Uposatha Observance Club

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

Gosh darn it... I forgot all about it today.

Even still - it was quite a mindful day, and I got to read some more of my expanded edition of the Dhammapada, complete with the stories.



Metta,
Retro.

[Khalil Bodhi]

Retro,

You may be in luck. If you go by the days that Samahita Bhikkhu emailed me last week then tomorrow is really the uposatha! I was considering it but then I realized that it's Valentine's Day here in the US tomorrow so I decided that to forget about it and live to observe another day. Anyway, be well and best wishes. Metta.

[Ben]

Hi Khalil and Retro

Happy observance day. Sounds like an appropriate antidote to valentine's day insanity.
metta

Ben

[Cittasanto]

Hi Khalil and Retro

Happy observance day. Sounds like an appropriate antidote to valentine's day insanity.
metta

Ben

or unhappy valentines day stupidity!

[Khalil Bodhi]

Happy uposatha day everyone!

[Khalil Bodhi]

Happy uposatha day! BTW it's Magha Puja for anyone who's interested. Be well.

[Stuart]

Hi,

I've made a google calendar for the Forest Sangha Observance Days as given in the Forest Sangha Newsletter. I have made this calendar public, so in theory anyone who has an ical calendar can share this calendar. The Google message says:

Please use the following address to access your calendar from other applications.
You can copy and paste this into any calendar product that supports the ical format.

http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/765 ... /basic.ics

If anyone tries it, can they let me know if it works - I haven't tested it.

Stuart
xxx

[Khalil Bodhi]

Thanks Stuart. BTW, tomorrow is an uposatha day everyone! Happy uposatha and may your observance be of great fruit and benefit! Metta!

Mike

[James the Giant]

Khalil, I'd like to thank you for starting and maintaining this page, and the facebook notifications, it's great to be reminded.
I don't always join in, but on the odd days that I can, it's very beneficial to be reminded.

Thanks!

[Khalil Bodhi]

It's my pleasure! Thank you and be well!

[appicchato]

http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/765 ... /basic.ics

Spiffy...thank you...

[Khalil Bodhi]

Happy Uposatha Everyone!

[Khalil Bodhi]

Happy Uposatha Day Everyone!

[Khalil Bodhi]

Happy Uposatha Day Everyone!

[Khalil Bodhi]

Hello Everyone,

Tomorrow is an uposatha day yet again! For those of you who are unfamiliar, I found this brief description here on Access to Insight:

Uposatha days are times of renewed dedication to Dhamma practice, observed by lay followers and monastics throughout the world of Theravada Buddhism.

For monastics, these are often days of more intensive reflection and meditation. In many monasteries physical labor (construction projects, repairs, etc.) is curtailed. On New Moon and Full Moon days the fortnightly confession and recitation of the Bhikkhu Patimokkha (monastic rules of conduct) takes place.

Lay people observe the Eight Precepts on Uposatha days, as a support for meditation practice and as a way to re-energize commitment to the Dhamma. Whenever possible, lay people use these days as an opportunity to visit the local monastery, in order to make special offerings to the Sangha, to listen to Dhamma, and to practice meditation with Dhamma companions late into the night. For those not closely affiliated with a local monastery, it can simply be an opportunity to step up one's efforts in meditation, while drawing on the invisible support of millions of other practicing Buddhists around the world.

The calendar of Uposatha days is calculated using a complex traditional formula that is loosely based on the lunar calendar, with the result that the dates do not always coincide with the actual astronomical dates. To further complicate matters, each sect within Theravada Buddhism tends to follow a slightly different calendar.

May we all taste true happiness in this lifetime! Metta.