Buddhist Events in St. Louis
Hello all! The updated schedule for MABA and the schedule of events has been posted. If you are interested in any activities in the Buddhist community, this is a good group and a good place to practice. Enjoy! 🙂 Dear Friends, Please see the poster below if you have an interest in studying the Dharma this winter in Chesterfield. Reminder of MABA activities: With the monastics in the traditional 3-month retreat at MABA, there is the usual suspension of Dharma talks and study groups at the Monastery. The Sunday meditations will continue at 10 am, and all are welcome to attend. MABA has the...
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Hello all 😉 I saw this TED talk today and wanted to pass it along. Powerful stuff. Have a great weekend! [ted id=1216]
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Hello all 🙂 FYI on Bridget teaching a Buddhism Basics Class. She also leads an Insight Meditation group on Sunday nights. Enjoy! Basics of Buddhism Sunday, October 16, 2011, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Masterpeace Studios, 176 Crestwood Plaza, Crestwood, MO This workshop provides an overview of the core teachings of the Buddha as they relate to the practice of Insight Meditation. A great introduction for those new to the Buddha’s teachings and an opportunity for experienced practitioners to deepen their practice. Teacher: Bridget Rolens (Community Dharma Leader and Co-leader for St. Louis...
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Courage is the power to let go of the familiar… ~~Raymond Lundquist Hello all 🙂 Blogger Slacker returns… I took this pic a few months ago in a remote place called Cathedral Canyon, in The Middle Of Nowhere, Missouri. To reach this place, you have to leave all that is familiar, drive 2 hours from a major city, then hike even further into the more-middle-of-nowhere. I must say~~ it was totally worth it. The pic doesn’t do it justice. I spent a few days in that part of the world, totally off the grid and reconnecting with myself. It was lovely in a million different ways. During that...
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“Americans spend 8 months of their lives dealing with junk mail.” …. Stat from the World Watch Institute You must be the change you wish to see in the world… ~~~Gandhi Hello all! There is a lot going on in the world right now and I could focus on any number of things, but today I am thinking about our friends experiencing such crazy and destructive weather. I have family in some of the hardest hit areas of southeast MO. It is very sad and stressful there. They are already experiencing flooding, the Army Corps of Engineers is talking about blowing a hole in a...
Read MoreThe Versatile Blogger Award!
Well, well. How cool is this? The Blessings Blog was just given The Most Versatile Blogger Award by our fun friends over at Fodder4Thought! So first, we thank them for the nomination and for including us in their friends to include! Lol, the six of you reading this should go check her out! 😉 The Versatile Blogger award’s three requirements are: 1. Thank the person who gave you the reward. 2. List seven random facts about yourself. 3. Nominate fifteen new bloggers for the award. Having fulfilled requirement numero uno, we move on to #2… Random facts…hmmm. Most of my life is...
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