Three Jewels Sangha of Midland (UUFOM)

05/17/2020

This is a simple guided 20 minute mediation with bells and silence by Thich Nhat Hanh - audio only. (It begins with three bells and silence until about 3 minutes into the video and then he speaks to you... as you are listening focus on listening to the bells and seeing how long you can hear them, and then relax during the silence and focus on your breath, maybe smiling a little, and focus on the gladness that you are alive). If 20 minutes is too long, you can always stop the video sooner.

This is a 20 minutes guided meditation offered by Thich Nhat Hanh, part of the Plum Village Essential Meditations in the free Plum Village app: https://plumv...

04/15/2018

Just a heads up for all: WEATHER CANCELLATION: services, religious education classes, or youth group meetings being held tomorrow April 15 have been cancelled due to inclement weather. Be safe everyone!

04/04/2018

Join us for tonight's Tea and Meditation discussion: the Four Noble Truths (using "The Heart of Buddha's Teachings" Thich Nhat Hanh) (UU Fellowship of Midland)

01/17/2018

A French Buddhist monk’s perspective on happiness...

What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.

01/15/2018

This is an interesting video explaining Zen Meditation.

At Yokoji we perform chanting services on a daily basis. This video covers the basics of a Zen Buddhist Chanting service—what we do and why we do it. Find mo...

01/14/2018

Over the next few days, leading up to our Wednesday discussion, we will be posting (and encourage others to post as well) a variety of Buddhist meditative practices. This one is called Nada Yoga (meditation on sound or sound of silence meditation):

Ajahn Amaro explains how to practice nada yoga and why this simple act of listening to inner sound can help you realize emptiness.

01/14/2018

One thought on the value of the sangha community practice...

Thich Nhat Hanh explains that sangha is more than a community, it’s a deep spiritual practice.

01/14/2018

Happy New Year everyone! We began this year last Sunday with a meeting to discuss future plans for the Sangha and here are some of the outcomes. Thank you everyone who attended this gathering. We had a small but very productive meeting. The biggest news is that we are changing the meditation days to Wednesdays at 5:30 and they will begin with a gathering period from 5:30 to 6pm in the upstairs meeting room (301 - old youth room) and then going down at 6pm for meditation. We are working on a schedule for different types of meditation, and we will be getting together this Wednesday at 5:30 to work on this schedule. (We plan to end with a short meditation period but spend most of this meeting discussing ideas). Thank you also to Dani Fillmore who has volunteered to send updates and announcements via email!

11/27/2017

PLEASE NOTE: Monday Meditation is on hold until January. We will not be having meditation until then. If you are interested in using the meditation room, it is available to congregants on Sundays (before, during and after service) and during the week during office hours. Feel free to use it for solo practice.

08/28/2017

Hello, everyone! Sadly, we will be cancelling meditation tonight due to the water issues at the church (they are under control but clean up still needs to happen), and it is a bit wet from rain outside). We will have meditation on Labor Day September 4.

07/31/2017

Meditation is cancelled for tonight (July 31). We will have meditation next week...on August 7.

06/05/2017

JUNE 5 MONDAY MEDITATION UPDATE: Message from Heather. I will be arriving at 5:30pm to set up, so that we can begin meditation immediately at 6pm. We will finish a bit early to allow those who are going to the 7pm Gerrymandering movie at the Grace A Dow Library to make it.