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Sangha Night Connections

By viriyalila on Mon, 3 Mar, 2014 - 23:28

By viriyalila on Mon, 3 Mar, 2014 - 23:28Why are we here? What brought us to Buddhism ? What are we looking for? Where are we hoping to go? What are the challenges and the joys of our spiritual practice? What inspires us? Who has helped us along the way?

Join us this week for our Wednesday Sangha Night for a chance to talk about our ‘practice’ and get to connect with others following a similar path.

Wednesday, March 5, 7 - 9 pm. All are welcome,...

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Dharmabyte - Ritual, Metaphor and Poetry

By Rijupatha on Mon, 3 Mar, 2014 - 14:50

Our FBA Dharmabyte today - “Ritual, Metaphor and Poetry” - is a beautiful excerpt on communication as exchange of energy and experience. Happy is the mind that is steeped in totality, Dhammadassin reveals the ritual in the world through poetry and metaphor. The full talk Standing on Emptiness: View, Meditation, and Action was given at the Western Buddhist Order Women’s National Order weekend, August 2004.

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Dharmabyte - The Buddhist View on Rebirth

By Rijupatha on Thu, 27 Feb, 2014 - 17:28

Vessantara is back from his three year long retreat and has many insights to share. Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a preview for next Saturday’s full-length FBA Podcast. In “The Buddhist View on Rebirth” Vessantara dives deep as he describes how awareness continues to arise after death – there is continued experience but no ‘I’ to have that experience. The full talk Karma, Rebirth and the Deep Boundless Dharma was...

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Dharmabyte - The Buddha’s Visions

By Rijupatha on Fri, 21 Feb, 2014 - 13:38

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is a lovely reading, and reflection on, “The Buddha’s Visions.” Here we have Candradasa reading to us, quite poetically, as the Buddha recalls his previous lives and the vision of the lotuses. He then reflects on faith and experience in practice. From the talk “Religion Without God, Part 3 – Death and the Biggest Questions of All”, the third talk in a four-part series looking at how you can have a...

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With Mindfulness, Strive On

By viriyalila on Wed, 19 Feb, 2014 - 13:19

With Mindfulness, Strive On

By viriyalila on Wed, 19 Feb, 2014 - 13:19Narattoma will be spending more time with us at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center this spring. He’s offering a Mindfulness Day Retreat on March 15th, 10 am - 3 pm, suitable for those new to practice, and those who have been doing it for a while too. Mindfulness… it’s for everybody!

Come explore, deepen and practice the quality of mindfulness. Mindfulness is an essential ability for us to develop and use in the quest for a rich, meaningful and happy...

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Dharmabyte - Metta Bhavana: Letting Kindness Happen

By Rijupatha on Mon, 17 Feb, 2014 - 12:29

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is a short talk by Ratnaguna about the metta bhavana, or development of loving kindness, given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre in February 2012.

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The Visionary Path: Men’s Practice Day

By viriyalila on Fri, 27 Dec, 2013 - 19:16

The Visionary Path: Men’s Practice Day

By viriyalila on Fri, 27 Dec, 2013 - 19:16We’ve been offering women’s practice day for some time, and now Suddhayu will be offering a men’s practice day. Create a space where Sangha can grow through friendships, deeper communication and the sharing of inspiration of the Dharma.

On March 22, 2014, 10-3 pm, Suddhayu will lead The Visionary Path: Men’s Practice Day. The imagination brings together the best of our emotional and intellectual life, and is a faculty for a deeper, intuitive understanding of the world we experience...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Parinirvana Celebration

By viriyalila on Fri, 27 Dec, 2013 - 19:09

Parinirvana Celebration

By viriyalila on Fri, 27 Dec, 2013 - 19:09Parinirvana Celebration
February 16, 2014, 10-3 pm

Join us in marking the Buddha’s final passing into Nirvana. There will be time dedicated to remembering those who have passed away, please feel free to bring photos of those close to you who have died. We will be reflecting on life, death and impermanence with readings from the Parinirvana Sutta.

Participants may come to all or part of the day, here’s our schedule:
10:00 am Introduction &...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

The Heart’s Wish: Women’s Practice Day

By viriyalila on Fri, 27 Dec, 2013 - 18:53

The Heart’s Wish: Women’s Practice Day

By viriyalila on Fri, 27 Dec, 2013 - 18:53On February 8th we’ll be creating a space for women to come together in meditation and creative activity. We’ll be making book shrines with Maryellen, sharing our inspirations and practice as we reflect on the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

The Heart’s Wish: Women’s Practice Day
February 8, 2014 9-3 pm
Led by Viriyalila and Maryellen, offered by donation, Suggested: $20

Materials and instruction will be provided, although feel free to bring any special paper, images, small buddha’s or...

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Introduction to Buddhism

By viriyalila on Fri, 27 Dec, 2013 - 17:13

Introduction to Buddhism

By viriyalila on Fri, 27 Dec, 2013 - 17:13Come learn about the history of the Buddha and his core teachings of pratiya-samutpada, the Noble Eightfold Path, and more. There will be a introduction to meditation as an integral element of Buddhist practice.

Introduction to Buddhism
January 25, 2014, 10-3 pm
Led by Narottama, member of the Triratna Buddhist Order
Offered by donation, $60-$40 suggested
Please register for this event: portsmouth [at] thebuddhistcenter.com

For Narottama, from his first retreat at Aryaloka in 1993...

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