Buddhism sessions hosted at the praxeum

Just a reminder that the dharma studies discussion is happening this afternoon/evening. If you are able, feel free to join us to discuss the question: "Why be ethical?"

Happening now if anyone else would like to join!

Greetings members of TotJO!
Excellent discussion on "Why be ethical?" last Sunday with a great turnout. This Sunday we will be delving into how to be ethical with analysis of the first precept in the text "Expressing Interconnectedness." Here's the text:

The sessions will be hosted on the Study Hall Voice in the Praxeum at 4 pm EST. Here's a time zone converter (there was some confusion related to this due to daylight savings time, so be sure to double check the time for your time zone):
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Dharma+Studies&iso=20190324T16&p1=179
Feel free to join in the discussion! While it is ideal to have read the above text, you are more than welcome to participate even if you haven't.

Looking forward to seeing any persons interested in the discussion of Love and Power in the expression of interconnectedness in the first precept of Buddhism. See you in The Praxeum for discussion in just 3 minutes time!

Greetings members of TotJO!
Last Sunday we began our analysis of the five precepts though the discussion of interconnectedness. This week we move on to the second precept via discussion of the document "The Principle of Generosity." Here's the text:

The sessions will be hosted on the Study Hall Voice in the Praxeum at 4 pm EST. Here's a time zone converter (there was some confusion related to this due to daylight savings time, so be sure to double check the time for your time zone):
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Dharma+Studies&iso=20190331T16&p1=179&ah=1
Feel free to join in the discussion! While it is ideal to have read the above text, you are more than welcome to participate even if you haven't.

Hello all!
Just a "heads up" that the time of the session this week is CORRECT on the TotJO "Events" Calendar - the change to Summertime has occurred; but the time can also be seen correctly HERE
We're looking forward to seeing you all to have a cozy chat about generosity!
See you in about 2 and a half hours!

Dharma studies is beginning in approximately 10 minutes. Feel free to join as we discuss the topic of generosity! If you can, read the text above on the principle of generosity, but don't hesitate to join even if you haven't read it.

Greetings members of TotJO!
Last Sunday we continued our analysis of the five precepts though the discussion of generosity. This week we move on to the third precept (Contentment) via discussion of the document "From Craving to Contentment." Here's the text:

The sessions will be hosted on the Study Hall Voice in the Praxeum at 4 pm EST. So that you know when this is taking place for wherever in the world you are, here is a time zone converter:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Dharma+Studies&iso=20190407T16&p1=179
Feel free to join in the discussion! While it is ideal to have read the above text, you are more than welcome to participate even if you haven't.

We will be beginning dharma studies in 5 minutes. Come join us on the Praxeum Study Hall (Voice) as we discuss Contentment.

Greetings members of TotJO!
Last Sunday we continued our analysis of the five precepts though the discussion of contentment. This week we move on to the fourth precept (Truthfulness) via discussion of the document "The Principle of Truthfulness." Here's the text:

The sessions will be hosted on the Study Hall Voice in the Praxeum tomorrow at 4 pm EST. So that you know when this is taking place for wherever in the world you are, here is a time zone converter:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Dharma+Studies&iso=20190414T16&p1=179
Feel free to join in the discussion! While it is ideal to have read the above text, you are more than welcome to participate even if you haven't.

We will be beginning in approximately 10 minutes. Come join us in the Jedi Praxeum to discuss the topic of truthfulness.

Greetings members of TotJO!
Last Sunday we continued our analysis of the five precepts though the discussion of truthfulness. This week we move on to the fifth and final precept via discussion of the document "Awareness, Not Escapism" Here's the text:

I will note that based on a vote has passed to move the dharma studies to Saturday at 4pm EST. It will continue to take place within the Praxeum Study Hall voice. To find out when it is taking place within your time zone, here is a converter:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Dharma+Studies&iso=20190420T16&p1=179
Feel free to join in the discussion! While it is ideal to have read the above text, you are more than welcome to participate even if you haven't.

Hello Folks! Just under an hour until Dharma studies at The Praxeum live chat on Awareness. Looking forward to meeting you there!

Greetings members of TotJO!
Last Sunday we finished part 2 of the dharma studies series which dealt with the 5 precepts. This week we will be moving on to the part 3, which delves into the topic of meditation. We begin with analysis of the text "The Place of Meditation in the Path." Here's a copy of this text:


Dharma studies will once again take place on Saturday at 4 EST (moved from Sunday to work better with people's schedules). It will take place within the Praxeum Study Hall voice. To find out when it is taking place within your time zone, here is a converter:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Dharma+Studies+3.1&iso=20190427T16&p1=179&ah=1

Feel free to join in the discussion! While it is ideal to have read the above text, you are more than welcome to participate even if you haven't. As this is a new unit, this is a perfect place to hop in and join us on our journey!

We will be beginning in 10 minutes. Feel free to come join the discussion in the Praxeum Study Hall Voice!

Greetings members of TotJO!
Last Saturday we began part 3 of the dharma studies focusing on meditation. We discussed why meditation can be helpful and so this week we are moving on to discussing how to meditate by analyzing the text entitled "The Triratna System of Meditation". Here's a copy of the text:

The discussion will take place this Saturday on the Jedi Praxeum Study Hall Voice at 4 pm EST. Feel free to join! While it's encouraged to have read the text beforehand, feel free to hop on and share your own thoughts and experiences even if you haven't had a chance to read it.

Greetings temple,
Dharma studies is happening today at 4 pm EST on the Jedi praxeum general chat voice. Today we will be discussing karma and rebirth. Here is the text:
Feel free to join even if you don't have time to read the text. Hope to see you there!

Greetings temple,
Dharma studies is happening on Saturday starting at 4 pm EST. Last week we discussed the Wheel of Life and so this week we will be discussing the spiral of spiritual growth with the text "Spiritual Growth and Creative Conditionality." Here's the text:

Feel free to join us! No need to be intimidated by the months of material we have covered so far, you are welcome to join and begin at any time

Greetings Temple,
After an almost month break, dharma studies will be taking place again starting this Saturday (August 17th) at 4 pm EST. We will be continuing the discussion of spiritual growth with the text "The Conditioned and the Unconditioned." Here's the text:


It will be taking place on the Jedi Praxeum (feel free to message if you need an invite to this discord server!) in the General Voice room. Feel free to come and join the discussion!

Dharma studies will be taking place in 15 minutes in the Jedi praxeum general voice chat. Anyone interested is welcome to join the discussion!