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BSPG News and Meeting (No. 225) 
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Edited by Stony Brook Buddhism Study and Practice Group 

Meeting:
9/30 7:00-8:30pm
SAC room 305
Please be on time!

News:
1. New session of Weekly English Meditation 
Workshop in upstate, Deer Park Retreat Center. 
Class include Tai-Chi and meditation.Tentative 
dates are as follows : 10/4,10/11,10/18,10/25,11/8,
11/15, and 11/22.
For directions:
http://www.ibps.org/deerpark/map-c.htm
 
2.Meditate NYC is an event taking place the 
week after the Dalai Lama??September teachings 
and public talk in New York.  Centers representing 
many Buddhist traditions will come together to 
present a week of meditation instruction and 
practice around the city. For details please visit:
http://www.meditatenyc.com
 
3.The Buddhist Project is a series of currently 
ongoing exhibits which feature the Buddhist 
spirit in contemporary art in addition to exploring 
the many and varied relationships of Buddhism 
and the arts in contemporary American culture. 
Exhibitions, public forums, installations and 
literary events are taking place in the all over 
the New York City area and will run through 
March 2004. For specific details go to:
http://www.buddhismproject.org/

4.New 4-Week Program Starting Tuesday Evening 9/16 
- WORKING WITH THE MIND - Ajahn Sundara Tuesdays 
(9/16, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14) 7pm-8:30pm in the small 
meditation hall. The evenings will start with a 
meditation period followed by a presentation and 
a discussion. This will be an opportunity to 
explore the practice of Buddhist meditation and 
to investigate the supportive factors for the 
cultivation of mindfulness and inner balance 
in both formal and daily life practice. 

more info or driving direction:
http://www.bodhimonastery.net/

5.Children's Dharma class is to begin on Sept. 
20 and will take place on alternate Saturdays, 
between 9:30 and 10:30 am. It is intended for 
children between the ages of 10 and 12. The main 
teacher will be William Bertolotti. If you need 
more information, you can e-mail him at: 
williambertolotti@yahoo.com 

more info or driving direction:
http://www.bodhimonastery.net/

Words from the Suttas/Sutras:
"As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate a limitless heart
with regard to all beings.
With good will for the entire cosmos,
cultivate a limitless heart:
Above, below, & all around,
unobstructed, without hostility or hate.
Whether standing, walking,
sitting, or lying down,
as long as one is alert,
one should be resolved on this mindfulness.
This is called a sublime abiding
here & now."
----Sutta Nipata

Quote of the Week:
"There's but little breath left
on the boundary of this life and next.
Not knowing if I'll be here next morning,
why try to trick death
with life-schemes for a permanent future?"
----Milarepa, "Drinking The Mountain Stream"


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