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Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations In The Blue Sky

By Centre Team on Mon, 11 May, 2015 - 17:26

Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations In The Blue Sky

By Centre Team on Mon, 11 May, 2015 - 17:26

For the next four weeks (May 12th, 19th, 26th and June 2nd) we’ll have a four-week series of online meditations led by Rijupatha and Candradasa. We’ll be exploring just sitting with our experience in the light of a practice of mindfulness and of loving kindness, allowing the image of the great “blue sky” of reality to be the proper backdrop for our efforts and, indeed, a support for relaxing into a deeper seeing of the way things are…

We’ll be coming together each...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Sutra Sundays! The friend as Hero

By viriyalila on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 15:23

Sutra Sundays! The friend as Hero

By viriyalila on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 15:23

CANCELLED - May 31st Sutra Sunday.

Will reschedule as soon as we can!

On this day retreat we will explore some themes of friendship through a few excerpts from 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 enrich our lives and the lives of others?

Our next Sutra Sunday will be held on June 28th, 10-1 pm: Engage with...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Triratna Young Buddhists: Getting Radical Worldwide

By viriyalila on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 15:14

Triratna Young Buddhists: Getting Radical Worldwide

By viriyalila on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 15:14

Save the dates! June 6-8th

Come celebrate and explore with other young Buddhists around the globe what it means to follow the Buddha’s Dharma as a cutting-edge personal and communal practice. Change your life, change the world!

More info coming soon! Led by Rijupatha, Candradasa & Lona

Learn more about the Young Buddhist Sangha in Triratna

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

The Art of Kindness - Meditation Workshop

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

The Art of Kindness - Meditation Workshop

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

Introduction to Meditation
May 16, 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!

Register...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Introduction to Buddhism - Four Week Course

By viriyalila on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 14:55

Introduction to Buddhism - Four Week Course

By viriyalila on Wed, 29 Apr, 2015 - 14:55

Thursday evenings, May 7-28th, 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 7th through the 28th, 7-9 pm. Suitable for all levels of experience. By donation — ($80-$40 suggested for the four weeks).

Pre-register here on Eventbrite

Questions? Contact us! portsmouth [at]...

Earth Metta Sangha

Bluebell yatra (May 17 from 10am)

By Christine on Sun, 26 Apr, 2015 - 21:27

Bluebell yatra (May 17 from 10am)

By Christine on Sun, 26 Apr, 2015 - 21:27

Join sangha friends to rejoice in the wonders of spring-time!

Yatra is the traditional term for walking together on a spiritual journey. We’ll experiment with various practices in order to deepen our contact with Nature; with other beings; and with the present moment.

Bring comforts of nourishment (lunch, water, snacks) and warmth (possibly for outdoor meditation). Meet at Grindelford station café @ 10:00 on Sun. May 17th. Duration can be decided at the time, minimum of 2 hours.

Contact christine.thuring [at] gmail.com with questions.

Online Meditators

Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations On The Three Jewels

By Candradasa on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 15:04

Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations On The Three Jewels

By Candradasa on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 15:04

For the next three weeks (April 21st, 28th, May 5th) we’ll have a great new three-week series of online meditations led by Rijupatha. As ever we’ll be gathered from 2.30pm EST/7.30pm UK for around an hour including a 40-minute meditation and space for conversation after the sit.

Meditations On The Three Jewels

Week 1 (April 21st): A Buddhanusati (meditation on the qualities of the Buddha) for the Buddha jewel .
Week 2 (April 28th): A Mindfulness of Breathing with a

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Complete Archive Of Teaching On The Brahma Viharas

By Candradasa on Fri, 17 Apr, 2015 - 18:57

Ratnavandana has given much of her later life to the cultivation and teaching of Brahma Viharas meditation - helping inspire many people to move towards spending more of their time in the ‘divine abodes’ of love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity.

Here is the complete archive of teaching from her Spring 2015 Rainy Season retreat in Bristol, UK. The theme was ‘Living In The Mandala’, looking at the Brahma Viharas in the context of the five Buddha mandala. Talks, readings, guided...

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Dharmabyte: Setting Intention for Equanimity

By Rijupatha on Thu, 16 Apr, 2015 - 11:00

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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Setting Intention for Equanimity”, Ratnavandana shares an intensely honest, psychologically intimate, beautifully forensic history of her personal relationship to the practice of upekkha (equanimity) throughout her spiritual life. We hear about ways to assess what is going on in the subtler realms of our experience – and how to look to move beyond them...

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