Sunday December 18, 2022, 10:30 am -12:15pm, in-person at Nagaloka Buddhist Center EcoDharma event & launch of a local eco-sangha Please join us to consider a Buddhist response to ecological crises. The event includes a talk, a guided eco-meditation, discussion, and exploration of how we might function as a local eco-sangha for study and action. …
Intro to Meditation & Buddhism course (in-person) Jan. 8, 15 and 22 from 10:30 – Noon
Want to learn to meditate? Start the New Year off well with this course to be held Sundays, January 8, 15, and 22, 10:30am – noon at the Nagaloka Buddhist Center in Portland. You’ll practice two forms of meditation: Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving-Kindness (aka Metta Bhavana). Topics include meditation posture, overcoming common challenges in …
Carbon Offest
Nagaloka cares about the consequences of our actions! We are now offsetting the greenhouse gases generated by our operations by buying Certified Carbon Offsets from Cool Effect [www.cooleffect.org]. Cool Effect uses our donation to invest in carbon reduction programs that avoid methane emissions, avoid nature losses, create new renewable energy sources, and the like. Our …
Sunday Morning Meditation – In-Person at the Nagaloka Buddhist Center starting at 8:30AM
Sunday Morning Meditation is now in-person at the Nagaloka Buddhist Center from 8:30-10AM. The first hour of our practice is in the shrine room starting with saluting the shrine, followed by reciting the refuges and precepts. Matt Holden and Tom Handel take turns leading the meditation. After the refuges and precepts, Matt or Tom give …
Nagaloka Buddhist Center – Sangha Night – 6:45-8:30PM Wednesdays
Please join us online by Zoom, Wednesday evenings, 6:45-8:30pm. We value Sangha (spiritual community) and the opportunity to be together. We will use this time for lightly guided meditation, a short check in to see how we can support one another, and exploration of a Buddhist topic. The facilitator will offer brief remarks and guide …