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Learn to Meditate

Posted by Viriyalila on Wed, 29/05/2013 - 18:19

Learn to Meditate

Posted by Viriyalila on Wed, 29/05/2013 - 18:19Our next Introductory Meditation workshop will be held on Saturday, July 13th with Narottama. In our introductory workshops we teach two traditional Buddhist meditations - the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana, or Cultivation of Loving Kindness. Both practices provide a foundation in how to work effectively with your mind, teaching you how to concentrate, become less distracted, calmer and more emotionally positive. Suitable for everyone, you do not need to be a Buddhist to benefit greatly from these...
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Summer Sangha Picnic

Posted by Viriyalila on Sat, 25/05/2013 - 17:07
  • Newcastle is Art
  • Great Island Common Beach

Summer Sangha Picnic

Posted by Viriyalila on Sat, 25/05/2013 - 17:07Come join us for an afternoon in the sun followed by a spectacular sunset. Every year our sangha comes together for a picnic, and this year (as last) we will be gathering for a POTLUCK at Great Island Commons in Newcastle on Sunday, July 14th. We will be joined by sangha members from Aryaloka, Portland, Boston, and New York.

Great Island Commons has several picnic areas, a large field for games, walks along the sea shore, a beach,...
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Buddhism and the American Dream

Posted by Viriyalila on Mon, 27/05/2013 - 13:11

Buddhism and the American Dream

Posted by Viriyalila on Mon, 27/05/2013 - 13:11This summer the Portsmouth Buddhist Center presents: Buddhism and the American Dream. Join Candradasa and Eric for this thought-provoking series exploring conditionality and identity in the light of what the Buddha says about different aspects of the American Dream itself including preferences and choice; gender; nationality; personal philosophy, family, and freedom.

Buddhism and the American Dream
Sangha Nights: Wednesdays, 7 - 9 pm
June and July (no class on July 3rd).

Our Sangha Nights open with meditation with...
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Spacious Quiet...Expansive Calm

Posted by Viriyalila on Sun, 12/05/2013 - 12:28

Spacious Quiet...Expansive Calm

Posted by Viriyalila on Sun, 12/05/2013 - 12:28
Still thinking about learning to meditate? Here’s your next opportunity…
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Invitation to Join our Face Painting Fundraiser!

Posted by Viriyalila on Wed, 08/05/2013 - 20:24
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Invitation to Join our Face Painting Fundraiser!

Posted by Viriyalila on Wed, 08/05/2013 - 20:24We’d like to invite you to join us for a fantastic sangha fundraiser this summer. On Saturday, June 8th, we will be running a face painting booth at Pro Portsmouth’s Market Square Day. Viriyalila has been running this booth for nearly 20 years as a fundraiser for women training for ordination in the Triratna Buddhist Order. This year this event will become a fundraiser for the Portsmouth Buddhist Center. We are looking to secure a permanent meeting space later this...
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The Heart Sutra - Retreat for Women

Posted by Viriyalila on Tue, 30/04/2013 - 18:35
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The Heart Sutra - Retreat for Women

Posted by Viriyalila on Tue, 30/04/2013 - 18:35Every few months we invite women in the sangha, as well as those new to exploring Buddhism, to come together for a retreat-like practice morning. This is an opportunity to explore a Buddhist text or practice together, ask questions, and share of ourselve.

All women are welcome to join Viriyalila on Saturday May 11th, 9 am - 12:30 pm. On this practice morning we will be meditating together and then exploring the Heart Sutra as chanted in the Triratna...
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Introduction to Meditation - May 18th

Posted by Viriyalila on Tue, 30/04/2013 - 17:49
  • Narottama

Introduction to Meditation - May 18th

Posted by Viriyalila on Tue, 30/04/2013 - 17:49Our next Introductory Meditation workshop will be held on Saturday, May 18th, led by Narottama. In our introductory workshops we teach two traditional Buddhist meditations - the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana, or Cultivation of Loving Kindness. Both practices provide a foundation in how to work effectively with your mind, teaching you how to concentrate, become less distracted, calmer and more emotionally positive. Suitable for everyone, you do not need to be a Buddhist to benefit greatly from...
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Work, Work, Work! But is that all it is?

Posted by Viriyalila on Mon, 29/04/2013 - 16:20

Work, Work, Work! But is that all it is?

Posted by Viriyalila on Mon, 29/04/2013 - 16:20For our Sangha Night this Wednesday we will be looking through the lens of the Buddha’s teaching concerning right livelihood.

We will explore our potential to shape society through our work and through those other volunteer, social and political activities in which we participate.

Correspondingly, we will look how our engagement with our work and other activities within the greater community support, or not, our efforts to develop positive mental states and mature our spiritual practice...
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Posted by Viriyalila on Tue, 23/04/2013 - 12:54

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Posted by Viriyalila on Tue, 23/04/2013 - 12:54If actions speak louder than words, what do our consumer purchases, food choices and habits of body tell us about our cravings and our ability to avoid harm to ourselves and others?

This week we will be exploring guiding ethical principles that can help inform our decision-making and focus of our practice efforts.

Join us for Sangha Night, Wednesdays, 7 - 9 pm.
40 Congress Street, 4th floor. Doors open at 6.45.
All are welcome!

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Walking, Running and Stumbling along the Noble Eight Fold Path

Posted by Viriyalila on Mon, 25/03/2013 - 18:19

Walking, Running and Stumbling along the Noble Eight Fold Path

Posted by Viriyalila on Mon, 25/03/2013 - 18:19One of the central teachings of Buddhism is the Noble Eight Fold Path. Intellectually it holds interest as being one of the first teachings; but its true value to each of us is the extent to which we integrate the teaching into the many varied moments of our lives. On the meditation cushion and off, at work and at home, at play and at rest, the path offers guidance.

Viriyagita and Suzanne will be exploring the Eight Fold path...