May 28, 2020: Maine Sangha News
Welcome, Maine Sangha,
While the physical center is closed, our community continues to be at the core of all that we do. In order to care for each other, we are offering a variety of ways to stay connected. With the power of virtual options such as Zoom, we are able to keep us connected for practice, study, and gathering.
If you are looking for ways to connect with the community, please check the website, as well as your emails, for updates on events. Let us use this time to come together and to keep our connections strong and meaningful.
If you would be more comfortable connecting with a person directly rather than visiting our website for information, please contact us at: [email protected]. We will be in touch shortly after receiving your inquiry.
Please join us online!
PROGRAMS AND CLASSES CURRENTLY OFFERED ONLINE.
This week’s programs now online. More will be added in the coming days.
Find the Zoom link to call on Program Registration Page.
THIS PROGRAM WILL BE HELD ONLINE
Community Open Sitting– Thursdays- 6:30-7:30 PM- Topic: Thursday Evening- Community Sitting Meditation
Time: Mar 26, 2020, 06:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/326417896
Community Open Sitting– Sundays, 9:00- 10:00 AM Topic: Sunday Community Sitting Meditation
Time: Mar 29, 2020, 08:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/438206348
Heart of Recovery– Mondays, 6:30 – 7:30 PM The program will take place online. Please email: [email protected] and the link to the video conferencing call will be emailed to you.
**If you are new to zoom, please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the session so that we may address any issues you may have with connecting to the program.
THIS WEEK :
Thursday, May 28, 2020
| 6:30 PM Thursday night Community Meditation Practice – Online |
Sunday, May 31, 2020
| 9:00 AM Sunday Community Meditation Practice. – Online |
| 10:30 AM Coffee and Conversation: Community Connections |
Monday, June 1, 2020
| 6:30 PM Heart of Recovery Online |
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
| 6:30 PM Entering the Mahayana Path- ONLINE |
Thursday, June 4, 2020
| 6:30 PM Thursday night Community Meditation Practice – Online |
Sunday, June 7, 2020
| 9:00 AM Sunday Community Meditation Practice. – Online |
| 10:30 AM Coffee and Conversation: Community Connections |
WEEKLY CLASSES:
Entering the Mahayana Path- ONLINE
with Shastri Christopher St. John & Eunice St. John
May 27th—June 24th
Book Study – The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path- ONLINE
with James Schneider & Ellen Schneider
July 8th—August 5th
OPEN COMMUNITY WEEKLY SITTING PRACTICE:
Thursday night ‘OPEN MEDITATION’- Online: Zoom- video conferencing
6:30- 7:30 PM June 4, 11, 18, 25 July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Sunday Open Meditation – Online: Zoom- video conferencing
9:00 – 10:30 AM June 7, 14, 21, 28 July 5, 12, 19, 26
Heart of Recovery, Monday evenings 6:30-7:30 PM – Online: Zoom Video Conferencing
SHAMBHALA SUNDAY GATHERINGS @ ShambhalaOnline-
Weekly at 3:00 PM ET
(Click on the program title for the registration link.)
Sunday Gathering – The Truth of Impermanence
Sunday Gathering – Understanding Trauma In Tibetan Buddhism
KARME CHOLING OFFERINGS:
Online Practice Events at Karme Choling
5-Week Online Shambhala Ritual Academy Series: Lineage as the Heart of Ritual *
June 13 – July 18 with Rupa Acharya Suzann Duquette, Walker Blaine, Timothy Quigley and Andrea Doukas
LIVESTREAM: Finding Bravery in Times of Confusion – Heart of Warriorship Levels 1 – 3 *
ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS of NOTE AROUND the MANDALA
Practicing in the Dark Age—An Online Conversation
with Acharya Richard John
May 30th
Three Yanas of the Great Eastern Sun: Part III
with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson
June 1st—June 15th
SHAMBHALA ONLINE PROGRAMS
New Class start soon:
Course 1/ Spring 2020
The First Noble Truth: Meeting Suffering with Maitri
Teachers: Acharya Susan Chapman and Acharya Fleet Maull
This course offers an exploration of the nature of suffering from the perspective of the Four Marks of Existence–Impermanence (anicca), Suffering (dukkha), Selflessness (anatta) and Nirvana/Peace (nibbana)–and how we can meet suffering with maitri (unconditional friendliness). The acharyas will also guide students in the exploration and practice of Mindfulness of Body, the first of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
