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Interbeing Sangha of Kingston - Weekly Electronic Bulletin Vol. 2, Issue #4 - July 20th, 2018

Interbeing Sangha
of Kingston

Weekly Meeting

Please join us for our next weekly gathering, taking place Sunday, July 22nd, for meditation and dharma sharing, 6:30pm at Unitarian Place (Kingston Unitarian Fellowship), 206 Concession Street. Dale Fainstat will be bell minding.

Touching Every Moment Deeply

"Mindfulness is the continuous practice of touching deeply every moment of daily life. To be mindful is to be truly present with your body and your mind, to bring harmony to your intentions and actions, and to be in harmony with those around you."

-- Thich Nhat Hanh, Love Letter to the Earth

Dharma Sharing

Love Letter to the Earth

Our sangha has been reading the book Love Letter to the Earth by Thich Nhat Hanh over the past several months during our weekly meetings, a hopeful book that gives us a path to follow by showing that change is possible only with the recognition that people and the planet are ultimately one and the same. As we near the completion of the book, sangha member Jane Owen has suggested that we might all consider writing our own love letter to the earth.

If you would like to do this, you can certainly write in a journal on your own, or if you feel inclined to share it with others to help promote and spread this lovely practice, please email your letter to interbeingkingston@gmail.com, and we will share the letters in our Members' Blog on the website and link to them in future newlsetters.

Community Announcement

Thank you!

Sangha members Darcy & Keith Gawronski-McNinch offer sincere gratitude to the volunteers who have helped trim lavender on their farm over the past 2 Saturdays. (Editor's note: so busy last weekend with harvest that we did not have a newsletter... apologies! - Keith) We are out again tomorrow, Saturday, July 21st and planning on July 28th. Take home some fresh lavender and enjoy a vegetarian picnic: secretfieldlavender@gmail.com.

Our sangha has two teams helping to share leadership and facilitation of our meetings. Our Bell Minders Team are mindful facilitators for our weekly gatherings, as well as retreats, taking beautiful care of our friends in the practice including the bell. Our Sangha Care Team facilitates sangha care meetings, plans retreats, minds our library and resources, and coordinates outreach. If you are interested in helping with either or both, contact interbeingkingston@gmail.com for more information.

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