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BSPG News and Meeting (No. 182)
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Edited by Stony Brook Buddhism Study and Practice Group

News
We will meet at room 303 of the Student Activities Center from 7pm to 9pm.

Meeting
7pm to 9pm
Room 303, Student Activities Center
Please be on time!

Words from the Suttas/Sutras
"Then the venerable Ananda approached the Lord, prostrated himself and sat down to one side. Sitting there the venerable Ananda said to the Lord: 'Half of this holy life, Lord, is good and noble friends, companionship with the good, association with the good.' 'Do not say that, Ananda. Do not say that Ananda. It is the whole of this holy life, this friendship, companionship and association with the good.'" -- Samyutta Nikaya XLV.2, Upaddha Sutta

Quote of the Week
"Since most people might feel a bit lonely coming out into nature by themselves, they tend to go out together in groups. But usually they just transplant their own little world out into the big world, and a sense of separation is still maintained: I'm with those people, not with those. We shouldn't be like a snail who always carries its house on its back wherever it goes and jumps into it to hide whenever it comes in contact with another animal. It is better to develop an attitude of non-distinction with regard to everybody in the environment with you, whether or not you are acquainted with them, and also an intimacy with the other living beings around you, the birds and butterflies. Just like the stream of smoke leaving a chimney disperses and spreads out once it hits the atmosphere, we should disperse our sense of "group" or "family" and truly participate in the life around us."--Master Sheng-yen
 

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