Last night around 10:30pm I received an email from Jack Kornfield of Spirit Rock (www.spiritrock.org) which had been sent out to the Spirit Rock emailing list.
I don't know how many people are on the email list but I suspect that it's probably one of the largest lists in the bay area for people interested in meditation and/or general Buddhist study.
The email was:
Friday Sept 28, 2007
10:36pm PT
Dear [name],
Much of our meditation practice here at Spirit Rock has its roots in Theravada Buddhist practices learned by our teachers from their teachers in the monasteries of Burma and Thailand.
As students there, we were the constant recipients of tremendous generosity and warm-heartedness, and we will always be deeply indebted to not only those in the monasteries, but also the lay people in those countries.
So it is with great sadness and concern that we witness the current struggles going on in Burma, especially as it relates to those who have been demonstrating peacefully only to be met with violence and arrests.
Many students at Spirit Rock have asked how best to support the monks, nuns and lay people of Burma at this time.
One important way is to educate others about Burma and the situation there. Another way is to join the peaceful demonstrations that are happening in San Francisco or in your own community and show your solidarity with the monks and the people of Burma.
To get information on vigils happening both in the Bay Area and elsewhere, please visit the Buddhist Peace Fellowship website and look under Action Alerts.
A number of Spirit Rock teachers are involved with these peaceful demonstrations of solidarity, including me.
The next San Francisco event will be on Monday, October 1 at 12 noon at Justin Herman Plaza, which is located at the foot of Market St. downtown (near Embarcadero BART station). Please wear red to show your support.
Another way to help is by making a donation to the Burmese fund of your choice. All of the dana collected at our next Monday night class will go to the Foundation for the People of Burma website - an organization with close ties to Spirit Rock that has been actively involved in bringing aid to the people of Burma since 1999.
Out of respect and gratitude for the people of Burma and with metta,
Jack Kornfield
3 comments:
This site is great! Thanks so much for putting it together. May freedom and justice prevail in Burma and worldwide!
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