Events for
Oct 30th - Nov 1st, 2026
at 108 Park Ave. Binghamton NY 13903

Quote of the Week
"Creatures are unmanifest in the beginning, manifest in the middle state and unmanifest again at the end, O Bharata!  What grief is there in this?"

Bhagavad-Gita 2.28

Commentary:   The Taittiriya Upanishad, 3.6.1 states that "Out of bliss these beings are born; In bliss they are sustained, and to bliss they go and merge again," which emphasizes this week's quote.  We emanate from the unmanifest state--described as eternal (sat) bliss (ananda) consciousness (chit)--so we may experience certain individual aspects of our unified wholeness.  This is our purpose here in physical reality, to be, know and experience, for a while, the perspective of the part (jiva or ego-self), relative to the wholeness (Atman) that is our true identity.  From the perspective of the eternal oneness there is neither loss nor death, as opposed to the perspective of the ego-self, which experiences apparent loss and death as a reality. This is the difference in their perspectives, Krishna's is eternal and free, while Arjuna's is limited, and therefore grief stricken. 

Yogi Edmond


Movie Night
Movie:  The Legend of Bagger Vance
Date:    Friday October 30th 
Time:   7:30pm   (optional:  bring a dish or snack)

The Legend of Bagger Vance YouTube Trailer

Starring:  Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron.
Directed by:  Robert Redford
Screenplay by:  Jeremy Leven, based on the book The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life. by Steven Pressfield
Produced by:  Michael Nozik, Jake Eberts, Robert Redford
Genre:  Drama, Fantasy
Length:   126 min
Release Date:  2000

This movie is a metaphor for how to live a divine life in the world of physical reality.  The plot is loosely based on the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita in which Lord Krishna an avatar of the Divine, tutors the warrior-hero Arjuna on Life's purpose and how to best navigate through it.  In this case, Bagger Vance played by Will Smith, tutors the nascent golf-hero Juna, played by Matt Damon on how to play and win the game of Life.
Hope to see you there  😇

Group Meditation
Sunday, Nov 1st, from
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Musical toning from Tom Kenyon's CD entitled:

followed by:

Knowledge Cinema
The Lunar Gateway
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.


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30 Main St., Binghamton. 

Sunday November 1st 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 Speakers:  Nov 8th--Andre;  Nov 15th--Art;  Nov 22nd--Judy;  Nov 29th--DeeOna
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Nov 1st:  Unity Lunch After Service:  is at 
Piccolo's, 161 Main St. Binghamton
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Nov 2nd:  Book/Conversation Group:  meeting at 6:30pm in the Eden room. 
Please note our new format:  Read chapters 6 and 7 of Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz at home, then bring your comments and/or questions to the meeting for discussion.   
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Nov 29th is the last Sunday in November.  Unity Member's Day to bring Snacks.  Please note that if you don't want to come early, you can still drop off any snacks you wish to offer at the church anytime between 9:00am and 3:00pm Monday through Thursday, or on Sunday before the service
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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 fall and winter clothing items.
Drop off times at FCC, 30 Main St. Binghamton
Tues - Wed.  11am - 2pm
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If you have anything Unity-related that you would like to have considered for posting in this weekly email, or if you no longer wish to receive this email, please contact Merri 607.723.9601 or myself.   Joy and Blessings  🙏


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

Mondays from 7:30 - 9:00pm 
The Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group (website) 
at the FCC 2nd floor, 30 Main St, Binghamton 

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Events for
October 23rd - 25th, 2026
at 108 Park Ave. Binghamton NY 13903

Quote of the Week
"Certain indeed is death for the born and certain is birth for the dead; therefore over the inevitable you should not grieve."

Bhagavad-Gita 2.27

Commentary:   In this verse, Krishna again restates His fundamental point that we are immortal (see Gita 2.12-13); birth and death are simply transitional events along the road of everlasting life, and from this perspective there is no real justification for grief since nobody or no thing is ever lost.  When we know that we will see our friends tomorrow, we do not grieve when they leave us to go to their own home, because we know their existence is unaffected, even during the time interval they are away from our presence.  Similarly we have no reason to grieve for the dead or the living when we know that we are all immortal.

Yogi Edmond


Movie Night
Movie:  The City of Angels
Date:    Friday October 23rd 
Time:   7:30pm   (optional:  bring a dish or snack)

Starring:    Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz, Andre Braugher
Directed by:  Brad Silberling
Written by:  Dana Stevens, based on Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger
Produced by:  Charles Roven, Dawn Steel
Genre:  Drama, Adventure
Running Time:  114 minutes
Release Date:  April, 1998

Set in Los Angeles, California, the film is a loose remake of Wim Wenders's 1987 film Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin).  As with the original, City of Angels tells the story of an angel (Cage) who falls in love with a mortal woman (Ryan), and wishes to become human to be with her. With the guidance of a man (Dennis Franz) who has already made the transition from immortality, the angel falls and begins the human experience..
Hope to see you there  😇

Group Meditation
Sunday, Oct 25th, from
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Musical toning from Tom Kenyon's CD entitled:

followed by:

Knowledge Cinema
Open Contact Progress Report
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 October 25th 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 Judy Hawkins
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Next Speakers:  Oct 1st--??; Oct 8th--Andre;  Oct 15th--Art;  Oct 22nd--Judy;  Oct 29th--DeeOna  
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Oct 25th Unity Board Meeting following Service.
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Oct 25th is the last Sunday in October.  Unity Member's Day to bring Snacks.  Please note that if you don't want to come early, you can still drop off any snacks you wish to offer at the church anytime between 9:00am and 3:00pm Monday through Thursday, or on Sunday before the service
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Oct 26th:  Book/Conversation Group:  meeting at 6:30pm in the Eden room. 
Please note our new format:  Read chapters 4 and 5 of Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz at home, then bring your comments and/or questions to the meeting for discussion.   
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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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If you have anything Unity-related that you would like to have considered for posting in this weekly email, or if you no longer wish to receive this email, please contact Merri 607.723.9601 or myself.   Joy and Blessings  🙏


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

Mondays from 7:30 - 9:00pm 
The Binghamton Buddhist Meditation Group (website) 
at the FCC 2nd floor, 30 Main St, Binghamton 

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