We are so happy to announce that Debbie, Nancy and Rebecca had their Mitra ceremonies at Aryaloka on June 18th! We are so grateful that they have chosen to walk the Buddhist path with us. Our sangha is sure to benefit from the many good qualities that they bring.
BUDDHIST RECOVERY MEETING
Monday evenings, 7-8:30 at 73 Court St (upstairs), Portsmouth NH
The Portsmouth Buddhist Center is offering a weekly Buddhist Recovery Group at 73 Court Street, Portsmouth, NH. The time will be Mondays from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. The meetings will be facilitated by Dharmasukta, an order member in the Triratna Buddhist Community and a person in long term recovery.
NH Gives – 24 Hours of Giving starts next week!
Next week we wrap up the pledge drive with NH Gives, a 24-hour wave of generosity that starts at 5 pm June 11 until 5 pm June 12. Your gift to this special appeal may be matched in that giving window, so watch here for those details. Click here to give on June 11 or 12, 5pm to 5pm.
Searching for the Sacred
An exhibition of work by Dustan Knight, April 14 to June 4. The opening reception will be on April 14 from 3-5pm. All are welcome.
Our end-of-year fundraising in 2023 was for a new fridge and new lighting. We're happy to report that the new fridge is in operation and that the new lighting has been installed! The fridge has really improved the kitchen functionality and user-friendliness.
Led By: Viveka
Tuesday, June 18th evening to Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 at 12 p.m.
In Person at Sky Lake Retreat Center
22 Hillcrest Lane, Rosendale, NY 12472
Event Description:
On this retreat, we will practice and play with living with the pressures of our times and explore how to respond with mindfulness, metta (loving kindness), and compassion.
Addiction and Recovery: How Buddhism Can Help— The Journey from Me to We
Mondays April 15 to May 6, 7-8:30pm at gateway Taiji, 875 Islington St, Portsmouth NH
There are many paths to the source. If you are someone who has experienced addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs, and are seeking ways to support your recovery, Buddhism can offer a path to help maintain recovery from addiction.
Our own Betsy Cadbury invites you to:
The Aryaloka Parks and Rec Team came indoors last week to give the kitchen a fresh coat of paint! This is in preparation to receive the new fridge that we fundraised for at end-of-year. We should be receiving the new fridge within the next month or so. The new lighting for the yoga room is in process and we'll have some pics of that soon.
Thanks to our volunteers on the Kitchen Team who cleared the kitchen out and put it all back together! And thanks to Parks and Rec for painting!
We have a new Buddha rupa at Aryaloka! Thanks to Eddie Langlois for this generous gift! She is a multi-armed form of Kuan Yin, carved from wood. Traces of the original paint are still visible. She is very delicate (please do not touch). You’ll really notice her presence next time you enter the yoga room.
How wonderful that she returns to a context of intensive Buddhist practice! We’ll be planning a big event in the near future to properly welcome her.
