Meditation and Buddhism | Triratna Buddhist Community
Stories from the Buddha's time.
Our theme for 2021 is "Healing Communication" and we begin in January with healing stories from the time of the Buddha.
January 6 to 27, 2021
January 6: Prasadachitta - the Four Noble Truths: suffering and the end of it. Recording.
January 13: Danadasa - the Canki Sutta Recording
As this year comes to an end and a new one begins we will not be taking our usual winter break from Sangha Night as it feels really important to stay connected.
In December we'll celebrate friendship, intention and simply practicing together.
December 2 - Shunyamala and Prasadachitta will host a celebration for Sangha Members who have made a personal commitment to become Mitras in the Triratna Buddhist Community.
Viveka will lead and hold space for resourcing and steadying ourselves with the tools of dharma practice as the country navigates a highly charged and anticipated period immediately following the US 2020 Presidential election date .
There are many different spaces to do the work of civic engagement. In this particular space, we will attend to cultivating a clear heart mind and the capacity to adaptively meet the moment, holding a vision of a world based in values of compassion and justice.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens (attrib to Jimi Hendrix)
Listening can be a powerful tool for connecting and creating a space for transformation. This month a number of Sangha members will explore what listening means to them, what the Buddha and his followers had to say about it, and what makes it helpful and important for us today.
Oct 7: Beautiful Listening, with Mokshasi
When you listen beautifully the world starts speaking to you in its own voice.
Meditation and Awakening the Heart
Sep 9, 16, 23 and 30
May all beings enjoy happiness and the root of happiness;
May they be free from suffering and the root of suffering;
May they not be separated from the great happiness devoid of suffering;
May they dwell in the great equanimity free from craving, aggression and delusion.
(Bodhicitta prayer)
Listening to the Buddha.
Wednesdays July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 7pm to 9pm, online.
One of the oldest records of teaching by the historical Buddha is found in the Sutta Pitaka. These texts were written down on palm leaves after hundreds of years of being preserved through memorization and communal chanting.
Our theme this year is Simply Practice - connecting with the heart of our practice, in meditation and in action, so that we might sustain ourselves and others and respond with kindness to whatever arises in the days and months ahead.
To mark Buddhist Action Month we are donating all June Sangha Night contributions beyond our regular budget of $200 to two organizations working with people impacted by COVID-19:
Sangha Nights in May: Connecting through Practice
Register below for any or all Sangha Nights in May. We will send you the link to join Zoom online by 2pm on the day of each class. (There is a different link for each class.)
Sangha (community) nights are open to anyone interested in connecting through an interest in meditation and buddhist practices. Usually there's a meditation followed by a talk and optional discussion groups.
Simplifying Kindness: In March, with the help of meditation, poetry, and buddhist teachings, we have been looking at ways that kindness and gentle presence can open our hearts and simplify our lives.
March 18: Married to Amazement (from the poem by Mary Oliver)
- a fresh look at the third of the illimitables - Mudita or Joyful Appreciation
Check in, meditation, short talk. This is part of a 4 week series but you are welcome to attend any evening.
