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Calendar
Post-Memorial Day Picnic
May
31, 2009
2 - 6 p.m.
This year
we are doing a post-holiday(s) picnic honoring the ultimate sacrifice of our servicemen and women, and the Buddhist holiday
known as Fujimatsuri, celebrating the birth of Shinran Shonin, the 13th century religious
reformer and founder of Shin Buddhism. This is a potluck event which includes games and dance. Family and friends
are invited. This is a wonderful way to start off the summer season.
Also Meeting
in Southington:
Buddhism 101
class will meet from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Buddhism 201
class will meet from 12 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Mindfulness Retreat 2009
June
14, 2009
9 - 5 p.m.
Our annual 8 hour retreat
includes: sitting, walking and voice meditation, yoga, noble silence (no talking), mindful eating and drinking, and short
dharma talks by BFF of Ct's teachers. Open to all. Beginners to the most advanced. Further information and registration is
online. No Wesleyan gathering. Online Registration from now - 6/8. But Registration forms are available at BFF of Ct. Space
limited to 35.
See Our New England Institute of Buddhist
Studies’ website for more information.
See website for details
and registration
info & registration
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| Autumn in Southington Connecticut |
The Southington
Buddhist Fellowship (SBF) offers
meditation sessions, ritual, and discussions on Buddhist philosophy are free of charge.
The group is open to all and meets on the first Friday of every month from 7-9 PM. Refreshments are served. Beginner and advanced practitioners are welcomed.
Come
and Join Us
Please
arrive 10 minutes early but if you are late, feel free
to join us.
The
Southington Buddhist Fellowship serves the Southington, Cheshire, Meriden, New Britain and Bristol Connecticut areas.
We are an affiliated community of the Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut and founded in the year 2007
by our BFF Practice Leader, Mr. Bob Walczewski.
A PLACE FOR FELLOWSHIP We offer a caring, spiritual and open environment that naturally
creates healthy relationships between the members of our spiritual family. With our regular gatherings, practice groups, social
events, etc. there is a place for you too.
A PLACE FOR LEARNING We are engaged in the study of the whole of Buddhism but place more
focus on Shin Buddhism, which is designed for ordinary working people with busy schedules.
A
PLACE FOR PRACTICE Every gathering is an occasion for spiritual refreshment full of blessings and inspiration.
Our primary reason for meeting together is to practice the dharma, and to awaken to the Oneness of reality.
GATHERINGS
INCLUDE...
Our
community wishes to deeply explore into our hearts and minds in order to awaken to the Oneness of reality, symbolized
as Amida Buddha. So that we can deepen our appreciation, knowledge and experience of the Shin Buddhist teachings and practices, we use readings from various Buddhist books and multimedia. In
addition, we recognize the importance of practice, therefore, at the beginning of our gatherings we Go for Refuge in the Three Jewels, do inspirational prayers, practice sitting meditation and sacred chants using
the Om Mani Padme Hum and Juseige chants. Even though our studies emphasize the Buddhist teachings and practices, we are open to the
entirety of world spirituality.
In summary,
our gatherings include quiet sitting and voice meditation, plenty of discussion, fellowship and refreshments. Bob and the
Buddhist Friends want you to know that you are invited to join them in practice.
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Call us for simple directions, more information and schedule at
(860) 384-3581
E-MAIL US or join our Mailing List at
southington@bffct.net
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