Interbeing .. your presence in this world

Dear Friends,

Last week the theme of our meditation was Interbeing and how it results in connectedness.

Tonight in our meditation we will look at Interbeing again.
Focusing on our presence in this world.

What is a rose?

Is it just the shape and the colors?
What about the scent and the roots?

What about the soil and the water or sunshine.
Take away one of these elements and the rose will not exist.

And what about the emotion or effect the rose has on me, is that part of the rose?

Or my memory of the rose

The rose does not end at the physical boundary. It is not limited by space and time.

Your presence is not limited to your physical body.

Your presence is not limited by time

You stay present in the lives you touch.

As usual doors will be open from 19h30 onwards for tea.

Meditation will start at 20h

Dharma sharing will be at about 21h

We will close with informal tea

Have a wonderful autumn day !!

Interbeing

Dear Friends,

Tonight our meditation will follow-up on a topic of the video of the Dharmatalk of last monday.

Thich Nhat Hanh introduced living mindfully and how that could effect your life and the world around you.

He has introduced his insight of  Interbeing as a notion on how we are connected and interwoven with our environment. (both people, animal, plant and mineral)

We form one system and cannot be seen separated.

From this insight you look different at your life and the world around you.

Tonight we will direct our guided meditation at Interbeing.

(Leo will guide this)

Doors will be open 19h30

Guided meditation will start at 20:00

followed by silent walking and

Silent sitting until 21:00

After that you can participate in Dharma sharing

and we close with informal tea

Have a wonderful evening !

Hans

Presence in the world

Dear Friends,

This week was the birthday of Thich Nhat Hanh.

Sister Chan Kong wrote a letter which is put on the website:

http://www.aandacht.net/leven-in-aandacht/nieuwsberichten/actuele-berichten/1437-happy-continuation-day:

The past 2 months we have been practicing stopping relaxing observing and enjoying.

The journey inwards to come home to ourselves.

This Monday we will view and listen a Dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh on the journey outwards. How you act and are present in this world

He talked at the Parliament on World Religions about his practise and the way of life of him and the practitioners who are inspired by him (monks nuns and lay-people.)

He proposes 5 mindfulness trainings to train your awareness of how you interact with the world around you. And to live mindfully in the present moment

The talk will take about 50 minutes, but it is in the usual slow and relaxed form. (English)

Doors will be open at 19h30 for calming down and getting to know new people.

Video will start at 20h

Afterwards we can share our thoughts, experiences and feelings

Kind regards,

Hans