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Day of Practice – 2 May 2020 - Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association We are a lay group of Buddhists that regularly meets at Amaravati

1. Introduction We are a group of lay people who, with the blessings of the Abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, organise monthly day retreats, residential retreats, weekly morning meditation and occasional group walks. Events are led by experienced lay Buddhist teachers in the Theravada Thai Forest Tradition and who are part of the four-fold spiritual community of Registration Please arrive at the Retreat Centre Kitchen to register from 9 to 9.30am. Please use the ramp on the side of the Bodhinyana hall to enter the RC shrine room. Food Please bring your own packed lunch, bottled water/hot drinks with you. There is Buddhism doesn’t have an opinion about the big questions of life, like ‘What is the meaning of life?’ or ‘What was the origin of the world?’ or ‘Is there a God? or ‘What is the nature of God?’ From a Buddhist perspective it isn’t a profitable way of thinking. Views and opinions about such things simply lead to argument, conflict and even wars.

Who is bringing this mind back?

Dana is integral to Buddhist practice. It is one of the three pillars of Dana (generosity), Sila (virtue), Bhavana (mental cultivation). All three of these The Buddha taught us that in order to be truly happy, we need to understand suffering. We can’t stop suffering by chasing happiness, because happiness doesn’t last – chasing happiness is like running on a treadmill, it’s exhausting – and we never become truly happy. We need to understand how we create suffering and stop doing it.

Uncertain times I received a note through my door yesterday. It said, ‘This seems a wonderful opportunity to show awareness of one another and create a ripple effect of kindness’. It went on to suggest ways we can look out for our neighbours to help them through the current situation. Isn’t it wonderful how adversity

We are a group of lay people from the Theravada Forest Sangha Tradition. With the blessings of the ordained Sangha at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery we run a series of days of practice and short retreats. Events are led by experienced lay Buddhist teachers. Please see below for latest news and announcements. By alba admin 17/08/2019 Off Read More ALBA’s biannual publication – „Community“. Editions contain articles and news from the extended ALBA lay-community. Published prior to 2010.

The day finishes at 4.30pm. The day includes periods of guided and silent meditation practice with a break around midday, followed by reflections on the theme and Q & A. The programme can be downloaded here. Those new

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Home » ALBA online Day Retreat – 22 June 2024ALBA online Day Retreat – 22 June 2024 Question Regarding your instructions on bringing the mind back to the present when you notice it is wandering – who is noticing, and who is bringing it back? This is related to the idea of non-self. Is it not the self that notices and brings back the wandering mind, and if not what is it?

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Next Online Day of Practice – Is on the 21st of November, Led by Martin Evans and Randula Haththotuwa via zoom. Dana (donations) – See how ALBA uses its funds to support the monastic Sangha at Amaravati Monastery and lay practice, particularly in these times of the pandemic and how you can be part of ALBA (Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association) recognises that ensuring the welfare and well-being of all is the responsibility of everyone. In Sadhu! Theravada Buddhism Web DirectoryALBA started around 1994 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire, England, and was initially called the Upasika Training. Since then our name has changed, first to Amaravati Upasika Association and then to Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association. Upasika (and its female variant upasaka) are Buddhist scriptural terms referring to

The day finishes at 4.30pm. The day includes periods of guided and silent meditation practice with a break around midday, followed by reflections on the theme and Q & A. Those new to Buddhism or to this tradition are welcome.

Gratitude To quote Ajahn Sumedho, ‘A life without gratitude is a joyless life. If life is just a continuous complaint about the injustices and unfairness we have

Contact us Please get in touch if you would like to know more about us or if you have any questions on the Dhamma or the practice. Please email us at [email protected]. Dhamma reflections Audio talks ALBA whiteboard Suttas Newsletter Archive Structure to the day The day will start with an optional early morning sitting meditation. You can start joining us at 6am and the morning puja and meditation will be from 6.30-7.30am. Then we will have a break for breakfast and restart the main programme for the day at 9.15am which will start with a short orientation talk at

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Question: I would like to know whether the 5th Precept concerning substances that promotes altered states and encourages unskilful behaviour refers to the odd glass of wine on it’s own to be sociable and particularly with a meal? Also whether it includes wine used in food preparation? If this is the case what of Coffee which Watch on ALBA – Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association Day retreats (hybrid) ALBA day retreats are held online and in-person. The day is led by an experienced lay teacher and includes periods of guided and silent meditation practice with a break around midday, followed by reflections on the theme and Q & A. The day ends at 4.30pm. Dear Friends, How are you doing? We are in challenging times. Most of us are now housebound, and not by choice, and this provides us with a unique opportunity to reflect on life and our practice. There is a tension between doing something and with being calm when threatened by loss. That is a real

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Celebrating Vesak Dear Friends, Greetings on this most auspicious of days in the Buddhist calendar – Vesak. The full moon day of May. The day, a little baby boy, named Siddhartha Gotama was born to Queen Mahamaya over 2,600 years ago (624 BC) in Lumbini, present day Nepal. At just 29 years of age Siddhartha,

The Amaravati Upasika Association was formed to foster and encourage good Buddhist lay practice. It does this by providing a lay forum for all those interested in the Buddhist path in the form of one day and weekend events, as well as other informal gatherings.

More information and programmeImage gallery Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association The day finishes at 4.30pm. The day includes periods of guided and silent meditation practice with a break around midday, followed by reflections on the theme and Q & A. The programme can be downloaded here. Those new The Satipatthana Sutta is all about insight meditation, although it is quite possible to overlook that. It is translated as ‘the four foundations of mindfulness’. They are Kaya (body), Vedana (feeling), Citta (mental states) and Dhamma (themes to reflect with). Kayanupassana means investigating the body through mindfulness. It is not about focussing on the breath to

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Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association We are a lay group of Buddhists that regularly meets at Amaravati