Please note that, because we’re having a Day of Mindfulness (DOM), there will not be a regular Quiet Mind Sangha the evening of Sunday May 15. The site for the DOM is handicapped-accessible. Hope to see you there.
Tentative upcoming Sangha meeting topics April-July 2022 (subject to change)
| Date | Comment | Facilitator | Topic |
| Apr 17 | Bee | Longer meditation | |
| Apr 24 | Earth Day 4/22 | Jon | Honoring Earth Day |
| May 1 | David | 5 MT | |
| May 8 | Mother’s Day | Bee + 1 | |
| May 15 | DOM | NO REGULAR MEETING | Carolino Open Space Area |
| May 22 | Vesak | David | Maybe read on night of awakening from Old Path, White Clouds |
| May 29 | Memorial Day | NO MEETING | |
| Jun 5 | Jon | Video – A Cloud Never Dies | |
| Jun 12 | Ruth & Theresa | “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet” thru p. 78 | |
| Jun 19 | Jon | Longer meditation, talk about breathing, sitting & walking meditation | |
| Jun 26 | Bee | 14 MT | |
| Jul 3 | Dalai Lama BDay July 6 | David | Dalai Lama “Beyond Religion” |
| Jul 10 | Bee | 5 MT | |
| Jul 17 | Jon | Loving Kindness & Tonglen practice | |
| Jul 24 | David & Ken | Gatha Writing | |
| Jul 31 | Jon | Longer meditation |
Day of Mindfulness (DOM) planned for Sunday May 15, 2022
in the Zen Buddhist tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Carolino Open Space Upper Area
(Rain or shine: there is a covered meeting space)
Sponsored by the Quiet Mind Sangha
Please join us for an outdoor Day of Mindfulness (DOM) in a beautiful spot off of Highway 14 south of Tijeras.
We will bring our own lunches, plus plenty of our own water and drinks. You can optionally also bring individually prepackaged items to share if desired. Also bring a hat, sunscreen, jacket, water, cup, cushion, blanket, beach towel, or yoga mat.
Directions: The Carolino Open Space is about a 30-minute drive East then South from central Albuquerque. From I-40, take exit 175 (Tijeras exit) south on Highway 337 (South 14). Proceed 9.3 miles and look for a sign to the Carolino Canyon Open Space on your left. Turn in and proceed to upper meeting area, then park in the lot.
Here are some of the possible activities for the day:
Singing
Sitting meditation
Walking meditation
Lunch
Sharing some favorite readings (bring your own)
Writing gathas
Stick exercises
Qi Gong
Guided deep meditation
There is no fee, but there is a suggested donation of $10 to cover the cost of renting the facility. More information on the Quiet Mind Sangha is available at http://www.quietmindsangha.org
Looking forward to seeing those able to make it then.
A downloadable and printable flyer is attached below.
With metta,
🙏🏼
Meeting time changed to 4:00-5:30 pm in Winter, 5:00-6:30 pm in Summer
By consensus vote, the Sangha has agreed to change our meeting schedule to Sundays 4:00-5:30 p.m. during the winter and 5:00-6:30 pm during the summer. The changeovers will be at the Spring equinox (March 20, 2022) and the Fall equinox (September 22, 2022 ). Reminders of the meeting time changes will be included in the weekly emails around the times of the changeovers.
Until further notice, we continue to have hybrid meetings, both in person and by Zoom. To get the Zoom logon information, or to get on our weekly email list, you can contact any one of us.
Consensus vote changes our Sangha name to Quiet Mind Sangha
We recently concluded a name change process. This included a three-week period of accepting proposed name suggestions, during which 19 suggestions were received. The Transformation Committee considered all the suggestions, all of which were very good names. We want to thank everyone who participated.
It turned out that about half were already in use by another Sangha or were very similar to existing Sangha names, so were ruled out. Finally we held a consensus vote on the name Quiet Mind Sangha, and there was consensus.
Now with all deliberate speed, as time and energy allow, we’ll change over the URL, website name, and documents to reflect this change.
The reason for the change was to avoid possible confusion. In recent years the word Rainbow has become associated with organizations exclusively for people identifying as LGBTQ+. While our sangha is completely tolerant, supportive, and inclusive of LGBTQ+ people, the sangha is meant for everyone and we have many straight members as well, so decided to change the Rainbow name.
Please note that until further notice we are holding hybrid meetings on Sundays from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Albuquerque Zen Center, 2300 Garfield Ave. SE. For the in-person meeting we are distancing, wearing masks, and using hand sanitizer and HEPA air filtration. If you’re interested in joining by Zoom please contact us for the Zoom logon info. We hope to see you at a meeting soon.
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