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a southern illinois sangha

 WELCOME
 

to the website of The Shawnee Dharma Group. The mission of this group is to provide a "sangha" or a spiritual community for persons following any meditative path but especially Buddhism in any of its forms. Anyone interested in practicing meditation and the Dharma is welcome to attend one or all of our groups.

TUESDAY EVENING MEDITATION & DHARMA TALK meets from 7:00 to 9:00 in the University Christian Ministries Interfaith Center Library, holidays excluded.
THURSDAY ZAZEN meets from 7:00 to 7:40 PM. The Interfaith center is located at the corner of Grand Ave. and Illinois (Route 51) in Carbondale, Illinois.  (Map)
    (Please note that Severe weather cancels meetings! Please use common sense and stay home whenever the snow is too deep or tornados are headed our way.)   
BULLETINS

DALAI LAMA TO VISIT MADISON WISCONSIN IN JULY. http://www.dalailama2008na.com/ For more information.

Buddhist Study and Practice Groupaka:Sunday Tibetan Study Group
will meet every first and third Sunday evening from 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship.The Monday and Friday study groups will continue to meet as usual. For more information contact Judy Carter: 529-3110.

Tuesday Night Group meets every Tuesday evening.  Current reading is "Zen Mind, Beginners Mind."
If you have comments or suggestions for future programs, please bring them to group.

GOING VEGAN
A letter from Thich Nhat Hahn on October 12, 2007
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