Interbeing Sangha

Virtual Meeting

Please join us for sitting meditation, reading, and dharma sharing via Zoom this Sunday, November 22nd at 6:30 pm. Our virtual bell minder for this session will be Stana Luxford Oddie. The Zoom meeting starts 10 minutes early at 6:20 pm, to allow time for everyone to arrive and get settled in. To join online (with or without your webcam) follow this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81598517990?pwd=ZWZrcy9QQ0dIdzVvS0RwWHlFN0dhZz09

Meeting ID: 815-9851-7990
Password: PEACE

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)

True Happiness

"Our notions about happiness entrap us. We forget that they are just ideas. Our idea of happiness can prevent us from actually being happy. We fail to see the opportunity for joy that is right in front of us when we are caught in a belief that happiness should take a particular form."

--Thich Nhat Hanh, Teachings on Love

Community Announcement

Forest Therapy

Forest Therapy Walks are all about getting ourselves out of our busy thinking minds and into experiencing the forest with our senses. Join Cataraqui Conservation's Certified Forest Therapy Guide Stana Luxford Oddie and experience this mindful, healing and connective practice. Visit www.crca.ca/foresttherapy to learn more and register for an upcoming walk:

NEW - Forest Therapy with Your Dog - Nov. 25
Instead of Black Friday, turn it into a Green Friday - Nov. 27
Giving Tuesday - give yourself the gift of Forest Therapy - Dec. 1
Afternoon Walk - Dec. 6
Forest Therapy with Your Dog - Dec. 9
Firelight Evening Forest Therapy Walk - Dec. 10
Click on the above dates for further info and registration details.

The Art of Suffering

"To grow lotus flowers, you need mud. Suffering is the mud and the lotus is happiness. The mud does not smell good, but the lotus flower smells very good. If you know how to make good use of the mud, you can grow a beautiful lotus. If you know how to make good use of suffering, you can create happiness. We need some suffering in order to create happiness, but we already have enough suffering. We don’t need to create more. If we know the art of suffering, we will suffer much less; we will suffer only a little, and we will use our mud to grow our lotus flowers. Suffering is useful because when you look deeply at suffering, you understand, and suddenly compassion and love are born in you. So suffering is not entirely negative. It is helpful, like the mud. I hope that schools will teach the art of how to make good use of suffering to create happiness."

--Thich Nhat Hanh, "The Art of Suffering"

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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