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Awakenings
A spark has fired within to join
the Dawn of Day-
Awoken I Am,
Awoken I Am, to the surprise of boundless
synergy
In Awe I Am, of fierce, fierce beauty given
Inspired I am to share such giving
The ripples of Your Love shall Pass beyond
belief
A Star has sparkled within-
To join the Moon without
Thank You
Sandra Turner
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to dates of
courses or to themes.
We also
provide travel news etc. and and give information relating to visits and
other events
Dear Friends,
More news is coming soon and you can also look at news on our Facebook page.
In the meantime ...
This is
Bobby2 rescued in the courtyard at La Ville Davy nearly
3
weeks ago. Doing well on a mixture of cat food, apple sauce & hard boiled
egg.
We
think he's a chaffinch.
Best Wishes for Summer
Peter & Mo Henderson
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
Is open
all year except for pre-published periods. Here men and women have equal
status and train together in the Buddhist priesthood. A lay programme is
available in which all may participate. A variety of lay services is
available, including naming ceremonies for children, marriage ceremonies,
cemetery plot and memorial services and spiritual counselling by letter and
phone. A special session is held each year for those lay trainees who wish
to take Buddhist lay ordination. This is called Jukai and offers the
opportunity to formally express wishes to keep the Buddhist Precepts as they
have been traditionally handed down over the centuries in this tradition. It
includes formal Dharma talks and a variety of beautiful ceremonies. Jukai is
the largest event on the yearly calendar and a deeply moving week for both
monastic and lay trainees. For further information please contact:
The Guestmaster Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
Carrshield, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 8AL
Tel. +44(0) 1434 345 204 Phone between 9.30-11.30am & 2.30-4.30pm
e-mail: gd@throssel.org.uk
Association Zen International
The Association Zen de Bretagne a Buddhist group following the Teachings of
Maitre Deshimaru meet on Wednesdays 19.00-21.00 hrs and on Saturday mornings
at La Ville Davy 9.00-11.00. We thank this group for their support in
offering working meditation in the garden. Their next working meditation (Samu)
is to be held on Saturday 4th April. The group are led by Buddhist monk
Valérie Gyo Ko. Contact e-mail is
dojozendinan@yahoo.fr
Click here for Information about
Travel to La Ville Davy
Useful Links
The Spiral Tree
For further
information and registration please contact Sarah through their website
www.thespiraltree.com
The Good Retreat Guide
For those
searching for good retreat centres to take a quiet renewal and rest The Good
Retreat Guide edited by Stafford Whiteaker, now in it's fifth volume lists
over 4OO places to find Peace and Spiritual Renewal in Britain, Ireland,
France and Spain. The website for the internet listings is
www.thegoodretreatguide.com
Yoga and Gi-Gong
Katia Marynower has many years of
training and experience in both Yoga and Gi-Gong and runs various courses at
La Ville Davy and elsewhere in France. Katia can be contacted for further
information and registration on
Tel Paris
01 43 28 41 04 or e-mail
katia.marynower@free.fr
The Organic Shop Jersey
For those who visit or live in Jersey and
are looking for nutritional help and good organic food Celina Sochaczewska
will be happy to send you her monthly newsletter which offers news including
nutrition, recipes, alternative treatments and therapies. To receive it
contact her by e-mail
theorganicshopjersey@gmail.com
Meditation Group Jersey
This group started in 1993 with the purpose of
teaching people about meditation.
www.jerseymeditationgroup.org
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Two Weekend Courses
Friday Evening 10th –
12th September 2010
& Friday Evening 12th –
Sunday 14th
November 2010
We have natural human responses to
stressful life threatening situations and this helps to protect us.
However sometimes the way we relate to situations & conditions can
accentuate our reactions & cause feelings of being overwhelmed &
'driven' by our thoughts & emotions.
These weekend courses offer a unique blend of a mindfulness
meditative & behavioural approach. A way of learning through
education, experience & practice to develop understanding and choose
to take helpful actions in response to stressful conditions. This
can lead to freedom from being governed by the emotions and feelings
which cause further suffering & bring clarity to our decision
making.
The workshop sessions are intertwined with a daily schedule of
practice, which includes sitting and walking meditation, body &
breath awareness and working mindfully together.
Those who travel from the Channel Islands and U.K. are provided with
transport from and back to the port of St Malo or airports of Dinard
or Rennes.
The costs for the weekend are
150 euros
per person
and this includes all meals
(vegetarian/organic), accommodation and a donation towards
transport.
The retreat is for those who are familiar
with zazen and our practice in the Serene Reflection Tradition (Soto Zen
Buddhism) and will be conducted in English. There will be zazen, lectures
and other Dharma exchange including the opportunity for individual spiritual
enquiry if requested. Rev Master Hakuun will include the aspect of
'commitment' in relation to Buddhist practice during the retreat. Newcomers
will be welcome & meditation instruction offered.
For more information about this Buddhist Tradition:
www.throssel.org.uk & www.obcon.org
For information and registration please e-mail:
villedavy@orange.fr
or call Mo at: (0033) 2 96 83 33 53
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