
The 12 Days of FBA: 5,000 Talks and Counting!
On Fri, 27 December, 2019 - 16:02
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We offer you this selection of talks from 2019, one for each day of the holiday:
- Shining the Infinite Light of Wisdom by Suryagupta launching the theme of exemplification at the London Buddhist Centre
- Fidelity, Emergence, and the Greater Mandala by Bhadra who turns towards the complexity of Triratna’s founder Sangharakshita around the time of his one year death anniversary
- Led Bodhicitta Practice by Dayanandi given at an ordination training retreat in California
- Alchemy of the Dharma - Triratna International Gathering series of talks from Ratnaguna, Sanghamani and Prasadacarin
- Parami’s Personal Wishlist For the Next 20 Years - Parami gives a strong, beautifully challenging talk at the 2019 Triratna Pan-American Convention in Mexico about the future of the Buddhist community she has taken a leading part in since the 1970s
- Themes from the Dharma Life of Urgyen Sangharakshita - a series of talks given at the Triratna International Council 2019
- Anapanasati Sutta: Instructions for Awakening a series of talks and led meditations from a retreat led by Viveka and Dhammarati
- Path of Freedom by Prajnaketu given on a men’s sub25 retreat at Adhisthana
- Tantric Scrooge - Vadanya’s Vajrayana version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ has plenty of hidden tantric teaching and offers hope for even the most miserly ‘bah humbug’ character of all
- Dhamma practice in a time of Climate Crisis by Tejopala at the Melbourne Buddhist Centre as part of Buddhist Action Month (BAM) and Waking Up to the Climate Crisis by Arthacarya which starts with a beautiful heartfelt song of grief to what we’ve lost
- The Bodhisattva Ideal in India by Amoghasiddhi given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre
- For the Sake of All Beings by Parina given at the Mainland Europe Order Convention
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