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Rebecca Li November 5, 2018 – Bodhisattva ideal and practice.
On Nov 5, 2018 Rebecca Li gave instructions and lead a guided meditation that settles into the practice of Just Sitting or Silent Illumination. The practice of Silent Illumination is similar to the practice of Zen Shikantaza. That evening we also heard … Continue reading
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Rebecca Li – the practice of Just Sitting
On April 23, 2018 Rebecca Li gave instructions and lead a guided meditation that settles into the practice of Just Sitting or Silent Illumination. The practice of Silent Illumination is similar to the practice of Zen Shikantaza. The evening felt like a … Continue reading
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Sangha visits Feasterville Library
On March 22nd the Feasterville Library welcomed our sangha members Eugene and Rika with a room with more than 40 people who wanted to learn about meditation despite the snow storm on the previous day. The people who attended were really … Continue reading
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George Haas – The Meaning of Life, 3/12/18
We were delighted to have George Haas back to the Yardley Friends Meetinghouse on Monday, March 12th. One of our sangha member’s comment captures the visit quite well–“George, you make me feel smarter when you come here.” The Audios from … Continue reading
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Lama Gursam visits Buddhist Sangha March 2018
Please join us at Makefield Friends Meeting House on March 2, 7pm-9pm, for an evening meditation and dharma talk and again on March 3, 9am-4pm, as Yogi Acharya Lama Gursam leads us in a silent retreat. During the retreat we … Continue reading
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The practice of Samadhi – 11/27/17 Nikki Mirghafori
Nikki Mirghafori joined the sangha in November 2017 to discuss the practice of Samadhi (unification of mind). You may see the video that was streamed live by clicking the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn1mf4WWGY8 – There are also auto generated subtitles available so … Continue reading
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George Haas October 30th 2017
Please join us Monday, 10/30/17 at Yardley Friends Meeting House on Main Street in Yardley Borough. Mettagroup founder, George Haas is a wonderful Dharma teacher and he’ll be with us live in Yardley this time. His topic for the evening is … Continue reading
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Rebecca Li – Patience/Endurance & the Chan Practice, 10/9/17
We were delighted to have Rebecca Li give a dharma talk at Yardley Friends Meetinghouse on Monday, October 9th. The Audio from that evening is below: About Rebecca Li, PhD Rebecca Li is a Dharma and meditation instructor teaching … Continue reading
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Rebecca Li Dharma Talk on October 9, 2017
Please join us Monday, 10/9/17 at Yardley Friends Meeting House on Main Street in Yardley Borough. Rebecca is a wonderful Dharma teacher. Click here to listen to earlier talks from Rebecca at BSBC.
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9/11/2017: Visiting Zen Teacher Andre Teasan Halaw
September 11th: Visiting Zen Teacher Andre Teasan Halaw joins us again with a special Monday Night Retreat – from 7PM-9PM! All Are Welcome! Suggested Donation: $10 – As usual no-one turned away for inability to donate. Andre is a Zen teacher in the Five Mountain Zen … Continue reading
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