Saturday, 14th March, 8pm AEDT 
Saturday Sangha

Dear COS Family.

You are warmly invited to join Lena, Tim and Eva Marie for another lovely Saturday Sangha.

After an opening and introduction from the facilitator, there is usually time for whole sangha sharing plus a guided meditation to finish.

The questions for our contemplation and sharings are: "What has been your understanding of the the Insight that Brings Us To The Other Shore?" and "Have you noticed any shifts in yourself and/or in your relationship to the world?"

Our theme for March is "The Insight That Brings Us To The Other Shore"
Understanding the Sutra: verses 1 and 2:

Avalokiteshvara, while practicing deeply with
the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore,
suddenly discovered that all of the five Skandas are equally empty
and with this realization he overcame all ill-being.

Listen Shariputra
This Body itself is Emptiness
And Emptiness itself is this Body
This Body is not other than Emptiness,
And Emptiness is not other than this Body.
The same is true of Feelings,
Perceptions, Mental Formations
And Consciousness.

What is the insight that brings us to the Other Shore?
The insight is when we understand that everything is empty of a separate self. Thus we can’t describe anything as permanent, pure or having a self. And they also cannot be characterized as being impermanent, impure or lacking a self. This teaching is also found in the Diamond Sutra.