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Tara and the Tears Of Avalokitesvara June 12 til 19 Taraloka

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 06:37

Tara and the Tears Of Avalokitesvara June 12 til 19 Taraloka

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 06:37

A nature / practice based environmental retreat based around the myth of Tara rising from the lake of tears to go to the aid of all beings .

How can we access our own inner myths to give us the courage to face the realities of the 21 st century ?

With Varabhadri , Sahajatara , Santicitta , Subhchitta

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Building the Buddhaland

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Wed, 6 May, 2015 - 00:00
A talk at the Bristol Buddhist Centre in the season entitled How to build a Buddhaland? Creating Ourselves. Taranita introduces horizontal and vertical integration, which leads to a discussion of archetypes within the individual. He then mentions The Shadow, before concluding that integration can help us to mobilise all aspects of ourselves.
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Knowledge of Reality - Ramble One

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 5 May, 2015 - 00:00
How do we know? In this ground-breaking three part ramble Subhuti draws inspiration from Europes first Buddhist, Schopenhauer, and Indias ancient Yogachara. With immaculate clarity Subhuti takes us deep into the nature of mind and beyond. Talks given at the London Buddhist Centre in October 2014.
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Knowledge of Reality - Ramble Two

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 5 May, 2015 - 00:00
How do we know? In this ground-breaking three part ramble Subhuti draws inspiration from Europes first Buddhist, Schopenhauer, and Indias ancient Yogachara. With immaculate clarity Subhuti takes us deep into the nature of mind and beyond. Talks given at the London Buddhist Centre in October 2014.
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Knowledge of Reality - Ramble Three

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 5 May, 2015 - 00:00
How do we know? In this ground-breaking three part ramble Subhuti draws inspiration from Europes first Buddhist, Schopenhauer, and Indias ancient Yogachara. With immaculate clarity Subhuti takes us deep into the nature of mind and beyond. Talks given at the London Buddhist Centre in October 2014.
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Public Ordinations At Guhyaloka - 4 May 2015

From Guhyaloka For the Ages on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 20:17

Public Ordinations At Guhyaloka - 4 May 2015

From Guhyaloka For the Ages on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 20:17

Today was a delightful day here at Guhyaloka. The community began the day at 9 this morning setting up for the Public Ordinations. Two things needed to happen. One was to make sure we had plenty of food and refreshments to see us through the day. The second was to set up the shrine room. Ahead of schedule the conch was blown and the  Public Ordinations could begin. As Maitreyabandhu said. What better way could we celebrate Buddha Day. Pictures...

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Public ordinations at Guhyaloka

From Order Connection on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 19:00

Public ordinations at Guhyaloka

From Order Connection on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 19:00

We are delighted to inform you that the following ordinations took place today, Buddha Day, Monday 4th May 2015, at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain.

Public Preceptor: Mokshananda
Pedro Raul Vidal Anaya
becomes Saddhaketu: “He whose faith is his banner”.
Private Preceptor” Ratnaghosha.

Public Preceptor: Satyaraja
Klaus Stock becomes Suvarnadipa: “Golden light”.
Private Preceptor Saddhaloka
John Gridley becomes Jinaketu: “He who has a ray of light of the conqueror”.
Private Preceptor Danapriya.
Tim Crosskey becomes Abhayanara: “Fearless man”.
Private...

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3rd International Council: Day-by-Day Summary

From Triratna International Council on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 12:40

From 5-13 August 2014, 28 members of the Triratna Order from 9 countries met at Adhisthana to discuss a range of issues that are currently alive in the Triratna Community. This is a Day-by-Day Summary of the meeting.

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Creating the Buddha Body and the Uses of Pleasure

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 00:00
Inspirations from The Vimalakirti Nirdesha Talk 3: Creating the Buddha Body and the Uses of Pleasure In this short series, Padmavajra talks about aspects of The Vimalakirti Nirdesha. He bases himself not only on the sutra, but also on Sangharakshita s brilliant lecture series The Inconceivable Emancipation. The talks were given on a short Going for Refuge retreat, so they are directed to the needs of men preparing for Ordination.
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Vimalakirti S Skilful Means

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 4 May, 2015 - 00:00
Inspirations from The Vimalakirti Nirdesha Talk 2: Vimalakirti s Skilful Means In this short serie, Padmavajra talks about aspects of The Vimalakirti Nirdesha. He bases himself not only on the sutra, but also on Sangharakshita s brilliant lecture series The Inconceivable Emancipation. The talks were given on a short Going for Refuge retreat, so they are directed to the needs of men preparing for Ordination.

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