Meditation and Buddhism | Triratna Buddhist Community
Thanks to everyone who contributed, and to the Green Sangha for organizing. We raised $1694 and were able to send $847 each to the two amazing organizations below. Although our fundraiser is now over I'm sure they will still welcome your donations if you didn't get the chance yet.
Sangha Night Benefit, April 13, 7pm to 8:30pm, on zoom and in person.
DEEPENING PRACTICE THROUGH RITUAL, IN BUDDHISM AND IN LIFE (AND DEATH)
Wednesdays in November and December, 7pm to 8:30pm.
In November and December we will look at the role of Ritual for deepening practice, in Buddhist Practices and in our lives in general. November begins with a celebration of Day of the Dead, and includes a Sangha Festival and a recollection of indigenous peoples, aka Thanksgiving. In December we will explore the meaning of Puja.
More information will follow.
Wednesdays in September and October, 7pm to 8:30pm.
Our theme for 2022 is Deepening Practice. In September Paramabodhi is visiting from the UK, and will lead us in some recollections of the Buddha. In October we will include the qualities of the archetypal Buddhas.
More information will follow.
What's Love got to do with it?
What does love have to do with the 4 noble truths, the 5 hindrances, the 5 or 10 precepts, the 10 fetters, the 6 or 10 perfections, the 8 Worldly Winds .... and other important teachings?
Wednesdays in June, 7pm to 8:30pm.
Our theme for 2022 is Deepening Practice, and this June we join Triratna Centers around the world in Buddhist Action Month. Each Wednesday we will look at how members of our SFBC Sangha engage with their practice during these demanding times. There are so many different opportunities calling for us to care, to take some action - whether this be internally, in our meditations, or out in the world. It promises to be both inspiring and connecting!
Wednesdays in April and May, 7pm to 8:30pm. Pre-registration required for online and in person (see in person safety requirements): Register below.
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.
