vegetarian and interested in Buddhism?

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

 

I'm new to the SouthBay Veggies group ( I found out about it at the VegFair) and this is my first time posting an e-mail to the group. I haven't made it out to any events yet - but I hope to make it to one in Santa Cruz soon.

 

I noticed that some members seem to be interested in Buddhism and other spiritual activities in the area ( Yoga, Sufism, etc...) Well, I thought I would mention that I have been attending Dharma talks at Land of the Medicine Buddha in Soquel, and a new program is starting up on Wednesday nights at 7pm (beginning March 12th) called Discovering Buddhism. The first month-long course is called Mind and It's Potential. It is going to be taught by Ven. Amy Miller, Tibetan Buddhist Nun and director of Vajrapani Institute. I think it sounds like a very interesting course and a great way to learn more about Buddhist philosophy.

 

If anyone would be interested in participating in this course on Wednesday evenings, I would like to carpool/rideshare to Land of Medicine Buddha. If enough people are interested, maybe we could get together occasionally and talk about the relationship between vegetarianism and Buddhism. I think it would be really interesting to find out how others practice socially engaged Buddhism as animal activists and vegetarians/vegans. Please e-mail me if you'd like to find out more! Or check out www.medicinebuddha.org for more details on the Discovering Buddhism program.

Thanks, and hope to hear from you guys!

 

- Jessica

[Guest guest]

Hi Jessica,

 

Welcome to the list.

 

The class looks interesting. The retreat looks

beautiful! Where would you like to carpool from?

 

I'm near downtown Santa Cruz (Ocean and Barson.)

 

Cheers,

Matthew

 

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