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DLJŽǁŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ͚ŐŽŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚ͛ǁĂƐƚĂŬŝŶŐƌĞĨƵŐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞƉƌĞĐŝŽƵƐũĞǁĞůƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƵĚĚŚĂŚĂƌŵĂĂŶĚ^ĂŶŐŚĂǁŚĞŶ/ǁĂƐϯϯLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚʹĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚĂŬŝŶŐƌŽďĞƐĂƐĂ ƵĚĚŚŝƐƚEƵŶǁŚĞŶ/ǁĂƐϰϯLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͘͘͘/ĮƌƐƚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚŵLJƌŽďĞƐŽŶƚŚĞϮϱƚŚŽĨ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌϮϬϬϰ;ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐĂLJͿĂŶĚǁĂƐŽŶĂƉůĂŶĞďĂĐŬƚŽƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŽŶŽdžŝŶŐĂLJʹ ƚŚĞϮϲƚŚŽĨĞĐĞŵďĞƌƚŽĮŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ/ŶĚŝĂŶKĐĞĂŶĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞĂŶĚdƐƵŶĂŵŝŚĂĚ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ͘/ǁŝůůŶĞǀĞƌĨŽƌŐĞƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJŽĨŵLJƚĂŬŝŶŐƌŽďĞƐŝƐŽŶƚŚĞ ĂŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJŽĨƚŚŝƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌŽĨƐƵĐŚŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞĂŶĚĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŽŶ͘/ƚǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐ ďĞĂŶĂŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJĐĂůůƚŽŵĞƚŽƌĞŶŽƵŶĐĞŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƌĞĨƵŐĞŝŶƚŚĞĨĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƵŶďĞĂƌĂďůĞ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚƌĞĂĚĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĨĂďƌŝĐŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁĞůŝǀĞŝŶʹƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƵĚĚŚĂ ƚĂƵŐŚƚĂďŽƵƚ͘

d,D/>tzΕƵĚĚŚŝƐƚŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƟǀĞĂƌĞdĂƐŵĂŶŝĂWĂŐĞϯ

WĂƌƚϮ͗tĂůŬŝŶŐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŐĂƚĞƐ͘͘͘ ^ŽƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞůŝĨĞŽĨƚŚĞƵĚĚŚĂʹƚŽƚŚĂƚƉĂƌƚŽĨŚŝƐůŝĨĞŝŶŚŝƐϴϬƚŚLJĞĂƌǁŚĞŶŚĞ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚƚŽďĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌĞĚĂƟŽŶƐŽĨŽůĚĂŐĞ͘,ĞƐĂŝĚĂƚƚŚĂƚƟŵĞƚŽŚŝƐŵĂŝŶ ĚŝƐĐŝƉůĞ-ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶƚŶĂŶĚĂ͗Ζ/ĂŵĂŶŽůĚŵĂŶŶĂŶĚĂ͘͘͘/ĂŵϴϬLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͘͘͘ŵLJďŽĚLJ͘͘΀ŝƐ΁ ůŝŬĞĂŶŽůĚĐĂƌƚ͙͛dŚĞƵĚĚŚĂĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐƚŚĞŽůĚĐĂƌƚŽĨŚŝƐďŽĚLJĂƐŚĞŝƐƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞŝƚďĞŚŝŶĚ͘,ĞŝƐĂůƐŽůĞĂǀŝŶŐďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞŚƵŵĚƌƵŵĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŽĨŽŶĞŽĨŚŝƐĨĂͲ ǀŽƵƌŝƚĞĐŝƟĞƐʹsĞƐĂůŝʹůĞĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŐĂƚĞƐƚŽǁĂůŬƐůŽǁůLJŝŶƚŽƌĞŵŽƚĞƌƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƐŽůŝƚƵĚĞǁŝƚŚŶĂŶĚĂĂƚŚŝƐƐŝĚĞ͘

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ŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐƐďLJƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂůĨĞŵĂůĞƵĚĚŚŝƐƚ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐŽŶĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚŽƉŝĐƐ͘

ƵĚĚŚŝƐŵďĞŐĂŶƚŽƚĂŬĞƌŽŽƚŝŶƚŚĞtĞƐƚĂƚũƵƐƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞƚŚĂƚǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ǀŽŝĐĞƐǁĞƌĞĂƌŝƐŝŶŐƚŽĮŶĚĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŚĞƌĞͶĂŌĞƌŵŝůůĞŶŶŝĂŽĨďĞŝŶŐƌĞůĞŐĂƚĞĚƚŽ ƚŚĞďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘/ĨƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĂĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶĐĞ͕ŝƚǁĂƐĂŶĂƵƐƉŝĐŝŽƵƐŽŶĞ͕ĨŽƌƚŚĞ ǁŽŵĞŶǁŚŽĞŵĞƌŐĞĚĂƐƵĚĚŚŝƐƚƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞ ŽĨŚĂƌŵĂ-ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚŽƌƐͶĂŶĚƚŚĞLJƌĞŵĂŝŶĂŶŝŶĚĞůŝďůĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŽĨtĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƵĚĚŚŝƐŵĂƐƚŚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŵĂƚƵƌĞƐŚĞƌĞ͘dŚĞƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐŝƐ ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐĂŶƚŚŽůŽŐLJ͘dŚĞƉŝĞĐĞƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚƚŽƵĐŚŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŝĐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂƚ

ƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐͶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͕ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJ͕ůŽǀĞ͕ƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ͕ĨŽŽĚ͕ƐƚƌĞƐƐ͕ ŵŽƌƚĂůŝƚLJ͕ůŝǀŝŶŐĨƵůůLJ͕ĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĂďůĞ͕ĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐƐŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƚĞƵĚĚŚŝƐƚĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐ ŵĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŽŶŐůĞŶ͕ůŽǀŝŶŐŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ͕ĐƵůƟǀĂƟŶŐŐƌĂƟƚƵĚĞ͕ĂŶĚĚĞĞƉƌĞůĂdžĂƟŽŶ͘

dŚĞŬĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐǁŝƐĚŽŵĨƌŽŵƐƵĐŚǁĞůů-ŬŶŽǁŶĂŶĚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĞĚĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƵĚĚŚŝƐƚƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐĂƐWĞŵĂŚƂĚƌƂŶ͕LJLJĂ<ŚĞŵĂ͕^ŚĂƌŽŶ^ĂůnjďĞƌŐ͕dŽŶŝWĂĐŬĞƌ͕ DĂƵƌŝŶĞ^ƚƵĂƌƚ͕<ĂƌĞŶDĂĞnjĞŶDŝůůĞƌ͕<ŚĂŶĚƌŽZŝŶƉŽĐŚĞ͕:ĂŶŚŽnjĞŶĂLJƐ͕^ŝƐƚĞƌ ŚĂŶ<ŚŽŶŐ͕^LJůǀŝĂŽŽƌƐƚĞŝŶ͕WĂƚŶŬLJŽK͛,ĂƌĂ͕ĂƌůĞŶĞŽŚĞŶ͕:ŽĂŶŶĂDĂĐLJ͕ ŽŶŶŝĞDLJŽƚĂŝdƌĞĂĐĞ͕dƐƵůƚƌŝŵůůŝŽŶĞ͕dĞŶnjŝŶWĂůŵŽ͕dĂƌĂƌĂĐŚ͕ :ŽĂŶ^ƵƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚ͕ĂƌŽůLJŶZŽƐĞ'ŝŵŝĂŶ͕:ŽĂŶ,ĂůŝĨĂdž͕ĂŶĚŚĂƌůŽƩĞ:ŽŬŽĞĐŬ͘

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Buddhist Contemplative Care Tasmania DzTaking Refugedz 2015 Dorje Ling Retreat Centre, Lorinna, Tasmania ³We take refuge in the truth itself, in the fact that wisdom exists and is available to us´

Seated peacefully at the foot of the bodhi tree, the living source of understanding and compassion - to the Buddha I go for refuge. The path of healing and enlightenment, the way of peace ± to the Dharma I go for refuge. The community of practice, realising harmony, awareness, liberation - to the Sangha I go for refuge.

I vow to realise the Three Gems within my heart. I vow to practice looking deeply into things, to understand living beings and their suffering, and to cultivate compassion, loving kindness, joy and equanimity.

I vow to live simply and to keep my body healthy, to let go of worry and anxiety in order to be light and free. ,YRZWREHZRUWK\RIRWKHUV¶WUXVWDQGWRSUDFWLFHZKROHKHDUWHGO\ so that understanding and compassion will flower, to help living beings be free from their suffering. May the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha support my efforts.

Take refuge with us for a 5-day retreat: 25th-31st January, 2015 7RJHWKHUZH¶OOH[SORUHZKDWZHKRSHWRGHSHQGRQLQOD]\VXPPHUGD\VDQGVOHHWRIZLnter. Sit with us, laugh with us, cry if you want ± we will listen deeply to ourselves and to each other. Bring your stories: the funny ones, the sorrowful and perplexing, your hopes and joys. :H¶OOUHVHUYHDVHDWIRU\RXDWWKHIRRWRI0W5RODQG

Enquiries and Registration Thích Thông Pháp: [email protected] ± BomHyon Sunim:[email protected]

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BCCT - STRATEGIC PLANNING Hello everyone...well the time has come to formalise our little group here in Tassie. We have been talking about this move for awhile now. Having a structured group will allow us to attract funding for ongoing costs and possible projects into the future. Also it is a requirement in order to support a Buddhist Chaplain at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Currently Mukula is applying for this volunteer position and the coordinator of chaplaincy services has indicated that there needs to be an organisation who will stand by her in this role. At this stage I am not certain what ÀVWDQGLQJE\ÁLQFXUVKRZHYHUDOOZLOOEHUHYHDOHGLQWKHQH[WIHZPRQWKV,DPVXUH So a meeting has been planned to begin the process of registering BCCT (or BCCA -Tasmanian branch) with Corporate Affairs in the form of establishing an incorporation. This means a few things. Our group needs to have Office Bearers; a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Projects Officer. Secondly we need to adopt a constitution and thirdly need to set a members fee VWUXFWXUHZKLFKZLOODOORZVLQJOHJURXSPHPEHUVKLSDQGSRVVLEO\D½)ULHQGVRI½RU Associate fee. All of these points are do-able and I envisage that all office bearers roles would be operated on a shared basis making the tasks not arduous at all. Very Buddhist . Meeting date is set for Sunday 24th August at 10 am Venue: 7KD\¾VKRPH8QLW%R[KLOO5G&ODUHPRQW Lunch will be served after the meeting, cooked by Thay. This formalisation is important for the growth of BCCT or an Australian organisation BCCA. Please consider whom you would like to take up the roles of Office Bearers, again knowing that these roles will be shared between us all. Please volunteer your services if that is appropriate. A self-nomination for Projects Officer/Newsletter Editor has already been received which is Mukula. Please forward any further nominations to Mukula or Thay prior to the meeting. Lots to discuss in good company and food. Andreas will help us to formalise BCCT.