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S*n$h& News J o u r n a l of the Buddhist M e d i t a t i o n Society

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Sangha Update W i t h t h e w a r m w e a t h e r o f s u m m e r w e f o u n d o u r l o v e l y n e w

D h a r m a C e n t r e s t i f l i n g i n i t s s i t u a t i o n o n t h e u n s h a d e d s o u t h ­w e s t c o r n e r o f t h e B o o k s & C o . b u i l d i n g . T h e w i n d o w s d o n ' t o p e n , a n d t h e r e w a s s o m e d i s c u s s i o n o n h a v i n g o p e n a b l e u n i t s i n s t a l l e d , b u t i n t h e e n d , w e j u s t s w e a t e d i t o u t .

A t t e n d a n c e d r o p p e d o f f , p e r h a p s b e c a u s e o f t h e h e a t , b u t m o r e l i k e l y d u e t o t h e f i n e w e a t h e r . I t h i n k t h i s y e a r w e a l l s u f f e r e d t h e e u p h o r i a o f s u m m e r m o r e t h a n u s u a l .

N o w t h a t w e c a n r e t u r n t o s c h e d u l i n g o u r s p i r i t u a l p r a c t i c e s as a g r o u p , w e ' v e e s t a b l i s h e d s o m e n e w o p p o r t u n i t i e s . T h e r e i s n o w a w e e k l y Z e n s i t , a n d b i - w e e k l y ( o n t h e q u a r t e r - m o o n ) V a j r a y a n a p r a c t i c e s . S e e t h e c a l e n d a r o n t h e b a c k p a g e f o r s p e c i f i c s .

T h e d h a r m a c e n t r e n o w h a s a c u p b o a r d f o r t e a a n d s t u f f a n d a s h e l f f o r c u s h i o n s . Y o u ' r e w e l c o m e t o k e e p y o u r s i t t i n g c u s h i o n t h e r e r a t h e r t h a n p a c k i n g i t i n a n d o u t e a c h t i m e . W e k e e p a f e w s p a r e s t h e r e as w e l l f o r a n y o n e w h o ' s f o r g o t t e n t o b r i n g o n e .

A f t e r a s u m m e r o f i n f o r m a l M o n d a y n i g h t s , w e ' v e g o t t o g e t o r g a n i z e d ! P l e a s e r e m e m b e r t h e r e i s a s i g n u p s h e e t f o r v o l u n t e e r s t o l e a d t h e g r o u p , k e e p t i m e , o f f e r r e a d i n g s , a n d w a s h u p . P l e a s e h e l p t h e g r o u p a n d y o u r s e l f b y p l a n n i n g a h e a d t o v o l u n t e e r .

O u r n e w n e i g h b o u r a b o v e t h e b o o k s t o r e i s l o c a l a r t i s t J u n e P a r k e r . J u n e h a s t u r n e d o u r w a l k i n g m e d i t a t i o n s p a c e i n t o a l o v e l y g a l l e r y . H e r o p e n h o u s e h o u r s a r e o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n s a n d s h e s e e m s t o be i n h e r s t u d i o s p a c e t h e r e d u r i n g t h e d a y s s o w e s e l ­d o m see h e r . I f y o u ' r e i n t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d o n F r i d a y s , d o d r o p i n t o m e e t J u n e !

T h e r e a r e a f e w p e o p l e w h o ' v e e x p r e s s e d i n t e r e s t i n g e t t i n g t o g e t h e r f o r i n f o r m a l d i s c u s s i o n s o n B u d d h i s t p h i l o s o p h y . I f y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d i n b e i n g c o n t a c t e d o n c e a m e e t i n g d a t e h a s b e e n se t , p h o n e o u r g e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n n u m b e r , 9 6 4 - 3 0 6 6 .

Alternate meditation night Z e n m e m b e r s o f t h e s o c i e t y h a v e o r g a n i z e d a n a l t e r n a t e m e d i ­

t a t i o n n i g h t f o r t h o s e w h o c a n ' t m a k e t h e M o n d a y n i g h t m e e t i n g s o r w h o p r e f e r a Z e n f l a v o r t o t h e i r s i t t i n g p r a c t i c e . T h e a l t e r n a t e m e e t i n g s t a k e p l a c e o n T u e s d a y s a t 7 p . m .

" T u e s d a y s a r e m o r e c o n v e n i e n t f o r m o s t p e o p l e w h o a r e i n t e r ­e s t e d i n a n a l t e r n a t i v e t o t h e M o n d a y n i g h t s i t s , " s a i d T o n y M a c G r e g o r ( 9 6 4 - 2 4 9 2 ) w h o , w i t h D o n H a g r e e n ( 5 6 3 - 0 7 6 1 ) , h a s h e l p e d o r g a n i z e t h e a l t e r n a t e n i g h t .

" W e h e l d a n a l t e r n a t e n i g h t a t S t a n S h a f f e r ' s h o m e l a s t y e a r s o w e ' r e r e v i v i n g a f o r m e r p r a c t i c e , " h e s a i d .

T o n y a d d e d t h a t t h i s w i l l t a k e t h e p r e s s u r e o f f t h e s o m e t i m e s l i m i t e d s p a c e a t t h e M o n d a y n i g h t m e e t i n g s .

Rollin' with the Soup Bus A c t u a l l y , i n A u g u s t w e d i d not r o l l w i t h t h e s o u p b u s ; i t w a s o u t

o f c o m m i s s i o n . S o u p w a s s e r v e d f r o m t h e b a c k o f a s t a t i o n w a g o n i n s t e a d .

I n A u g u s t a n d S e p t e m b e r t h e s a n g h a b r e w e d u p a p o t p o u r r i w i t h s e v e r a l m e m b e r s d o n a t i n g a n i c e c r e a m b u c k e t ' s w o r t h o f s o u p t o f i l l t h e b i g p o t s . T h e i d e a c a m e f r o m t h e p e o p l e a t S t . M i k e ' s , w h o s a i d t h e m i x t u r n s o u t s u r p r i s i n g l y good.

T h e p r e p a r a t i o n c r e w i n s t i t u t e d a t a s t i n g s e s s i o n o n W e d n e s ­d a y a f t e r n o o n s o n t h e p r e m i s e "if I won't eat it why would I serve it to someone else?"

W e h a v e b e e n g i v e n t h e u s e o f t h e f i n e n e w k i t c h e n a t S t . M i c h a e l ' s f o r o u r p r e p a r a t i o n a n d c l e a n u p . T h a n k s , P e t e r , f o r a r ­r a n g i n g t h i s f a c i l i t y f o r u s !

B e s i d e s t h e " s u r p r i s i n g l y g o o d " s o u p , w e h a v e b e e n p r e p a r i n g e g g s a l a d a n d b o l o g n a & c h e e s e s a n d w i c h e s . W i t h t h e d o n a t i o n o f t w o h u g e b a g s o f b a g e l s , w e m a d e m i n i - p i z z a s w i t h p i z z a s a u c e a n d g r a t e d c h e e s e . T h e y w e r e b r o w n e d i n t h e o v e n s a t S t . M i k e ' s t h e n i g h t b e f o r e , c o o l e d a n d i n d i v i d u a l l y w r a p p e d . V e r y s u c c e s s ­f u l ! W e a l s o p u r c h a s e a q u a n t i t y o f f r u i t e a c h t i m e as w e l l as t h e b r e a d f o r t h e s a n d w i c h e s .

O c c a s i o n a l l y s o m e o n e f r o m t h e c o m m u n i t y w i l l s h o w u p w h e n w e b e g i n s e r v i n g t h e s o u p t o a d d t h e i r o w n d o n a t i o n s o f m u f f i n s , d o u g h n u t s , e t c . S o f a r , n o b o d y h a s e v e r g o n e a w a y h u n g r y .

A R E Y O U I N T E R E S T E D I N H E L P I N G ? W e n e e d a c o n t i n u o u s i n f l o w o f v o l u n t e e r s f o r t h i s p r o j e c t t o

w o r k , s o n o b o d y s u f f e r s b u r n o u t . H e r e a r e y o u r o p t i o n s : 1 . Make soup ahead of time. A n y t i m e . F i n d v e g e t a b l e s , c h i c k e n ,

s o u p b o n e s ( n o p a s t a - i t b u r n s o n t h e b o t t o m ) o n s p e c i a l , m a k e t h e s o u p , a n d f r e e z e i t . D r o p i t o f f o n S o u p B u s D a y , t h e s e c o n d W e d n e s d a y o f e v e r y m o n t h , a t S t . M i c h a e l ' s . I f y o u c a n ' t d e l i v e r i t , p h o n e t o m a k e o t h e r a r r a n g e m e n t s .

2 . Join the sandwich crew. A t S t . M i k e ' s f r o m 2 - 4 p m , 2 n d W e d n e s d a y o f e v e r y m o n t h . N o s p e c i a l s k i l l s r e q u i r e d !

3 . Serve the people. F r o m 7 : 3 0 t o 8 : 0 0 p m , s a m e d a y , o n G e o r g e S t r e e t b e t w e e n 1st a n d 2 n d . G o h o m e f e e l i n g g o o d .

4 . Help the Co-ordinator. D o n h a s b e e n c o - o r d i n a t i n g t h i s p r o j e c t , p h o n i n g p e o p l e , p i c k i n g u p t h e p o t s , p r e p a r i n g f o o d , d r i v ­i n g t h e b u s , w a s h i n g t h e p o t s a f t e r , r e t u r n i n g t h e b u s a n d p o t s ( t o 2 d i f f e r e n t p l a c e s ) . H e c o u l d r e a l l y u s e s o m e h e l p d o i n g s o m e o r a l l o f t h i s .

T o h e l p , s i g n u p o n t h e v o l u n t e e r s h e e t i n t h e s a n g h a r o o m o r p h o n e D o n a t 563-0761 f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n .

pjote: Our sangha joined this project in May of this year. It is loosely administered by the Prince George Soup Bus Society and has many volunteer organizations, mostly local churches, par­ticipating in the same way we do.

Letter from Sera Je We are pleased to include excerpts from another letter written

by the Administrative Secretary of Sera Je (Tibetan) Monastery in India. Tephun Tenzin Shastri wrote in answer to Sheryl's ques­tion to him about why he referred to God in his previous writings. It's often considered that Buddhists "don't believe in God. "

I j u s t r e m e m b e r e d I h a d n o t a n s w e r e d y o u r q u e s t i o n r e g a r d i n g m y u s i n g t h e w o r d " G o d " , as B u d d h i s m d e n i e s e x i s t e n c e o f a G o d i n t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l s e n s e . A f t e r h a v i n g r e a d v a r i o u s b o o k s o n H i n d u i s m a n d C h r i s t i a n i t y i t i s m y p e r s o n a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t e v e n t h o s e f o l l o w e r s w h o w o r s h i p a c e r t a i n " G o d " as a c r e a t o r o f t h i s w o r l d o r as a n o m n i p o t e n t e n t i t y w h o c o n t r o l s a n d r u l e s t h i s u n i v e r s e w i t h h i s s u p e r n a t u r a l p o w e r s , i f w e g o d e e p w i t h i n t h e i r r e l i g i o n , t h e i d e a o f a s o l i d p e r s o n a l g o d i s g r a d u a l l y r e p l a c e d b y t h a t c o s m i c p o w e r w h i c h i s u n i v e r s a l l y p r e s e n t a n d p e r v a s i v e . T h i s p o w e r i s t h e u l t i m a t e g o a l a n d r e a l i z a t i o n o f t h e t r u e s e e k e r s o f a l l f a i t h s t h o u g h i t h a s d i f f e r e n t n a m e s w i t h v a r y i n g p r o f u n ­d i t y .

S o i t i s m y u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t e v e n t h o s e f o l l o w e r s w h o b e l i e v e i n a s o l i d G O D a c t u a l l y h a v e t w o a s p e c t s o f t h e i r G o d : T h e P e r ­s o n a l a s p e c t o f G o d w h i c h t h e y i d e n t i f y w i t h a c e r t a i n G O D F I G ­U R E w h i c h i s f o r t h e g e n e r a l a n d c o m m o n f o l l o w e r s , a n d t h e n t h e o t h e r a s p e c t o f G o d w h i c h t h e y i d e n t f y w i t h t h e r e a l i z a t i o n o f t h e u l t i m a t e T R U T H t h r o u g h s p i r i t u a l p r a c t i c e s . T h i s s e c o n d a s ­p e c t i s f o r m l e s s a n d c a n n o t be d e s c r i b e d i n w o r d s . I t i s j u s t a s u p r e m e c o n s c i o u s n e s s b e i n g m e r g e d w i t h t h a t u n i v e r s a l e n e r g y w h i c h p e r v a d e s b o t h s p a c e a n d t i m e a n d w h i c h i s b e y o n d t h e r e a c h o f c a u s e a n d e f f e c t a n d h e n c e o u t o f k a r m i c i n f l u e n c e . O n e w h o i s a b l e t o p r o p e l h i s c o n s c i o u s n e s s t o t h a t s t a t e h a s f u l l y m e r g e d h i m s e l f w i t h t r a n s c e n d e n t a l t r u t h b e y o n d w h i c h n o t h i n g m o r e i s l e f t t o e x p l o r e a n d o r t o a t t a i n .

S o m y u n d e r s t a n d i n g i s t h a t t h e b a s i c c o n c e p t o f G o d i n o t h e r r e l i g i o n s i s t h a t i t i s m e r e l y a m e a n s t o i d e n t i f y w i t h t h e s u p r e m e p o w e r o r t h e t r u t h . O f c o u r s e t h e c o m m o n l a y f o l l o w e r s b e l i e v e t h a t t h e i r s o l i d G O D i n h u m a n f o r m , s u c h as K r i s h n a a n d R a m a , i s t h e u l t i m a t e r e f u g e . C e r t a i n l y i t h e l p s t h e f o l l o w e r s t o b e t t e r f o c u s t h e i r s p i r i t u a l q u e s t w i t h a p e r s o n a l g o d t o c l i n g t o a n d c o m p l a i n t o , b e c a u s e d e v o t i o n , f a i t h a n d p r a y e r s a l s o h a v e g r e a t p o t e n t i a l i n e x p e d i t i n g s p i r i t u a l a d v a n c e m e n t . T h e b e s t m e a n s , t h o u g h , t o s p i r i t u a l r e a l i z a t i o n a n d a w a k e n i n g i s u n d o u b t e d l y m e d i t a t i o n !

S o w h e n I u s e t h e w o r d G O D i n m y w r i t i n g s I w a n t n o n - B u d ­d h i s t s t o t a k e i t l i t e r a l l y i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e i r o w n b e l i e f a n d f o r B u d d h i s t s t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e w o r d as t h e s u p r e m e t r a n s c e n t e n t a l t r u t h t h a t g o v e r n s c o s m i c l a w , o r t h e l a w o f K a r m a i t s e l f . T o u s t h i s i s t h e e q u i v a l e n t o f a p e r s o n a l G o d , b e c a u s e as B u d d h i s t s w h o t r u s t i n t h e L a w o f K a r m a , w e f e a r t h e L a w o f K a r m a i f w e

Sangha News is the n e w s l e t t e r o f t h e B u d d h i s t M e d i t a t i o n S o c i e t y o f N o r t h e r n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a and t h e O p e n D o o r S a n g h a . I t is p u b l i s h e d q u a r t e r l y a n d a v a i l a b l e f ree t o S o c i e t y m e m b e r s . A n n u a l m e m b e r s h i p fee is $ 1 5 . 0 0 . W e w e l c o m e c o n t r i b u t i o n s o f a r t i c l e s , g raph ics a n d p h o t o s as w e l l as l e t t e r s .

Mailing Address: B u d d h i s t M e d i t a t i o n S o c i e t y o f N o r t h e r n B . C . 2 7 0 0 P a r e n t R o a d P r i n c e G e o r g e . B . C . V 2 N 5 G 3 P h o n e 2 5 0 - 9 6 4 - 3 0 6 6

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d o s o m e t h i n g w r o n g , a n d w e s t r i v e f o r b e t t e r k n o w i n g t h a t t h e L a w o f K a r m a w i l l n e v e r b e l i e o u r p i o u s e f f o r t s . S o t o u s B u d ­d h i s t s , t h e L a w o f K a r m a i s t h e r e a l G O D , t h e G o d w h i c h w i l l p u n i s h f o r o u r s i n s , t h e G o d w h i c h w i l l r e w a r d us f o r o u r m e r i t s , t h e G o d w h i c h i s n e v e r f o r g i v i n g a n d n e v e r f o r g e t t i n g !

W e l l , I h a v e s e n s e d t h a t B u d d h i s t s , as n o n - b e l i e v e r s i n a c r e ­a t o r a n d a c t o r G o d , m u s t u n d e r s t a n d i t s t r u e i m p o r t i n p r o p e r c o n t e x t . O t h e r w i s e t h e r e i s g r e a t d a n g e r o f t u r n i n g i n t o a n a t h e ­i s t ! T o a p e r s o n , a B u d d h i s t p e r s o n , w h o i s n o t s e r i o u s a b o u t m a k ­i n g c o n c r e t e s p i r i t u a l p r o g r e s s , b e i n g a n a t h e i s t w o u l d n o t m a k e m u c h d i f f e r e n c e a n d m a y be a c c e p t e d t o b e o k a y . I n p r i n c i p l e t h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h a t B u d d h i s m i s b a s i c a l l y a n a t h e i s t i c r e l i g i o n . B u t t o a p r a c t i c i n g B u d d h i s t i t i s a g r e a t d i s a d v a n t a g e t o b e c o m e a n a t h e i s t . B e c a u s e t h e n t h e r e w i l l b e l i t t l e p l a c e f o r d e v o t i o n , f a i t h , p r a y e r a n d t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l r e l i g i o u s p r a c t i c e s w h i c h a r e t h e b a ­s i c q u a l i f i c a t i o n s f o r a s p i r i t u a l l i f e .

W i t h o u t t h i s i t i s v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o p r a c t i c e h i g h e r s p i r i t u a l m e t h ­o d s a n d t e c h n i q u e s s u c h as m e d i t a t i o n a n d o b s e r v i n g p r e c e p t s a n d v o w s , e t c . F o r t h i s r e a s o n B u d d h i s t d e i t i e s o c c u p y v e r y s p e ­c i a l p l a c e s i n T a n t r a y a n a a n d V a j r a y a n a . T h e d e i t i e s a r e b a s i c a l l y m a n i f e s t a t i o n s o f d i f f e r e n t s p i r i t u a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d a s p e c t s o f s p i r i t u a l s t a g e s a n d o f B u d d h a h o o d .

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n e w s l e t t e r , R o s e m a r y & M i c h a e l ' s T h e r a v a d a n t e a c h e r i n T h u n ­d e r B a y s e n t s e v e r a l n e w t i t l e s t o a d d t o t h e s h e l v e s !

J u d i h a s v o l u n t e e r e d t o b e t h e f i r s t L i b r a r i a n . W e a l s o h o p e t o h a v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n f r o m a n y o n e w h o w o u l d l i k e t o p r o v i d e r e ­v i e w s , o f a n y l e n g t h o r p h i l o p h i c a l d e p t h , o n b o o k s i n o u r l i b r a r y w h i c h c o u l d be p r i n t e d i n t h e Sangha News. I t ' s u n l i k e l y t h a t a n y o f u s w i l l e v e r be a b l e t o r e a d e v e r y t h i n g t h e r e i s t o o f f e r , s o i t w o u l d be o f b e n e f i t t o u s a l l t o s h a r e w h a t w e , as i n d i v i d u a l s , h a v e f o u n d .

A n y o n e w h o h a s s o m e t h i n g t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e n e w s l e t t e r c a n c o n t a c t M a r y a t 5 6 3 - 3 7 2 5 . T h e n e x t Sangha News w i l l b e o u t t h e f i r s t w e e k o f J a n u a r y , s o c o p y d e a d l i n e s h o u l d b e j u s t a f t e r C h r i s t ­m a s . I n t h a t i s s u e w e ' r e h o p i n g t o h a v e i m p r e s s i o n s o f t h e V i p a s s a n a r e t r e a t . P l e a s e c o n s i d e r c o n t r i b u t i n g i f y o u p l a n t o p a r ­t i c i p a t e i n t h i s r e t r e a t .

Directors of the Society M i c h a e l M a r t i n L a r r y S t e e l e T o n y M a c G r e g o r

M a r y C o s m a n

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P r e s i d e n t 964-3066 V i c e - P r e s i d e n t 563-6792 S e c r e t a r y 964-2492

e - m a i l : m a c g r e g @ n e t b i s t r o . c o m T r e a s u r e r 563-3725

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Vipassana Mefcitation ftetreat w i t h Rodney Smith

R o d n e y S m i t h spent 8 years i n i n t e n s i v e re t rea t b o t h at t h e I n s i g h t M e d i t a t i o n S o c i e t y i n M a s s a c h u ­set ts a n d as a B u d d h i s t m o n k i n A s i a . H e p rac t i c ed seve ra l yea r s w i t h A j a n B u d d h a d a s a at W a t S u a n M o k i n T h a i l a n d . A f t e r d i s r o b i n g as a m o n k i n 1 9 8 3 . he b e c a m e a f u l l - t i m e hosp ice soc ia l w o r k e r , b e r e a v e m e n t c o o r d i n a t o r , p r o g r a m d i r e c t o r , a n d e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r . H e is c u r r e n t l y D i r e c t o r o f H o s p i c e o f S e a t t l e . R o d n e y c o n d u c t s s e l f - a w a r e n e s s classes i n and a r o u n d Sea t t l e a n d teaches V i p a s s a n a m e d i ­t a t i o n t h r o u g h o u t t h e U n i t e d S ta tes .

PUBLIC DHARMA T A L K " D e a t h and D y i n g f r o m a Buddhist perspective"

Friday, November 13, 7:00 pm UNBC - Lecture Hall 7-238

Saturda R E T R E A T

y & Sunday, November 14 & 15

T h i s r e t r e a t w i l l f o c u s o n t h e p a t h o f t h e h e a r t , a n d h o w a w a r e n e s s g i v e s a c c e s s t o t h e j o y s a n d s o r r o w s o f l i f e w i t h e v e r - i n c r e a s ­i n g s e n s i t i v i t y , s t a b i l i t y , a n d l o v e . S p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n w i l l be g i v e n t o t h e r o l e o f n a t u r e i n o u r s p i r i t u a l j o u r n e y . T h e r e t r e a t i s a p p r o ­p r i a t e f o r b o t h b e g i n n i n g a n d e x p e r i e n c e d m e d i t a t o r s a n d w i l l b e h e l d w i t h i n t h e t r a d i t i o n a l V i p a s s a n a f o r m s o f s i t t i n g a n d w a l k i n g m e d i t a t i o n s . T h i s i s a r i g o r o u s s t y l e i n w h i c h a w a r e n e s s i s a p p l i e d t o a l l o f o u r a c t i v i t i e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y .

T h e r e t r e a t w i l l be h e l d i n a p r i v a t e h o m e . P a y m e n t a t t i m e o f r e g i s t r a t i o n i s n e c e s s a r y t o r e s e r v e y o u r p l a c e . For more information on the retreat and the public lecture, please phone Rosemary at 964-3066.

DANA (gene rosin) is intrinsic to the 2,500 year old tradition of Buddha Dharma. Going back to the days of the Buddha, the teachings were considered priceless and thus offered freely. Teacher support comes from the voluntary contributions of

students. The registration fee covers cost of advertising the retreat, meals and the teacher's travel expense. Contributions for Rodney's teaching will be accepted at thePublic Dharma Talk and at the Retreat.

O U R P O L I C Y IS T H A T N O O N E W I L L B E R E F U S E D R E G I S T R A T I O N I F T H E R E T R E A T F E E S W O U L D C A U S E F I N A N C I A L H A R D S H I P .

R E T R E A T REGISTRATION November 14 & 15,1998 M a i l t o : B M S . 2 7 0 0 P a r e n t R o a d . P r i n c e G e o r s e . B . C . V 2 N 5 G 3

The Bwt>t>Jiist Mct>itAtioti Society of ' N o r t h e r n B.C.

Name.

Address.

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Registration Deadline: Oct. 15, 1998 FEE: $50.00

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E N C L O S E D S . R e t r e a t F e e $ M e m b e r s h i p

M e m b e r s h i p f e e s a c c e p t e d a t t i m e o f r e g i s t r a t i o n . A n n u a l m e m b e r s h i p i s S 1 5 . 0 0 .

P l e a s e b r i n g c u s h i o n a n d p a d t o s i t o n . O u t o f c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r o t h e r s , r e t r e a t a n t s a r e a s k e d t o n o t w e a r p e r f u m e s , e s s e n t i a l o i l s , o r n o i s y j e w e l l e r y . Space at the retreat is limited. Registration acceptance will be on a first come, first served basis.

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THE OPEN DOOR SANGHA 1 6 8 5 T h i r d A v e n u e ( u p s t a i r s ) , P r i n c e G e o r g e , B . C . F o r i n f o r m a t i o n p h o n e 9 6 4 - 3 0 6 6

A l l e v e n t s h e l d i n o u r D h a r m a C e n t r e o n T h i r d A v e n u e u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e n o t e d . P l e a s e h e l p u s p a y f o r t h i s l o v e l y s p a c e b y p l a c i n g a n o f f e r i n g i n t h e d a n a b a s k e t b e f o r e y o u l e a v e . W e h o s t a n i n f o r m a l t e a f o l l o w i n g m o s t e v e n t s . E v e r y o n e i s w e l c o m e .

O C T O B E R 98 N O V E M B E R 98 SUN MON T U E W E D T H U F R I SAT SUN MON T U E WED T i l l ' F R I S A T

1 2 3 1 * 2 Sangha Sit 7pm

3 Zazen 7pm

4 5 6 7

4 * 5 Sangha Sil 7pm

6 Zazen 7pm

7 8 9 10 8 9 Sangha Sit 7pm

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Zazen 7pm

11 Soup Bus

12 p A 13 Rodney Smith U N B C 7pm

p A 14 Rodney Smith Retreat *• 11 Tara Tsoe 1 f

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Sangha Sit 7 pm"

13 Zazen 7 pm

14 Soup Bus

15 16 17 Rodney Smith Retreat **

16 Sangha Sit 7pm

17 Zazen 7pm

18 19 20 21

18 19 Sangha Sit 7pm

20 Zazen 7pm

21 22 23 24 22 23 Sangha Sit 7pm

24 Zazen 7 pm

25 26 Tara Tsog 5:15pm

27 28

25 26 Sangha Sit 7 pm

27 Zazen 7pm

28 Tara Tsog 5:15pm

29 30 31 29 30 Sangha Sit 7pm

D E C E M B E R 98 J A N U A R Y 99 SUN MON T U E WED THU F R I SAT SUN MON TIT. WED THU F R I SAT

1 Zazen 7pm

2 3 4 5 1 2

6 * 7 Sangha Sit 7 pm

8 Zazen 7 pm

9 Soup Bus

10 Tara Tsoe 5:15pm

11 12 3 * 4 Sangha Sit 7pm

5 Zazen 7pm

6 7 8 9

13 14 Sangha Sil 7pm

15 Zazen 7pm

16 17 18 19 10 Tara Tsog 1 lam

11 Sangha Sit 7pm

12 Zazen 7pm

13 Soup Bus

14 15 16

20 21 Sangha Sit 7pm

22 Zazen 7pm

23 24 25 26 Tara Tsog 1 lam

17 18 Sangha Sit 7pm

19 Zazen 7pm

20 21 22 23

27 28 Sangha Sit 7pm

29 Zazen 7pm

30 31 24 25 Sangha Sit 7pm

26 Zazen 7pm

27 Tara Tsog 5:15pm

28 29 30

* 1st Monday of every month. Introductory Session at 6pm. For info phone 563-3725.

** See retreat information on page 3 for times & location.

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