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SUMMARY:Sunday Night In-Person Sitting Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly first Sunday night in-person meditation at Plymouth Meeting Friends. This is an opportunity to come together and sit in silent meditation. There will be two periods of sitting meditation with a short period of walking meditation. \nIf you are new to meditation and would like some guidance in advance of the sit\, please email us at info@philabuddhist.org.
URL:https://philabuddhist.org/event/sunday-night-meditation-monthly-hybrid-in-person-zoom/2025-01-05/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ORGANIZER;CN="Philadelphia Buddhist Association":MAILTO:info@philabuddhist.org
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SUMMARY:Bringing Buddhism into Your Life (on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us this Sunday from 7:30pm to 8:30pm for our monthly Bringing Buddhism into Your Life series where we meet to discuss a Buddhist topic and how it relates to our modern lives. The topic will be announced the week before and you can receive the announcement by signing up for our email here: http://eepurl.com/h1xjvz \n 
URL:https://philabuddhist.org/event/lecture-discussion-2-2023-06-11/2025-01-12/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lecture and Discussion
ORGANIZER;CN="Philadelphia Buddhist Association":MAILTO:info@philabuddhist.org
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SUMMARY:Sunday Night Meditation on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our weekly (except for the Second Sunday for Lecture & Discussion) Sunday night virtual meditation on Zoom. The zoom link will be provided in the email announcement. If you are not signed up to receive our weekly emails\, please sign up here: http://eepurl.com/h1xjvz \nIf you are new to meditation and would like some guidance in advance of the sit\, please email us at info@philabuddhist.org.
URL:https://philabuddhist.org/event/sunday-night-meditation-14/2025-01-19/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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SUMMARY:Sutra Study (On Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly Sutra (Sutta in Pali) study. We will be meeting on Zoom and the link will be provided in the email announcement. If you are not signed up to receive our weekly emails\, please sign up here: http://eepurl.com/h1xjvz. \nThis month we will be studying mindfulness and Sedaka Sutta: At Sedaka\, SN 47.19. You can find the sutra here: https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn47/sn47.019.than.html \nIf you have any questions\, please email us at  info@philabuddhist.org.
URL:https://philabuddhist.org/event/sutra-study-hybrid-in-person-zoom-2023-05-27-2023-06-24-2-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Sutra Study
ORGANIZER;CN="Philadelphia Buddhist Association":MAILTO:info@philabuddhist.org
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SUMMARY:Ordinary Mind is the Way: A Day of Zen Practice
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce a hybrid (in person & on Zoom) silent retreat\, “Ordinary Mind Is the Way: A Day of Zen Practice”\, led by Zen Teacher Peter Nichols on Saturday\, February 1st\, 2025\, atPlymouth Meeting Friends.  \nIn a Zen dialogue recorded in ancient China\, a monk asks\, “What is the Way?”\nThe Zen master replies\, “Ordinary mind is the Way.” \nThe question is centuries old\, probably as old as the human race. It’s our question too: Who am I? What is it to be alive? Why does my life feel unsettled or unsatisfying or unhappy or muddled or…you fill in the blank? Shouldn’t it feel great? What must I do to make everything OK? \nThe master says\, You already have everything you need. It’s the lesson Dorothy brought home from her journey to the Land of Oz: “If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again\, I won’t look any farther than my own backyard.” \nOur Ordinary Mind Is the Way retreat will be a day of Zen practice—together as a group—that includes how-to instruction for zazen (meditation)\, plenty of sitting periods (approx. 25 min) broken up by walking\, a dharma talk\, a little chanting and bowing\, time for eating and resting\, private face-to-face interview with the teacher (optional)\, and a chance to ask questions and talk about your experience at the end. \nCome prepared to surrender being in control\, to practice hard\, and to see what happens when you do nothing more than pay attention to what’s as ordinary as your own backyard. \nAll PBA activities are free of charge\, but we recommend a donation of $25-$50 to the teacher if you can.  Please don’t let financial issues keep you from attending. RSVP HERE. \nThis will be a hybrid retreat\, so for those who are not able to join in-person\, a Zoom link will be provided in advance of the retreat. \nPeter Nichols was a student of Bernie Tetsugen Glassman and John Daido Loori in the late 1980s and early 90s. Later he practiced with Pat Jikyo George from whom he received dharma transmission in 2022. He is a husband and father\, a retired writer-editor\, and a teacher at the Zen Center of Philadelphia.
URL:https://philabuddhist.org/event/ordinary-mind-is-the-way-a-day-of-zen-practice/
LOCATION:Plymouth Meeting Friends\, 2150 Butler Pike\, Plymouth Meeting\, PA\, 19462\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Wednesday Night Meditation Practice Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Note that tonight’s meditation practice discussion is cancelled in observance of Thanksgiving.
URL:https://philabuddhist.org/event/wednesday-night-meditation-practice-discussion-3-2022-11-23-2/2025-11-26/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Practice Discussion
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