Weekly Events at Vishnu's Couch

Events for
July 3rd - 5th, 2026

Quote of the Week

"The unreal has no being; the real never ceases to be. The final truth about them both has thus been perceived by the seers of ultimate reality."

Bhagavad-Gita 2.16

Commentary: The seers of ultimate reality are the wise ones who know (intellectually and experientially) the difference between the real and the unreal. The unreal is that which is apparent to our senses but which has no permanent reality, like a passing cloud. Simply stated, our entire apparent three dimensional ever-changing sensual reality is unreal! This apparent reality gives rise to our everyday dualistic experiences all of which Krishna recommends "...bear them patiently O Bharata" simply because they have no lasting reality. What is left apart from our sensual experiences is what is truly real, and that is our witness consciousness, our Higher Self, or our divine beingness. This beingness alone is what is true, unchanging, immortal, stable and dependable. A Course in Miracles (ACIM) in its preface, expresses in three sentences this foundational idea as the summation of its entre teaching: Nothing real can be threatened threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God. Knowing this is what makes one a seer of ultimate reality, and allows one to live in wholeness and evenness, celebrating the diversity of the unreal while remaining established in the underlying all-pervading unity of the real.

Yogi Edmond

Movie Night

Movie: Rental Family

Date: Friday, July 3rd, 2026

Time: 7:30pm (optional: bring a dish or snack)

Optional: Yoga and the Movie ... Yoga starts at 5:30pm

Rental Family Youtube Trailer

Staring: Branden Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto

Directed by: Hikari (Mitsuyo Miyazaki)

Screenplay by: Hikari, Stephen Balhut

Produced by: Eddie Viasman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shim Yamaguchi

Genre: Drama

Running time: 110 min.

Release Date: November 2025

American actor Phillip Vanderploeg (Branden Fraser) lives in Tokyo and constantly searches for work following his success in a toothpaste commercial seven years earlier. He is stuck taking minor roles until being hired by Rental Family, a company that provides actors to play stand-in family members and friends for strangers. Initially reluctant due to its absurd premise, Phillip, desperate for funds, accepts after the company's owner, Shinji (Takehiro Hira), insists that they need a "token white guy".

Hope to see you there! ☺

Group Meditation

Sunday, July 5th, from

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Musical toning from Tom Kenyon's CD entitled:

The Sphere of All Possibilities

followed by:

Knowledge Cinema

Youtube Link

Mayim Bialik interviews Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer on her mind/body research:
Your Body Is Obeying Your Beliefs.

-----------Other Local Events----------

30 Main St., Binghamton.

Sunday July 5th Service

begins at 11:30am in the Eden Room

Feel free to come early and join Unity folks and FCC congregants for

coffee, snacks and social time, which starts at 11:00am

The Speaker for this Sunday is DeeOna Fuson

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Next Speaker: July 12th--Andree; July 19th--Art; July 26--Yogi E

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New Children's Book, ages 4-12

teaching the Five Principles of Unity

Cost: $15 with shipping

Please let Merri know if you are interested in ordering it.

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July 5th Unity Lunch after service: at Piccolo's Cafe,
161 Main St. Binghamton

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July 6th: Book/Conversation Group meeting is at 6:30pm in the Eden room.

We are continuing to read Awake by Angelo Dilullo.

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July 8th: ACIM Group meeting is at 6:30pm in the Eden room

This meeting is for anyone interested in living their Spirituality; it is a practice as opposed to a study group.

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July 26th is the last Sunday in July: Unity Member's Day to bring Snacks.

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Unity and FCC are collecting donations for CHOW in a bin at the FCC entrance.

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NoMa - North of Main

Accepting donations of any and all new and lightly used summer or fall clothing items.

Drop off times at FCC, 30 Main St. Binghamton

Tues - Wed. 11am - 2pm

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-----------Upcoming Events----------

Mondays from 7:30 - 9:00pm

The Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group (website)

at the FCC 2nd floor, 30 Main St, Binghamton

Bhakti Vijaya

Kirtan, Chanting, Spiritual Talks

August 5th, 2026

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Unity in the Southern Tier

30 Main Street, Binghamton, NY 13901

This event includes a potluck of snacks, so you're welcome to bring snacks.

Please share this event with your friends.

Unity.org Word Day of Prayer

Wednesday September 9 - 10th, 2026 from 7-9 pm

Click this link for more info, to submit prayers, or to register.

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Events for
June 26th - 28th, 2026

Quote of the Week

"That man indeed whom these (contacts) do not disturb, who is even-minded in pleasure and pain, steadfast, he is fit for immortality, O'best of men."

Bhagavad-Gita 2.15

Commentary: In the previous verse, Lord Krishna asked Arjuna to patiently bear the experiences that arise when the senses come into contact with their objects, because these experiences are transient and a natural function of this relative, temporal, human experience. In this verse he goes even further by stating that one who remains undisturbed, even-minded, and steadfast in the face of these passing experiences is fit for immortality. Clearly the Lord knows that everyone is immortal, given that we are all expressions of His divine nature, but He is pointing out that those who are established in the knowledge of their divine identity are naturally undisturbed, even-minded, and steadfast in the presence of sense experiences, thus immortality befits them; they are not trying to remain undisturbed, etc., that state of being is just the natural response of being established in the knowledge of their true identity. The Lord is quietly teaching us that the degree to which we are disturbed, etc., by these sense experiences is the degree to which we are currently unaware of our true divine identity and nature.

Yogi Edmond

Movie Night

Movie: The Tender Bar

Date: Friday, June 26th, 2026

Time: 7:30pm (optional: bring a dish or snack)

Optional: Yoga and the Movie ... Yoga starts at 5:30pm

The Tender Bar Trailer

Directed by: George Clooney

Produced by: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Ted Hope

Screenplay by: William Monahan, based on the book by J. Moehringer

Staring: Ben Afflect, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, Christopher Lloyd Daniel Ranien

Genre: Drama

Running time: 104 min.

Release Date: December 2021

A gentle coming of age movie about a kid in search of a lost father. Fortunately the kid finds all that he needs and more in terms of a father figure, friend and mentor in the loving care of his uncle, with loving support by his mother, grandfather and his uncle's buddies, he matures into a wise adult. His uncle is a tender, well read guy who runs a local bar; hence the movie title. I especially appreciated the wisdom, honesty, and loving mentorship he provides to the kid. A very heart warming movie.

Hope to see you there! ☺

Group Meditation

Sunday, June 28th, from

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Musical toning from Tom Kenyon's CD entitled:

The Sphere of All Possibilities

followed by:

Knowledge Cinema

The Silent Season (video)

Darryl Anka channeling Bashar

Bashar is a being of extraterrestrial origin, a friend from the future who has spoken for the past 30 years through the channel Darryl Anka, bringing through a wave of new information that clearly explains in detail how the universe works and how each person creates the reality they experience. Over the years, thousands of individuals have had the opportunity to apply these principles to manifest the reality they prefer.

-----------Other Local Events----------

30 Main St., Binghamton.

Sunday June 28th Service

begins at 11:30am in the Eden Room

Feel free to come early and join Unity folks and FCC congregants for

coffee, snacks and social time, which starts at 11:00am

The Speaker for this Sunday is Julie Boerst

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Next Speaker: July 5th--DeeOna; July 12th--Andree; July 19th--Art; July 26--Yogi E

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New Children's Book, ages 4-12

teaching the Five Principles of Unity

Cost: $15 with shipping

Please let Merri know if you are interested in ordering it.

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June 28th is the first meeting of the new Unity Board, immediately following Service.

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Qdoba Mexican Eats
is hosting a fundraising event for FCC

Monday June 29th from 4:00 to 8:00pm at
2412 Vestal Parkway East

Please attend if you can.

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June 29th: Book/Conversation Group meeting is at 6:30pm in the Eden room.

We are continuing to read Awake by Angelo Dilullo.

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July 1st: ACIM Group meeting is at 6:30pm in the Eden room

This meeting is for anyone interested in living their Spirituality; it is a practice as opposed to a study group.

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July 26th is the last Sunday in July: Unity Member's Day to bring Snacks.

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Unity and FCC are collecting donations for CHOW in a bin at the FCC entrance.

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NoMa - North of Main

Accepting donations of any and all new and lightly used summer or fall clothing items.

Drop off times at FCC, 30 Main St. Binghamton

Tues - Wed. 11am - 2pm

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-----------Upcoming Events----------

Mondays from 7:30 - 9:00pm

The Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group (website)

at the FCC 2nd floor, 30 Main St, Binghamton

Third Wednesday of each month,

at the Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St, Binghamton.

If you are concerned about the state of the world and our country, come gather with us to share feelings, thoughts, ideas, art, poetry, song, articles, etc. with the intention of creating community and peace. For more information please contact Narani at 917.692.9340.