Change Your Mind Day Saturday, April 28 2007 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Fort De Soto Park, Tierra Verde, South Pinellas County (Shelter #7) (click for map of the park) (click for location map & directions to the park) click for photos of the event Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike are invited to share in this day of meditation, movement, poetry, chanting, music and children's activities. CYMD began in New York's Central Park in 1993 and is now celebrated in many cities (coordinated by Tricyle Magazine). This is the fourth year that the event will be held in the Tampa Bay area. Click here for photos from the 2004 CYMD in St Petersburg. Click here for photos from the 2005 CYMD in Tampa. Click here for photos from the 2006 CYMD in Safety Harbor (north Pinellas). Click here for photos from the 2007 CYMD at Fort De Soto Park. Teachings will be offered by local Buddhist groups representing a variety of traditions (Mahayana, Theravada, Tibetan and Zen). As in the time of the Buddha, the teachings will be presented out-of-doors in a relaxed, informal environment. No charge or obligation. Guided meditations - chanting - talks - movement - music - books - children's activities Arrive at anytime. If you come early, bring a picnic lunch, and consider bringing a vegetarian dish to share (water and tea provided). No experience necessary. No charge or obligation. The Buddha taught that each person must discover the truth of his teachings for themselves. Come and see. The Tampa Bay area has an exceptionally wide variety of Buddhist groups. They include temples that serve a number of Asian-American communities; groups that represent at least five Tibetan lineages; and groups that practice styles of meditation such as Mindfulness, Nichiren, Vipassana and Zen. Change Your Mind Day provides an opportunity for members of these many groups to come together, and a chance for interested non-Buddhists to sample many types of practices in a relaxed, informal environment. Schedule Events were at Shelter #7, unless otherwise noted 11:00 -- Opening Pali chanting -- Bhante Wipulasara (Florida Buddhist Vihara) and other monastics 11:20 -- Offering of alms food for monastics (concurrently at the food area) 11:25 -- Engaging the Lotus Sutra: Celebrating 753 years of Nichiren Shu Buddhism -- Erin Templeton & Patrick Lauer of Nichiren Shu 11:45 -- To Be Announced -- Karma Thegsum Chöling 12:05 -- Introduction to Bathing the Baby Buddha -- Frank Tedesco of Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship 12:10 -- Lunch (potluck vegetarian -- food donations welcome but not required) 12:35 (concurrently at the beach) -- Rikkyo Kaishu-E: A ceremony to commemorate the founding of Nichiren Buddhism -- Erin Templeton & Patrick Lauer of Nichiren Shu 12:50 -- Music - sing along with Rick Ferriss of BPF-Tampa Bay,  12:55 -- Music - Frank Sirois of Soka Gakkai - Tampa Bay 1:00 -- Loose yourself and find yourself -- Betsy Lagana of Manatee Meditation Group 1:20 -- To Be Announced -- Paula Bickford of Shambhala St. Pete 1:40 -- Socially Engaged Buddhism -- Frank Tedesco of Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship 2:00 -- To Be Announced -- Lily Lee and Tom Lacey of Middle Way Buddhist Association 2:20 -- The benefits of Loving Kindness... without being a doormat! -- Angus Berry of Parbawatiya Buddhist Center 2:40 -- break 3:05 -- To Be Announced -- Bhikkhuni Sudarshana and Bhante Wimala of Samadhi Center 3:05 -- (concurrently at the Children's area) Children's Meditation -- Anika of Parbawatiya Buddhist Center  3:25 -- To Be Announced -- Patrick Stone of Soka  Gakkai - Tampa Bay 3:45 -- Good in the beginning, Good in the middle & Good in the end: The essence of Vajrayana Buddhist Practice -- Richard Weissman of Ratnashri Sangha 4:05 -- To Be Announced -- Steve Shealy of Flowing Dharma 4:25 -- To Be Announced -- Lucjan Shila of Clear Light Dharma 4:50 -- Heart Sutra chanting -- led by Betsy Lagana of Manatee Mediation Group and Davy Wood of Clear Water Zen Group This free event is sponsored by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. For more information, visit www.bpf-tampabay.org, call (727) 392-7698 or (813) 850-8168, or e-mail info@bpf-tampabay.org Click below for flyers for printing (.pdf files) The Buddha taught that we cultivate peace and happiness by changing our minds from confusion to wisdom

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