MINDFUL ACTION WORKSHOP REFLECTION

The "Life of Mindful Action" workshop which ran over the weekend, was, for us, a real example of constructive action. Not only was the material based on Constructive Living content, the whole process was such a good experience of staying grounded in what "purpose" might be.
I was especially struck by the poem that Jon K-Z quoted called "The Wind, One Brilliant Day". The poem is by Antonio Machado and translated by Robert Bly. You can read it at:

http://www.poemhunter.com/i/ebooks/pdf/antonio_machado_2004_9.pdf

It contains the haunting reminder that we each have a unique purpose, our "garden" entrusted to us and urges us to ask " what have I done with the garden entrusted to me?"

Ray,
When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.

Thich Nhat Hahn Walking DVD

We now have the wonderful Thich Nhat Hahn DVD, Peace is Every Step. This a quasi-bio of Thay. There is also a complete 90 minute talk on the disc. It is a companion to the two books we have also acquired on walking practice by THN.

NEW CD RESOURCE

I have just acquired an audio CD by mindfulness teacher, Daniel Goleman, called The Art of Meditation. Its full of lessons and talks. Give Ray a call if you'd like to preview it.

MINDFULNESS VIDEO

The Grand Father of Mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn has provided 2 free videos of a seminars at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSU8ftmmhmw

I'd love to have your comments on these.
Ray

FREE AUDIO SOURCE

Here is a wonderful website with many free MP3's for our use.

http://www.pamf.org/mindfulness/albums.html

ONLINE MINDFULNESS TRAINING

The Vipassana Fellowship Meditation Course offers :
A 90 day online course in Buddhist Meditation from the serenity and insight traditions.>Intended primarily for beginners, the 90 day course is also suitable for experienced meditators who wish to explore different aspects of the tradition. The emphasis is on building a sustainable and balanced meditation practice that is compatible with lay life. The course is led by Andrew Quernmore, an experienced meditation teacher based in England. The course is delivered online and participants also receive our audio supplement on CD-Rom.
The fee is about $120 CDN

MINDFULNESS INFO FOR OTTAWA AREA

A reminder that there is a great on-line newsletter and website describing everything that's happening in the Ottawa/Gatineau area.
Its at: OttawaMindfulness.ca
And thanks to the editors for giving us a link on the website and making Mindfulness in The Valley the cover story for the Fall.