This 8-week course guides you through exercises to help you pay closer attention to your everyday life. Too often we can feel like we’re not living life fully or we’re lost in a cacophony of anxiety, distraction, and negative mental states. Mindfulness practices — such as meditation — help us cope with stress. Buddhist teachings …
Monday Evenings In Person – 6:30pm – 8:00pm
With a great deal of excitement, Nagaloka Buddhist Center is overjoyed to announce the addition of a Monday evening in-person session, beginning Monday, January 30th. Taking place from 6:30pm – 8:00pm, this is a wonderful opportunity to begin the week with community, peace, and purpose; centered around meditation, the Dharma, and discussion, Monday evenings will …
Southern Maine Eco-Sangha hosted by Nagaloka
Southern Maine Eco-Sangha hosted by Nagaloka We value a Buddhist response to ecological crises — we believe Buddhist practices-and-wisdom can nourish those who hear the cries of the earth and guide our choices in life. Our activities emerge from the interests of the group and the energy of individual volunteers. We’re guided by Joanna Macy’s …
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
Becoming a Bodhisattva A Series on the Six Paramitas Please join us on Wednesday evening as we continue our exploration of Becoming a Bodhisattva through the practice of the Six Paramitas. Last week, Subhramani started our discussion with a talk about what IS a Bodhisatva and how engaging in active practice of the Six Paramitas …