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BSPG News and Meeting (No. 233) 
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Edited by Stony Brook Buddhism Study and Practice Group 

Meeting:
There will be no meeting tomorrow 11/25!

News:

1.We are happy to announce that the BSPG will for the first time be
participating in the annual Festival of Lights Celebration, an event
which highlights the various observances of different faiths in the
month of December. The Event is to be held on Wednesday, Decemeber 3rd
in the SAC. More details will be posted at a later date. If anyone is
interested in helping out or contributing in some way, please let us
know!

2.The Dharma Drum Mountain Organization will be hosting a series of
upcomming events:

 (1.) Ten-day Intensive Silent Illumination Retreat: Friday, November 
28,5:00 pm to Sunday, December 7, 10:00 am  Taught by world renowned 
Zen Master Sheng-Yen

 (2.) Seven-day Intensive HuaTou Retreat: Friday, December 26, 5:00 pm 
to Friday, January 2, 10:00 am Instructed by CMC Abbot Guo-Yuan Fashi 
An opportunity to deepen our practice and investigate the meaning of 
life and who we are in ten days of intensive Chan retreat under the 
personal guidance of Chan Master Sheng Yen.  Scholarships and 
work-exchange payments are available.

 (3.) A new program of  Dharma discussion and Q/A session on every 
Friday evening and Sunday afternoon hosted by Guo-Yuan Fashi or Master 
Sheng-Yen to accommodate all people in English. All are welcome to attend. 

 (4.) Master Sheng-Yen will give lecture and  Zen retreat in Vancouver 
from Sat. December 20,  2 - 4:30 pm.  to Sunday,  Please contact 
Chan Meditation Center or Vancouver Chapter at  604-277-1357 for 
further information.

For more information regarding any of these activities, please visit:

http://www.chan1.org/activities.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.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:
"With good will for the entire cosmos,
cultivate a limitless heart:
Above, below, & all around,
unobstructed, without hostility or hate."
----Sutta Nipata I, 8

Quote of the Week:
"My teaching does not require anyone to become homeless or resign the 
world unless he wants to, but it does require everyone to free himself 
from the illusion that he is a permanent self and to act with integrity 
while giving up his craving for pleasure."
----Majjhima Nikaya