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Engage and Enjoy: Meditation Practice Morning

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 20:33

Engage and Enjoy: Meditation Practice Morning

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center 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

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 16:38

Focusing Inwards: Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center 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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Mindfulness as the Great Love

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 16:14

Mindfulness as the Great Love

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 30 Nov, 2013 - 16:14Take a little time today to tune into the great love of White Tara, brought to you by Vajratara for this week’s FBA Podcast. “Mindfulness As the Great Love (White Tara)” is a talk about the symbolism of White Tara, as part of a series on Stories and Symbols given at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre (28th August 2007).

Image: H.H. Gyalwang Karmapa’s Portrait of White Tara

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Reflecting on our common humanity

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction 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

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction 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

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction 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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we are what we think

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Thu, 28 Nov, 2013 - 05:43

we are what we think

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Thu, 28 Nov, 2013 - 05:43We thought you might like to see a TEDx talk that has just gone online. Vimalasara (Valerie Mason-John) explores how our stinking thinking can be our biggest addiction and how loving kindness can save lives. May you feel inspired.
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dhamma talk on " maitree vikas " by Arthabandhu,mahendra nagar,nagpur.

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Wed, 27 Nov, 2013 - 18:45
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  • dhammamitra mandatai welcome to Arthabandhu,giving buke of flowers.
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  • Audience in the beginners dhamma class at mahendra nagar.
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dhamma talk on " maitree vikas " by Arthabandhu,mahendra nagar,nagpur.

From Triratna Bauddha Mahasangha, Nagpur (North) on Wed, 27 Nov, 2013 - 18:45
On 14 th November 2013 in the beginers dhamma class once in a week on Thursday at TBM center,mahendra nagar,nagpur. Dhammachari Arthabandhu from UK, deleverd a dhamma talk on ” MAITREE”, its importance in human life, how to cultivate maitree, he given five suggestions to cultivate maitree. On 17 th November 2013 on the same place...
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Reflections on Gratitude

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 27 Nov, 2013 - 15:41

Reflections on Gratitude

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center 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

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction 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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