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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>The <B>Broward Lotus Sangha</B> invites you to celebrate with us the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni's Enlightenment with our<B> Annual Enlightenment Flower Ceremony,</B> <B>Friday, June 13<SUP>th</SUP>, 2008 </B>at<B> 7:00 P.M. </B>During this special ceremony, all Sangha members in attendance will receive a commemorative yellow rose in a water vase, with the words of Thây Thich Nhẫt Hanh accompanying the giving and receiving. Each of these flowers is intended to represent the beauty and purity of our own Buddha Nature and symbolizes our innate capacity to wake up or become enlightened.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Afterwards, we will continue the festivity by <B>sharing a vegetarian potluck dinner</B>. Feel free to bring your favorite healthy vegetarian dish, dessert, treat, tea or other non-alcoholic drink to share with the Sangha on this very special evening. Please remember to bring all the necessary utensils to serve and consume your dish as well.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>We look forward to an evening filled with joy and hope to see you there for this auspicious celebration! </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>For more information and directions, please see attached flyer or visit </FONT><A href="http://www.browardlotussangha.org/"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>http://www.BrowardLotusSangha.org</FONT></U></A><o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>A <I>“<B>Sangha</B>”</I> is a community of practitioners that gets together to meditate, practice mindfulness, support its members’ spiritual practice, and socialize with a focus. To learn more about our practices including sitting and walking meditation, please click here: </FONT><A href="http://www.plumvillage.org/HTML/practice.htm"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>http://www.plumvillage.org/HTML/practice.htm</FONT></U></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>The <B>Broward Lotus Sangha</B> (<B>BLS</B>) is a meditation group in the tradition of <B>Zen Master Thich Nhẫt Hanh</B>, 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. To learn more about the <B>BLS</B>, please click here: </FONT><A href="http://www.browardlotusangha.org/"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>www.browardlotusangha.org</FONT></U></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>. To learn more about Thây Nhat Hanh and his work, please click here: </FONT><A href="http://www.plumvillage.org/"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>http://www.plumvillage.org</FONT></U></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>We meet the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM</B>. The door will be open 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 7:00PM. 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 </FONT></FONT></FONT><A href="http://www.browardlotussangha.org/directions.html"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>http://www.browardlotussangha.org/directions.html</FONT></U></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">At the end of the meditation gathering we usually share some tea and treats and, whenever possible, go out to dinner nearby afterwards.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>In order to be kind to the Earth Mother, please bring your own non-disposable teacup</B> (disposable ones are usually provided by the Sangha).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>In the Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhẫt Hanh</FONT></H1>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">To subscribe or unsubscribe to our mailing lists, please visit</SPAN><FONT size=3> </FONT></FONT></FONT><A href="http://www.browardlotussangha.org/mailinglists/"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>http://www.browardlotussangha.org/mailinglists/</FONT></U></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>May our Sanghas Continue To Blossom And Radiate Beauty And Light Into All That Is!</FONT></B></P>
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