Uu Buddhist

	www.dharmamemphis.com
	A Mid-South Collective dedicated to the practice of meditation and the teachings of the Buddha. HomedBuddhismdFAQdThis WeekdMeditationdRetreatsdCentersdBookstoredMailing ListdEmail Webmaster

DHARMA MEMPHIS

CENTERS

Tibetan Yoga is being taught at 3PM on Sunday's here at Dragon Seat by Chuck Sullivan a local acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist who has worked with opening energy pathways in the body for many years. This is open to all regardless of physical condition and is done in a chair. There is a meditation and contemplative component to the yoga.

BUDDHIST INTERESTS

OTHER INTERESTS

NeshobaBuddhist, a UU Buddhist & Meditation Group led by Sam Chanh Niem Lathem, Sensei NOTICE: NESHOBA WILL BE INACTIVE JAN-MAR 2006 WHILE Sam Chanh Niem Lathem IS ON RETREAT Meetings are every 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month April 2005 through July 2005. Meditation sessions begin @ 7pm until 8:30pm in the main sanctuary of the Church. 7350 Raleigh-LaGrange Rd., Cordova, TN
Sam Chanh Niem Lathem 901-491-4049	Email		Neshoba 901-226-2626	Internet Group

The practices include:

	Chanting,
	Mandala studies,
	Zazen sitting,
	Mindful Breathing (sitting, standing and walking ).

NeshobaBuddhist, a UU Buddhist & Meditation Group led by Sam B. Lathem, Sensei conducts explorations of Buddhism, all forms and sects, along with a wide variety of meditative practices.

Much of the material is drawn from the writings of Thich Nhat Hahn and other Western Buddhist teachers ( Kornfield. Salszberg, C. Jung ).

"We WELCOME people if all philosophical or religious backgrounds to attend our meetings at Neshoba Church."

Short Biography:

Sam Chanh Niem Lathem attends Quan An Monastery and joins practitioners on Wednesday nights at Eastern Sun Yoga Studio. He started with Buddhism some 20 years ago when he lived and worked for a number of years in Hong Kong. He is a practicing lay person who was given the title of Sensei (teacher) when in Japan. He considers himself a Mayahana participant, and studied in San Francisco at the Soto Zen School under Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and was a member of The San Francisco Zen Order( 1967).
Sam comes from Christian roots and find no conflict between The Unitarian Universalist covenant and the teachings of the Buddha and his Dharma. Unitarian Universalist's have Five Zen masters who have Sangha's within the UUA structure, in the USA.

Links to other UU resources:

	Click on Logo's for information on Neshoba Church and the UU Buddhist Fellowship
	Unitarian-Universalist Association home page: From here, you can connect to other UU organizations and resources, including many local congregations with home pages
	Principles & Purposes of the UUA: For all our diversity, here's what we agree on
	Unitarian Universalism In Brief: A short intro to what UUism is all about