Over the last few weeks, there has been a strange bug with my laptop’s keyboard. It was very subtle at first. Every now and then the ‘o’ key would stop registering. I was puzzled by it for a little while but eventually found that I could get out an ‘o’ by rapidly hitting a nearby […]
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Please note, upavana’s Zoom meeting channel will now have the password ‘upavana’. The meeting I.D. number will stay the same. https://zoom.us/j/6578079769 passcode: upavana This week’s Zoom offerings: Wednesday 7-9 PM and Friday 8-9 PM EST. Saturday Uposatha: Meditation, Precepts, Talk and Meditation starting at 8PM. Talk at 9PM. Information about Upavana’s ongoing meditations and dhamma
With Bhante Jayasāra’s departure on Saturday, there were a few days of quiet at the vihara. Most Americans seem to be operating under the premise that to have things all to themselves is the best situation. I must admit, there was a certain allure to being alone – to be able to move about freely
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This week’s Sunday morning session with the Indonesian Buddhist family will be a talk by Bhante Pamutto, “Fear and Prudence”, about using wisdom to understand risk and find the way forward in a challenging world. Q & A including Tan Santi will follow. The program will be 9:45-11 AM EST broadcast on Zoom and on
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This week’s Sunday Service at Vihara Parivada Dhamma Acala: a talk by Bhante Pamutto entitled ‘The Lay Vinaya’, with precepts before and Q & A after. The talk reviews the themes in DN 31 – The Advice to Sigālaka, where the Buddha gives very practical advice to a young man on how to find his
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On the Uposatha Full Moon night of Magha Puja, Tahn Pamutto gives a dhamma reflection encouraging keeping of the uposatha precepts and practicing ‘As the Enlightened Beings Live Their Lives’.
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After two months together, Bhante Jayasāra departs from the Queens Vihara and his close assocation with Upavana. Bhante J is setting off for the rural community outside his first monastery Bhavana Society, where he will spend time in nature and prepare for a coming year of travelling and seeing other Buddhist monastic communities. It’s good
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Last evening’s Dhammapalooza recording is available now on the MaggaSekha YouTube channel. Lots of questions around practical matters – why do monks shave their heads? Why are there multiple Buddha statues? Why do some places have no statues at all? Also a reading of the Sigalāvada Sutta, DN 31, which includes what some in the
Dhammapalooza Monday Night Bhante Jayasāra’s last Dhammapalooza at the Vihara Parivara Dhamma Acala will be tonight from 8pm – 10pm EST. Bhante Pamutto will also be joining for the last time as a guest participant. You can join in for the live interactive dhamma session at the MaggaSekha YouTube channel – http://www.youtube.com/c/StudentofthePath/live
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The Vihara Parivara Sunday session will be live this morning from around 9:45am EST until 11am. The talk will be given by Bhante Jayasāra: “The Buddha’s Advice to the Kālāma’s”, with Q&A after. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheResidentofDhamma/live
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