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Urban Retreat Online Program & Resources

Wed, 6 Nov, 2013 - 23:45Here’s the full retreat program for the online version of the retreat. These resources are also for use by anyone taking part in the Urban Retreat around the world at their local Buddhist centre.

We’ve also included here details of the special web-only events we’ll be having as part of the retreat, including online meditation, Twitter Q & A and a Facebook discussion in our group there. Watch this space for more details!

Candradasa

The Karaniya Metta Sutta in Pali and English (with audio)

Wed, 6 Nov, 2013 - 19:09The Buddha recommended that alongside mindfulness practices, anyone wanting to see deeply into the nature of existence should have a regular and strong practice of kindness… Here is the source text for this revolutionary practice (minus a few diacritics!).

The English translation is by Ratnaprabha, the audio by Joe Richardson.

Listen to a talk on the sutta for the Urban Retreat 2013

Centre Team

Follow Up on Your Urban Retreat! Five Next Steps...

Sun, 17 Nov, 2013 - 13:31

Follow Up on Your Urban Retreat! Five Next Steps...

Sun, 17 Nov, 2013 - 13:31Well folks, we’re drawing to a close here on the online space for this year’s Urban Retreat. It’s been a wonderful week and on the team we’ve loved being in touch with all those who took part here - as Vajragupta said, thanks so much for all of your efforts and engagement and the generally beautiful spirit in which this online retreat has been conducted.

We wanted to finish with a few posts that we hope will...

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Metta Wave souvenir photo-montage

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013 - 19:11

Metta Wave souvenir photo-montage

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013 - 19:11

Here’s a souvenir photo-montage for the Urban Retreat’s Metta Wave. It should fit nicely onto an A4 sheet if you want to print it out.

An amazing 570 people registered on the retreat from around the world, and we’ve loved reading all the messages of appreciation that have come in - thank you! We’ll be sending out a survey soon asking for any feedback...

Candradasa

Urban Retreat 2013, Complete Retreat Materials: 7. Complete Texts

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 14:47

Unfortunately, we can’t embed the full sets of documents though you can read them online directly on our Issuu stack.

But you can download them all here!

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File Name	Size
Urban Retreat Complete Texts.zip	1.37 MB
Urban Retreat - Karaniya Metta Sutta.pdf	97.63 KB
Urban Retreat - The Program.pdf	109.58 KB
Urban Retreat - Guidance On Meditation Posture.pdf	97.85 KB
Urban Retreat - Establishing A Daily Meditation Practice.pdf	99.07 KB
Urban Retreat Day 1 - Introductory.pdf	115.35 KB
Urban Retreat Day 2 - Introductory.pdf	116.51 KB
Urban Retreat Day 1 - Exploring Further.pdf	113.95 KB
Urban Retreat Day 2 - Exploring Further.pdf	104.44 KB
Urban Retreat Day 3.pdf	110.73 KB
Urban Retreat Day 4.pdf	107.42 KB
Urban Retreat Day 5.pdf	108.07 KB
Urban Retreat Day 6.pdf	123.17 KB
Urban Retreat Day 7.pdf	114.5 KB
Urban Retreat Day 8.pdf	112.08 KB

Candradasa

Urban Retreat 2013, Complete Retreat Materials: 6. Complete Audio Recordings

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 14:32

And here is a complete set of all the recordings from the Urban Retreat 2013, including all the introductory material by Vajragupta and others, the daily guided meditations, and Vessantara’s full series on the stages of the Metta Bhavana…

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Candradasa

Urban Retreat 2013, Complete Retreat Materials: 5. Complete Talks

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 14:23

Here is a set of all the talks given for the Urban Retreat 2013, including introductions by Vajragupta and others, as well as the full series on the stages of the Metta Bhavana by Vessantara.

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Candradasa

Urban Retreat 2013, Complete Retreat Materials: 4. Complete Guided Meditations

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 14:18

Here is a set of the complete guided meditations (with introductions) from the Urban Retreat 2013, led by Vajragupta.

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Candradasa

Urban Retreat 2013, Complete Retreat Materials: 3. Complete Daily Videos

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 13:51

Urban Retreat 2013, Complete Retreat Materials: 3. Complete Daily Videos

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 13:51

Here’s the complete playlist of all the videos from the Urban Retreat 2013 on Loving Kindness. This includes all the daily teachings on video from Vajragupta, daily reflections from Subhdaramati, all of our Metta Highlights news films from around the world, and introductory talks, as well as a posture guide for meditation.

Candradasa

Urban Retreat 2013, Complete Retreat Materials: 2. Vajragupta's Daily Retreat Teaching

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 13:38

Urban Retreat 2013, Complete Retreat Materials: 2. Vajragupta's Daily Retreat Teaching

Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 13:38

Here’s the complete playlist of daily teachings on video from Vajragupta.