12/14 -12/15 - Join us for a dharma talk Friday 12/14 and a meditation retreat Saturday 12/15 9-4pm
* The theme of the retreat will be Madhupindika or “Honey Ball” Sutta: - The Discourse of how mental proliferation and views arise, lead to conflict and how we may bring this experience to an end.
* The weekend will be spacious with a combination of silence, Meditation, instruction and direct experience.
* We recommend that you attend both Friday evening and Saturday all day however accommodation will be made for those who are unable to do so.
* Note: there will be a seperate dana for the teacher in addition to the suggested dana for retreat
NOTE: originally we had Lama Gursam scheduled to lead the retreat, however he had to fly to tend to his ill father and we are so grateful that Pama Dharini was able to take the time to lead this retreat.
12/17/18 - Poetry /Spoken Word
We will include readings from various poets and sangha members drawing upon themes of intimacy, self image, awakening and anything else that emerges.I hope to have something written by 10 or sooner. We ask folks to come with a short poem, written by either themselves or other, or a spoken word piece that could be read, we will have a round robin style evening, with members reading poems and then 30 sec or so silence, another reads and so forth.
12/12/18 With deep sympathy we offer Lama Gursam and his family prayers, as his father passed away Tuesday morning at 3:15 AM at his home in Bir, Himachel Pardesh, India. Lama Gursam has generously shared his wisdom and supported our practice at the BSBC for many years; he is a true Dharma friend of our sangha. He was fortunate to be able to return to India to spend time with his father before he passed. Prayers are greatly appreciated. If you wish to mail a condolence correspondence, please address to
Lama Gursam
C/O John Wenz
301 South 4th Ave.
Highland Park, NJ 07904
12/11/18 The sangha board met at the LMT Library - We are in need of members who wish to deepen their commitment to the sangha through helping set up and leading service, and participating in the work of our outreach, communications, and program committees. Please email us or talk to a board member about getting more involved.
12/10/18 Acupuncturist, Herbalist and dhamma practitioner Matt Branham of Healing Path Acupuncture and Cross River Meditation Center, led the sangha in the physical foundations of mindfulness with Qigong and showed us a simple Quigong routine we can all do. More about Matt http://www.healingpathacupuncture.com/ For the full details on Dharma and the Arts series check our website
Also Thank you for your donations! Keep them coming :) We are now collecting underwear ( Children and Adults sizes ) - as there are approximately 35 kids and 80 adults @ the Bucks County Homeless Shelter, which is a BSBC primary focus of compassionate action, organized through our Outreach Committee.
Help the sangha with setup/cleanup
The Monday nights is done with the help of volunteers. We need you. Please volunteer (follow this easy guide if you need help with signing up )
* Note: You can lead service, but must be a member (Click to see info about being a member) Thank You!
We Need Donations Every Week
We collect and deliver donations to the Emergency Homeless Shelter. They are always in need of non perishable food items, paper products, and gift cards. However check out their Wish List if you want to give them what they really need.
We also collect for the local pet shelter. They need pet food and pet supplies (doesn't need to be new).
Please drop off your donation in a box in the lobby and consider signing up to deliver the donation to the shelter.
