Wednesday, September 12, 2007

THIS SATURDAY- Nashville Buddhist Festival!!


Cultivating Peace: Beginning with Ourselves

Saturday, September 15, 2007 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
First Church Unity, 5125 Franklin Road.

Join us for a day of meditation, teachings, contemplative exercises, music, yoga and more. Everyone is welcome: the curious, newcomers and experienced practitioners.
Free admission. Rain or shine.

Please join us for our opening ceremony at 11 a.m. There will be a special interdenominational “Meditation for the Cultivation of Peace.”

Schedule:
11:00 Opening: 108 invitations of the gong
11:10 Welcome: Master of Ceremonies
11:15 Cultivating Peace Meditation
11:40 Lisa Ernst (One Dharma Nashville)
12:10 Rev. Taiun Michael Elliston, Sensei (Nashville Zen Center)

12:40 Kali Yuga Yoga (yay! that's us!!)

1:00 First Coordinator Panel
1:35 Skip Ewing (Nashville Mindfulness Center)
2:05 Music Performance: Kindling Stone
2:30 Ven. Bhante Nyanasobhano (Nashville Insight Center)
3:00 Acharya David Schneider (Shambhala Nashville)
3:30 12 South Yoga
3:50 Second Coordinator Panel
4:25 Ven. Ashin U Pannasiha (Nashville Insight Center)
4:50 Gratitude and encouragement: Master of Ceremonies
4:55 Closing: 108 invitations of the gong

1 comment:

Kalki Weisthor said...

Thanks for the blog space, Leah! If anyone wants more info, go to http://www.nashvillebuddhistfestival.com/. If you have questions, feel free to email me!