[BLS-News] GESHE NGAWANG PHENDE DHARMA TEACHING AND CANDLE-LIGHT TEA MEDITATION MEETING TONIGHT FOR EARTH HOUR 2011

[Broward Lotus Sangha]

*The Broward Lotus Sangha will be meeting today **Sunday, March 27, 2011 for
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*Special Candle-Light Tea and Mindfulness Meditation Practice*

*and *

*Dharma Teaching from Guest Teacher Geshe Ngawang Phende *

*From 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.*

At 7185 Pembroke Road, Pembroke Pines, FL 33023

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In Celebration of EARTH HOUR, The Broward Lotus Sangha will be hosting a
special *Candle-Light Tea Meditation Meeting and Dharma Teaching from **Guest
Teacher Geshe Ngawang Phende* for all to enjoy. We will practice sitting and
walking meditation, and share a dharma talk and discussion, as well as
joyful singing for the benefit or all beings.

*LIGHTS WILL BE OFF SATURDAY FROM 8:30-9:30 P.M. E.S.T. WORLDWIDE!   Please
join us! *

www.browardlotussangha.org  and www.Earthhour.org<http://www.earthhour.org/>

*Tonight's Special Guest Teacher is **Geshe Ngawang Phende*.

Geshe Ngawang Phende was born in Nepal in 1968. He received his initial
monastic training as a little boy at Drubthob Rinpoche’s monastery in Nepal
for two years. In 1982, at the age of 12, he joined Drepung Loseling
Monastery in India where he successfully completed his monastic education
and passed Geshe Lharampa examination in 2001. He then attended Guymey
Monastery for a year to further his Tantric studies and became the resident
teacher at the Lam Rim Tibetan Buddhist Center in Johannesburg, South Africa
for 4 years. He then completed two Mystical Arts of Tibet teaching tours
and is now one of the resident teachers at Drepung Loseling Monastery.

Please arrive by 6:15p.m. in order to give yourself a chance to mindfully
settle in and become acquainted with the Sangha. We begin our sitting
meditation promptly at 6:30 pm.

After 8:30 P.M. you are invited to stay for the tea & treats portion of our
gathering. Feel free to bring healthy teas, finger foods or snacks to share
with the Sangha, and your own non-disposable cup to be kind to the Earth
Mother.

*About Us:* The *Broward Lotus Sangha* (BLS) is a *Community of Mindful
Living* in the tradition of *Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh*. A “*Sangha*” is a
community of practitioners that endeavors to live in mindfulness and
awareness. We meet every Sunday until mid-April (After mid-April we meet
1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month) from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for
mindfulness meditation practice (and other times as posted in our Website
www.browardlotussangha.org and our Calendar of Events
.<http://www.meetup.com/Broward-Lotus-Sangha/calendar/)>
http://www.meetup.com...

All are warmly welcome to come practice with us.

For more information about us and detailed directions, please visit
www.BrowardLotusSangha.org <http://www.browardlotussangha.org/>.

For more details, see the full listing:
http://www.meetup.com/Broward-Lotus-Sangha/events/16714476/

[image: smile]Come Sit With Us!

*Peace is Every Step*

*Broward Lotus Sangha*
*www.BrowardLotusSangha.org <http://www.browardlotussangha.org/>*



For more details, see the full listing:
http://www.meetup.com/Broward-Lotus-Sangha/events/16714476/

*When*: Sunday, March 27, 2011 6:30 PM

*Where*: BLS
7185 Pembroke Road (Corner of 72nd Ave. & Pembroke Road-Across from North
Perry Airport)
Pembroke Pines-Hollywood-Miramar, FL 33023

This Meetup repeats every 2 weeks on Sunday until April 9, 2011.

please take a moment to update your RSVP. (You can RSVP "No" or "Yes".)
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