For those who missed it or who would like to here it again here is Pete’s talk from the service with the Unitarian’s held at St Marks on 10th September 2017.
Pete adds:
If you are wondering why I used the term Dharma Title rather than Dharma name see the document below – which I got off the PV website – it explains the difference between lineage name, Dharma name and Dharma title – which I hadn’t known before.
If you couldn’t make it on the night, or would like another opportunity to hear it, this is a recording of Sister Hien Nghiem’s (a.k.a. Sister True Dedication) Dharma talk from last nights
THE GUIDING LIGHT OF ETERNITYO God, who broughtst me from the rest of last nightUnto the joyous light of this day,Be Thou bringing me from the new light of this dayUnto the guiding light of eternity.Oh ! from the new light of this dayUnto the guiding light of eternity.
SOLUS-IUIL NA SIORRUIDHEACHDHE, thug mis a fois na h-oidhch an raoirChon solus aoibh an la an diugh,Bi da mo thoir bho sholus ur an la an diugh,Chon solus iul na siorruidheachd,O ! bho sholus ur an la an diugh,Gu solus iul na siorruidheachd.
(Taken from “Carmina Gadelica” (1928), edited by Alexander Carmichael)
The group of monastics visiting us for An Evening for The Miracle of Mindfulness: Nourishing Happiness will be lead by Sister Dedication.
They are currently involved in running a large retreat in Stourbridge (near Birmingham) but looking forward to an evening with us in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
They hope to be able to share satsuma eating meditation with us as part of the evening. This is a wonderful way to transform an everyday activity into a source of joy.
Our Thursday evening and Tuesday Mindfulness@Lunchtime meetings are hosted by St Mark’s Unitarian Church on Castle Terrace.
It may seem unusual but St. Mark’s is not a Christian community – not a cross in sight – and members of our Sangha are regular attenders.
On 10th of September the Wild Geese will take the reins and lead the service. Why not come along and see how we get on?
Services are at 11 am in the church, with coffee and conversation in the upper hall afterwards. Children sit with their parents for the opening part of the service, and then follow their own programme.
Pete has shared two videos of Thay that will be of interest to those who came along to our mindfulness morning on Sunday.
The second video is in French for those who can follow along as Thay talks slowly but profoundly. The relevant part is from 35 minutes in.
Our friends in Fife are running another Be Calm, Be Happy course. This is an excellent way to explore how mindfulness can change your life if you live North of the water.
As has happened for many years St Mark’s church will become a Edinburgh Festival Fringe Venue (125) in August and so we won’t be meeting on any Thursday in August.
We will continue to meet at Santosa on every Monday throughout August.
On Saturday 5th August we have a morning of Mindfulness at the Salisbury Centre – Breathing: Our Way to Freedom ‘Gladdening the Mind’.
On Wednesday 30th August we will be having a very special Evening for The Miracle of Mindfulness: Nourishing Happiness with four monastics from Plum Village at St Mark’s. We hope as many of people can come to this as possible.
So no Thursdays at St Mark’s in August but lots of other exciting things to do.
