Open Circle
Sunday, April 16, Dr. Gene Basin will give a talk on “Modern Science and Spirituality” at the Open Circle meeting held in the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Sala, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Basin, the author of “Becoming Your Best Self: A Theoretical and Practical Guide to Personal Transformation from Duality to Unity,” believes that practicing certain simple mental and physical exercises can enable us to take total responsibility for our life – a life in which feeling good is our normal everyday state. He maintains his approach provides all the necessary tools to accomplish our goals and arrive at our desired destination.
Basin’s life is an example of the “Becoming Your Best Self” philosophy. A political refugee, he fled the USSR in 1975 with few possessions and little money, knowing only a smattering of English. A well-known Russian artist, he founded the first U.S. art-in-exile gallery in New York City and then opened galleries in San Diego, Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California. He earned a doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the American Institute of Hypnotherapy in 1991, and later became a Master NLP practitioner. He defines his life’s purpose as helping people become happier and healthier.
For more information, see opencircleajijic.org.
Democrats Abroad
Democrats Abroad (DA)film, Sunday, April 16, 1:30 p.m. at Cinemas del Lago is “Fire at Sea,” about the humanitarian crisis in the seas around the Mediterranean island of Lampesdusa.
Kelly Hayes Raitt will speak on Emerging Democracies and my recent trip to Mongolia,” at the DA meeting Monday, April 17, 4 p.m. at La Bodega Restaurant in Ajijic. Hayes-Raitt is a political consultant from California.Join her for a spirited conversation about the recent U.S. election and other topics.
LCS seminars, lectures
No TED seminars or Neill James lectures are scheduled on April 18 or 25. The TED seminars will resume Tuesday, May 2 and the Neill James lectures will begin again in December.
Lakeside Freethinkers
The next meeting of the Lakeside Freethinkers, Wednesday, April 19, 4 p.m., at La Nueva Posada, will be a continuation of a discussion on human evolution as well as the commonest objections to evolutionary theory.
The group meets the third Wednesday of each month at La Nueva Posada. Dinner and additional discussion usually follow.
The Lakeside Freethinkers define a “freethinker” as a person who as an atheist, agnostic, secular humanist, or skeptic. They believe that individuals should not accept ideas proposed as truth without recourse to knowledge and reason. They reject belief in the supernatural and rely on science and reason to guide their lives. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
LCS Bus Trips
The Lake Chapala Society hosts a bus trip to the crafts centers of Tonala and Tlaquepaque, Wednesday, April 26. Shop in Tonala for home decor and handicrafts, while Tlaquepaque is home to many upscale retailers and fine dining options in an historical and architecturally significant pedestrian-only zone.
Thursday, April 27, LCS takes the bus to Guadalajara’s Galerias Mall, with its adjacent Costco Sam’s and Super Walmart stores. Major retailers at Galerias include Best Buy, Sears and H&M, while restaurant choice include Cheesecake Factory, PF Chang and Applebee’s.
Cost for either trip is 350 pesos for members and 450 pesos for non-members. The bus departs promptly at 9:30 a.m. from at the sculpture in La Floresta.
Buddhists
The Sangha’s regular meditation and teaching session is on Wednesday from 3:30 p.m., and the formal program goes from 4-6 p.m.
Hour-long silent meditation periods, including sitting and walking meditation, are offered Sundays and Mondays from 9-10 a.m. and Thursdays from 11 a.m.- noon.
Note: No Wednesday morning yoga class April 19 and 22.
The Heart of Awareness is grounded in the teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Theravada/Vipassana tradition. Prior experience or affiliation is not required. The sangha’s location is at Guadalupe Victoria 101 in Ajijic. For more information, visit heartofawareness.org, or call Janet Reichert, (331) 043-4669.
Old cars wanted
The Red Cross will help you get rid of that clunker you don’t want at no cost. For whatever reason you wish to dispose of a non-working, crashed or too-expensive-to-fix vehicle, Mexican or foreign-plated, with or without title or registration, the Chapala Cruz Roja will have it towed for you and take care of the paperwork.
To donate your old car to this organization call Fernando Reyes, (376) 765-4095 or 331-485-9048.
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2017 Chapala Directory
The 2017 Chapala Directory, Lakeside’s annual phone directory and area guide in English, along with the most recent edition of the Streetsmart map guide, are now available in hard copy at Diane Pearl, Colon 1 in Ajijc, at Wise Dog Books across from the Ajijic plaza, and in limited supply at additional advertisers.
The number of pages of both books continues to climb, something publisher ImagenMx hopes is a sign of economic growth in the area.
Hope House BBQ
Juan Mata of Ranger’s BBQ in El Salto will host a Texas Pork BBQ fundraiser for the Hope House, a boys orphanage in Ixtlahuacan de Los Membrillos, April 19 at La Huerta Events Hall in West Ajijic from noon to 3 p.m. The menu will include BBQ pork, cole slaw, maccaroni and cheese, ice tea, lemonade and cold beer on tap. Tickets, 200 pesos will be sold at the door.
The 22 boys aged from 3-16 years of age will receive the benefits from this event. For more information see www.casahogarmexico.org/home.