Upcoming Sangha Activities

For both new and continuing practitioners of Buddhism. The day will include:

Comfortable, loose fitting clothing is recommended. If you have a sitting cushion or bench, please bring it. A limited number of cushions and mats will be available. Chairs will also available for use.

The Louisville Community of Mindful Living is a lay Buddhist practitioners group where participants help one another live in a more mindful and meaningful way while exploring Buddhist teachings in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hahn, as well as other great teachers.

For more information about this retreat, or the Louisville Community of Mindful Living, call 259-5373.

A Peace Pole was dedicated to the memory of our dear facilitator, Jon Barnes at Mt. St. Francis in Southern Indiana in the spring of '05.

Next Day of Mindfulness: Sunday, October 23, Mt. St. Francis, Floyd Knobs, Indiana, 15-20 minutes west of Louisville.

A vegetarian lunch will be provided for $8.50 per person (or you can bring your own). 10 AM to 4 PM. If you are unable to stay for the entire event, please consider joining us for whatever length of time you can.

The day will include an outside walking meditation, a dharma lesson on the Diamond Sutra by Tony Glore,
experiential movement meditation, silent sits, a community lunch, singing, chanting, and shared readings.

2) a snack to share (cookies, dried fruits, nuts, juice, etc.) during our afternoon tea; and

3) any reading that has influenced your practice that you would like to share with the sangha.

Please bring/wear layers of comfortable clothing so that you do not become cold or overheated throughout the day, and bring any sitting materials (blankets and cushions) that you might need.

Directions to Mt. St. Francis: DIRECTIONS TO MT. ST. FRANCIS

*From Louisville:*
Take I-64 West (across Sherman Minton Bridge).
Continue on I-64 West (4 miles) to Hwy. 150 West
(Greenville-Paoli) Exit 119.
Hwy. 150 West (2 miles).
Mount Saint Francis is on the left.

Sangha Members Marvin and Tim Share Pic's and Stories of Travel To Vietnam and Green Mountain Dharma Center in Vermont

The first of two travel logs will be next Sunday, September 18^th, following our Sunday session. Please join us to hear of the travels of sangha members who were fortunate enough to travel Vietnam and to Thich Nhat Hanh’s dharma center in Vermont. Immediately after sangha make your way to India Palace at 9424 Shelbyville Road (just past Hurstborne Lane). We can enjoy a $6.95 buffet in their meeting room and see images, hear of their observations and insights.

Lunch with Kate Adamak: Our dear sangha member, Kate Adamak, who has moved to Alaska is going to be visiting Louisville and joining us for sangha on Sunday, June 19th. Please join us for lunch at a location tba, immediately following sangha.

Planning Meeting- Sunday, June 26, immediately after sangha.

See Postings of Previous Planning Meeting Minutes and Previous Sangha Newsletters.

Tom & Chris Eubank invite members, attendees, families, and friends of the the Louisville Community of Mindful Living to a Potluck Picnic on Sunday, June 26, 2005 at 5:00 pm at their home at 3930 Old Brownsboro Rd, in Louisville. (This is near the intersection of Brownsboro Rd and Chenoweth Ln.)

Please bring a homemade vegan or vegetarian entre, salad, desert, relish tray, fresh fruit, etc. If you cannot do so, please come anyway.

Beverages (water, tea, coffee, etc.), plates, and utensils will be provided. Pots of plain brown rice will also be provided.

The dinner will be outdoors, weather permitting. Children are welcome, and games will be available.

If you can easily bring a collapsible canvas chair, please do so to ensure seating for everyone.

Please RSVP to Tom or Chris at (502) 897-2634 or rsvp@afcon.com.

**Regional Day of Mindfulness in Indy: Nov. 13-14. We have just received an invitation from the Mindfulness Group in Indianapolis (Friends of Awakening) to join them for a retreat facilitated by our regional Dharma Teacher, Jack Lawler from Chicago. It will be held Sat. Nov. 13th from 6:30 p.m. (dharma talk and vegetarian dinner) through Sunday, Nov. 14, 7:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (breakfast and lunch included)

It will be held at a beautiful home of the Sato's with a wonderful Japanese garden. I attended a similar retreat with Jack at this spot several years ago. The sangha members are welcoming and delightful. It will be a rare opportunity to meet and learn from Jack so close to home. I would suggest that we postpone our sangha reading group for that day (see below) and see if we can carpool together. I will be glad to coordinate this for now. Please send emails with your interest and when you would like to go to me at steinm@bellsouth.net. Phone: 502-897-3020. - Mark Stein

Friends of Awakening Retreat. 4370 Cooper Road, Indianapolis, IN. Contact: Ingrid Sato, ingsat@aol.com, 317-291-1776.

Our Sangha was invited by The Cathedral Heritage Foundation to be a part of the 8th annual Festival of Faiths. The festival began on November 9th with a speech by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and ran through November 18th. We were invited to be part of a museum display featuring "Faith and Justice". Please plan to visit the foundation's museum to view the display that includes The Louisville Community of Mindful Living. Tony Glore (pictured above) created this beautiful display and coordinated the sangha's presence at the festival. The display will be available for other such events.

Buddhism and Mindful Social Activism. Our next resource dinner be on Friday, October 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wild Oats Natural Foods Store and Restaurant, 4500 Shelbyville Rd. (next to old Hawley-Cooke). The topic is Buddhism and Mindful Social Action. George and Jean Edwards, representatives of the local chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) will lead us in an exploration of the myriad of local opportunities to do good work for society and ourselves. Bronson Rozier will set up the Buddhist context on the topic and will introduce our speakers. Please confirm name and number attending to Mark Stein at steinm@bellsouth.net.

(Photo's) Local Day of Mindfulness. Our next Day of Mindfulness (DOM) is Sunday, August 24. Hemlock Cliffs in Southern Indiana is the venue.

(Photo's) Day of Mindfulness June 22, 2003. Mount St. Francis in southern Indiana, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. The theme was interdependent origination.

Quarterly Dinner Gathering. Friday, March 7th at 6:30 p.m. at India Palace, 3315 Bardstown Rd. The speaker will be Terry Taylor, Executive Director of the Cathedral Heritage Foundation. His topic will be "The Joys and Challenges of Inter-Religious Dialogue."

Please view and print the flyer attached for more information. If you can post the flyer in your favorite bookstores, coffee houses, and other spots where like-minded folks congregate, we can build turnout. The last one on "Mindful Consumption" drew about 50 people! Flyer.

DOM "Lite": This Sunday, March 30, we will have a 1/2 Day of Mindfulness at Orbis. The extended time will be from 10 am to 2 pm, and we will be having a picnic lunch. Please bring eating utensils, and your own lunch or a cold dish to share with others. If you would like to extend your Day of Mindfulness even more, a group of sangha members will be attending the Museum of Faiths at 5th and Muhammad Ali Blvd for a multi-faith
meditation service at 3 pm the same day.