Please visit the Sunray Peace Village blog

Thank you for visiting the Sunray Meditation Society blog.  We are working on a new website for http://www.sunray.org/ that we hope to have up and running shortly.  In the meantime, we have decided to post new events and announcements on the Sunray Peace Village blog rather than continue updating this parallel blog for Sunray Meditation Society.  Please click here to find it.

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Peacekeeper teachings upcoming in Boston April 10-11

New cycle of Peacekeeper Teachings. All are welcome.
April 10-11 in Boston area.
Contact lucieleb@aol.com or caoller@comcast.net.


There is also ongoing Tuesday night practice.
People of like mind and heart who are interested e-mail: Rev. Chonyi Richard Allen ra@oddiyana.org.

Friends Making New Ceremony on March 13th at the Peace Village

Crystal Vision. This Friends Making New Ceremony, which occurs during the new moon of March, is a potent community celebration actualizing the energy of the forgiveness meditation for the benefit of the family, the clan, the nation, the land.

•Stick Dance at 7:30 AM
•Lighting of the Sacred Fire
•Prayers and offerings
•Dance and Basic Meditation practice

Special practices for this Ceremony may be offered in the Sacred Arbor, the stream or in The Temple of the Adawees, depending on weather.

•Lunch 12-3
•Re-gather at 3 PM for practice
•Special dances, hymns and crystal viewing at 4 PM
•Dedication and closing at 5:30 PM

Please bring rain gear and dress in layers, slippers for Temple, shawls and rattles, blankets for the babies and children.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Ani Tsultrim's Memorial Ceremony, March 14, 3pm, at Vajra Dakini Nunnery

Dear Friends,


We gather Sunday March 14th at 3pm at Vajra Dakini to remember our beloved Ani Tsultrim. We will begin with prayers - a traditional 49th day ceremony, tell stories and conclude with a feast. Please bring vegetarian food to share.

When a family member dies it is considered most meritorious on the 49th day and beneficial to the loved one's fortunate rebirth, to make offerings to monastics, sponsor statues, paintings, lasting things that will generate merit for many beings. In this spirit, Vajra Dakini is starting the Ani Tsultrim Legacy Fund to fund and name a nun's room after Ani Tsultrim! Contributions can be made online or sent to PO Box 382 Bristol, VT 05443.

Khenmo Drolma
Abbess

Spring Into Spirit -- March 14 -- in Dorchester, MA

SPRING into Spirit

 

 
East Coast Chant celebrates the coming of Spring. Together we will make new ways of being in the world by washing away misgivings and misunderstandings in all our relations with self and others; giving and receiving forgiveness in our lives; making fresh new spaces in our relations with self and others so we can Dance in a new way with the Soul’s divine expression of right relations .~~ Join us for Spirit-filled Music, participatory Chants, and a Healing Ritual that will jump-start the spiritual makeover you’ve been longing for.~~ Afterwards, we'll share an informal pot luck and our personal stories of love, miracles and healing.
 
Date: Sunday, March 14, 2009 Time: 5-7 pm*

Place: Gallery G at The Black Indian Inn,
38 Bicknell St., Dorchester MA, 02121
(for map and more info visit: http://blackindianinn.com/)

Tickets: $15 at the door;
$12.60 if purchased in advance at:
http://eastcoastchant031410.eventbrite.com/

Bring: a food item or non-alcoholic beverage to share that you’ve made or purchased with love.

East Coast Chant is led by Tonia Pinheiro with musicians Mark Nathanson and Ukumbwa Sauti. It’s a "cosmic cabaret" and soul stirring experience with songs, chants, spontaneous dance, healing journeys, and world service designed by Spirit to awaken the Soul. The entire experience is woven together by musicians and audience with threads of Light, Sound, Love, and Shared Purpose. http://eastcoastchant.com/

*NOTES: Please arrive on time to experience the opening invocation. A $3 Gallery G donation is included in the ticket price.

Meditation and ceremonial practices in the greater Boston area

Meditation

Tonight meditation will be held in the large gallery first floor of the Inn. 38 Bicknell Street Dorchester 02121.  Doors will open at 6:30 PM for the sharing of food. 7:15 we begin the practice ( please ware lose fitting warm comfortable clothing.)

For those that take the T, The Black Indian Inn Shuttle will pick-up people at Forest Hills and Ashmont Stations to reserve a ride Call 857-492-1070 by 5:30 PM leave a message with a return phone number.

Saturday Morning Sun Rise
March 13th

Friends and Family are joyfully invited to Brookline Reservoir in Brookline, Mass. The Reservoir is located at the junction of Route 9 and Lee Street 1 block from Chestnut Hill Avenue.

Celeberate the Cherokee Ceremonal cycle under the guidance of the Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo.By doing celebrations and prayers we can help heal and benefit the whole planet.

We gather to generate love and manifest wisdom mind. We return kindness to the land, our ancestors, and All of Our Relations with prayers of appreciation for seven genration of the ceremonial cycle is a continuation of the SunrayGreen Mountain Ani Yunwiwa seasonal celeberation.

Please bring drums, rattles, and something to sit on. If you have any questions or want to make a committment to support the Celebration Cycle contact Tita.

US State Department "LISTENING SESSIONS" for Indigenous Peoples, Tribes and Community Members

Dear Sunray Community,

I thought the following information would be of interest. I got this information from the International Indian Council http://www.treatycouncil.org/ where you can find more specifics.

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The United States of America became a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in 2009 and will be reviewed for the first time this year by the HRC's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in November 2010.  Under the UPR all 192 UN member States (countries) are reviewed every 4 years to assess compliance with their obligations to respect and implement human rights for all.  The review is based on each country's national report as well as independent submissions from "civil society stakeholders" including Indigenous Peoples.

The US State Department has arranged "listening sessions" across the country, including 2 planned specifically for Indigenous Peoples and Nations, to receive input for its national report.  Indigenous Peoples, Nations and organizations are invited and encouraged to participate in any of these meetings.

The current national schedule:

1. New York City Date: Feb. 26, Location: Columbia University and proposed site visits
2. Dearborn, MI Date: March 3 (TBC) Location: (TBC)
3. El Paso, Texas Date: March 8 - 9, Location: Camino Real Hotel
4. Birmingham, Al Date: March 11 - 12, Location: Miles College
5. New Mexico Date: March 16-17, Locations: UNM Law School (16th): Window Rock, Navajo Nation (17th)
6. Chicago, Il Date: March (TBC), Location: TBC
7. San Francisco, Ca Date: March 25 - 26, Location: USF Law School (SF) and/or Boalt Hall (UC Berkeley) (TBC)

In some cases meeting sites and/or local contact organizations are still being worked out. A good person to contact for more information is Sarah Paoletti, Senior Coordinator for the US Human Rights Network UPR Project. She can be reached at: paoletti@law.upenn.edu

Whether or not you can provide input directly for the US National report through these "listening sessions", Indigenous Peoples and other "stakeholders" can also submit their own written statements to the Office of the High Commission on Human Rights presenting concerns, questions and recommendations about the activities of the US government which are impacting their human rights. UPRsubmissions@ohchr.org

In Peace,
Sandy Sheridan
Sunray NGO/UN Representative

H.H. Drikung Kabgyon Chetsang Rinpoche to come to the Sunray Peace Village and Consecrate Vajra Dakini Nunnery September 11-12, 2010

Consecration of Vajra Dakini Nunnery

September 11-12, 2010

H.H Drikung Kabgyon Chetsang Rinpoche

 

Please join us in celebrating the consecration of the first Tibetan Buddhist Nunnery in North America on Sept 11 &12, 2010.

His Holiness Drikung Kabgyon Chetsang Rinpoche, supreme head of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage, will conduct the consecration of Vajra Dakini Nunnery and the White Tara statue and temple. Attendees will be offered an empowerment of White Tara, the healing and long-life female emanation of Buddha.

 

You are welcome to help us prepare for this event by: 

• Sponsoring H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche, his entourage and the monastic dignitaries
• Helping on the White Tara Shrine raising weekend (date TBA)
• Painting the retreat cabin for H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche
• Landscaping (windfall trees) and gardening
• During the event: driving, ushering, cooking and serving

In addition, in July, on a date to be set, the White Tara Shrine will be placed at the Peace Village. On September 9, HH Chetsang Rinpoche will visit the Peace Village. We will keep you informed.

 

To help directly with these projects, visit http://www.vajradakininunnery.org/

  

(The Vajra Dakini Nunnery is located 1/3 mile down the road from the Sunray Peace Village. Eventually, a new nunnery will be built at the Peace Village.)

 

Please share the news of these auspicious events.

Million Merit Holiday -- February 28th at the Vajra Dakini Nunnery

Please Join us in celebrating the first Million Merit Holiday of 2010.  Sunday Feb 28th commemorates the days of miracles that Buddha Sakayamuni manifested after his enlightenment and in our tradition, Marpa and Milarepa. Bring vegetarian fare to share for lunch. A very good day to make offerings to the Three Jewels as the merit is considered to be multiplied by 10,000,000!!!!



8:00 am. Smoke Offering

9:30 am. Calm Abiding and Tonglen Meditation

Pot Luck Lunch

1-4 pm. Preparing Mantras for the White Tara Statue and readings from the life of Marpa and Milarepa

6 pm. 49th Day Andy Tobey's Father Ralph Herbert Tobey

Khenmo Drolma
Abbess
Vajra Dakini Nunnery

American Federation of Teachers Video on Vermont Health Professionals' Haiti Disaster Relief

With big thanks for all of your prayers and support. It made a difference.

Mari Cordes