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March 2004 Events at Meetingbrook
All Events at MEETINGBROOK are free, open & informal
MORNING PRACTICE AT THE
HERMITAGE.
Note: Cabin
is always open and available for silence, meditation, or
prayer. Our morning practice has become idiorhythmic this
winter. Our Silent Sitting –( 40 minutes daily)
happens whenever we can get there. Still, whatever your
tradition or practice come sit together in the cabin at
any time. Simply enter, sit, & leave in silence.
SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE
AT THE HERMITAGE –
Weekly Lectio
Divina: Sat, 6:45am-8:00am;
Monthly Mindfulness
Retreat: 3rd Saturday, 20March. 6:00am-2:30pm (Six
sittings in 3 periods {40-10-40} of sitting-walking-sitting; work period,
reading, eating, final circle reflection.)
SUNDAY EVENING PRACTICE
AT THE HERMITAGE -- 6:00pm-8:00pm
Each Sunday evening, drop-in.
Practice includes: Sitting (40min), Walking, (10min), Heart
Sutra Chanting, Table reading (10min), Silent Eating (10min),
Conversing (20min), Compline Chanting.
A Place of
Conversation, Collation, and Recollection at Camden Harbor
Consult “Today
at Meetingbrook” For any changes in schedule.
TUESDAY EVENING BUDDHIST
CONVERSATION AT BOOKSHOP 5:30pm-6:30pm
Maybe Zen, Maybe Not. A Practice/Study focusing on Buddhist Meditative
Tradition. Beginning not always so, practicing
the true spirit of Zen, by Shunryu Suzuki, (c.2002)
WEDNESDAY EVENING LAURA
CONVERSATION AT BOOKSHOP 5:30pm. -6:30pm
Laura Soul-Friend Conversations. Wednesday Evening Conversations focus on Personal Practice & Laura
Soul Friend topics. (“Laura,” = various paths.) What, who, & how
of one’s spirituality. Topics will reflect an individual’s personal,
spiritual, psychological, intellectual practice, interest, or concern. Each
Wednesday some person, or some aspect of practice, will begin the
conversation.
THURSDAY EVENING CHRISTIAN
CONVERSATION AT BOOKSHOP 5:30pm-6:30pm.
Stepping into the Mirror, A Practice/Study focusing on Christian Contemplative
Tradition. Currently reading Son of Man:
The Mystical Path to Christ, by Andrew Harvey.
FRIDAY EVENING INTERRELIGIOUS
CONVERSATION AT BOOKSHOP 5:30pm
- 6:30pm
Interreligious Dialogue: Unveiling and Practicing Peace
Between Ways. Readings from
Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Native Traditions. Beginning The
Heart of Islam, Enduring Values for Humanity, by
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
SATURDAY MORNING & AFTERNOON
CONVERSATIONS AT BOOKSHOP
9:30am-10:30am: Reading Facing
Death and Finding Hope, A Guide to the Emotional and
Spiritual Care of the Dying, by Christine Longaker, (c.1997)
Come by any week.
4:30pm-5:30pm: Tea,
Poetry, and Literature. For one hour we’ll read and converse
about poems, a prose piece, essay, or short story. Bring with you “What
you are reading.”
MUSIC REHEARSAL AT THE
BOOKSHOP
1:00pm-3:00pm (approx)
Every Wednesday and Sunday Afternoon. A group playing effort. Join
in. Also, any other days for individuals. An opportunity to rehearse
with ease in a public place, anytime.
Closed Mondays
Open Tuesday-Friday 9:30am to 7:00pm,
Saturday & Sunday
9:30am to 5:30pm
Let us order your books and music! Thanks!
Bookshop/Bakery, 50 Bayview Street, Camden, ME
Dogen & Francis Hermitage 64 Barnestown Rd, Camden, ME mono@meetingbrook.org (207) 236-6808