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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This Friday is the Magha Full Moon, and in Thailand is the holiday “Magha Puja” celebrating the Sangha. 8pm EST: To honor the Uposatha the normal Friday evening ZOOM activities will be extended. There will be a 45 min meditation at 8pm, the opportunity to take the refuges and precepts, dhamma talk, and open informal
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This week’s Dhammapalooza with Bhante Jayasāra and Bhante Pamutto focused heavily on the topic of mindfulness, it’s many interpretations and proper use in Buddhist practice.
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The Vipada Sunday Session this week: talk by Bhante Pamutto, “Good and Bad Karma”. Q&A with Bhante Jayasāra follows the talk.
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The tea time conversation this last week turned into a lively discussion of our transient mindstates. Every day, we see our thoughts coming and going, and with them our moods rise and fall. As practitioners encouraged to develop wholesome thoughts and patterns, it’s easy to be confused as to which direction ‘wholesome’ lies in. We
Having been in Taiwan on Chinese New Year, I wasn’t sure what to expect here in NYC. Was I going to hear explosions all night? See fireworks? Dancing dragon puppets? Turns out it’s a little more tame here! I did get to learn some new things, though, in talking with the community and putting up
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