Dear Troy Shambhala,

Spring is getting a slow start this year, but some things won’t wait—like tulips, and discursive thoughts. Let’s sit! Sitting each Thursday in May is from 6:30-7:30 PM, as usual. And do join us for the following extras after sitting:

May 2: After sitting we’ll plan for a group dinner in downtown Troy (optional of course). 
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May 9: Snack Salon – Feel free to bring something to share! Food, Conversation, and Meditation is the order for the day. We can do all of that in one shot!
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May 16: Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown will join us for a short practice session, and then we’ll gather for some conversation and refreshments.
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May 23: Movie Night – details to be announced!
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May 30: Pema Time – The last Thursday of each month is reserved to hear from Pema Chödrön. We’ll read a chapter from one of her phenomenal texts or listen to listen a recorded teaching. 
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Also: 
Running (or Walking) with the Mind of Meditation
Monday, May 20, at 6:30PM:
For details and registration: http://troy.shambhala.org/calendar-details/?id=402432

Please register! This event will be canceled without a minimum of registrations. Thank you.

Suggested donation: $5.00
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Dear Troy Shambhala,

Spring is eager to emerge from the long winter, and its haphazard beginnings are becoming visible. Let’s see what comes up. Sitting each Thursday in April is from 6:30-7:30 PM, as usual. And do join us for the following extras after sitting:

April 4: Parinirvana Day: Celebrating Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche – This will replace our usual sitting. We invite you all to observe the 32nd anniversary of the parinirvana of the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche by practicing the Sadhana of Mahamudra. The sadhana is one of the first practices that the Vidyadhara encouraged his students to do when he taught in the West. Afterward we plan to have a group dinner in downtown Troy (optional).
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April 11: Snack Salon – Food, Conversation, and Meditation is the order for the day. We can do all of that in one shot! Feel free to bring something to share!
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April 18: Book Study – Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa – Chapters FOUR & FIVE. On third Thursdays in 2019, we study SSPW as a group. Perhaps this text has been sitting on your shelf for a while; now is a great opportunity to crack it open. Read chapters 4 and 5 ahead of time and we will discuss it after sitting. Texts are available for purchase.
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April 25: Pema Time – The last Thursday of each month is reserved to hear from Pema Chödrön. We’ll read a chapter from one of her phenomenal texts or listen to a short teaching.
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Dear Troy Shambhala,

The sunlight is increasing day by day. Who knows what it will uncover! Let’s find out. Sitting each Thursday in March is from 6:30-7:30 PM, as usual. And do join us for the following extras after sitting:

March 7: Group dinner in downtown Troy
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Dear Troy Shambhala,

The Year of the Earth Boar is upon us. Let’s celebrate together with some good practice and good food. Sitting meditation each Thursday in February is from 6:30-7:30 PM, as usual. And do join us for the following extras after sitting:

Feb 7: Community Dinner in Troy – We’ll end sitting a bit early and head out to dinner in the neighborhood. Suggested: Sunhee’s Korean, with vegetarian & vegan options
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February 14: Snack Salon – Feel free to bring something to share! Food, Conversation, and Meditation is the Sakyong’s prescription. We can do all of that in one shot! We’ll also have a community update.
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February 21: Book Study – Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa – Chapters TWO & THREE. On third Thursdays in 2019, we study SSPW as a group. Perhaps this text has been sitting on your shelf for a while; now is a great opportunity to crack it open. Read chapters Two and Three ahead of time and we will discuss it after sitting. Texts are available for purchase.
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February 28: Group Book Reading – When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chödrön
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Also, Happening in Albany:
Shambhala Day Celebration: Year of the Earth Pig
https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=382562

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