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Exploring Buddhism and Creativity: Development of Loving-kindness through Creative Endeavors

By viriyalila on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 21:03

Exploring Buddhism and Creativity: Development of Loving-kindness through Creative Endeavors

By viriyalila on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 21:03

Exploring Buddhism and Creativity: Development of Loving-kindness through Creative Endeavors

Day Retreat: Saturday, January 30th, 2016 9 am -4 pm

Have you ever created something and felt a connection to the people and world around you, a sense of generosity, and an experience of “being in the creative flow”? Answered yes or even no but still interested?

We are offering a unique opportunity to directly learn the connection between creativity and spiritual practice. In this exciting, perhaps even life-changing, workshop come explore your creative/spiritual self and...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week course

By viriyalila on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 20:55

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week course

By viriyalila on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 20:55

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...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Introduction to Meditation: Mindfulness

By viriyalila on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 20:43

Introduction to Meditation: Mindfulness

By viriyalila on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 20:43

Our next Introduction to Meditation will be on January 16, 10-1 pm. Come learn a foundational mindfulness meditation practice that you can build on and deepen for years to come. Offered by donation, $40-20. All are welcome!

portsmouth [at] thebuddhistcenter.com (subject: Intro%20to%20Meditation%20-%20January%2016%2C%202016) (Contact us for more information) | Register here

Learning this meditation may lead to:
~ a calmer, more focused mind
~ deeper levels of relaxation
~ greater discipline in concentrating...

Online Meditators

Connect, Meditate, Connect - Tuesday Meditations, Week Two

By Candradasa on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 17:16

Connect, Meditate, Connect - Tuesday Meditations, Week Two

By Candradasa on Mon, 28 Dec, 2015 - 17:16

Over the holidays, we’re renewing our invitation to meet with others online, connect with them, meditate in good company, go deeper yourself, and connect on a different level that can help sustain you through the long winter/summer days wherever you are…

Join us for some largely silent practice and the chance to share conversation about meditation afterwards with others…

Tuesday 28th December, 2.30pm EST / 7.30pm UK

How to connect
Add us to your circles on Google + and join the Hangout. We’ll be online 10 minutes before and...

Online Meditators

Connect, Meditate, Connect - Tuesday Sits Online Through The Holidays

By Candradasa on Mon, 21 Dec, 2015 - 23:15

Connect, Meditate, Connect - Tuesday Sits Online Through The Holidays

By Candradasa on Mon, 21 Dec, 2015 - 23:15

For the next four weeks, to see us through the solstice holiday season and beyond, we’re renewing our invitation to meet with others online, connect with them, meditate in good company, go deeper yourself, and connect on a different level that can help sustain you through the long winter/summer days wherever you are…

Join us for adventures in connectivity and stillness…

Tuesdays 2.30pm EST / 7.30pm UK

How to connect
Add us to your circles on Google + and join the Hangout. We’ll be online 10 minutes before...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

December Friends' Nights

By viriyalila on Thu, 10 Dec, 2015 - 17:28

December Friends' Nights

By viriyalila on Thu, 10 Dec, 2015 - 17:28

Our weekly gatherings on Mondays are an opportunity to meditate with others and learn about Buddhism and Buddhist practice. In December we’ll be reading and discussing some favorite stories from the life of the Buddha. The early Buddhist canon is full of rich tales and teachings that are always vital and sometimes quite humorous!

All are welcome – suitable for all levels of experience! By donation, $10-$5 suggested.

Every Monday, 7-9 pm

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

A Person of Integrity

By viriyalila on Mon, 30 Nov, 2015 - 01:13

A Person of Integrity

By viriyalila on Mon, 30 Nov, 2015 - 01:13

Join our regular Sunday morning meditation at 10 am, December 6, 2015. Following the meditation, you are invited to stay for the Sunday gathering, starting at 11 am. This week Viriyagita will lead us in a Dharma study of the Sappurisa Sutta, A Person of Integrity from the Pali Canon. This beautiful sutta refers to how we talk about each other and has such timeless relevance. Viriyagita has chosen this sutta after being inspired by Nagapriya, a senior Order member, his facilitation...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Introduction to Meditation: Mindfulness of Breathing

By viriyalila on Sat, 28 Nov, 2015 - 19:26

Introduction to Meditation: Mindfulness of Breathing

By viriyalila on Sat, 28 Nov, 2015 - 19:26

Our next Introduction to Meditation will be on December 12, 10-1 pm. Come to learn a foundational mindfulness meditation practice that you can build on and deepen for years to come. Offered by donation, $40-20. All are welcome!

portsmouth [at] thebuddhistcenter.com (subject: Intro%20to%20Meditation) (Contact us for more information) | Register here

Learning this meditation may lead to:
~ a calmer, more focused mind
~ deeper levels of relaxation
~ greater discipline...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Poetry & Beauty in the Sevenfold Puja

By viriyalila on Sat, 14 Nov, 2015 - 04:50

Poetry & Beauty in the Sevenfold Puja

By viriyalila on Sat, 14 Nov, 2015 - 04:50

Join our regular Sunday morning meditation at 10 am, November 15, 2015. Following the meditation, you are invited to stay for the Sunday gathering, starting at 11 am. This week Viriyagita will lead us through a devotional practice, the sevenfold puja.

Come and experience it. You may come and just listen, enjoying it’s poetry and beauty or you can join in fully. There will be copies available of the practice for folks to follow along.This sevenfold puja is being recited all over the...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Introduction to Loving Kindness Meditation Workshop

By viriyalila on Sat, 7 Nov, 2015 - 14:36

Introduction to Loving Kindness Meditation Workshop

By viriyalila on Sat, 7 Nov, 2015 - 14:36

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. The ‘Metta Bhavana/Cultivation of Loving Kindness’ meditation is a traditional Buddhist meditation 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 be a Buddhist to practice this -...

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