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BSPG News and Meeting (No. 146)
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Edited by Stony Brook Buddhism Study and Practice Group

News
The BSPG will set up a table at the Student Involvement Fair on Wednesday, September 5th, from 12pm to 2pm. The fair will be held at the SAC Plaza. We will be distributing flyers and books. Please do stop by to chat with us and to show that there are indeed people who care about the existence of a Buddhist club on campus. We need your support!

Meeting
Chapin Community Center
(Directions: http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/newsletter/news123.html)
8pm, Thursday, 8/30/01
PLEASE BE ON TIME

Words from the Suttas/Sutras
"...Now I recall having eaten a single rice grain a day. Sariputta, you may think that the rice grain was bigger at that time, yet you should not regard it so: the rice grain was then at most the same size as now. Through feeding on a single rice grain a day, my body reached a state of extreme emaciation. Because of eating so little...the hair, rotted at its roots, fell from my body as I rubbed.
     "Yet, Sariputta, by such a conduct, by such practice, by such performance of austerities, I did not attain any superhuman states, any distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones. Why was this? Because I did not attain that noble wisdom which when attained is noble and emancipating and leads the one who practices in accordance with it to the complete destruction of suffering."--Mahasihanada Sutta, Majjhima Nikaya
 

Quote of the Week
"So resolve yourselves. It's not just by sitting with your eyes closed that you develop wisdom. Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind are constantly with us, so be constantly alert. Study constantly. Seeing trees or animals can all be occasions for study. Bring it all inwards. See clearly within your own heart. If some sensation makes impact on the heart, witness it clearly for yourself, don't simply disregard it."--Ajahn Chah

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