A Few Resources
For your consideration.
Invocation, refuge and precepts
At the beginning of many of our study group sessions we recite what are called the Three Refuges: 1. Refuge in the Buddha - or the embodiment of awakening; 2. Refuge in the Dharma or Teachings - in clear and careful communication; and 3. Refuge in the Sangha or Community - the people who are supporting each other as friends and guides on the contemplative Path.
The text provides the Pali versions of these recitations.
Aspects of Mindfulness (Satipatthana)
Satipatthana means Aspects of Mindfulness, or Foundations of Mindfulness. The Buddha’s discourse on the Four Aspects of Mindfulness is one of the key texts in the Buddhist tradition.
The attached document provides this text along with a wonderful commentary by Tarchin Hearn.
The Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati Sutta)
One of the most commonly taught meditations is mindfulness of breathing in and breathing out. The attached text is the classic version of this teaching attributed to the Buddha. Translation by Gil Fronsdal.
The Future We Choose
Important article in Tricycle magazine about how it’s up to all of us to save the planet. “It is not simply about making minor changes to lifestyle, although those can be important too; it is about transforming our collective priorities in order to create a future in which all of us may thrive.”
Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists
Maria Popova reviews a new book by Buddhist Kay Larson on musician John Cage, and his work. Cage says: “Our intention is to affirm this life, not to bring order out of chaos, nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply to wake up to the very life we’re living, which is so excellent once one gets one’s mind and desires out of its way and lets it act of its own accord.”
Other sanghas in Winnipeg.
Buddhist Meditation Centre
From the website: The Buddha Meditation Centre Winnipeg (BMCW) and Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Winnipeg is a place for everyone, regardless of background or experience, to learn and practice the ancient teachings of the Buddha.
Dharma Centre of Winnipeg
From the website: All are welcome to join us for Dharma teachings and group meditations. All our events are offered in the spirit of dana, a Pali word meaning giving or gift.
Winnipeg Insight Meditation
From the website: The Winnipeg Insight Meditation Group is a peer- and volunteer-led sangha (community) dedicated to cultivating compassionate wisdom through insight meditation (vipassana), lovingkindness (metta), mindfulness (sati) and other practices.