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Beginning Vipassana Meditation, Feb. 1 to 29

Fri, January 27, 2012

5 Sessions, February 1 to February 29, 2012

Mindfulness Meditation develops an intimate awareness of our body and our
senses, of our mind and heart. We develop an immediate awareness of our
experience and look at our lives with interest and kindness. Meditation helps
us to discover a natural, openhearted and nonjudgmental awareness of our
bodies and feelings....

SPUD Patrol, Feb. 4th

Fri, January 27, 2012
Sangha members are invited to take part in an event organized monthly by an organization called SPUD Patrol. You can bake potatoes at home and bring them (warm, wrapped in foil, plus separately fixings such as butter and sour cream, greatly needed) down to one block west of Main on Hastings (north side of the street) where tables are set up to distribute them to the homeless and hungry....

Update on the Metta Clinic in Burma

Fri, January 20, 2012
Friends of the Metta Clinic and Sangha Members.

Thank you for your support, present and past, of the Metta Dana Free Medical and Dental Clinic in Burma.

I have sent $7000 in dana to Steve Armstrong, who can guarantee the reliable transfer of this dana to Burma. Your dana  will support the work of the doctors, dentists and nurses who donate their Saturdays...

New Sitting Group in South Surrey

Thu, January 19, 2012
Simple Sits – Community-Led Meditation Group, South Surrey
Join us for stillness, connection, tea and shared inspiration.
 
When2nd & 4th Thursday of each month. 7:15-9:15pm (Sitting starts at 7:30pm)
Contact Jenn: simplesits@gmail.com,...

Sunday Evening Sitting Group in East Vancouver

Wed, January 18, 2012
Led by Community Dharma Leader Judy Witheford. You can download the letter which describes our Sunday practice.
 
When:  Sundays from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where:  East Side (call for the address details)
 
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