Meditation in Maine

06/24/2026

What a wonderful Saturday together at Portland Head Light!
Surrounded by ocean breezes, open skies, and good company, we gathered for outdoor meditation and a community potluck. Thank you to everyone who joined us, brought delicious food, and helped create such a warm and joyful atmosphere.
We look forward to many more moments of practice, friendship, and laughter together. 🙏💙

06/03/2026

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Dear friends, our great apologies but due to an unexpected series of events, our 9:30am class this morning (6/3) needs to be cancelled. Our apologies, we wish you a peaceful and loving day. 🙏💕

05/09/2026

it’s not too late to join us today for one or all of the sessions in our overcoming adversity workshop! Join Clare and Evie as they guide us through Buddhist strategies for dealing with challenges. We hope to see you today!


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03/16/2026

Dharma nugget for the week 🌟 What is pervasive suffering?

Pervasive suffering is simply the contaminated aggregates of samsaric beings. For example, when we take rebirth as a human we take on human aggregates, when we take rebirth as an animal we take on animal aggregates, and when we take rebirth as a god we take on god aggregates.

If we take on human aggregates we have no choice but to experience the sufferings of the human realm, if we take on animal aggregates we have no choice but to experience the sufferings of the animal realm, and if we take on god aggregates we have no choice but to experience the sufferings of the god realms.

All the different types of suffering in samsara arise from samsaric aggregates just as waves arise from an ocean, therefore samsaric aggregates themselves are pervasive suffering.

For as long as we remain with contaminated aggregates, whether we abide in the highest god realms or the deepest hell, we will attract suffering just as a magnet attracts iron. If we cling to samsaric aggregates we will take rebirth in samsara, and if we take rebirth in samsara we will experience suffering.

Therefore the real object to be avoided is samsaric aggregates, and it is these that the mind of renunciation seeks to abandon. As Geshe Potowa says:

It is not sickness and death I fear so much as samsaric rebirth.”

Excerpt From
Great Treasury of Merit
Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

03/08/2026

Happy Tara Day!
The female Buddha of active compassion who, as the manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas, is known as the "Mother of the Conquerors." She is also known as the "Great Liberator" who pacifies all sickness, poverty, misfortune, fighting, and quarreling, and causes the Dharma and all good fortune to flourish. Her green-colored body symbolizes that she is also the manifestation of the fully purified wind element of all the Buddhas, and like the wind is quick to respond to the prayers of those in need. Her right leg extended also indicates her readiness to help others. This painting shows Tara seated on a lotus arising from a lake. It is said that when Buddha Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, saw the immensity of suffering in the world he started crying, and Tara was born from a lotus that arose from his lake of tears.

03/03/2026

Good morning, meditating friends! Due to inclement weather, we will be cancelling class this evening at the Portland New Church. Join us next Wednesday at 9:15. We look forward to seeing you! Stay cozy! 💗🙏🧘‍♀️

02/11/2026

Dear ones! We are canceling the 9:30am class this morning (Weds Jan 11) due to snow and slushy conditions on the roads. Be warm, be safe, and enjoy bringing mindfulness into your day today.