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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...

Online Meditators

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...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

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...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

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...

Online Meditators

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...

Norwich Buddhist Centre

Vajraguptā on mettā (loving-kindness)

By Maitrisingha on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 11:16

Vajraguptā on mettā (loving-kindness)

By Maitrisingha on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 11:16The third in a series of short Dharma talks by Vajraguptā. In this video she talks about the importance of self-mettā, before going in to exploring all 5 stages of the mettā bhavana meditation.

More to come. Watch this space!

Online Meditators

The Return of Online Meditation - Winter Season

By Candradasa on Thu, 9 Oct, 2014 - 20:52

The Return of Online Meditation - Winter Season

By Candradasa on Thu, 9 Oct, 2014 - 20:52Hello fellow meditators,

Sorry it’s been so long! A busy, busy few months since our last round of online meditations, and a full autumn so far catching up on everything that got backed up through the long summer days away! But the leaves are blowing around us here, the sun sinking earlier, and we’re turning our minds to the winter season to come. What say we do some meditation to help ease the darker days?

As before we’ll...

Buddhist Centre Features

#EthicalChristmas: Money, Ethics, and Dharma Practice - A New Campaign on The Buddhist Centre Online

By Candradasa on Wed, 8 Oct, 2014 - 17:00

#EthicalChristmas: Money, Ethics, and Dharma Practice - A New Campaign on The Buddhist Centre Online

By Candradasa on Wed, 8 Oct, 2014 - 17:00A couple of months ago I was sitting in a room at Adhisthana, listening to my friend Mokshini speak very movingly about some quite profound shifts in her own sense of Dharma practice. She talked about having newly considered in her own life the sorts of issues raised by Triratna’s participation in Buddhist Action Month every year: environmental concerns, economic questions, all manner of socially engaged topics relevant to anyone looking to explore the...

Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Oct Sangha Nights: Brahma Vihara Series: Cultivation of Positive Emotions as a Path to Insight

By viriyalila on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 21:53

Oct Sangha Nights: Brahma Vihara Series: Cultivation of Positive Emotions as a Path to Insight

By viriyalila on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 21:53All are welcome to join us for our weekly Sangha Night, every Wednesday, 7 - 9 pm. This month we’ll be going deeper in our practice with a focus on meditation, specifically the Brahma Viharas.

We’ll start the month off on October 1st with a led meditation followed by small groups to discuss meditation practice. We will get into the problems, victories, and particular techniques in our practices and utilize our shared experience.

October 8 Metta ~ Loving-kindness
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Portsmouth Buddhist Center

The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Sep, 2014 - 23:31

The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava

By viriyalila on Tue, 23 Sep, 2014 - 23:31Attend this micro-retreat and explore one of the most engaging figures in Buddhist myth and history. Credited as the founder of Buddhism in Tibet, Padmasambhava’s biography is rich in symbol and archetype. We will focus on a few key stories from his life through meditation, readings, discussion and some simple ritual. Led by Suddhayu.

Nov 22 Padmasambhava, Part II, 9-1 pm

You do not need to have attended part I to come to part II.

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