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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Broward Lotus Sangha will meet again<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000>Zen Master Thich Nhất Hanh</FONT></H2>
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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 visit </FONT><A href="http://www.browardlotussangha.org/"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#800080 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=#800080 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 Nhất Hạnh</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 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 7:00PM. 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) and whatever healthy vegetarian treats or teas you wish to share with 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 Nhất Hạnh</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=#800080 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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