Ajahn Vajiro:
Fazer as Pazes e Abrir Mão

Caros amigos,

Sábado, dia 11 de Dezembro de 2021, Ajahn Vajiro irá dar uma Palestra de Dhamma organizada por Bandar Utama Buddhist Society (Malásia).

Pode assistir através de:

Zoom Link : www.bubs.my/zoom/tav

meeting ID : 864 7971 6663

Passcode : 211211

Ordem de eventos:

20h30 (Malásia) / 12h30 (Portugal) – Pequena Meditação Guiada

20h45 (Malásia) / 12h45 (Portugal) – Palestra de Dhamma: Fazer as Pazes e Abrir Mão

21h30 (Malásia) / 13h30 (Portugal) – Perguntas e Respostas

21h45 (Malásia) / 13h45 (Portugal) – Partilha de Méritos e Encerramento

22h (Malásia) / 14h (Portugal) – Fim

Com os melhores votos,

o Sangha de Sumedhārāma

By admin|2021-12-07T09:40:57+00:00December 7, 2021|PT|Comments Off

Ajahn Vajiro:
Making Amends and Letting Go

Dear friends,

On Saturday, 11^th of December 2021, Ajahn Vajiro will give a Dhamma Talk organised by the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society (Malaysia).

The talk can be accessed using the following:

Zoom Link : www.bubs.my/zoom/tav

meeting ID : 864 7971 6663

Passcode : 211211

Order of events:

8:30pm (Malaysia) / 12:30pm (Portugal) – Short Guided Meditation

8:45pm (Malaysia) / 12:45pm (Portugal) – Dhamma Talk: Making Amends and Letting Go

9:30pm (Malaysia) / 1:30pm (Portugal) – Q & A

9:45pm (Malaysia) / 1:45pm (Portugal) – Sharing Of Merits & Closing

10pm (Malaysia) / 2pm (Portugal) End

Best wishes,

the Sangha at Sumedhārāma

By admin|2021-12-05T16:39:16+00:00December 5, 2021|EN|Comments Off

Meditation and Silence Retreat – 7-9 of January, 2022

The retreat will be led by Ajahn Vajiro and will take place in Casa de Retiros de Santo Inácio, in Sintra.

This event is organised by Helena Gallis.

Registrations are now closed as the maximum number of participants has been reached.

With best wishes from the Forest Sangha at Sumedhārāma

By admin|2021-11-15T10:44:54+00:00October 31, 2021|EN|Comments Off

Retiro de Meditação e Silêncio – 7 a 9 de Janeiro de 2022

Este retiro será orientado por Ajahn Vajiro e terá lugar na Casa de Retiros de Santo Inácio, em Sintra.

A organização está ao encargo de Helena Gallis.

As inscrições já se encontram encerradas pois foi atingido o número máximo de participantes.

Com os melhores votos do Sangha da Floresta de Sumedhārāma

By admin|2021-11-15T10:15:56+00:00October 31, 2021|PT|Comments Off

Cultivating a Peaceful Heart

Saturday, January 22, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. WET

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With so much stress, conflict, and tension in the world today, the Buddha’s teachings on cultivating a peaceful heart and mind are very timely. These teachings are not concerned with metaphysical or philosophical speculations, but rather provide practical guidelines for developing and applying mindfulness and wisdom to our experience of life. Through this practice we can learn to live truly meaningful lives with a light and peaceful heart, unburdened by anger, fear, or anxiety. In this interactive workshop, Ajahn Vajiro will provide guidance and skillful means for developing a practice of meditation that can gradually develop peace and clarity and facilitates the arising of deep insight.

This workshop includes talks, guided meditation, and Q&A sessions with Ajahn Vajiro. It is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your understanding and practice of the Dharma and learn more about:

The nature of mindfulness
Cultivating stillness and silence in meditation
Wise reflection on the nature of life
The liberating power of seeing things as they truly are

Registration includes on-demand access to a recording of the workshop, which can be viewed for two weeks following the date it was presented.

To ensure you receive your meeting link prior to the live program, please register by January 21.

Register here

Venerable Ajahn Vajiro was born in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in 1953. He studied in England and obtained a degree in economics in 1974. In 1979, he left for Thailand to join the monastic community of Venerable Ajahn Chah and was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1980. Ajahn Vajiro returned to England in 1984 and assisted in Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, then lived in monasteries in the UK for many years, followed by New Zealand and then Australia. He returned to Amaravati in 2001. In 2010, Ajahn Vajiro was formally invited to Portugal to help establish a monastery of the Forest Tradition. Under his guidance, the Sumedhārāma Forest Monastery was established, and he has been the abbot since 2012.

Program Format

This is a live, interactive online program that will also be recorded for on-demand viewing. Our goal is to send recordings to you within two business days, often sooner. Recordings will be available for on-demand viewing for two weeks following the date they were presented.

Software Platform

Zoom for Windows, Mac, or mobile device; minimum recommended network bandwidth 1.5 Mbps. Please download Zoom for free at zoom.us/download, and test your connection at zoom.us/test. New to Zoom? Check out www.theosophical.org/FAQ. Please email webinars@theosophical.org for further information.

By admin|2022-01-19T16:19:38+00:00October 20, 2021|EN, PT|Comments Off

Kathina 2021

Kathina Celebration in Sumedharama

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Everyone is invited to attend the event, celebrating the presence of the monastic community in Sumedhārāma:

Programme:

9h30 – arrival to the monastery (bring a dish to share for the meal)

10h00 – Requesting the Five Precepts, followed by chanting

10h30 – Offering of rice (Pindapat)

11h00 – Meal offering to the monks; A meal for the lay community

12h30 – The community offers the traditional monastic cloth

13h00 – A talk by Ajahn Vajiro

Starting 14h00 – informal conversation with the monks

In the rains season (Vassa) in Asia (a period which correlates to summer in Europe), the monks undertake the determination to remain in one place for three months.

According to the scriptures, at the end of this period, The Buddha allowed the monks to ask for cloth with which they could amend their cloths or even make new clothes.

The cloth the monks collected consisted of rags that had been discarded. As time went by, people, realizing this need, began hanging fabric from trees, so that the monks could ‘find’ them.
The custom then developed in such a way that not only pieces of fabric were left on the trees, but also ready made clothes.
People spotted the opportunity to make offers of other requisites to the monks, as a gesture of support and appreciation for their practice.
Hence a ceremony called ‘Kathina’ was created, ‘Katina’ being the name of the loom that the monks use to sew their clothes using the cloth offered. During this ceremony, the monks offer Dhamma talks and there is also a time for people to meet and talk with the monks in a more informal way. In this event, the connection between the lay community and the monastic community becomes evident, as well as their benefit from this dynamic.

By admin|2021-11-05T21:14:12+00:00October 7, 2021|EN|Comments Off

Por Fora e Por Dentro – New Audiobook

We are very happy to announce that Sumedharama has concluded its first Audiobook project. We hope it will bring joy and clarity tho all of those who will listen to it.

This Audiobook is the Portuguese translation of ‘Without and Within’ by Ajahn Jayasaro, which presents a series of Q&A on the Buddha’s teachings.

To access the book, click here.

By admin|2021-11-05T21:14:57+00:00September 10, 2021|EN|Comments Off

Kathina 2021

Celebração da Kathina em Sumedharama

Domingo, dia 24 de Outubro de 2021

Todos são bem-vindos a participar nesta ocasião, celebrando a presença da comunidade monástica em Sumedharama:

Programa:

9h30 – Chegada ao Mosteiro (traga uma refeição para partilhar)

10h00 – Pedido dos cinco preceitos, seguido de cânticos

10h30 – Oferta de arroz (Pindapat)

11h00 – Oferta de refeição aos monges e almoço para a comunidade leiga

12h30 – A comunidade oferece o tradicional hábito monástico

13h00 – Palestra por Ajahn Vajiro

A partir das 14h00 – Conversa informal com os monges.

Na época das chuvas (Vassa), na Ásia, (período correspondente ao Verão na Europa) os monges comprometem-se a permanecer num determinado local durante três meses.

Reza a história, que no fim desse período, o Buddha permitiu que os monges procurassem tecido com o qual poderiam remendar o seu hábito antigo ou mesmo fazer um novo. Os tecidos que os monges recolhiam consistiam em trapos que haviam sido deitados fora. Com o passar do tempo as pessoas, apercebendo-se desta necessidade, começaram a pendurar tecido nas árvores para que os monges os pudessem ‘encontrar’. O costume desenvolveu-se então de forma a que não eram deixados apenas pedaços de tecido nas árvores, mas também os hábitos já feitos. As pessoas viram aqui uma oportunidade de fazer ofertas de outros requisitos aos monges, como um gesto de suporte e apreciação da prática destes. Criou-se assim a cerimónia chamada Kathina, sendo este o nome do tear que os monges usam para costurar os seus hábitos com os tecidos oferecidos.

Nesta mesma cerimónia os monges oferecem palestras sobre o Dhamma, havendo também um período onde as pessoas têm a oportunidade de se encontrarem e falarem com os monges de forma mais informal. Neste evento torna-se bastante evidente a interligação da comunidade leiga com a monástica e de como ambas beneficiam desta dinâmica.

By admin|2021-11-05T21:12:52+00:00September 10, 2021|PT|Comments Off

Por Fora e Por Dentro – Novo Audiobook

Com muita alegria, o Mosteiro Sumedharama realizou o seu primeiro Audiobook,
o qual esperamos possa ser benéfico a todos aqueles que tiverem oportunidade de o escutar.

Trata-se do livro ‘Por Fora e Por Dentro’ de Ajahn Jayasaro,
o qual apresenta uma série de ‘Perguntas e Respostas que poderão ser do seu interesse.

Para aceder ao livro por favor clicar aqui.

Com os nossos melhores votos

O Sangha da Floresta de Sumedhārāma

By admin|2021-11-05T21:13:40+00:00June 19, 2021|PT|Comments Off

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Saturday, January 22, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. WET

Kathina Celebration in Sumedharama

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Celebração da Kathina em Sumedharama

Domingo, dia 24 de Outubro de 2021