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Annual Report 2015
The Mission of the Buddhist Sangha of Bucks County is: To Present, Teach and Practice Buddhism, and to Provide Meditation Instruction and Community Service in a Manner Consistent with the Teaching of the Buddha. Be a lamp unto yourselves, be … Continue reading
The Five Skandhas
The Five Skandhas: Heaps? Aggregates? How about “Rivers of experience?” The skandhas can be thought of as the components that come together to make an individual, a sense of self, an “I” or “me”. Everything that we think of as “I” … Continue reading
An excerpt from Daily Life is Practice, by Sylvia Boorstein, in Shambhala Sun, July 2015
All the moments of your day are teachings. If you look at them clearly, you’ll see the same fundamental truths the Buddha did. Think back to the image of the Buddha. Under siege from external events and his internal responses, … Continue reading
Narayan Liebenson evening chants in Pali
Narayan Liebenson leads two chants in Pali – Enjoy! Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. We recommend Chrome Click for more audio
Gratitude Challenge
This article appeared in the Bucks County Courier Times, August 21, 2015 Buddhists issue ‘gratitude challenge’ by Philip Brown One of the aims of spiritual life from a Buddhist perspective is to awaken a sense of joy in our existence. This … Continue reading
About the love of the universe and giving up our story
Tonight we listened to a portion of a talk by Reggie Ray about giving up ‘our story’ and the freedom that comes from letting go. We pondered what or who would you be without your story? We looked at how a story … Continue reading
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Daily Life is Practice By Sylvia Boorstein
By Sylvia Boorstein from the Shambhala Sun, July 2015 Issue, Pages 54-57 When I teach people how to use the breath to calm the mind and focus attention, I often mention something the Buddha said: that you should know, upon awakening, … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Eightfold Path by Sylvia Boorstein
An excerpt from Daily Life is Practice, by Sylvia Boorstein, in Shambhala Sun, July 2015 All the moments of your day are teachings. If you look at them clearly, you’ll see the same fundamental truths the Buddha did. Think back … Continue reading
Local Meditation Options
Meditation is great, and it’s really great when you do it regularly, and it’s amazing when you do it with others since you are practicing as a sangha. The sangha that meets Monday nights at Yardley is not the only place … Continue reading
Sila And The Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the most important foundational Buddhist teachings. There is great wisdom in this path, all of which can be tried out and tested in everyday life. In following and practicing the path, you learn to … Continue reading
