You can find out what's going on in the area by visiting:
This week in Mindfulness.

Sundays:
Pema Karpo Meditation Center
Quan Am Monastery
Pho Da Temple

Magnolia Village

Dharma Sunday

Mondays:
Sangha Magnolia
Thursdays:
Pema Karpo Meditation Center
Fridays:
Shambhala Cafe

Saturday:
Magnolia Village

Pho Da Temple
 

Please visit the reflection page for submissions from people who attended the October retreat at Magnolia Village. Also see photos from the days events.
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DVD Dharma Talk Series
1st Monday of each month

Read articles and submissions from Dharma Memphis contributors. New submissions are posted regularly. Your contributions are welcomed!

Meditation can boost your gray matter is an article published on MSNBC.
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From: Cleansing the Heart: Buddhist Bowing As Contemplation
by Rev. Heng Sure - Institute For World Religions (http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma7/bowing.html)

 

One person sitting, walking, eating, and breathing as a free person can make an impact on the whole environment around him."
Thich Nhat Hanh

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We're in Memphis, TN, but our Sangha is worldwide!

Here at Dharma Memphis you can find extensive information on Buddhism and  meditation, as well as many additional related topics. You will also find news, information, discussion and reference on local, regional, national and global events. If there is something that you are interested in and can't readily locate the resources you need, please feel free to contact us and we will make effort to point you in the right direction. Please visit us again soon, and tell a friend!
 

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Jan 2009 : What a group participant has to say about their Dharma Sunday meditation group and experience. DHARMA TALKS by Thich Nhat Hanh The path to becoming a Buddha Discussion boards: For general topic discussions, please check out the new DM interactive forums Fitness & Wellness: For information on local centers for Yoga, Personal Training, Tai Chi and more Dharma Dogs: Send us a photo of your Dharma Dog, and well any other Dharma pet, and we'll gladly show them off here J If Jesus Met Buddha on the road article by Paul A. Laughlin, Ph.D Travel as Meditation an article by by Katherine Robertson Member Contributions - Some Dharma Members have written articles, essay, poems, etc. and the can be found here Essays by John Greer in the Dharma Memphis contributors section. Essay from Camren Davis entitled: Everything, even our neurosis, is the play of wisdom How to get smarter, one breath at a time. A great article from Time magazine relating to the affects of meditation and the brain. The Lotus Institute is online. Larry Ward and Peggy Rowe are seeing the Lotus Institute in Asheville, NC come to reality. Please check out their website. Magnolia Sangha has launched their own website, and it can be viewed by clicking here Listen to a great radio interview with Thich Nhat Hanh on Speaking of Faith. It's called Brother Thay A Radio Pilgrimage with Thich Nhat Hanh "We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." from The Dhammapada "Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth." from The Dhammapada     NAMASTE The meaning of 'Namaste': 'I honor  that place in you where the whole Universe resides. And when I am in that place in me and you are in that place in you, there is only one of us.' METTA Often when you receive a note, or read a discourse you will see the salutation "With Metta". Here is a description of that term. The Pali word Mettá (loving Kindness) has two root meanings: "Gentle" - like a gentle rain that falls upon the earth; it does not choose where it falls, it simply falls without discrimination. "Friend" - someone who is constant in our times of happiness and also in our times of unhappiness.

Dragon Seat Meditation Center
HAS CHANGED NAMES
It is now called:
Pema Karpo Meditation Center
the new website is:
http://www.pemakarpo.org/

The Refuge Vow is the first vow of a Buddhist and is the gateway into formal Buddhism. One takes refuge in the Buddha as the example of awakening, in the dharma as the path of teachings and the sangha as Buddhist friends. Refuge is the entry into the mandala of the Buddha.The vow acts as a protector from suffering as it reminds you of the three jewels, Buddha, Dharma and Sangha and your commitment to awakening.

Everyone with an interest in Buddhism is welcome to take the Refuge Vow or to attend the Refuge Vow Ceremony.

Contact Candia at 901-270-6389 or pemakarpomeditation @gmail.com if you wish to take the vow. We will answer any questions you have about the ceremony. Rinpoche needs to know before the ceremony on the 15th.

Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche's talks on Analytical Meditation can be reached through www.pemakarpo.org
 

Schedule of Sunday activities at Magnolia Village for 2008
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