OUR PLACE OF PRACTICE
Coming together for meditation, Buddhist ritual and Dharma study are important conditions for deepening one's practice. We meet together every Wednesday evening for our Sangha (Community) Night where we meditate and explore an aspect of the Buddha's teaching through a talk and discussion. If you are new to meditation, we are happy to provide support and guidance for you. Everyone is welcome to join us.
With Our Program we aim to provide varied opportunities with Introductory courses in both meditation and Buddhist studies and day retreats to take your meditation and Dharma practice to a deeper level. We also offer workshops and classes in the arts, working with addiction, Tai Chi, practicing in the workplace and more.
We offer all of our programs and retreats on a 'dana' basis. The Sanskrit word 'dana' means generosity, which is a fundamental Buddhist principle. Because the Dharma is so precious, in the spirit of the Buddha himself, we choose not to put a price on it. So rather then charge for classes, we offer them freely and then ask for your donations.
If you value what is offered, we hope that you will be inspired to help us with the most obvious form of support, money through donations. We have a dana bowl in the center, again, chosen in the spirit of the Buddha who carried a wooden bowl on his alms rounds through the villages seeking support in the form of food from his local community.
We are currently in temporary space offered to us by Mark McNabb, owner of the McNabb Group, a local developer in Portsmouth, for which we are very grateful. In response, we offer a donation on his behalf, to The Music Hall and Womenaid of Greater Portsmouth.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit with tax-exempt status, Tax ID# 45-2836893
40 Congress Street, Fourth Floor
(enter on Fleet Street) Portsmouth
email: portsmouth@thebuddhistcenter.com
phone: (603) 617-2285
twitter: @portsangha
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