中道佛學社

Middle Way Buddhist Association

 4600 78th Ave., N., Pinellas Park, FL 33781-2427

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Change Your Mind Day 2007 -- Saturday April 28 at Fort De Soto Park
Events are at Shelter #7, unless otherwise noted

 
11:00 -- Opening Pali chanting -- Bhante Wipulasara (Florida Buddhist Vihara) and other monastics
11:20 -- Offering of alms food for monastics (concurrently at the food area)
11:25 -- Engaging the Lotus Sutra: Celebrating 753 years of Nichiren Shu Buddhism -- Erin Templeton & Patrick Lauer of Nichiren Shu
11:45 -- Tong Len: Sending and Receiving -- Peter Crockett of Karma Thegsum Chöling
12:05 -- Introduction to Bathing the Baby Buddha -- Frank Tedesco of Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship
12:10 -- Lunch (potluck vegetarian -- food donations welcome but not required)
12:35 (concurrently at the beach) -- Rikkyo Kaishu-E: A ceremony to commemorate the founding of Nichiren Buddhism -- Erin Templeton & Patrick Lauer of Nichiren Shu
12:50 -- Music - sing along with Rick Ferriss of BPF-Tampa Bay, 
12:55 -- Music - Frank Sirois of Soka Gakkai - Tampa Bay
1:00 -- Loose yourself and find yourself -- Betsy Lagana of Manatee Meditation Group
1:20 -- Discovering Basic Goodness - The Art of Being Human -- Paula Bickford of Shambhala St. Pete
1:40 -- Socially Engaged Buddhism -- Frank Tedesco of Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship
2:00 -- The Middle Way -- Lily Lee and Tom Lacey of Middle Way Buddhist Association
2:20 -- The Benefits of Loving Kindness... without being a doormat! -- Angus Berry of Parbawatiya Buddhist Center
2:40 -- break
3:05 -- Meditation and Talk -- Bhikkhuni Sudarshana and Bhante Wimala of Samadhi Center
 

3:05 (concurrently at the Children's area) -- Children's Meditation -- Anika Trancik of Parbawatiya Buddhist Center 

3:25 -- The Engaged Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin -- Patrick Stone of Soka Gakkai International  (SGI) - Tampa Bay
3:45 -- Good in the beginning, Good in the middle & Good in the end: The essence of Vajrayana Buddhist Practice -- Richard Weissman of Ratnashri Sangha
4:05 -- An Introduction to Mindfulness Practice -- Steve Shealy of Flowing Dharma
4:25 -- Dzogchen -- Lucjan Shila of Clear Light Dharma
4:50 -- Heart Sutra chanting -- led by Betsy Lagana of Manatee Mediation Group and Davy Wood of Clear Water Zen Group

 

 

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