Thursday, 19th March, 8pm AEDT Sangha Group Sharings

You are warmly welcomed to join Tony, Ik Lin and Sarah for our dharma sharing and meditation session together.

Typically, a Thursday session will begin with an introduction and sharing from the facilitators, followed by a question for discussion within the breakout groups, and concluding with a guided meditation.
The question for the sangha in small groups is as follows:
"Share a teaching you have deeply understood. What were the conditions that supported this understanding?"
We will end with a Guided meditation by Tony.

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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.