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The Wheel of Life: an Exploration of Karma and Rebecoming

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 13:51

The Wheel of Life: an Exploration of Karma and Rebecoming

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 13:51

Seven Wednesday evenings beginning August 19th.

The wheel of life is a teaching tool and a mirror. It represents the cycle of birth and death that all beings traverse. When we look into it, we see ourselves; our pleasure, our pain, our habit and even our potential for liberation.
These classes will give a thorough introduction to the symbolism of the wheel and the cosmic vision it represents. Our delving into the wheel promises to be...

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Sutra Sunday! The Friend as Hero

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 13:45

Sutra Sunday! The Friend as Hero

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 13:45

Our regular Sunday morning meditations occasionally expand to include exploration of a sutta or sutra from the Buddhist tradition. This month, we are delighted to welcome Sravaniya, from the Boston Triratna Sangha, to lead our next Sutra Sunday on September 13, 10-1 pm.

Explore themes of friendship through the great Gandavyuha Sutra: Why is friendship important? How can we become better friends? What can we do to make our friendships more meaningful and potent in our lives? How can friendship help us...

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Four Foundations of Mindfulness

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 05:32

Four Foundations of Mindfulness

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 05:32

Join us at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center for an in depth look and practice opportunity focusing on one of the core tenants of Buddhism: Mindfulness.

In this workshop we will take a look at the four satipaṭṭhānas through the lens of Sangharakshita’s teachings. By establishing these four foundations, one cultivates the conditions for the arising of ever more positive and refined states of consciousness.

September 26, 12 pm - 4 pm

Led by Satyada, by donation, $50-25

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Learn to Meditate: Mindfulness of Breathing

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 05:03

Learn to Meditate: Mindfulness of Breathing

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 05:03

Learn to meditate! Saturday, Sept 19, 10-1 pm. Come and learn a foundational mindfulness meditation practice that you can build on and deepen for years to come. Offered by donation, $40-20.

When you learn to meditate with us, we offer guidance in:

finding an alert and comfortable meditation posture body awareness
how to work with the mind in meditation
how to maintain a regular and effective practice
how to maintain mindfulness off the cushion
how to cultivate higher states of consciousness

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Introduction to Meditation: 4-week course

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 04:56

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week course

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 04:56

Meditation is really very simple, and it can prove a greatly helpful tool in anyone’s life if they choose to make it a part of what they do. In this 4-week course, participants will learn the ‘Mindfulness with Breathing’ and ‘Metta Bhavana/Cultivation of Loving Kindness’ meditations. These are traditional Buddhist meditations aimed at calming the mind and improving one’s capacity for kindness for oneself and all living beings. Are you ready to focus, choose wisely, and be creative in your conditions? You do not need to...

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Bhante visits his exhibition; now you can too - online

From Triratna News on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 16:29

Bhante visits his exhibition; now you can too - online

From Triratna News on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 16:29

Yesterday, on his 90th birthday, Sangarakshita visited the Sangharakshita Library’s first exhibition, at Adhisthana. ‘Nine Decades: A Life in Objects’ tells the story of his life though a series of objects and audio interviews. He was shown around by Danasamudra, the librarian, and Saddhanandi, who conducted the interviews and is Adhisthana’s Chair.

A beautiful virtual version of the exhibition and audio is now available worldwide here on The Buddhist Centre Online.

See Suvajra’s pictures of Bhante’s visit, left.

View the online version of the exhibition.

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Dharmabyte: Overcoming Fear

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 11:00

Are we ready to face our own death, and the total transformation it symbolises? Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called “Overcoming Fear” by Sangharakshita. Fear, terror, and heroic virtues: the cremation ground as a symbol of transformation. Talk given in 1971.

From the talk “The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground and the Celestial Maidens”, part of the series “Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment”.

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Croydon Digital Archive Project

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 09:51

Croydon Digital Archive Project

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 27 Aug, 2015 - 09:51

Croydon has been home to FWBO / Triratna Buddhist communities and centres since 1968. Many early talks by well known speakers were recorded, both at Aryatara since 1979 and at the “new” Croydon Centre from 1981. These are now being transferred from their crumbling cassettes to digital format, as part of the Croydon Digital Archive Project, and are being made available to everyone.

We want to celebrate Bhante’s 90th birthday by releasing a previously unheard recording, made in 1990 at the...

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Nine Decades - A Life in Objects (1925-2015)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 26 Aug, 2015 - 21:34

Nine Decades - A Life in Objects (1925-2015)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 26 Aug, 2015 - 21:34

We’re very happy to mark Urgyen Sangharakshita’s 90th birthday by launching a virtual version of the ‘Nine Decades’ exhibition currently running at Adhisthana.

Listen to all nine interviews with Saddhanandi - each exploring a decade of Sangharakshita’s life through the prism of a set of objects chosen to represent the time. In these very personal conversations, Bhante reflects on his long experience of trying to translate the Buddha’s Dharma for the modern world having first...

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Parami's Perspectives No. 3 - Surrendering to the Beautiful

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 26 Aug, 2015 - 12:17

Parami with Lokeshvara drawing to a close a great weekend’s coverage of the Buddhist Arts event “Conscious Surrender to the Beautiful”. Some reflections on the event, a lot of laughter, and looking ahead to what comes next…

See all the posts from the weekend

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