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Giving and Receiving in the Holiday Spirit
A Challenge for Parents and Kids Alike By Philip Brown Whether we are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, we can all agree that the holidays can bring out the best of us and the worst of us. As the big … Continue reading
Why We Meditate
On Monday 12/21, our discussion was just that–Why we meditate. I prepared some material which I’ll share with you here but we didn’t really get to most of it. As it turns out, this was one of those nights where … Continue reading
Metta Meditation with Anushka
Metta bhavana, or loving-kindness meditation, is a method of developing compassion. It comes from the Buddhist tradition, and taught by Buddha himself as one of the “Four Immeasurables” or Four Divine States of Buddhism. These are mental states or qualities cultivated by Buddhist practice. The … Continue reading
The BSBC New Year’s Eve Retreat
On this last evening of the year, you are invited to join the BSBC community for a rare and lovely opportunity to engage in extended meditation practice with our sangha. The retreat begins at 8 pm and end at 12 am. … Continue reading
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Starting out with intention
The following post appeared in Bucks Co. Courier Times written by Edna Telep Sometimes the universe sends its messages ‘loud and clear’, and often, they come from the most unlikely sources. I think I was blessed with just such messages … Continue reading
Zen Teacher Visits Sangha
On November 23rd, Andre Doshim Halaw, who is a Zen monk in Princeton and teacher in the Five Mountain Zen Order visited our sangha and gave the following Dharma Talk. Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. We recommend Chrome Andre teaches high school … Continue reading
Eating Mindfully
Eating is such a significant part of our daily lives, yet it’s so easy to disconnect from it. In one moment, our plates are full, and in the next, completely empty. What happened? We hardly tasted or consciously enjoyed even one bite. … Continue reading
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
