Cierre de inscripciones del curso "Leyendo los Textos Pali I"

Buddhismo Theravada México AR y el Instituto de Estudios Buddhistas Hispano anuncian que el jueves 23 de mayo será el cierre de inscripciones del próximo curso "Leyendo los Textos Pali I". • Instructor: Bhikkhu Nandisena • Fecha de inicio: 23 de mayo 2013 • Curso abierto a principiantes y a aquellos con conocimiento de pali • Una clase por semana — Dieciocho semanas • Matrícula individual • Una tarea por semana — Un examen final (Preguntas-respuestas, selección múltiple y ensayo) • Cinco créditos (acreditables para Diplomado en Buddhismo del Instituto de Estudios Buddhistas Hispano) • Se otorgará certificado de materia aprobada • Inscripción inmediata — Más información • Curso gratuito* • Sistema de[…]

Campaña: Bono-leche para escuelita rural

Asociación Uniendo Mundos – Uniendo Mundos es una asociación civil sin fines de lucro de carácter humanitario, creada por un grupo de personas las que intentamos dar a la Escuela Rural, en Pampa del Indio, Chaco, de la cual somos madrinas, una mejor calidad de vida. ¿Cómo? Mejorando la alimentación de los niños, que son aborígenes tobas, dándoles educación. Las necesidades son muchas. En este momento tenemos a 156 niños, con todos los gastos a nuestro cargo, dentro de los cuales se incluyen los alimentos para los comedores. Es por esto que necesitamos leche en polvo y les pedimos que[…]

Birth-Day, Death-Day, & Everything-Inbetween-Days

Today yet another birthday comes, which also means another year gone. One year further away from my birth and one year nearer my death has passed. And, in-between these two bookends of life, innumerable days of dukkha, or stress. Not that it's been a particularly troublesome existence, you understand - there have been plenty of highs along with the lows (and the in-betweens). But, through it all, there has been this gnawing fact that life is somehow inherently unsatisfactory, which is another translation of the Buddhist term dukkha. The fact is, that as a human being, I am born to[…]

Vesak Day Message From Premier Colin Barnett

Message from Hon. Colin Barnett MLA, Premier of Western Australia, to the WA Buddhist community on the occasion of Vesak Day.Click here...

Buddhism & Stress

Having one of those days? The Buddha can help.Stress is a big problem these days. Stress-related illnesses are common ailments in the twenty-first century. Modern life seems geared towards creating stress in us, whether it's at home, at work, at school, or at the supermarket. We are stressed out with the pressures put on us by our parents, partners, children, work colleagues, neighbors, and just about everyone else. We don't have to meet those that bother us, either: politicians, business moguls, and celebrities can cause irritation to us. And it's not limited to human beings, either. Animals such as pets[…]

Websites temporarily unavailable

The BSWA websites other than Dhammaloka and the Dhammaloka Community are temporarily offline. The outage is being rectified now and the sites will be back to normal soon.

Retiro con Ajahn Dhiravamsa

Primera visita de Ajahn Dhiravamsa a la Argentina Retiro de Vipassanā y estudio del Dharma 15 a 23 de Noviembre de 2013 La Meditación Vipassanā La palabra Vipassanā significa literalmente «ver con claridad». Es una vía para desarrollar cómo ver las cosas, ya que tenemos que ser capaces de tener una clara consciencia, una forma de estar presente y observar las cosas sin pensar, sin comentar, sin opinar… sin nada: pura y simplemente observando. Vipassanā es una forma de cómo ver y qué ver. Cómo ver es más importante que qué ver, ya que todas cosas pueden ser observadas. Vipassanā[…]

Thai Buddhism: A Land of Smiles

In Thailand, it pays to smile!Thailand is rightly known as the Land of Smiles (เมอืงยิ้ม / 'meuang-yim' in Thai). Everywhere you go in the country, you will be greeted by smiles. Often in the most difficult of situations, smiles will be seen. Why? Well, to smile in adversity is considered a virtue in Thai culture, and it is also considered polite, whereas a grimace or frown is usually taken as impolite. Moreover, a smile can hide a multitude of sins; guilt, embarrassment, unease, dislike and even anger. It communicates warmth & friendliness, visual signals that make people feel at ease,[…]

Vesak Meditation Day - Friday 24th May 2013

Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre, NollamaraConducted by Venerable Nirodha 8:30am                             Arrival 9:00am                             Refuges and Precepts          Talk and Meditation Introduction 9:30 – 11:00am                Walking/Sitting Meditation 11:00am – 12:00pm         Dana In Silence 12:00 – 1:00pm                Free Time In Noble Silence/Practice 1:30 – 2:15pm                  Sitting Meditation 2:45[…]

Vesak 2013

Fundación Bodhiyāna – Festividad de Vesak e inauguración sede: En un día tan importante para el Budismo celebraremos el nacimiento del Buddha Śākyamuni y la inauguración de la nueva sede de la Fundación Bodhiyāna con el Ven. Maestro Zhihan y varios maestros de Asia que nos honrarán con su visita. Quedan todos invitados. Domingo 12 de Mayo, 16:00 hs., Juramento 3125, CABA. Más info

Have you a lazy caravan for loan?

Venerable Amaranatho is returning to Perth at the end of July for a few months and staying at Cambodian Buddhist society at Kelmscott.If you would like to give your caravan a holy holiday for a few months, or part thereof, at Kelmscott please contact:Ron Muttonronmutton@westnet.com.au9361 3696

Thai Buddhism: Saving Face & No-Face

What's she pointing at? Do you see?Saving face is a big thing in Thailand. The wrong look, word or gesture can give instant insult to a person without any intent on the part of the offender. Moreover, if you are a foreigner with limited knowledge of Thai customs - and that's just about every foreigner - it's often impossible to know that you have offended someone, as they won't tell you to your face, as that would be considered losing face, too! Being too honest with others is a real no-no in many situations, with lying much-preferred to inconvenient truths.[…]

Meditación para principiantes

Jack Kornfield / Editorial Kairós – ¿Has pensado alguna vez en meditar pero no has sabido muy bien cómo hacerlo? Con «Meditación para principiantes», el célebre maestro Jack Kornfield te mostrará lo sencillo que es comenzar –y perseverar– en una práctica cotidiana. La meditación vipassanā es un método de larga tradición que nos posibilita sosegar el espíritu y aclarar la mente para lograr una comprensión más profunda. En este curso completo, concebido para principiantes, el maestro Kornfield nos proporciona un método gradual y directo para integrar la meditación en nuestra vida cotidiana. Las seis meditaciones guiadas que se incluyen en[…]

El arte del amor universal

Por Sharon Salzberg / La Usina Mística – Sharon Salzberg es una practicante de meditación budista de toda la vida, y su trabajo colaboró en gran medida en la introducción de prácticas budistas a Occidente. A través de libros como A Heart as Wide as the World (Un corazón tan amplio como el mundo) y Loving-Kindness: The Revoutionary Art of Happiness (Amor universal benevolente: El arte revolucionario de la felicidad), enseña que prácticas sencillas como la meditación mettā –término en idioma pāḷi que se tradujo al inglés como lovingkindness, y al castellano como amor universal desinteresado o amor benevolente– pueden[…]

Ajahn Thanissaro – Schau, was du tust

Aus dem Englischen ins Deutsche übersetzt von Lothar Schenk “Tage und Nächte fliegen vorbei, fliegen vorbei: Was tue ich gerade jetzt?” Der Buddha bringt einen dazu, tagtäglich diese Frage zu stellen, sowohl um einen davon abzuhalten, selbstzufrieden zu werden, als auch zur Erinnerung daran, dass die Ausübung der Lehre ein Tun ist. Obwohl wir hier [...]

Monastery Tour to Bodhinyana on Tuesday May 7th is full

The Armadale meditation group is leading a tour to Bodhinyana monastery in Serpentine for people who have not been to a monastery before and who want to know how to offer food to the monks on the 7th May 2013. This is now full.

Thai Buddhism: Mai Pen Rai

For most westerners living in Thailand, a striking aspect of the Thai psychology is the attitude of mai pen rai (Thai: ไม่เป็นไร). This outlook dominates much of Thai culture & society, and whilst at first can appear attractive to foreigners new to Thai ways, it is invariably eventually viewed somewhat negatively. So, what it is? There are several translations for the term in English, the most common being 'never mind,' 'don't worry,' 'don't bother,' 'no problem,' 'it's okay,' & 'it doesn't matter.' In line with the Thai concerns with saving face and minimizing conflict, mai pen rai is uttered innumerable[…]

Ashin Ottama – Rebirth and Not-Rebirth in Buddhism (Video)

This video is a Buddhist Dharma-talk, but the last half-hour is highly recommendable to all thoughtful people: it points to the unexpected nature and reality of ‘afterlife’. Copyright © 2012 This feed is for non-commercial use only. Alle Medien auf Theravada Dhamma sind ein Geschenk des dhamma und somit ausschließlich zur kostenlosen Verteilung.- All media [...]

pindabata pictures

Dear friends, it was a great event – the pindabata for the nuns in Castle hills – organized by Lalitha. Thank you all for joining in, either at the different stations where you were waiting for us to come along with our bowls, or at Lalitha’s house, where we finally went to have lunch and talk about meditation. Although it rained and was cold, you were patiently waiting and meeting you all time passed so quickly that we found that we will do pindabata and meditation again. Here are some pictures Lalitha took with her phone.

Clases Semanales : Nuevos Grupos

En  Mayo empiezan los nuevos grupos de  Clases  Semanales, asi como las  Sesiones  de Iniciación  a la  Meditación. Tienes toda la información en este link : Más información

Ajahn Thanissaro – Watch What You’re Doing

“Days and nights fly past, fly past: What am I doing right now?” The Buddha has you ask that question every day, both to keep yourself from being complacent and to remind yourself that the practice is one of doing. Even though we’re sitting here very still, there’s still a doing going on in the [...]

Pāli-Intensivkurs 2013 an der Universität Halle

Der Pāli-Intensivkurs 2013 ist als erster Lektürekurs nach dem Anfängerkurs konzipiert. Er ist für Interessenten mit Grundkenntnissen des Pāli geeignet, sei es, daß sie einen Anfängerkurs besucht, sich die Grundzüge der Grammatik im Selbststudium angeeignet oder bereits Sanskrit erlernt haben. Geplant ist die Lektüre von Sutta-Texten (Satipaṭṭhāna) und Jātakas. Zeitraum 02.-13.09.2013 Umfang Mo, Mi, Fr, täglich 6h [...]

Presentación del curso "Leyendo los Textos Pali I"

Mindfulness

Listen:  2013_04_19_Bhante_Sujato_Farshore.mp3Description: Bhante Sujato points out that 'not thinking too hard' is at the core of mindulness. An illuminating discussion on practical aspects of Mindfulness.

Pindabata, message from our friend Lalitha

Dear Friends in Dhamma   The bikkunis from the Santi forrest monastery will be on almsround in Castle Hill and Quakers Hill on Saturday 20th April. The time and place to be: 9.30AM-10AM at Castle towers Piazza in Castle Hill    (the map http://www.whereis.com/nsw/castle-hill/yellowId-12141275)                                                                                                                          NEAR BASKINS ROBINS ICECREAM SHOP 10.15AM-10.30AM at Lalor road near Quakers Hill public school behind seven eleven gas station. Please offer what is in the list. If you wish you may donate funds too. Required food for the monastery: Brasil nuts Sauerkraut flax seeds sesame and other raw seeds icing sugar olive oil apple cider vinegar bread[…]