Sangha Building Weekend

Dear Friends,

The past weekend (Fri Nov-1 till Sun Nov-10) was the special retreat for supporting Sangha building. At Biezenmortel (near Tilburg).

Of the ca 70 Sangha's in the Dutch language area there were 40 represented. In the retreat (with 65 participants) we exchanged experiences and knowledge on how to make a Sangha work and a pleasant place for the members.We received the new version of the Sangha workbook, to help organise and find topics for our practice.

There were joint meditations, exchange workshops and Dharma talks by 2 of the Dutch Dharma teachers.(Francoise Pottier and Annemiek van Leeuwen)

During the retreat all Sangha's received a gift from the foundation for living peacefully.

5 beautiful new books by Thich Nhat Hanh: (in Dutch)
In de voetsporen van de Boeddha (Old path white clouds)
Verzoening (Recocilliation, Healing the inner child)
Angst (Fear, the essential whisdom for getting through the storm)
Mindfulness
Iedere stap is vrede (Every step is peace)

This is a wonderful start of our new Sangha library. The books are available for borrowing by Sangha members.
We will add books to our collection from now on.



Kind regards
Hans