Hey, Everybody!
For those of you who live
within a reasonable distance of Des Moines, Iowa, Ariya Magga Buddhist
Missionary Society will be presenting an all-day meditation intensive,
Saturday, December 15, 2015 at Chùa Hồng Ân Buddhist Temple, 1419 Martin Luther
King Jr. Parkway, Des Moine. Iowa 50314
Check-in begins at 8:30
a.m., and meditation begins at 9:00. We
will alternate sitting and walking meditation all day, with a short discourse
and a lunch at midday. Lunch will be free,
vegetarian, and provided by the folks at Chùa Hồng Ân.
The entire event is free (including
lunch!) and open to all who practice silent, sitting meditation.
If you think you will
attend, please register before December 17 online at ambms.sasana@gmail.com, or
stop by the temple, so we know how much food to prepare.
This is a day of meditation
practice for folks who have been meditating only a short time; for folks who
haven't had long periods of meditation and/or haven't been to a meditation
"retreat." It is also good for
folks who "used to meditate" and want to get back into the daily
practice.
We try to be welcoming to
people from all faiths, traditions, and schools of meditation. But, as both organizations - Chùa Hồng Ân
Buddhist and Ariya Magga Buddhist Missionary Society are Buddhist, undoubtedly
there is a "flavoring" to what we do.
But we try to stay neutral of religious and philosophical issues, and
just focus on meditation.
Hope to see you there!
