Compassionate Ocean Sangha
A Community of Heart
Sangha meetings and classes
Thursday, 16th January, 8pm
Dear Compassionate Ocean Family, please join Jan, Tim and Adam for another beautiful Thursday session.
We will commence with the Acknowledgment and sharing (combined)
There will be a guided meditation from Jan, on letting go of the habit energies of running, striving, busyness and despair.
This will be followed by the opportunity to share experiences in small break-out groups. This might be any experience during the meditation, any reflections on Tim’s acknowledgement and sharing, and anything else that is alive in your life and practice at this moment. We will end with a silent sit for approx. 5 minutes.
Our Monthly theme: Energy (or effort or diligence)
The sources of our energy are mindfulness, investigation and faith in the teachings and our own practice. We give meaning to our lives (The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, p216)
Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness: https://plumvillage.org/.../discourse-on-the-four...
Friday, 17th January, 8pm
Evening Meditation
You are warmly welcomed to join Tony, Rose and Sarah for our regular Friday Guided Sitting Meditation on Interbeing and Interdependence (Based on Blooming if a Lotus), Walking Meditation and a Sutra Reading by Tony on Nourishing Happiness from the PV Chanting book.
We look forward to your presence.
Saturday, 18th January, 8pm
Touching the Earth
Dear Sangha, Please join Jenny, Tim and Adam for the practice of Touching the Earth.
Touching the Earth is a practice of Beginning Anew. The Earth has an energy that is solid, stable and accepting. When we walk on, or bow down and touch the Earth we can let go of our worries, regrets, instabilities and fears. We can begin anew, promising ourselves to transform our difficult feelings, with kindness and compassion.
The practice of Touching the Earth is a meditation that helps us to return to the earth, to rediscover our roots and to recognise all the beauty that we have not been able to see until now. As soon as we accept our roots, their weaknesses along with their strengths, we will feel reconnected to a stream of spiritual and genetic ancestors. We do not need to go far to discover our ancestors. They are still alive in us. It is enough to touch the earth to feel their energy circulating in us. This practice reminds us that we too are the earth, and we are part of life. We are no longer lonely, lost children without a refuge. On the contrary, we feel grounded and solid. Suffering will be replaced by peace and happiness.
(The Blooming of a Lotus, revised and expanded edition, page 151)
Sunday, 19th January, 8pm
Deep Relaxation
Dear family. you are warmly invited go enjoy a blissful hour of Deep Relaxation.
To experience the power of total relaxation and discover the joy of being fully present in the moment, simply bring yourself, your yoga mat, a pillow, and a blanket or cover to keep warm if it's cool where you are.
Facilitated by Daya and Sarah