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BSPG News and Meeting (No. 231) 
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Edited by Stony Brook Buddhism Study and Practice Group 

Words from Editor:

Meeting:
11/10 7:00-8:30pm
SAC room 305
Please be on time!

News:

1. Taking Refuge:transmitted by Master Sheng-yen. 
The correct dates are Sunday, Nov. 2 and 16. 
>From 9 to 10am, Taking Refuge in the Three 
Jewels: the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha is a 
commitment to becoming a lay Buddhist. To 
take refuge means to return, to rely, and to 
trust that the Three Jewels can guide us 
toward full liberation and consummation of 
complete enlightenment. Transmission of the 
five precepts is also available. Please call 
for information and enrollment. Please arrive 
at Chan Meditation Center at 8:45am.

see
http://www.chan1.org/activities.html

2.Zen Retreat with Master Eko Little
11/15/03 ~ 11/20/03 at Chuang Yen Monastery. 

11/21/03 ~ 11/23/03 at Temple of Enlightenment.

For more information, please visit: 

http://www.balv.org/sps/baus/baus_ce.html

3.The Art of Sublime:contemporary Tangkas from Nepal.
The Art of Sublime features recent tangkas created in
Nepal. These modern examples continue to inspire awe
with their colorful beauty, religious symbolism, and
painstaking attention to detail. Images include
Mandalas, the Wheel of Life, BUddha, and deities.

LOcation:International Rescource Center Gallery, 
Flushing Library, 3rd floor. 41-17 main street,
flushing, NY, 11355.

For more information, visit:
htt[://http://www.queenslibrary.org/irc

4.Master Sheng Yen will give public lecture at the 
Pennsylvania State University on 11/22,11/23. There
will also be two Beginner's meditation class.

More information:
http://www.chan1.org/cmc/pennstate200311.html

5.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

6.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/


Words from the Suttas/Sutras:
"Hear me, future disciples!
Your time will have been badly wasted if you neglect to put this
teaching into practice.
What you should do is to know your own mind and realize your own
buddha-nature, which neither rests nor moves, neither becomes nor ceases
to be, neither comes nor goes, neither affirms nor denies, neither stays
nor departs".
-The Sutra of Hui-Neng


Quote of the Week:
"Don't cling to anything and don't reject anything. Let come what
comes, and accomodate yourself to that, whatever it is. If good mental
images arise, that is fine. If bad mental images arise, that is fine,
too. Look on all of it as equal, and make yourself comfortable with
whatever happens. Don't fight with what you experience, just observe it
all mindfully".
-Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, "Mindfulness in Plain English"


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