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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | JUNE 2017 | 33 Hard to believe summer is here and how gorgeous Sun Lakes is with beautiful flowers. What a wonderful place to live. The Paisano Club just wants to add to the ambiance by providing one night a month of fun and games. We had a smaller, but certainly an enthusiastic group for our Cinco De Mayo Celebration. The change from Friday to Saturday night (this will be the only time this year) had a lot to do with it, besides it being the 30 Year Celebration and our wonderful Chorale performances. The decorations were just great — sombreros, cacti and red chili peppers. So colorful and festive, created by Jeanette Cadmus and her wonderful helpers. Mexican food in abundance by Thomas Catering, arranged by Provi Donadio. The entertainment "Lady Diatribe" was a marvelous — thanks to Jeri Wall. Our June event will be Fri., June 2 at the South Clubhouse. The theme will be oriental. Expect great food and entertainment. Doors will open at 5:30 pm. Coffee and water will be provided. You are welcome to BYOB if you prefer. The cost is $15 and checks should be delivered to Carol Choisnet at 610 Torrey Pines Road (corner of Torrey Pine and Riviera) and put into little white box provided. Those wanting to join — the dues are $20 per year. Please make a separate check for dues. You can also give your checks to Carol at the prior meeting for the next event. You just come — sit at a designated table, eat, laugh, get to know your table companions, be entertained and go home with a smile on your face. The board of Directors want to thank all of our members for their participation and continued support of our wonderful, friendly and fun club. For more information, please call our President – Clark Robinson – 797-0597 and for last minute cancellations or reservations – call Jeri Wall – 909-713-3311. Paisano Club "The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name." Tao Te Ching These powerful words written some 2,500 years ago are startling in that even as far back as over 2,000 years ago, the Truth was known. But as the Tao Te Ching expressed it; it is inexpressible. It cannot be told and it cannot be named, but it can be embodied and be expressive of the infinite 'I' whereby the individual has dissolved and the eternal 'I' only remains. Behind the apparent solidity of this world there is an Eternal Intelligence, a vast endless Consciousness which is at the basis of the Real, but hearing this will not cause one to know God/Self/Tao. It will feel good to hear the Truth, but it will not actually cause one to Realize God. To do that one must drop proceeding from a 'me', must stop giving credence to an individual self and realize that there is a vast, limitless Powerful Intelligence that circumvents the mind. That Intelligence is the source of our being, but who knows this? It can only be accessed in Silence and then ONLY by desiring it more than anything in this world; more than a drowning man wanting air. At such a point Grace is activated to guide the seeker to merge with the One, to realize and know God by surrendering the personal self. Satsang (group meeting with a spiritual aim) begins with a 30 min. meditation (15 min. if new people are present) followed by a discourse and a short video presentation offered by a teacher adhering to the teaching of Non-Duality. As always questions are warmly encouraged. We meet in the Main Clubhouse Multipurpose Room (next to the Library). Our weekly schedule is as follows: SUNDAYS AT 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM This is a FREE offering. My background includes 29 years of formal spiritual practice under the guidance of two masters and 8 years of teaching (6 at Sun Lakes). You need not bring anything except an Open Mind. My name is Gina and I can be reached at gina-sat@msn.com or 951-846-1220 if you have further questions. Meditation: a pathway to truth