10/02/2023
Community Awareness (Vancouver, BC):
Vancouver Shambhala Centre is hosting an open house to welcome community members to meditation practice on every first Wednesday of the month provided with ASL interpretation starting at Nov 1st, 7PM at the Vancouver BC Centre. No fee however, donation are appreciated.
For more information about the the announcement and the event description.
https://vancouver.shambhala.org/programs/open-house/
ID: A screenshot image of Vancouver Shambhala website (top to bottom) shows background of dark blue overlap with a light blue gradient banner and logo for the Shambhala Organization.
"It is one representation of the "Great Eastern Sun" This is sometimes said to refer to the life force that permeates all of existence. It is Great in that it is profound and powerful. The notion of East is that it is always arising, fresh in each moment. And the notion of Sun refers to the fact that it shines without prejudice on all things.
The notion of Great Eastern Sun is connected with the Shambhala concept of "basic goodness," sometimes compared with "buddha nature." It refers to the fact that we, and the world simply works, as part of a universal whole, beyond good and bad, with nothing missing and nothing that needs to be removed." - logo description provided by Shambhala Vancouver.
A gold-bronze buddha statue with a brown shawl reveals from the chest, both left and right hands on top of each other.
On the right side, with a icon in black rectangle button with three white lines horizontally, with a text reads, "Menu"
Back to the center with text reads, "Wednesday Open House". Below with photograph looks to have a group of people sitting in rows with meditation seating during a guided session with a meditator to the far back of the room.
A section of written paragraph reads, "Open house, hosted every Wednesday night at the Vancouver Shambhala Centre, welcomes newcomers into the community with warmth. The evening takes first time meditators through guided instruction which flows..."
