[BLS-News] Broward Lotus Sangha Annual Thanksgiving Ceremony & Vegetarian Potluck Dinner‏-Friday November 14th @ 7:00 PM

[Dr. Martha Martinez]

The Broward Lotus Sangha 
invites you to our
Annual Thanksgiving Ceremony & Vegetarian Potluck Dinner
Friday November 14th @ 7:00 PM
7504 Pembroke Road, Pembroke Pines, FL 33023  
 
Beginning at 7 PM, we will enjoy sitting and walking meditation, followed by guided meditations and rituals to acknowledge our gratitude for all the blessings we have received throughout this year. These rituals are done with the intention of acknowledging interbeing, our connection to all that is, and to express our gratitude to the myriad benefactors in our lives. 
 
Feel free to bring something that denotes "Gratitude" for you.  It can be an item or offering(s) of gratitude to place in the altar or something to share with the Sangha or with Sangha members such as a poem, short reading, song, or even your favorite treat.  Artwork and musical instruments are also welcome.
 
After the ceremony, we invite you and your significant others to join us for tea and other non-alcoholic beverages, a healthy vegetarian potluck dinner and warm fellowship. Please remember to bring whatever utensils are needed to cut and serve your particular dish.  In order to be kind to the Earth Mother, you may also wish to bring your own non-disposable teacup, plate and utensils. For more information, please see below.
 
A Lotus Flower for You, 
Broward Lotus Sangha
www.BrowardLotusSangha.org 
In the Tradition of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hanh
 
 
The Broward Lotus Sangha (BLS) is a Community of Mindful Living in the tradition of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, who was nominated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the Nobel Peace Price back in the 60s when they were working together to end the war in Vietnam and promote peace on Earth. A “Sangha” is a community of practitioners that gets together to meditate, practice mindfulness, support its members’ spiritual practice, and socialize with a focus. Throughout our practice, we emphasize the cultivation of Smirti (Mindfulness), Samadhi (Concentration), and Prajna (Insight), and endeavor to live in harmony and awareness. To learn more about our practices including sitting and walking meditation, please click here: http://www.plumvillage.org/HTML/practice.htm. To learn more about the Broward Lotus Sangha, please click here: www.browardlotusangha.org. To learn more about Thây Nhất Hạnh and his work, please click here: http://www.plumvillage.org
 
We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The door opens around 6:30 PM to set up and practitioners should be arriving by 6:45 PM so they can say 'hello', find a comfortable place to sit and relax while listening to the music. Silent meditation starts at 7:00 PM. If you arrive after that, please come in quietly. (We will be talking again by about 7:30). Feel free to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes and bring your favorite seating arrangement (some are provided). For directions, please click here http://www.browardlotussangha.org/directions.html
 
At the end of the meditation gathering we usually share some tea and treats and, whenever possible, go out to dinner nearby afterwards.  In order to be kind to the Earth Mother, please bring your own non-disposable teacup (disposable ones are usually provided by the Sangha) and whatever healthy vegetarian treats or teas you wish to share with the Sangha.  
 
COME SIT WITH US!
 
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**NOTE**Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, there will be NO MEETING for the Broward Lotus Sangha on Friday November 28th, 2008.

 
 
 
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May our Sanghas Continue To Blossom And Radiate Beauty And Light Into All That Is!
 
© 2008 Broward Lotus Sangha
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