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Meditations for the Rest of 2014

By Candradasa on Fri, 21 Nov, 2014 - 21:09

Meditations for the Rest of 2014

By Candradasa on Fri, 21 Nov, 2014 - 21:09Time to re-clarify our meditation schedule for the remainder of this year!

Tuesdays until December 16th: 2.30pm EST/7.30pm UK (courses primarily for those who know the two main practices we focus on, facilitated by Candradasa). See the new course details here!

Fridays until December 19th: Fridays, 11am EST/4pm UK (drop-in, beginners welcome, facilitated by Rijupatha).

Watch this space, or Twitter or our Facebook Group or...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Preparation for the Moment of Death

By viriyalila on Tue, 18 Nov, 2014 - 21:19

Preparation for the Moment of Death

By viriyalila on Tue, 18 Nov, 2014 - 21:19This Preparation for the Moment of Death workshop based on the Bardo Thotrol (The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo). In the Tibetan tradition there are six bardos or opportunities to become liberated from habitual tendencies; a to become awake or Enlightened. In this workshop we will explore the bardo of the moment before death by means of meditation, exercises and readings. How can we be with ourselves and how can we be others in the dying process?

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Tuesday Meditation - What Next?

By Candradasa on Mon, 17 Nov, 2014 - 21:11

Tuesday Meditation - What Next?

By Candradasa on Mon, 17 Nov, 2014 - 21:11Hi all, sorry not to post sooner about Tuesday meditations now our first course is done. It’s been a crazy old week since last we met!

Just to confirm we will be meditating every Tuesday up to and including December 16th.

This week we’ll be having an open sit and gathering feedback about the kinds of areas you’re interested in exploring. Leave any thoughts about that in the comments below, or tell us online as part of the...

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Refreshing The Heart - Week 4

By Candradasa on Mon, 10 Nov, 2014 - 21:06

Refreshing The Heart - Week 4

By Candradasa on Mon, 10 Nov, 2014 - 21:06It’s the last week of our four-week Tuesday course on bringing back a bit of brightness to our meditation. This time around we’ll be looking at the interface between mindfulness and our emotional lives. How do we conceive of ‘awareness’? How does the heart connect with that aspect of practice?

We’ll be sitting at our normal time of 2.30pm EST/7.30pm UK. See here for how to connect (it’s a good idea to be...

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Refreshing The Heart - Week 3

By Candradasa on Mon, 3 Nov, 2014 - 14:43

Refreshing The Heart - Week 3

By Candradasa on Mon, 3 Nov, 2014 - 14:43This week as part of our four-week Tuesday course on bringing back a bit of emotional shine to our meditation we’ll be looking at ways to work creatively within the Metta Bhavana practice, and how these can help us keep our emotional positivity going outside of formal meditation when, perhaps, we most need it…

NB. This week we’ll be back to our normal time of 2.30pm EST/7.30pm UK. See here...

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Refreshing The Heart Week 2 + Time Changes!

By Candradasa on Mon, 27 Oct, 2014 - 15:53

Refreshing The Heart Week 2 + Time Changes!

By Candradasa on Mon, 27 Oct, 2014 - 15:53N.B. This week’s meditations on Tuesday and Friday will be at the later time of 3.30pm EST and 12pm EST respectively, to accommodate the clock change in the UK. This is for one week only.
Please also note that this week both meditations will connect through Google Hangout only - see here for how to connect.

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Last week as part of our four-week course on bringing back...

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Friday Online Drop-In Meditation - March 20th

By Rijupatha on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 21:26

Friday Online Drop-In Meditation - March 20th

By Rijupatha on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 21:26Join us this week for our Friday Drop-In Meditation session, Friday, Mar. 20th on Google+ Hangout. Due to Daylight Savings time changes, for the next few weeks we’ll be holding the session at 12:00am EST/4.00pm UK online. This week we’re providing ‘live’ coverage of an Urban Retreat led by Ratnavandana on the Brahma Viharas, and the theme of our drop-in meditation session will be a short introduction to each of the Brahma Viharas as...

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Opening to Kindness - Intro to Meditation

By viriyalila on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 17:37

Opening to Kindness - Intro to Meditation

By viriyalila on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 17:37Meditation 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. Our next Introductory workshop is on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 10-1 pm with Narottama. In this workshop participants will learn the ‘Development of Loving Kindness’ (Metta Bhavana) meditation. This is a traditional Buddhist meditation aimed at opening up to greater kindness, love, empathy and compassion. You do not need to be...

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Sangha Gathering - Nov 16th

By viriyalila on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 14:17

Sangha Gathering - Nov 16th

By viriyalila on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 14:17Join us on Sunday, November 16th, 10 - 1 pm, for a gathering of our Sangha.

This gathering will be to celebrate and observe Narottama and Viriyagita becoming Mitra Conveners, and Suddhayu becoming Chairman of the Portsmouth Buddhist Center. This is a great development for us as we form a stronger Buddhist community in Portsmouth. As part of the day we’d love to explore with all of you the health of our shared project after more than two years...

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Tuesday Meditations - Refreshing The Heart (Oct 21 - Nov 11)

By Candradasa on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 17:46

Tuesday Meditations - Refreshing The Heart (Oct 21 - Nov 11)

By Candradasa on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 17:46As you may have seen from last week’s post about the return of online meditation, we’ll be having drop-in meditations on Fridays and themed courses on Tuesdays.

Our first Tuesday course (four days from October 21st till November 11th at 2.30pm EST/7.30pm UK) will be on theme of refreshing our emotional engagement with meditation - and our practice generally! Bring your thoughts, questions, issues, and best intentions - and we’ll explore meditation together in good...

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