Belmont Buddhist Community: Wednesday sitting and discussion

15 September 2012

Wednesday sitting and discussion

This Wednesday we are going to begin to read the Dhammapada, one of the most important of the Pali scriptures. We will read and discuss one section each week. This week we will be reading what is usually the first section in most translations, the first twenty verses.

This section illustrated at Buddhanet: http://www.buddhanet.net/dhammapada/d_twin.htm

This section translated on The Big View: http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/dhammapada-01.html

From Access to Insight:

Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.01.budd.html
Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.01.than.html

The mission of the group is to:

~ Come together for meditation practice
~ Provide mutual support in the study of Buddhism
~ Cooperate in traveling to retreats outside the local area

BBC is lay-led by necessity, while recognizing the value of contact with a teacher and encouraging its members to take advantage of opportunities to work with teachers at retreats and other venues.

BBC is non-sectarian by choice, recognizing and striving to learn from the wisdom of all Buddhist traditions and lineages, but at the same time resisting the temptation of cafeteria Buddhism — picking and choosing the superficial and easy aspect of a tradition but resisting the deep and effortful aspects that are necessary for spiritual growth.

The goal of Belmont Buddhist Community is to encourage spiritual growth and development on the Buddha’s path in its members, for their own benefit and for the benefit of all sentient beings.

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15 September 2012

Wednesday sitting and discussion