Compassionate Ocean Sangha
A Community of Heart

Sangha meetings and classes

Thursday, 6th February, 8pm
Dear Compassionate Ocean Family, please join Lena, Maggie and Debbie for another beautiful Thursday meeting.
We will continue to explore this months (Fourth) Factor Of Awakening - Ease.
In break out groups we will hear and be able to share how you and others are finding ease in your daily life by contemplating this question.
'What do I do when I recognise I am not at ease and what brings me back to a feeling of ease and equanimity in body and mind'.
Our Monthly theme: The Fourth Factor of Awakening - Ease. Ease, or tranquility is a lightness and peace within. How do we cultivate this factor of awakening? We look forward to seeing your smiling faces this evening
To find ease, we can find a quiet place, sit down, start by being aware of the body. Feel the skin on our face, feel the pores of the skin breathing. We can breathe with our whole body and not just with our lungs. Healing happens when we are at ease. It is easier to be aware of the body first, then we can train to be more aware of the mind. We can untie knots in the mind just like releasing tense spots in the body.
Thay often taught: Every step brings healing. This will remain mere intellectual understanding until we have tasted it for ourselves. Then, and only then do we truly receive our heritage from Thay.

Saturday, 8th February, 8pm
Dear COS Family.
You are warmly invited to join Liz, Julie and Adam for a whole group sharing on this month's topic, ending with a guided meditation.
Fourth Factor of Awakening - Ease
Thay teaches us that true diligence is accompanied by ease—when we cultivate mindfulness with gentle joy rather than struggle, our energy flows naturally, bringing peace, relaxation, and a deep sense of freedom.
Dear friends, could we please try and keep our sharing to around 5 mins max

Sunday, 9th February, 8pm
Tea Ceremony/Meditation
Dear friends please feel welcome to join COS as we gather for a beautiful Tea Meditation, led by Jenny, Kathy and Ling.
Every time I see one of my students walking in mindfulness, I see my continuation. … a cloud never dies. It transforms (Thich Nhat Hanh).
Bring along a cup of tea, perhaps in a cup which you enjoy using. As we enjoy our tea and the beautiful guided meditation which Kathy has created, we can ask ourselves: How do my body and mind change, or transform, as I feel more at ease and gratitude grows?
This cup of tea in my two hands
Mindfulness is held perfectly
My mind and body dwell
in the very here and now.