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WELCOME to our meditation circle, Wellesley Buddhist Community.

MEDITATION for clearing and centering ourselves in this moment

MONDAY, TUESDAY 12:30-1 pm
WEDNESDAY 8-8:30 am
THURSDAY 12:30-1 pm, 7-8:15 pm
(FLYER)
MEDITATION ROOM, MULTIFAITH CENTER, HOUGHTON CHAPEL

Upcoming Events
Thurs. Nov. 12, 7pm: Lama Tsultrim Allione (flyer)
For more information, contact JiHyang x2793

Creating the World Around Us
Buddhism is a practice and a path which come out of an appreciation of interdependence. In Buddhist tradition, our way of speaking this connection is “Om Mani Padme Hum”, may the jewel be within the lotus; may the mind may be within the heart.

To create space in higher education for a connection between the student’s self- reflective awareness and the world around them is, as Kabat- Zinn mentioned in his visionary talk last spring, to create a new Renaissance. Here at Wellesley College, I work to bring about that Renaissance through our practice community, as well as through Education as Transformation, a movement founded on the principle that education is inherently a spiritual process. Our field of spirituality and education is expanding and developing with such creativity and energy, and the ability to make these connections so necessary in the twenty-first century-- that it calls me to deepen my own experience and to get to know myself better. Like aspens in a forest, which seem separate trees but are actually connected at the roots--the more we all deepen our insight and compassion, the more we may serve as catalysts, to bring about a more interdependent and awakened world.

So--may we be instruments of this awareness, may we together awaken, may all beings have deep and natural peace.

In the Dharma,
Ji Hyang Sunim
Buddhist Advisor

Kermit Bodhisattva

Kermit Bodhissatva
In Tibetan tradition, there are termas, hidden treasures, Dharma teaching which is not uncovered right away but just when people are ready for it. Kermit Bodhissatva is one of these termas: he is here to help us rediscover our joy -- the practice of openhearted receiving of the blessings which are always pouring forth...

Buddhist Advisor's Office
Last updated: September 24, 2008