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The Art of Kindness

By viriyalila on Wed, 15 Jul, 2015 - 05:40

The Art of Kindness

By viriyalila on Wed, 15 Jul, 2015 - 05:40

Introduction to Loving Kindness meditation workshop
August 22, 12 - 3 pm

Are you interested in moving towards greater kindness? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to respond more positively to the people and situations in your life? In our ‘Development of Loving Kindness’ (Metta Bhavana) meditation workshop we teach a traditional Buddhist practice aimed at opening up to greater kindness, love, empathy and compassion. You do not need to be a Buddhist to practice this!

Offered by donation, $40-20 suggested Pre-register on Eventbrite

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Portsmouth Buddhist Center

BUDDHISM 101

By viriyalila on Wed, 15 Jul, 2015 - 05:29

BUDDHISM 101

By viriyalila on Wed, 15 Jul, 2015 - 05:29

Introduction to Buddhism: 4-week Course

Thursday evenings, August 6-27th, 7-9 pm

A practical exploration of the core teachings of the Buddha. Topics covered will include:

—The life of the Buddha
—The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
—Ethics
—Meditation
—Buddhist visions of Reality

The course runs for four consecutive Thursdays, the 6th through the 27th August, 7-9 pm. Suitable for all levels of experience. By donation — $80-$40 suggested for the four weeks.

Pre-register on Eventbrite

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Simplify To Sustain ::: Family

By viriyalila on Tue, 14 Jul, 2015 - 19:59

Simplify To Sustain ::: Family

By viriyalila on Tue, 14 Jul, 2015 - 19:59

Simplify To Sustain: The Radical Buddhist Approach to Living Happy in Post-Plenty America ::: Family

Friends’ Night | Wednesday, July 15, 7-9 pm

Family relationships, for most of us, are amongst the most important and enduring of our lives - for better or worse! This week we’ll be continuing our look at how to move towards a happy, simple, and sustainable way to live by considering family in a surprising light - that of being alone.

It may seem odd at first, but if we know how...

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Meditations From The Anuruddha Sutta - Week 2

By Candradasa on Mon, 13 Jul, 2015 - 20:54

Meditations From The Anuruddha Sutta - Week 2

By Candradasa on Mon, 13 Jul, 2015 - 20:54

This Dhamma is for one who is reclusive, not for one who is entangled.’ Thus was it said. With reference to what was it said? There is the case where a person, when living in seclusion, is visited by persons, nuns, lay men, lay women, kings, royal ministers, sectarians & their disciples. With their mind bent on seclusion, tending toward seclusion, inclined toward seclusion, aiming at seclusion, relishing renunciation, they converse with them only as much as is necessary
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Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations from the Anuruddha Sutta

By Candradasa on Mon, 6 Jul, 2015 - 22:38

Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations from the Anuruddha Sutta

By Candradasa on Mon, 6 Jul, 2015 - 22:38

On July 7th we’ll be starting a new 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.

This Dhamma is for one who is modest, not for one who is self-aggrandizing. This Dhamma is for one who is content, not for one who is discontent. This Dhamma is for one who is reclusive, not for one
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Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week Course

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 21:59

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week Course

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 21:59

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

Meditation: Mindfulness

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 21:34

Meditation: Mindfulness

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 21:34

Learn to meditate! Saturday, July 18, 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

Register

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Pathways to the Sublime: Exploring New Territories in Meditation

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:48

Pathways to the Sublime: Exploring New Territories in Meditation

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:48

If we’re not careful, our meditation practice can plateau, or we might even develop some bad habits in how we approach meditation. The stories of great masters who moved through the dhyanas like fish in water can seem like distant faerie tales. But for many of us, some extra time on the mat coupled with a fresh look at what our minds tend to do when meditating, can lead us to new and inspiring vistas.

August 16th, 10 - 1 pm with Suddhayu

During...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Dharma Day Celebration

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:42

Dharma Day Celebration

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:42

For our Friends’ Night on July 1st we will be marking what is fondly known as Dharma Day in the Buddhist world: A celebration of the Buddha’s teaching held on the full moon of July.

Soon after his Enlightenment the Buddha rose from where he had been sitting, went to find his former disciples and shared his experience with them. This event, which happened at a place called Sarnath in northern India, might be called the start of the Buddhist religion and it is...

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Simplify To Sustain - The Radical Buddhist Approach to Living Happy in Post-Plenty America

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:19

Simplify To Sustain - The Radical Buddhist Approach to Living Happy in Post-Plenty America

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:19

Summer Friends’ Night Series at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Since 2008 and the financial crash, many people have found themselves wondering how and if the values they hold can be reflected in key areas of their lives: home, family, friendship, work, civic responsibility, consumption. Over these six weeks of summer we’ll be looking to an ancient but deeply relevant source for some pointers about how we might both live a simpler life and restore our personal and collective sense of practical values...

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