The biweekly Uposatha program will be hosted tonight from NYC and broadcast online through Zoom. Tahn Pamutto will be joined by Tan Santi for a discussion on the topic of “Spiritual Growth”. A fundamental difference between Eastern and Western philosophy is the idea of growth – that our character can be developed and honed towards
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Winter is a good time for formal practice. The days are short; the nights are long. The weather is cold and encourages us to find cozy spaces to settle in. There is a natural momentum towards long sits in dark rooms, or finding ourselves getting up at odd hours and being wide awake. Traditionally, meditators
Tahn Pamutto is in NYC this month. This means that while all Upavana’s regular online programming will continue, there aren’t plans for any in-person meditations or retreats for our friends in Western Mass. The option is open, but chances are things will remain quiet until the New Year. This evening, on the occasion of the
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Community Tea and Meditation Tonight: In half an hour, our regular Wednesday program begins with an hour of informal tea and dhamma conversation on Zoom form 7pm-8pm EST. At 8pm we will begin our evening group meditation – a 45 minute sitting with opening guidance from Tahn Pamutto. Come for all or part! Info at:
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We had a lot of friends join for the Uposatha program last night. Marking the occasion, Tahn Pamutto offered a reflection on one of the central aspects of the Buddha’s definition of what causes stress in our lives: Taṇha, or Thirst. Starting at the reality of our lives and the tangible experience of loss, he
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Tonight is the New Moon, and our regular uposatha gathering will be starting at 8pm EST via zoom with a meditation, followed by precepts and a dhamma reflection by Tahn Pamutto. Find out more: https://upavana.org/events/online-uposatha-234-146-469-442-612-253/
Upavana’s December Newsletter has been mailed. If you aren’t subscribed (bottom of page), you can read it here: https://mailchi.mp/7850c76d7ce5/upavana-august-newsletter-5455269
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The recordings of the mettā weeklong working retreat can be found on the ‘Innovative Dhamma’ YouTube channel. Each session is an hour long, including an opening homage, 45 minute meditation, and a reflection. Please note – the first one or two recordings may have occasional glitches due to technical difficulties. It was resolved after that.
Upavana | Facebook For those who have been interested in supporting Upavana and its growing mission to nurture buddhist community locally and abroad: this coming Tuesday, starting at 8am EST, is Giving Tuesday on Facebook. This fundraiser is a once-a-year event where Facebook will match all donations given to 501.c3 Non-profit’s like Upavana. All donations
The Upavana working retreat, themed around Mettā practice, has wrapped up. It’s always wonderful to dedicate time to sincere Mettā! It was not a time without challenges or work to be done, but everything is so much easier to hold when the mind is full of goodwill. The recordings of the hour-long morning and evening