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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

January 2011 Schedule

Our Sunday January 2nd Sit will be at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock 1st floor in the Veatch Hall Ballroom.

The Remaining Sits in January will be at St. Ignatius Retreat House in the Interfaith Room.

For easy parking for all and wheelchair access at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock please make an immediate right when entering the parking lot and go to the Veatch Hall courtyard and park. Go up the steps from the Veatch Parking lot to the building entrance.
For wheelchair access after taking the right toward Veatch Hall follow signs for Administration and delivery for Veatch Hall, park in courtyard, enter the building and take the elevator to first floor to the Ballroom.

There are plenty of chairs. Please bring your own cushion.
48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset, NY 11030
Directions can be found at their Website:
UUCSR

Our Wednesday Evening Sits in Huntington are Unchanged

SUNDAY January 2nd

UU Congregation at Shelter Rock
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Beginners Mind Gathering
Our Once a Month Pre Sit Intro Meeting for Those New to Mindfulness or New to the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
5 Mindfulness Training Recitation (New Version)
Please Bring your Chanting Books with you if you have them.

1 - 3 PM
Community Caretaking Gathering and
Potluck Vegetarian/Vegan Lunch
All are welcome!

SUNDAY January 9th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

WEDNESDAY January 12th

We will not be gathering due to the Snow.

UU Fellowship of Huntington
7:30 PM - 9 PM

SUNDAY January 16th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Peace Is Every Step.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

SATURDAY January 22rd

Our Local NY Metro Sanghas are hosting A Day Of Mindfulness with Dharma Teacher Cheri Maples at the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock.

Details are above.

SUNDAY January 23rd

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

WEDNESDAY January 26th

UU Fellowship of Huntington
7:30 PM - 9 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Happiness.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

Local Food Pantry Collection

SUNDAY January 30th

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

We Will Be Offering A Ceremony For The Deceased In Addition To Our Regular Sitting Practice.
Our Location For This Day Only Is:
130 Third Avenue, Brentwood, NY 11717

All Are Welcome

Your Free Will Donation Helps to Support
Our Community & Our Hosts

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

December Schedule

With the Holiday Season We Will Need to Make Some Changes to Our Sunday Schedule

Our First Sunday Sit of the Month Will be at St. Ignatius Retreat House in Manhasset.

The Following Sundays will be at
the Unitarian Universalist Congregation
at Shelter Rock 1st floor Ballroom in Veatch Hall.
For easy parking for all and wheelchair access please make an immediate right when entering the parking lot and go to the Veatch Hall courtyard and park. Go up the steps from the Veatch Parking lot to the building entrance.
For wheelchair access after taking the right toward Veatch Hall follow signs for Administration and delivery for Veatch Hall,,,park in courtyard, enter the building and take the elevator to first floor to the Ballroom.

There are plenty of chairs. Please bring your own cushion.
48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset, NY 11030
Directions can be found at their Website:
UUCSR

Our Wednesday Evening Sits in Huntington are Unchanged

SUNDAY December 5th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:00AM - 10:30 AM
Beginners Mind Gathering
Our Once a Month Pre Sit Intro Meeting for Those New to Mindfulness or New to the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh

10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
5 Mindfulness Training Recitation (New Version)
Please Bring your Chanting Books with you if you have them.

WEDNESDAY December 8th

UU Fellowship of Huntington
7:30 PM - 9 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Happiness.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

SUNDAY December 12th

UU Congregation at Shelter Rock
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
Local Food Pantry Collection

12:30 -3:30 PM
Potluck Vegan Lunch and
Community Caretaking Gathering
All are welcome!

SUNDAY December 19th

UU Congregation at Shelter Rock
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Peace Is Every Step.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

WEDNESDAY December 22th

UU Fellowship of Huntington
7:30 PM - 9 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Happiness.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

Local Food Pantry Collection

SUNDAY December 26th

UU Congregation at Shelter Rock
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

Your Free Will Donation Helps to Support
Our Community & Our Hosts

Sunday, October 31, 2010

November Schedule

We Are Now Meeting in Two Locations:

St. Ignatius Retreat House in Manhasset, NY
UU Fellowship of Huntington in Huntington, NY

Addresses and Directions are below and to the right

SUNDAY November 7th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:00AM - 10:30 AM
Beginners Mind Gathering
Our Once a Month Pre Sit Intro Meeting for Those New to Mindfulness or New to the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh

10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
5 Mindfulness Training Recitation (New Version)
Please Bring your Chanting Books with you if you have them.

WEDNESDAY November 10th

UU Fellowship of Huntington
7:30 PM - 9 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Happiness.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

SUNDAY November 14th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

SUNDAY November 21st

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Peace Is Every Step.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

WEDNESDAY November 24th

UU Fellowship of Huntington
7:30 PM - 9 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Happiness.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

Local Food Pantry Collection

SUNDAY November 28th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

Local Food Pantry Collection

Your Free Will Donation Helps to Support
Our Community & Our Hosts

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

October Schedule

Green Island Sangha
October Schedule

Sangha Generosity Practice non perishables and canned goods for a local food pantry Collection at our October 24th sit

SUNDAY October 3rd

Lazy Monk Festival

Special Lazy Monk Festival off site
Outdoor Meditation at Cedarmere Gardens in Roslyn
Bring something to sit on
10:15 -12:30 PM
(dependent on weather)

St. Ignatius Retreat House will be closed so Green Island Sangha Will Not Be Sitting there.

SUNDAY October 10th

St. Ignatius Retreat House will be closed so Green Island Sangha Will Not Be Sitting there.

SUNDAY October 17th

10:00AM - 10:30 AM
Beginners Mind Gathering
Our Once a Month Pre Sit Intro Meeting for Those New to Mindfulness or New to the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh

10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
5 Mindfulness Training Recitation (New Version)
Please Bring your Chanting Books with you if you have them.

SUNDAY October 24th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

SUNDAY October 31st

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

We Will Be Reading From Peace Is Every Step.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

Local Food Pantry collection

Your Free Will Donation Helps to Support Our Community

& our hosts St Ignatius Retreat House

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

September Schedule

Green Island Sangha
September Schedule

Please note that beginning September 12th the times have been changed for all of our gatherings. Our regular sitting practice will be from 10:30am until 12:30pm and our Beginner's Mind gathering will be from 10am until 10:30am.

Sangha Generosity Practice non perishables and canned goods for a local food pantry Collection at our September 26th sit

SUNDAY September 5th

St. Ignatius Retreat House will be closed so Green Island Sangha Will Not Be Sitting there.

SUNDAY September 12th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:00AM - 10:30 AM
Beginners Mind Gathering
Our Once a Month Pre Sit Intro Meeting for Those New to Mindfulness or New to the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh

10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
5 Mindfulness Training Recitation (New Version)
Please Bring your Chanting Books with you if you have them.

SUNDAY September 19th

10:30-12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
We Will Be Reading From Peace Is Every Step.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

SUNDAY September 26th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:30AM - 12:30 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
Local Food Pantry collection

Your Free Will Donation Helps to Support Our Community

& our hosts St Ignatius Retreat House

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

August Schedule

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Green Island Sangha
August Schedule

A Mindfulness Retreat led by the Monks/Nuns of Blue Cliff & Deer Park Monastery

August 4-8th, 2010 - Blue Cliff Monastery, Pine Bush, New York

Please see the Blue Cliff website for more information

http://bluecliffmonastery.org/

Sangha Generosity Practice non perishables and canned goods for a local food pantry Collection at our August 29th sit

SUNDAY August 1st

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:15-10:45 AM
Beginners Mind Gathering
Our Once a Month Pre Sit Intro Meeting for Those New to Mindfulness or New to the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh

10:45-12:45 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
5 Mindfulness Training Recitation (New Version)
Please Bring your Chanting Books with you if you have them.

SUNDAY August 8th

10:45-12:45 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice

SUNDAY August 15th

St. Ignatius Retreat House will be closed so Green Island Sangha Will Not Be Sitting there Sunday August 15th.

The Brothers and Sisters of Blue Cliff Monastery and Deer Park Monastery have invited the community to come to Blue Cliff Monastery for a Special Day of Mindfulness on Sunday August 15th. They will offer a Dharma Talk, Walking Meditation, Lunch, and an afternoon activity.

Many of us from Green Island Sangha will be be going up on either Saturday or Sunday. If anyone would like to join us, or car pool, please send an email to us at

Grnislandsangha@aol.com

There is more information about the day on the Blue Cliff Monastery website:

http://bluecliffmonastery.org/

SUNDAY August 22nd

10:45-12:45 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
We Will Be Reading From Peace Is Every Step.
Please Bring your Books with you if you have them.

SUNDAY August 29h
St Ignatius Retreat House
10:45 -12:45 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
Local Food Pantry collection

Your Free Will Donation Helps to Support Our Community

& our hosts St Ignatius Retreat House

Monday, June 28, 2010

July Schedule

Green Island Sangha
July Schedule

Sangha Generosity Practice non perishables and canned goods for a local food pantry Collection at our July 25th sit

SUNDAY July 4th

We will not be sitting at St. Ignatius
on the fourth. Please celebrate Independence Day Mindfully.

SUNDAY July 11th

St Ignatius Retreat House
10:15-10:45 AM
Beginners Mind Gathering
Our Once a Month Pre Sit Intro Meeting for Those new to Mindfulness or new to the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh

10:45-12:45 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
5 Mindfulness Training Recitation (New Version)
Please Bring your Chanting Books with you if you have them, if not we can share.

SUNDAY July 18th
St Ignatius Retreat House
10:45 -12:45 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
We are reading Peace is Every Step
Please Bring your Book with you if you have them, if not we can share.

SUNDAY July 25th
St Ignatius Retreat House
10:45 -12:45 PM
Our Regular Sitting Practice
Local Food Pantry collection

Your Free Will Donation Helps to Support Our Community

& our hosts St Ignatius Retreat House

Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen master, poet, peace activist, and the author of many books, including Peace Is Every Step and The Miracle of Mindfulness. He was born in Vietnam in 1926, and left home as a teen of 16 to become a Zen monk. He founded the School of Youth for Social Services, Van Hanh Buddhist University and the Tiep Hien Order (Order of Interbeing), in Vietnam. He has taught at Columbia University, Princeton University and the Sorbonne, was Chair of the Vietnamese Buddhist Peace Delegation to the Paris Peace Talks, and was nominated by Martin Luther King Jr. for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was exiled from Vietnam in 1966 and lives in a monastic community in southwestern France called Plum Village, where he teaches, writes, gardens, and works to help refugees worldwide.
"We must be aware of the real problems of the world. Then, with mindfulness, we will know what to do and what not to do."
Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step

Green Island Sangha

The Green Island Sangha is inspired by the teachings and practice of Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh; we belong to the international Sangha which he founded: the Order of Interbeing, a "fourfold community" of lay women and men, nuns and monks. We are a grassroots Sangha, beginners and more experienced practitioners learning from and supporting one other on the path of awakening. We are also a part of The Community of Mindfulness New York Metro.

Our aspiration is to bring mindfulness, concentration, and insight to daily living. During our sessions, we apply the practice of conscious breathing to sitting and walking, as well as communicating with compassionate listening and loving speech. Our gatherings also reflect the values of openness. For example, many members continue to participate within other religious or ethical traditions. We are a Sangha of practitioners from the entire length and breath of Long Island and consider ourselves to be part of a world wide Sangha. Beginners are welcome.

Sitting & Walking Meditation

Sitting Meditation

"Sit or lie down in a way that allows your body to rest. Sitting, your head and spine form a straight line. Relax all your muscles. Find a way of sitting that allows you to sit for at least 20 minutes without becoming too stiff or tired. As soon as you sit down, pay attention to your breath. Then notice your posture, a little bit everywhere. Relax the muscles in your face. If you are angry or worried, those muscles will be tense. Smile lightly, and you will relax hundreds of muscles in your face. Then notice your shoulders, and let go of the tension there. Don’t try too hard. Just breathe mindfully, and scan your whole body."

Thich Nhat Hanh, The Mindfulness Bell, Issue 23, pages 1,4.

Walking Meditation

"Walk more slowly than you usually do, but not too slowly, while breathing normally. Do not try to control your breathing. Walk along this way for a few minutes. Then notice how many steps you take as your lungs fill and how many steps you take as they empty. In this way, your attention includes both breath and steps. You are mindful of both.... Your half-smile brings calmness and delight to your steps and your breath.... After a few hours of serious practice, you will find that the four of them — the breath, the counting, the steps, and the half-smile — blend together in a marvelous balance of mindfulness. This is equanimity, created by the practice of walking meditation. The four elements of breathing, counting, stepping, and the half-smile become one."

Thich Nhat Hanh, A Guide to Walking Meditation.

Five Mindfulness Trainings

Five Mindfulness Trainings

The Five Mindfulness Trainings were developed during the time of the Buddha to be the foundation of practice for the entire practice community, including monastic and lay members. The basis for the trainings is mindfulness.All Sangha members and guests are requested to observe these trainings to support our practice of mindfulness and living harmoniously together. No smoking, no drinking and no sexual misconduct constitute part of the Five Mindfulness Trainings to be observed at a practice center. The Five Mindfulness Trainings protect our freedom and make life beautiful. As guidelines for our daily lives they are the basis of happiness for individuals, couples, families and society.
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Reverence For Life

Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating the insight of interbeing and compassion and learning ways to protect the lives of people, animals, plants, and minerals. I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, or in my way of life. Seeing that harmful actions arise from anger, fear, greed, and intolerance, which in turn come from dualistic and discriminative thinking, I will cultivate openness, non-discrimination, and non-attachment to views in order to transform violence, fanaticism, and dogmatism in myself and in the world.

True Happiness

Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing, and oppression, I am committed to practicing generosity in my thinking, speaking, and acting. I am determined not to steal and not to possess anything that should belong to others; and I will share my time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need. I will practice looking deeply to see that the happiness and suffering of others are not separate from my own happiness and suffering; that true happiness is not possible without understanding and compassion; and that running after wealth, fame, power and sensual pleasures can bring much suffering and despair. I am aware that happiness depends on my mental attitude and not on external conditions, and that I can live happily in the present moment simply by remembering that I already have more than enough conditions to be happy. I am committed to practicing Right Livelihood so that I can help reduce the suffering of living beings on Earth and reverse the process of global warming.

True Love

Aware of the suffering caused by sexual misconduct, I am committed to cultivating responsibility and learning ways to protect the safety and integrity of individuals, couples, families, and society. Knowing that sexual desire is not love, and that sexual activity motivated by craving always harms myself as well as others, I am determined not to engage in sexual relations without true love and a deep, long-term commitment made known to my family and friends. I will do everything in my power to protect children from sexual abuse and to prevent couples and families from being broken by sexual misconduct. Seeing that body and mind are one, I am committed to learning appropriate ways to take care of my sexual energy and cultivating loving kindness, compassion, joy and inclusiveness – which are the four basic elements of true love – for my greater happiness and the greater happiness of others. Practicing true love, we know that we will continue beautifully into the future.

Loving Speech and Deep Listening

Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I am committed to cultivating loving speech and compassionate listening in order to relieve suffering and to promote reconciliation and peace in myself and among other people, ethnic and religious groups, and nations. Knowing that words can create happiness or suffering, I am committed to speaking truthfully using words that inspire confidence, joy, and hope. When anger is manifesting in me, I am determined not to speak. I will practice mindful breathing and walking in order to recognize and to look deeply into my anger. I know that the roots of anger can be found in my wrong perceptions and lack of understanding of the suffering in myself and in the other person. I will speak and listen in a way that can help myself and the other person to transform suffering and see the way out of difficult situations. I am determined not to spread news that I do not know to be certain and not to utter words that can cause division or discord. I will practice Right Diligence to nourish my capacity for understanding, love, joy, and inclusiveness, and gradually transform anger, violence, and fear that lie deep in my consciousness.

Nourishment and Healing

Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful consumption, I am committed to cultivating good health, both physical and mental, for myself, my family, and my society by practicing mindful eating, drinking, and consuming. I will practice looking deeply into how I consume the Four Kinds of Nutriments, namely edible foods, sense impressions, volition, and consciousness. I am determined not to gamble, or to use alcohol, drugs, or any other products which contain toxins, such as certain websites, electronic games, TV programs, films, magazines, books, and conversations. I will practice coming back to the present moment to be in touch with the refreshing, healing and nourishing elements in me and around me, not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past nor letting anxieties, fear, or craving pull me out of the present moment. I am determined not to try to cover up loneliness, anxiety, or other suffering by losing myself in consumption. I will contemplate interbeing and consume in a way that preserves peace, joy, and well-being in my body and consciousness, and in the collective body and consciousness of my family, my society and the Earth.

Green Island Sangha

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

January 2011 Schedule

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

December Schedule

Sunday, October 31, 2010

November Schedule

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

October Schedule

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

September Schedule

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

August Schedule

A Mindfulness Retreat led by the Monks/Nuns of Blue Cliff & Deer Park Monastery

Monday, June 28, 2010

July Schedule

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