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B LUE  I RIS  S ANGHA

By owning nothing and disowning nothing,THIS always includes -- always and everywhere -- by letting things change, THIS remains the same.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
USA
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Schedule of Practice

 

Blue Iris Sangha in New Orleans is a fellowship for the practice of mindfulness, inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and by the precepts of the Order of Interbeing (Tiep Hien). We meet Monday evenings for sitting and walking meditation, dharma discussion, and reciting of the precepts. Everyone interested in the practice of mindfulness is welcome.

The gate opens promptly at 6:45 PM. Informal discussion (and time for gathering) follows until 7:00 PM. Recitation of the Threefold Refuge and the Five Precepts and a short dharma talk and discussion follow until 7:40.  Sitting and walking meditation practices begin at 7:40 and conclude at 8:30 PM with recitation of an excerpt from the Metta Sutta.  For more information, you may inquire by email to info@BlueIrisSangha.org. 

Does a dog have Buddha-nature?
May all beings be happy and safe!



Recitations

The following links are to several of the recitations we use in the Blue Iris Sangha. Anyone who wishes may copy them, distribute them, and use them.

We begin each service with the Threefold Refuge and conclude with the excerpt from the Metta Sutta. The Five Precepts are also recited together weekly.

Realize right now what is before differences. Past mind cannot be held, present mind cannot be held, future mind cannot be held. So with what mind do you propose to drink this tea? -- Mumonkan, Case 28


Bell of Mindfulness

The bell in this site is a .wav recording of the Blue Iris Sangha bell.

Bell Gatha
(Adapted from Plum Village Chanting Book)
The sound of the bell is the Voice of the Buddha, calling us back to our True Self.

This site was last updated September 2008.

All pages in this site copyright 1993 - 2008 by Dewain Belgard

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Thanks to Chip Snyder for the donation that made possible the registration (through 2017) of our website domain name -- BlueIrisSangha.Org.

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