Author Archives: Jocelyn White
Thank you for Ayyā Medhānandī’s Inspiration at the New Year
Ayyā Medhānandī Bhikkhunī, the founder and guiding teacher of Sati Saraniya Hermitage, spent a day of Dhamma with us on January 3, 2021. She met with Portland Friends of the Dhamma for the first time, a start to our new year, just before entering her winter retreat. The theme of the day was “An Ever-Present Refuge.” Over […]
Ayya Medhanandi: Ever Present Refuge: The Value of Death with questions, Jan 3 2021 052
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Ayya Medhanandi: Ever Present Refuge: Morning Dhamma talk with questions, Jan 3 2021 051
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Read moreAyya Medhanandi: Ever Present Refuge: Precepts, the Basis for Our Happiness Jan 3 2021 050
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Read moreAjahn Thanissaro (Geoff): Response to Change, Morning Session Nov 1 2020 048
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https://media.blubrry.com/portland_friends_of_the_dhamma/p/content.blubrry.com/portland_friends_of_the_dhamma/Ajahn_Geoff_In_Response_to_Change-Morning_Session.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:24 — 31.1MB)Subscribe: Android | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreAjahn Thanissaro (Geoff) visited Portland Friends of the Dhamma by Zoom for his 19th annual teaching session. His topic was “Response to Change.” The study guide is found here. The topics ranged from change in general to […]
Read moreAjahn Thanissaro (Geoff): Response to Change, Afternoon Session Nov 1 2020 049
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Read moreGratitude for Ajahn Thanissaro’s November Visit on Zoom
Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoff) appeared on Zoom hosted by Portland Friends of the Dhamma and joined by others from Belarus and Brazil to Peru and Sri Lanka. Over 170 practitioners gathered to hear his teaching on managing grief and coping with change. Guided meditation and two sutta study sessions were filled with practical skills on these […]
Read moreA Rich Day of Teachings – Ayya Santussikā Returns to PFoD
On September 27, 2020, Portland Friends of the Dhamma hosted a Daylong led by Ayya Santussikā, abbess of Karuna Buddhist Vihara. The topic which ran throughout the day was “Directing the Mind, Cooling the Heart” and was attended by many, including one person from abroad. The day began with taking the Five Precepts, followed with […]
Read moreSakula: Knowing Light, Knowing Dark Oct 18 2020 047
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Read moreJessica Swanson: Fearlessness for Ourselves and Others Oct 11 2020 046
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https://media.blubrry.com/portland_friends_of_the_dhamma/p/content.blubrry.com/portland_friends_of_the_dhamma/Fearlessness_for_Ourselves_and_Others-10_16_20_10_10_AM.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:24 — 8.9MB)Subscribe: Android | Google Podcasts | RSS | MoreJessica Swanson leads Sunday Sila at the Center with some in person and some online. She reflects on what we bring to meditation, developing beneficial mind states as a gift to ourselves and others, and fearlessness – […]