Compassionate Ocean Sangha
A Community of Heart
Sangha Meetings and Classes
You are warmly welcomed to join Jan, Dipika and Sarah for our dharma sharing and meditation session together.
Thursday sessions typically begin with a short sit, allowing everyone to settle, and then the facilitator shares their own reflections and a question for the breakout groups.The session usually ends with a guided meditation led by the facilitator.
Our Monthly Theme will be:
Beginning Anew and Beginner’s Mind.
To begin anew is to look deeply and honestly at ourselves, our past actions, speech and thoughts and to create a fresh beginning within ourselves and in our relationships with others.It’s also a way to be mindful and to come back to ourselves.
Friday, 9th January, 8pm AEST
Sitting and Walking Meditation
You are warmly welcomed to join Maggie and Rose with Debbie providing Tech support, for another lovely Friday evening/day/morning depending upon where you are sitting 🙂
We will all participate in a silent sitting meditation , followed by walking meditation and will conclude with a Sutra reading.
Our overall monthly themes will be: Beginning Anew and Beginner’s Mind
Beginning Anew:
To begin anew is to look deeply and honestly at ourselves, our past actions, speech and thoughts and to create a fresh beginning within ourselves and in our relationships with others.
It’s also a way to be mindful and to come back to ourselves.
In a Dharma talk given on May 10, 1998 in Plum Village, France,Thich Nhat Hanh stated,
"When we know how to begin anew we get a lot more energy, joy and aspiration that can help us transform what is negative in us, and help us have more joy, more capacity to transform the situation around us. To be born is a form of beginning anew. And that is why we should be able to be born as a new being at every moment of our lives."
Saturday, 10th January, 8pm AEST
Whole Sangha Sharing
Dear COS Family.
You are warmly invited to join Daya, Julie and Ling for another lovely Saturday Session. We typically begin with the acknowledgement and sharing by the facilitator, who will then share the topic question for a whole sangha sharing (the topic question will be advised)
We usually conclue with a guided meditation/ reflection led by facilitator.‘
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Our overall monthly themes will be:
Beginning Anew and Beginner’s Mind
Beginning Anew: To begin anew is to look deeply and honestly at ourselves, our past actions, speech and thoughts and to create a fresh beginning within ourselves and in our relationships with others.It’s also a way to be mindful and to come back to ourselves.
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In a Dharma talk given on May 10, 1998 in Plum Village, France,Thich Nhat Hanh stated,"When we know how to begin anew we get a lot more energy, joy and aspiration that can help us transform what is negative in us, and help us have more joy, more capacity to transform the situation around us. To be born is a form of beginning anew. And that is why we should be able to be born as a new being at every moment of our lives."
Sunday, 11th January, 8pm AEST
Total Relaxation
Dear Friends,
Please join us for another special COS meeting with Judy, who will be kindly leading us through a specially prepared 'Total Relaxation' session and Adam offering the Technical Support.
Deep Relaxation Guided practices are designed to help us to rest, breathe, and move attention through the body, release tension and foster peace and gratitude.
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