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
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We will get together as a community
on June 17th, 2007 from 5-7pm
at the UCSD Cross Cultural Center...

May 20th, 2007

Dear Sangha,

In the springtime month of May arriving, we will be gathering
for People of Color Mindfulness and creating a space to
practice together as a community of breath, stillness and peacefulness on

Sunday, May 20th, 2007
5-7pm at the UCSD Cross-Cultural Center
Gallery Room

See you then...

Palms together,
SD People of Color Mindfulness Gathering

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REMINDER: Summer 2007, Thay will be at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, CA offering retreats, dharma talks, peace walks and public talks.

People of Color Retreat
September 6th-9th, 2007
More details here: http://deerparkmonastery.org/us_tour/westcoast.html

Sunday, April 15, 2007 Gathering

Hello Friends,

We will be meeting this Sunday, April 15th, 2007

from 5-7pm at the UCSD Cross Cultural Center

for our monthly, 3rd Sunday People of Color Mindfulness Gathering...

Next month, we will meet on Sunday, May 20th, 2007.

Come by and offer your presence and practice in a friendly, open, informal practice environment centered on mindfulness of breathing...

March 18th, 2007 Gathering

Dear Friends of Peace, Stillness & Mindfulness:


We will be meeting for the March 2007
People of Color Mindfulness Gathering
Sunday, March 18th, 2007
5-7pm
UCSD Cross Cultural Center

January 21st, 2007 Gathering

Dear Friends,

Join us for our first gathering in 2007
on Sunday, January 21st, 2007 at
the UCSD Cross-Cultural Center
from 5-7pm...

As a sangha, we will
come together to create
a safe and warm space
to practice
breathing mindfully
in peacefulness and stillness...
listen to a New Year's dharma talk
by our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh,
and share in dharma discussion.

May your aspirations
in the new year deepen
with each breath
and each passing day...

Peace,
San Diego People of Color Mindfulness Group