project of conducting a linguistic and literary focus Qur’anic Tafseer series in English. No RSVP necessary. Spread the word! All are welcome! Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Contact: Mariama Sowe at [email protected]