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Padmasambhava mantra

By Vimalasara on Sun, 1 Dec, 2013 - 07:25

Welcome to those of you who have joined our community recently. And welcome back to some of you who have been busy doing other things. Day 15 is the Padmasambhava mantra. Padmasambhava is associated with taking Buddhism to Tibet and transforming demons. When we chant the Padmasambhava mantra we can think of our own demons – the difficult and often painful forces within us – being transformed. We can imagine asking Padmasambhava to help us with our struggles, freeing up...

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Engage and Enjoy: Meditation Practice Morning

By viriyalila on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 20:33

Engage and Enjoy: Meditation Practice Morning

By viriyalila on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 20:33Cancelled/Postponed

Meditation becomes more effective and transformative when we give ourselves time to engage with and enjoy our practice. This morning will include helpful instruction for taking your practice deeper, based on your needs. For those familiar with the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana practices. Led by Suddhayu.

Saturday December 14, 9 - 1 pm

Please portsmouth [at] thebuddhistcenter.com (subject: Register%20for%20Dec%2014th%20Meditation%20workshop) (contact us) to register, offered by donation, $25-40...

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Focusing Inwards: Meditation

By viriyalila on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 16:38

Focusing Inwards: Meditation

By viriyalila on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 16:38December Sangha Nights at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center will bring us deeper into the practice of meditation. Come experience the transformative possibilities that meditation brings.

Sangha Nights, Wednesdays 7 - 9 pm

Dec 4 Overcoming Difficulties in Meditation
Dec 11 What is Higher Consciousness?
Dec 18 Meditation Practice Evening
Dec 25 - No Sangha Gathering

Doors open at 6.45, meditation begins at 7 followed by Dharma presentation and discussion. All are welcome. Meditation support...

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Reflecting on our common humanity

By Vimalasara on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 02:53

Day 14 is a loving kindness meditation, reflecting on our common humanity. We can reflect that at heart, each and every one of us wants to be happy and does not want to suffer. Even though sometimes the way we go about this causes us suffering, our basic intention is to be happy. During the meditation we can cultivate loving kindness by reflecting on how we share with the rest of humanity this essential desire to be happy and to...

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The two darts teaching - working with difficult emotions

By Vimalasara on Fri, 29 Nov, 2013 - 07:01

Day 13 is a meditation to work with pain and difficult emotions. In particular we try to distinguish between the raw experience of pain and our mental reactions to the pain that makes it worse. The good news is: that it is possible to have a reprieve from mental and emotional pain. In the meditation we follow the breath as an anchor for the meditation. Then whenever we notice that we are experiencing bodily pain or difficult emotions, as best...

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vajrasattva

By Vimalasara on Thu, 28 Nov, 2013 - 05:56

Day 12 is the Vajrasattva mantra. Vajrasattva is an archetypal bodhisattva, the colour of sunlight on snow. He is particularly associated with absolute purity, our innate purity. There is a spontaneous laughter: “ha ha ha”, this laughter is the realization that we have always been pure, the purity has just been covered up with life. When you chant the mantra you can feel your shortcomings and unskilful actions falling away from you, being purified by Vajrasattva, eventually leaving you with...

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Reflections on Gratitude

By viriyalila on Wed, 27 Nov, 2013 - 15:41

Reflections on Gratitude

By viriyalila on Wed, 27 Nov, 2013 - 15:41Join us tonight for Sangha Night for our last in the series of Reflections on Faith, Kindness, and Gratitude. Gratitude is an integral quality of mindfulness and kindness. Our discussion tonight will focus on how gratitude can be approached as a practice, enriching our lives and the lives of those around us.

Wednesday, November 27, 7-9 pm - Doors open at 6.45, meditation begins at 7 followed by Dharma presentation and discussion. All are welcome. Meditation support provided...

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Principles to train the Mind

By Vimalasara on Wed, 27 Nov, 2013 - 04:50

Day 11 is a reflection on ethics. It has been said, that if your life is full of resentments, unsatisfactoriness, and the common toxic emotions, take a look at your ethical life. If we are to maintain sobriety of mind and abstinence, we must have a strong ethical foundation. We reflect on five fundamental guidelines that can help us to transform our body, speech and mind. The music has been composed and arranged by Yeshe Chodron, also known as Laurie Lesk

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A Gong Bath

By Vimalasara on Tue, 26 Nov, 2013 - 04:52

Day 10 is a just sitting meditation with a gong bath. In this meditation we sit or lie with a broad awareness, making as little effort as possible, and allowing thoughts, feelings and body sensations to arise and pass by like clouds passing through the sky.We are training ourselves to be in direct experience with whatever arises from moment to moment. As we do this we can allow the sounds of the gong bath to wash over us. The gong...

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Open my Heart

By Vimalasara on Mon, 25 Nov, 2013 - 05:13

Day 9 explores loving-kindness by reflecting on the heart, using the breath to breathe deeply into the heart. Loving kindness is the salve that can help to heal the heart from all the toxins we can accumalate in life. If you are a visual person, you could have an image of your heart as a flower that opens up towards the sunlight of loving kindness. Loving kindness can sometimes feel painful, that is okay, just trust it will pass. Loving...

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