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Interbeing Sangha - Electronic Bulletin          Vol. 4, Issue #18 - 8 November 2020

Interbeing Sangha

Virtual Meeting


Please join us for sitting meditation, reading, and dharma sharing via Zoom this evening, Sunday, November 8th at 6:30 pm. Our virtual bell minder for this session will be Keith Gawronski-McNinch. To join online (with or without your webcam) follow this link at 6:30 pm on Sunday:
Note: Beginning this week, the bell minder will log in 10 minutes early at 6:20 pm, to allow time for anyone who wants to arrive early, to greet one another and get settled in before practicing together. You can join us anytime after 6:20 pm.
 
To join by phone dial (647) 374-4685
When prompted, enter the Meeting ID: 815-9851-7990
Phone password: 766733
(International callers: https://zoom.us/u/adiwrCbXR4)
Our True Home

"Every time we listen to the sound of the bell in Deer Park or in Plum Village, we silently recite this poem: “I listen, I listen, this wonderful sound brings me back to my true home.” Where is our true home that we come back to? Our true home is life, our true home is the present moment, whatever is happening right here and right now. Our true home is the place without discrimination, the place without hatred. Our true home is the place where we no longer seek, no longer wish, no longer regret. Our true home is not the past; it is not the object of our regrets, our yearning, our longing, or remorse. Our true home is not the future; it is not the object of our worries or fear. Our true home lies right in the present moment. If we can practice according to the teaching of the Buddha and return to the here and now, then the energy of mindfulness will help us to establish our true home in the present moment."

--Thich Nhat Hanh, "Finding Our True Home" dharma talk, March 2004

Meeting Report

Sangha Care


Our sangha held a Sangha Care Meeting on Sunday, October 25th, 2020 prior to our regular weekly meeting. The minutes of the meeting are posted on our website here: http://interbeingkingston.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Minutes-of-Sangha-Care-Meeting-Oct-2020.pdf
Some of the decisions made at the meeting:
  • We will shift towards using a shorter name "Interbeing Sangha."
  • We will add 10 minutes at the beginning of our weekly meeting to allow time for people to socialize and settle in.
  • We will combine our bell minders and sangha care team into one team.
  • We will subscribe to online advertisements to help grow the sangha.
  • While continuing to serve Kingston, we will be explicit in seeking growth beyond Kingston, and make use of resources for online sanghas in the Plum Village tradition
  • We still aim to continue meeting in person at Salti Yoga (post-COVID) with a hybrid in-person and online model.
Garbage into Flowers

"There is no hatred in my true home; therefore I have happiness. Even though there is discrimination, violence, and craving in life, I use these things as nourishment for my practice. It is just like a garden: wherever there are flowers there has to be garbage. If you leave flowers for five or ten days they will become garbage. An intelligent gardener will collect all the garbage to make compost and so bring forth an abundance of fruits and flowers. It is not a matter of not having garbage, it is a matter of knowing how to transform garbage into flowers."

--Thich Nhat Hanh, "Finding Our True Home" dharma talk, March 2004
Our Sangha Care Team includes our Bell Minders, the mindful facilitators for our weekly gatherings who take beautiful care of our friends in practice including the bell. Together, we meet for sangha care meetings to plan retreats, mind our library and resources, and coordinate outreach. If you are interested in bell minding and/or helping with sangha care, contact interbeingkingston@gmail.com.
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