THICH NHAT HANH: US Tour 2009

UPDATE! We've merged with the WORLD BEAT SANGHA in San Diego!

Picture of Thay speaking to an audience in Nagpur, India (October 2008)
Check out www.plumvillage.org for an update!

Announcement - New Meeting Place
San Diego People of Color Mindfulness Sangha

November 2nd, 2008

Dear Friends,
Thank you for visiting our humble online space...

After a summer of transitions, our lil' sangha has
moved to another practice place :-) merging with
the World Beat Sangha that meets at the World Beat
Cultural Center located in Balboa Park, San Diego.

Please join us for this bimonthly, peer-led sangha gathering
practicing in the tradition of our dear teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh.

WORLD BEAT SANGHA
Meets every 2nd & 4th SUNDAY of the month
~ 4:15pm to 6:00pm
Chairs provided
Bring a cushion if you like!
JOIN US! SEE YOU THERE!

Summer 2008: New Location for 3rd Sunday Gatherings

Hello Sangha & Friends,

Hope this message finds you well, enjoying the summer season.

For the summer of months of July and August, our 3rd Sunday mindfulness gatherings will continue although at a new location (see address/directions below) . Great thanks to the UCSD Cross Cultural Center staff for their welcome and support during the last two years to host our group!

Getting together to practice mindfulness guided by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, we will meet this Sunday, July 20th, 2008 from 5-7pm. We will have the opportunity to practice breathing meditation together, listen to a dharma talk by Thay and share in dharma discussion.

If you have any questions or comments, please send them to colorsofcompassion@yahoo.com.

Directions: 1729 Zeller St. San Diego, CA 92114
805 N/S
94 East
Exit Federal Blvd.
Right on Mallard (diagonal, uphill)
Right on 69th St.
Right on Klauber
Left on Zeller
1729 Zeller (left hand side, red stained fence)


Announcements
1) The People of Color Retreat for 2008 will take place at the Blue Cliff Monastery in New York

Our Ancestors, Our Breath
Cultivating Spiritual Power for our Healing and Happiness
Annual Mindfulness Retreat for People of Color
Oct 22 – 26, 2008
at Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush, NY

For more info: http://deerparkmonastery.org/

2) Join Thay in India ! Oct. 20-29, 2008

For more info: http://deerparkmonastery.org/

3) Check out this wonderful dharma resource!
Online dharma talks by Thay: http://www.langmai.org/pub/

Happiness is here and now...
San Diego People of Color Mindfulness Gathering

THIS SUNDAY 8/19: POC Mindfulness Gathering

"Community building
sangha building
is our true practice..."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week703/interview.html

Dear Sangha & Friends,

We will be gathering as a community of practice this Sunday, 8/19/07 at the UCSD Cross-Cultural Center* from 5-7pm.

We hope you can join us and offer your presence to the collective sangha.

*The UCSD Cross Cultural Center's location has changed ----please see directions below.

The Cross Cultural Center has moved to an interim location (University Center 201) right behind Center Hall...

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE NEW DIRECTIONS

• 5 North or South
• Exit La Jolla Village Drive - head west towards UCSD campus
• Turn right onto Villa Jolla Drive - uphill
• Left on Gilman passing the parking structure
• Right onto Meyers Rd. (university center cul-de-sac)
• CROSS CULTURAL CENTER WILL BE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE (with free weekend parking meters in front and surrounding areas)
• Call (619) 518-8036 for directions and clarifications.

Palms together,
San Diego People of Color Mindfulness Gathering
http://colorsofcompassion.blogspot.com

~ ~ ~upcoming...

WE ARE LIFE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
A retreat for people of color
September 6-9, 2007
@ Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California
Register @ http://deerparkmonastery.org/us_tour/POC%202007.html

~ ~ ~
WALKING TOGETHER IN PEACE
Thich Nhat Hanh @ Univ. of San Diego's Social Issues Conference
October 2, 2007 @ 7pm
Jenny Craig Pavilion
Tix @ http://www.sandiego.edu/news/eventcalendar/?_focus=29738

Day of Mindfulness at UCSD Cross Cultural Center

Mindfulness Day
for People of Color
at UCSD Cross Cultural Center
August 5th, 2007
10am to 1pm


Dear Friends,

You are invited to spend a summer�s day enjoying the ways of mindfulness in a community of practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Practices will be guided by friends from Deer Park Monastery and will include guided sitting meditation, walking meditation, dharma sharings by Dharma Teachers Sister Jewel, Sister Susan and Brother Larry Ward, dharma discussion with Q&A, and mindfully eating a meal together.

Please bring a picnic lunch with you & bring a friend! The day will conclude with our shared meal and an optional session of Total Relaxation can be offered after the meal for those interested.

NEW Directions to UCSD Cross Cultural Center: 5 North/South � Exit La Jolla Village Drive heading west � Right on Villa La Jolla (uphill) � Left on Gilman � Right on Myers � Building on left hand side #201 � Free parking (meters & non-reserved spaces)

Please email colorsofcompassion@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

� For more information about Deer Park Monastery & the upcoming WE ARE LIFE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES Retreat for People of Color, visit http://deerparkmonastery.org/us_tour/POC%202007.html

� For more information about the San Diego People of Color Mindfulness Sangha, visit http://colorsofcompassion.blogspot.com

July 15th Gathering - NEW LOCATION @ UCSD

Dear Sangha & Friends,

We will be gathering as a community this Sunday, 7/15
at the UCSD Cross-Cultural Center* from 5-7pm.
We hope you can join us...

*Our meeting location at UCSD has changed ----
please see directions below.

The Cross Cultural Center has moved to an interim location (University Center 201) closer to the bookstore and Price Center.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE NEW DIRECTIONS

• 5 North or South
• Exit La Jolla Village Drive - head west towards UCSD campus
• Turn right onto Villa Jolla Drive - uphill
• Left on Gilman passing the parking structure
• Right onto Meyers Rd. (university center cul-de-sac)
• CROSS CULTURAL CENTER WILL BE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE (with free weekend parking meters in front and surrounding areas)
• Call (619) 518-8036 for directions and clarifications.

Palms together,
San Diego People of Color Mindfulness Gathering
http://colorsofcompassion.blogspot.com

June 17th, 2007 Gathering (Father's Day Sunday)

Hello Friends,


JUNE 2007
People of Color Mindfulness Sangha
_____________________________
We will get together as a community
on June 17th, 2007 from 5-7pm
at the UCSD Cross Cultural Center...