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Dayapakshini - The First Precept

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sun, 11 Oct, 2015 - 01:00

This is the second in a series of talks exploring the Precepts. Dayapakshini explores the relevance of the First Precept to our lives with extracts from the Abhisanda sutta, poetry, and a contribution from Inge, another Sangha Member, about an event that happened on the way to the centre. Dayapakshini also asks us to consider the effects on ourselves and others of unkind and kind actions and there is a general Sangha discussion. This talk was given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in September 2015 as part of the regular Sangha Morning Class.

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Three ordinations at Padmaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 6 Oct, 2015 - 10:31

Three ordinations at Padmaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 6 Oct, 2015 - 10:31

On a retreat in September 2015 at Padmaloka, the following three men were ordained -

James Wilde becomes Dharmadhira, a Sanskrit name meaning ‘Steadfastness in the Dharma’. (Long ‘i’)
Westernised spelling: Dharmadhira
Private preceptor: Priyavajra

Brian Sender becomes Santighosa, a Sanskrit name meaning ‘Voice of peace’. (Accent over the first ‘s’, long first ‘a’ and dot under...

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Lit Crawl! October 17, 2015 8:30-9:30 PM

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Tue, 6 Oct, 2015 - 05:55

Lit Crawl! October 17, 2015 8:30-9:30 PM

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Tue, 6 Oct, 2015 - 05:55

The San Francisco Buddhist Center hosts Lit Crawl for the 5th consecutive year. This year the topic is Unsettling. Six writers on home: Finding it, loving it, leaving it, losing it.

http://www.litquake.org/events/san-francisco-buddhist-center-unsettling

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Puya a Avalokiteshvara

From Centro Budista de Valencia on Tue, 6 Oct, 2015 - 01:00

Puya dedicada a Avalokiteshvara celebrada el fin de semana de la Orden en Valencia el 4 de octubre de 2015. La puya está compuesta por Silamani y se cantan los mantras de Amithaba y Avalokiteshvara

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Ajitasena joins the Order again

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 5 Oct, 2015 - 11:10

Ajitasena joins the Order again

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 5 Oct, 2015 - 11:10

On Saturday 24th September, at Adhisthana, Douglas Hastings joined the Triratna Buddhist Order. He had previously been ordained by Sona in 1996 at Guhyaloka and given the name Ajitasena. For various reasons, he resigned from the Order in 2009 but just over three years ago he requested ordination again. Sona conducted both the private and public ordinations and Douglas was once again given the name Ajitasena...

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Purna from New Zealand joins the Preceptors' College

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 5 Oct, 2015 - 10:34

Purna from New Zealand joins the Preceptors' College

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 5 Oct, 2015 - 10:34

Dharmachari Purna is a senior member of the Order from New Zealand who has just recently been appointed as a public preceptor. He was ordained in 1975 during the course of Sangharakshita’s first visit to New Zealand. His varied Order life has seen him living for periods in the UK, India and New Zealand. In Bethnal Green in London in the late 1970’s he lived and worked in the burnt out...

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The Secret of Effective Collaboration from the Ecodharma Centre/Guyhapati

From Compassion In Action on Sun, 4 Oct, 2015 - 20:39

The Secret of Effective Collaboration from the Ecodharma Centre/Guyhapati

From Compassion In Action on Sun, 4 Oct, 2015 - 20:39

I am reposting an interesting excerpt which Christine from the Sheffield Buddhist Centre posted earlier today - Guyhapati from the Ecodharma Centre speaking:

The work I have been doing in recent years around sustainable activism and burnout has brought me into close contact with hundreds of activists across Europe. For many right now it’s easy to feel despondent, seeing ahead of them a long uphill struggle, amidst a political climate where their values of ecological and social justice are so marginalized. But often...

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Suggestions and ideas for Buddhist Action Month 2016

From Compassion In Action on Sun, 4 Oct, 2015 - 20:27

Suggestions and ideas for Buddhist Action Month 2016

From Compassion In Action on Sun, 4 Oct, 2015 - 20:27

Buddhist Action Month 2015 was the best yet with around 25 Triratna centres and groups actively participating duirn ght emonth of June and engaging in a wide variety of ‘actions’, from litter picking to examining how we use our money to showing films on climage change issues followed by discussions, and a whiole lot more.

It is not too early to look ahead to 2016 and the next Buddhsit Action Month: what are your suggestions or thoughts on what we may wish to...

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