Spring Newsletter 2022
Dear Friends
Welcome to Spring 2022.
Certainly, with the passing of minutes, hours, days, weeks and months, we find our selves’ in the
Season of Spring.
Here in the Southern Hemisphere, when Spring arrives it means that we are already two-thirds through the year, with just four months before our year ends!
Whilst all the Seasons of the year have their particular beauty, worth and wealth; Spring has a special
attraction for us all with the blossoming of Nature. As we appreciate our own fundamental Nature as
part of the great eco-system, Human Beings also feel a sense of relief at the passing of Winter and the
growing warmth and beauty of Spring.
No matter where we live on this wonderful planet – Spring is a wonderful Season appreciated by all
living creatures. However, we need to ‘come to our senses’ both literally and metaphorically to
appreciate Spring through Nature and thus experience the psycho-physical joy that the season of Spring
offers to us.
Spring calls us to come to our senses and be Mindful, Receptive, Attentive and Kind-ful to Nature and the Natural Environment. Spring reminds us of something regenerative and blossoming within our selves.
That urge to grow to develop and evolve; this is the birth right of us all – both physically and especially Psycho – Spiritually!
May Mindfulness and Kind-fulness, experienced as a Heart-fulness – connect us more fully with Life and
our Life, to our self and others, through our experience of Spring.
I offer my Verse below as inspiration towards that end.
May we all have a wonderful Spring Season in 2022.
Kind Regards
John B.
SPRING AWOKE FROM HER WINTERS SLEEP
Spring awoke from her Winters sleep;
She had an appointment with time;
She needed to keep!
Sharing her warmth across the land;
We felt her caring, regenerating;
Nurturing hand.
Flora and fauna does rejoice;
As Winters grey days;
Are not their choice.
Blossoms appear on bushes and trees;
A multiplicity of bright flowers;
Sweet pollen for butterflies, birds and bees.
Spring is a season of sensory joy;
Enhanced when Mindfulness;
We intentionally employ.
Spring lightens and brightens our Mind;
Inspiring us to let-go and leave
The pains of the past behind!
Nature in Spring calls to our senses;
Diminishing mind-made stress;
Disarming Psychological Defences.
Spring calls us to here to this day;
To what is Good, Right and Real;
To feel actually okay!
Let us appreciate Springs beauty while it does last;
Because with the passing of time;
We know that this Spring too, will become the past!
THURSDAY NIGHT DROP-IN MEDITATION GROUP
Our Weekly Drop-In Evening Meditation Group, which has transitioned from the pre-COVID 19 Monday Night to now a Thursday Night from 6.30 – 7.30pm continues to support our Mindfulness Meditation Practice.
If you are coming for the first time, do send us an email or text John on: 0400 022 048 so we know that you are coming.
Parking is available in the Car Park area off Double View Road (See picture), Farrants Hill on the left side – entrance between the two Orange Witches Hats on the side of the Road.
The Meditation Group is run on DANA – your expression of Generosity for the Teachings and Guidance offered by John.
BODHI TREE FOREST MONASTERY – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery is located 7 minutes outside the town on Lismore and is situated on 95 acres of land. Venerable Pannyavaro is the Senior Monk there and has reforested the land with over 10,000 Rain Forest Trees. He recently mentioned to me that he could use some Volunteer helping hands for further Bush Regeneration – Tree Planting as well as helping in the Vege Garden.
Feel free to send an email to Venerable Pannyavaro to let him know that you might like to come and help out.
His email address is: venpannyavaro@gmail.com
And website: https://bodhitreemonastery.org/
