Dear Sangha,
Please join us this Saturday for our monthly Sutra Study. The next four sessions are dedicated to the memory of PBA’s founder, Richard McKinney, and we will be looking at Sutras dealing with aging, death and grieving. Please join us for what will be a powerful set of … Click to read more…
Dear Sangha,
We invite you to join us this Sunday evening, July 8th for our monthly Lecture & Discussion. This month Gail Zivin will discuss “What is Reality in Buddhism and in Our Lives”.
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Location: Plymouth Meeting Friends. For directions, click here.
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Please join us this Saturday, June 9th, for our monthly Sutra Study:
MN 21 Kakacupama Sutta: The Simile of the Saw
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.021x.than.html
Dear Sangha,
Please join us on Sunday evening, June 10th, for our monthly Lecture & Discussion:
Where: Plymouth Meeting Friends (click here for directions)
Time: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Topic: “The Middle Way: Navigating Failure in Life”, led by Robin Carr
Please join us for our monthly Lecture & Discussion.
This month’s topic is “The Buddhist Concept of No Self” and will be led by Pat Abrahams at Plymouth Meeting Friends (Click here for directions), from 7:30pm to 9:00pm.
Click here to learn more about our Lecture and Discussion series
There will be a memorial service for Richard McKinney on Friday, June 22nd, 11:30am to 1:30pm at Plymouth Meeting Friends in the “Annie” Room (where we sit on Sunday nights). Cookies and fruit will follow.
With palms joined,
PBA
Dear Sangha,
With great sadness we announce that our friend, colleague and mentor, Richard McKinney, passed on April 27th. Serious illnesses over the last several years did not stop him in serving the community until a few months ago. In the 1950s, Rick was among the … Click to read more…
Please join us for our monthly Lecture & Discussion.
This month’s topic is “Taking the Precepts: A Zen Perspective”, led by Bob Koller on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Plymouth Meeting Friends (Click here for directions)
Please join us for monthly Sutra Study, on Saturday, April 14, 2018, Radnor Friends (click here for directions)
MN 58. Abhaya Sutta: To Prince Abhaya On Right Speech
Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.058.than.html
Dear Dharma Friends,
Please note that Wednesday night meditation at Radnor Friends has been cancelled due to the impending snow storm. We look forward to seeing you next week.
For this month’s lecture and discussion, we will be offering an introduction to yoga called “Yoga for Success”.
Please join us for a unique opportunity to learn a very simple but powerful yoga practice proven to improve memory, concentration and mental clarity, as well as relieving stress and anxiety and … Click to read more…
When: Saturday, March 10, 2018
Where: Radnor Friends Meeting, 620 Conestoga Rd, Villanova, PA, United States (map)
Description:
. Sutra: “Diamond Sutra”, specifically the following chapters:
Chapter 6
Chapter 8
Chapter 14
Chapter … Click to read more…
Dear Dharma Friends,
Please note that Wednesday night meditation at Radnor Friends has been cancelled due to the impending snow storm. We look forward to seeing you next week.
When: Saturday, February 17th, 2018
Where: Plymouth Meeting Friends (click here for directions)
Time: 9:00AM to 4:00PM
No cost, though free-will dana of $25 to support the teacher would be appreciated.
Tea and snacks will be served. There ill be an hour lunch break for a brown bag … Click to read more…
When: Saturday, February 10th, 2018, 2pm to 4pm
Where: Radnor Friends Meeting, 620 Conestoga Rd, Villanova, PA, United States (map)
Please join us for a unique opportunity to learn a very simple but powerful yoga practice proven to improve memory, concentration and mental clarity, as well as relieving … Click to read more…
When: Saturday, February 10, 2018
Where: Radnor Friends Meeting, 620 Conestoga Rd, Villanova, PA, United States (map)
Description:
Atthaka Vagga, Part 2
Led by John Buford
Sn 4.10 Purabheda Sutta: Before the Break-up of the Body
www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.4.10.than.html
Sn 4.11 Kalaha-vivada Sutta: … Click to read more…
PBA will be hosting an intensive all-day sit on Saturday February 3rd, from 9am to 3:30pm. Note that this has changed from the original date of Saturday, January 27th.
When: Saturday, February 3rd (Note the change in date from January 27th)
Where: Plymouth Meeting Friends, 2150 Butler Pike, Plymouth … Click to read more…
When: Saturday, January 13, 2018
Where: Radnor Friends Meeting, 620 Conestoga Rd, Villanova, PA, United States (map)
Description:
Atthaka Vagga, Part 1:
Sn 4.2 Guhatthaka Sutta: The Cave of the Body https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.4.02.than.html
Sn 4.3 Dutthatthaka Sutta: Corrupted https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.4.03.than.html
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When: Sunday, January 14, 2018, 7:30PM – 9PM
Where: Plymouth Meeting Friends, 2150 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Description:
Julianna Lipschitz: “The Life of the Buddha”
Click here to learn more about our Lecture and Discussion series
Dear Sangha,
Meditation at Plymouth Meeting this Sunday, 31st December is cancelled for New Year’s Eve. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, January 7th.