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The Still Point of the Turning World (Five-Week Series)

By Candradasa on Mon, 21 Sep, 2015 - 21:07

The Still Point of the Turning World (Five-Week Series)

By Candradasa on Mon, 21 Sep, 2015 - 21:07

Change is coming to the seasons. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, the visible signs of natural impermanence are arriving on every autumnal breeze. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, new life is unfurling all around…

What better way to mark the change that is upon us by sitting together, quietly, in stillness, and always in good company wherever we are in the world. Come and join us to sit online for the next five Tuesdays, September 22nd through October...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

The Wheel of Life: an Exploration of Karma and Rebecoming

By viriyalila on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 13:51

The Wheel of Life: an Exploration of Karma and Rebecoming

By viriyalila 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 both...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Sutra Sunday! The Friend as Hero

By viriyalila on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 13:45

Sutra Sunday! The Friend as Hero

By viriyalila 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...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Four Foundations of Mindfulness

By viriyalila on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 05:32

Four Foundations of Mindfulness

By viriyalila 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

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Learn to Meditate: Mindfulness of Breathing

By viriyalila on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 05:03

Learn to Meditate: Mindfulness of Breathing

By viriyalila 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

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week course

By viriyalila on Fri, 28 Aug, 2015 - 04:56

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week course

By viriyalila 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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Meditations From The Anuruddha Sutta - Week 5: Love and the Ending of Stress

By Candradasa on Mon, 3 Aug, 2015 - 22:32

Meditations From The Anuruddha Sutta - Week 5: Love and the Ending of Stress

By Candradasa on Mon, 3 Aug, 2015 - 22:32

We continue our six week series of Tuesday meditations based on the Anuruddha Sutta and the Buddha’s description of how the qualities of a Dharma farer relate to the practices they engage in - especially in meditation itself.

This week we’ll be going into the idea of the connection between discerning our relationship to others and our ability to respond with kindness to whatever arises between us and them. A quietly transformational practice where ‘us’ and ‘them’ begins to shift into...

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Meditations from the Anuruddha Sutta - Week 4, Deeper Into The Breath

By Candradasa on Mon, 27 Jul, 2015 - 14:49

Meditations from the Anuruddha Sutta - Week 4, Deeper Into The Breath

By Candradasa on Mon, 27 Jul, 2015 - 14:49

This Tuesday we continue our six week series of meditations based on the Anuruddha Sutta and the Buddha’s description of how the qualities of a Dharma farer relate to the practices they engage in - especially in meditation itself.

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

Add us to your circles on Google + and join the Hangout. We’ll be online 10 minutes before and we’ll sit for about 40 minutes, with an introduction and space for optional...

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FBA Podcast: Yidams

By Rijupatha on Wed, 22 Jul, 2015 - 13:57

This week’s FBA Podcast, “Yidams” is a talk given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre in 2007 by Padmavajra. As we approach the full moon of July, Buddhists around the world will be celebrating Dharma Day, the marking of the Buddha’s first teaching. We decided to fast forward several hundred years after the Buddha’s lifetime to introduce a host of Bodhisattva’s who emerged to help spread the Dharma throughout the world. Beginning with this full talk, we will...

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Meditations From The Anuruddha Sutta - Week 3

By Candradasa on Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 - 20:46

Meditations From The Anuruddha Sutta - Week 3

By Candradasa on Mon, 20 Jul, 2015 - 20:46

This Dhamma is for one whose persistence is aroused, not for one who is lazy.’ Thus was it said. With reference to what was it said? There is the case where a person keeps their persistence aroused for abandoning unskillful mental qualities and taking on skillful mental qualities. They are steadfast, solid in their effort, not shirking their duties with regard to skillful mental qualities. ‘This Dhamma is for one whose persistence is aroused, not for one who is lazy.’
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