Join our community gathering in Portsmouth this Sunday, October 16, 10AM - 12 PM. We are in the middle of a series of conversations led by Dh. Viriyalila, focused on how we can work with our minds to develop kindness and equanimity in relation to the people in our lives and the events happening around us. This week our topic is faith. Here is what Viriyalila says about it:
”Sraddha is the cornerstone of Buddhist practice, the most fundamental positive mental state...
I am sad to inform you that Dhammachari Kushalamitra from Wardha passed away this morning, the 11th of October, around 5:00 am. He was 74 years old. Last night he was hospitalized for chest pain. At the time of his death all of his family members were there.
He was ordained in September, 2002 by Chandrashil at Sadhamma Pradip in Bhaja. His public preceptor was Sudarshan. He was an active member of the Wardha Sangha.
Looking to harness the power of your creativity? Mantras – sound symbols of Awakening – have been used for centuries as tools for energising and transforming the mind. In these six evenings we’ll use mantras as a launchpad for discovering the core teachings of the Buddha and how they help us to become wiser, more courageous, and better able to respond to the needs of the world.
You’ll also receive instruction in two essential meditation practices for...
At the end of the GFR Metta as a Path to Insight retreat, a summary of the retreat. Approaching insight though metta can warmer, more connected and perhaps more durable. It allows deeper aspects of our being into play.
A led metta with a focus on allowing all of our experience, giving it space. Metta as a way of relating to experience and of relaxing clinging. Followed by suggestions for walking meditation as a metta practice
What we connect with we naturally care for. Noticing moments of opening and responsiveness as a basis of metta. Metta as the spaciousness to breathe, to give all the time that's needed for love. An imaginative exercise exploring activity and relaxation followed by an exploration of other ways to work in the metta bhavana.
Exploring the watery qualities of the heart. Longing as heart's response to it's own vastness. The movement from the depths to the surface.
A preamble to a Tara Puja given on the GFR Metta as a Path to Insight retreat held at Taraloka February 2016
