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The Jewel of the Sangha

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023 - 00:00
Padmasuri talks about the nature of Sangha as part of our annual Sangha Day festival.
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Themes From the Mahaparinibbana Sutta

Fri, 26 Feb, 2021 - 00:00
A talk by Amarachandra for Parinirvana Day, during the Coronavirus lockdown, on Themes from the Mahaparinibbana Sutta.
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Radical Kindness In a Violent World

Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 00:00
Part of our Sangha Night series on Compassion for a Modern World. The Buddha represents the spiritual ideal of Buddhism and through his life and teaching he exemplified a path of increasing selflessness, loving-kindness and a deep desire to help people achieve liberation. So how do we follow the example of the Buddha in our own time? In this age of modernity, what would the total, radical response of a Buddha to the world look like? And is it still possible to be liberated from the world while choosing to work for its good? These are some of the key questions we'll be exploring in this six week Sangha Night theme. In this second week, Viryajyoti talks on the theme close to her heart: radical kindness in a violent world.
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Radical Kindness In a Violent World

Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 00:00
Part of our Sangha Night series on Compassion for a Modern World. The Buddha represents the spiritual ideal of Buddhism and through his life and teaching he exemplified a path of increasing selflessness, loving-kindness and a deep desire to help people achieve liberation. So how do we follow the example of the Buddha in our own time? In this age of modernity, what would the total, radical response of a Buddha to the world look like? And is it still possible to be liberated from the world while choosing to work for its good? These are some of the key questions we'll be exploring in this six week Sangha Night theme. In this second week, Viryajyoti talks on the theme close to her heart: radical kindness in a violent world.
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Breaking the Fetter of Superficiality

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020 - 00:00
In a special virtual Sangha Night, Saddharaja continues the theme of 'the taste of freedom' exploring how freedom is won when we make the effort to untie the knots of superficiality that sap our energy, block our creativity and waste our true potential. The talk is introduced by Viryajyoti, with a summary of last week and including an invitation to a virtual shared meditation and tea break.
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Breaking the Fetter of Superficiality

Tue, 17 Mar, 2020 - 00:00
In a special virtual Sangha Night, Saddharaja continues the theme of 'the taste of freedom' exploring how freedom is won when we make the effort to untie the knots of superficiality that sap our energy, block our creativity and waste our true potential. The talk is introduced by Viryajyoti, with a summary of last week and including an invitation to a virtual shared meditation and tea break.
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Parinirvana Day 2020 - Talks On 'change'

Fri, 21 Feb, 2020 - 00:00
Three members of the Cambridge Sangha give three different perspectives on the subject of change, each from a personal point of view, to mark our Parinirvana Day festival celebrations.
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Parinirvana Day 2020 - Talks On 'change'

Fri, 21 Feb, 2020 - 00:00
Three members of the Cambridge Sangha give three different perspectives on the subject of change, each from a personal point of view, to mark our Parinirvana Day festival celebrations.
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Not About Being Good - Beyond Guilt

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 - 00:00
Buddhist ethics are not about conforming to a set of conventions, not about ‘being good’ in order to gain rewards. Instead, living ethically springs from the awareness that other people are no different from yourself. You can actively develop this awareness, through cultivating love, clarity and contentment, which can ultimately help us to come into greater harmony with all that lives. Arthapriya, a Public Preceptor who lives in Cambridge, takes a personal and Dharmic look at what it means to go beyond guilt.
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Not About Being Good - Beyond Guilt

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 - 00:00
Buddhist ethics are not about conforming to a set of conventions, not about ‘being good’ in order to gain rewards. Instead, living ethically springs from the awareness that other people are no different from yourself. You can actively develop this awareness, through cultivating love, clarity and contentment, which can ultimately help us to come into greater harmony with all that lives. Arthapriya, a Public Preceptor who lives in Cambridge, takes a personal and Dharmic look at what it means to go beyond guilt.