Interbeing Sangha

Virtual Meeting

Please join us for sitting meditation, reading, and dharma sharing via Zoom, Sunday, December 20th at 6:30 pm. Our virtual bell minder for this session will be Keith Gawronski-McNinch. 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):

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)

The Lamp of Mindfulness

"We have a lamp inside us, the lamp of mindfulness which we can light anytime. The oil of that lamp is our breathing, our steps, and our peaceful smile. We have to light up that light of mindfulness so the light will shine out and the darkness will dissipate and cease. Our practice is to light up the lamp. When we become aware that we've forgotten the wounded child in ourselves, we feel great compassion for that child and we begin to generate the energy of mindfulness. The practices of mindful walking, mindful sitting, and mindful breathing are our foundation. With our mindful breath and mindful steps, we can produce the energy of mindfulness and return to the awakened wisdom lying in each cell of our body. That energy will embrace and heal us, and will heal the wounded child within us."

--Thich Nhat Hanh, Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child

Community Announcement

Loving Hands Kingston

Sangha member Cat London invites you to visit Loving Hands Kingston online to learn about ways you can help the most vulnerable members of our community this holiday season, including people transitioning out of shelters and homelessness and currently unhoused: https://www.facebook.com/LovingHandsKingston

Each Moment is a Diamond

Precious gems are everywhere in the cosmos
and inside of every one of us.

I want to offer a handful to you, my dear friend.
Yes, this morning, I want to offer a handful to you,
a handful of diamonds that glow from morning to evening.
Each minute of our daily life is a diamond that contains sky and earth,
sunshine and river.

We only need to breathe gently for the miracle to be revealed:
Birds singing, flowers blooming.

Here is the blue sky, here is the white cloud floating,
your lovely look, your beautiful smile.
All these are contained in one jewel.

You who are the richest person on Earth
and behave like a destitute son,
please come back to your heritage.

Let us offer each other happiness and learn to
dwell in the present moment.
Let us cherish life in our two arms
and let go of our forgetfulness and despair.

--Thich Nhat Hanh, "The Destitute Child" poem from Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child

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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