The OBS Dana-Offering Program ~ 2018

by Colleen Glass | Jul 3, 2018 | Community, Dana Offering

Offering Food/Groceries In keeping with the monastic tradition dating back to the time of the Buddha, the monastics rely entirely on food donations (dana) offered by lay supporters. The idea of “dana” – which is the Pali word for “generosity” or giving with an open...

OBS Newsletter – June 2018

by Colleen Glass | Jun 3, 2018 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters, Soup Kitchen

Dear friends, Ninety one year old Bhante Gunaratana recently spoke celebrating Vesak (way-sak) at the United Nations in New York.  One web site describes this celebration of the Buddha’s birth, death, and enlightenment as a chance to jump-start your practice....

OBS Newsletter – May 2018

by Colleen Glass | May 24, 2018 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters, Retreats, Social Events

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OBS Newsletter – April 2018

by Colleen Glass | May 23, 2018 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters, Retreats, Social Events

Good full moon evening friends and members of the OBS, Tomorrow we welcome back the Sangha from Tisarana Monastery and the Bhikkhuni’s at Sati Saraniya Hermitage as they emerge from their three month winter retreats. The OBS invitations for teaching were...

OBS Newsletter – October 2017

by Colleen Glass | Oct 1, 2017 | Community, DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters, Soup Kitchen

Good evening OBS members and friends, A week ago in our Milky Way galaxy, the Cassini spacecraft, at the end of its 20 year mission, transmitted this final image of Saturn’s outer rings (below). Observing and then documenting this unparalleled image NASA...

OBS Newsletter – August 2017

by Colleen Glass | Jul 29, 2017 | Community, Dana Offering, DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters

Good afternoon members and friends of the OBS, Traveling about in summer weather – rain or shine – is a freeing up exercise for our bodies. It’s a delight to sail down a hill on a bike or feel recharged after a brisk swim in a lake. Our minds however, can still carry...