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Exploring the Honeyball Sutta, An Alternative Nidana Chain

From North London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 9 Apr, 2010 - 01:00
Subhuti gives a concise and inspiring account of the Honeyball sutta. Starting with some background to his work in Hungary amongst the oppressed Gypsies there, he presents the Buddha's understanding on the basis for civil, in fact all kinds of, strife.

The Buddha's analysis takes the form of a nidana chain beginning with actual experience, that when we begin to proliferate or move away from facts to interpretations inevitably leads us into a secondary reality which easily leads to conflict with others, who have different versions of reality.

A brilliant talk, covering ground rapidly but concisely bringing together the Buddha's wisdom both in terms of transforming society and how we work within meditation, in fact we need to employ the same tools in both situations.
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How Buddhism Can Respond In the Modern World

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 2 Apr, 2010 - 00:00
At a mens evening held at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre Subhuti spoke about the potential, and need, for the Dhamma to transform the world.
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The Workings of Karma

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 2 Apr, 2010 - 00:00
A talk followed by a questions and answers session at the Birmingham Centre. THis evening was for women and the topic was Karma.
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Contemplating the Faults of Existence

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 25 Mar, 2010 - 00:00
This is the second of four talks exploring Vasubandhu's Four Factors. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Resolve, Vasubandhu describes them as able to generate the resolve to cultivate and accumulate the bases for the Arising of the Bodhicitta. You can find out more about them in Sangharakshita's books The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism and The Bodhisattva Ideal.

Dhammadassin gave this talk on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for ordination. The complete set of talks are as follows and each one finishes with a led reflection on the theme.

Factor 1: Reflecting on the Buddha, by Saddhanandi

Factor 2: Contemplating the Faults of Existence, by Dhammadassin

Factor 3: Contemplating the Suffering Beings, by Kulaprabha

Factor 4: Contemplating the Qualities of the Tathagathas, by Samantabhadri

Given at Taraloka in February, 2010.
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Reflecting On the Life of the Buddha

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 25 Mar, 2010 - 00:00
This is the first of four talks exploring Vasubandhu's Four Factors. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Resolve,

Vasubandhu describes them as able to generate the resolve to cultivate and accumulate the bases for the Arising of the Bodhicitta. You can find out more about them in Sangharakshita's books The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism and The Bodhisattva Ideal.

Saddhanandi gave this talk on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for ordination. The complete set of talks is as follows and each one finishes with a led reflection on the theme.

Factor 1: Reflecting on the Buddha, by Saddhanandi

Factor 2: Contemplating the Faults of Existence, by Dhammadassin

Factor 3: Contemplating the Suffering of Beings, by Kulaprabha

Factor 4: Contemplating the Qualities of the Tathagathas, by Samantabhadri

Given at Taraloka in February, 2010.
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Contemplating the Qualities of the Tathagathas

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 24 Mar, 2010 - 00:00
This is the last of four talks exploring Vasubandhu's Four Factors. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Resolve, Vasubandhu describes them as able to generate the resolve to cultivate and accumulate the bases for the Arising of the Bodhicitta. Sangharakshita writes about them in these books - The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism and The Bodhisattva Ideal.

Samantabhadri gave this talk on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for ordination. The complete set of talks are as follows and each one finishes with a led reflection on the theme.

Factor 1: Reflecting on the Buddha, by Saddhanandi

Factor 2: Contemplating the Faults of Existence, by Dhammadassin

Factor 3: Contemplating the Suffering Beings, by Kulaprabha

Factor 4: Contemplating the Qualities of the Tathagathas, by Samantabhadri

Given at Taraloka in February, 2010.
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Contemplating the Suffering of Beings

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 24 Mar, 2010 - 00:00
This is the third of four talks exploring Vasubandhu's Four Factors. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Resolve, Vasubandhu describes them as able to generate the resolve to cultivate and accumulate the bases for the Arising of the Bodhicitta. You can find out more about them in Sangharakshita's books The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism and The Bodhisattva Ideal.

Kulaprabha gave this talk on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for ordination. The complete set of talks are as follows and each one finishes with a led reflection on the theme.

Factor 1: Reflecting on the Buddha, by Saddhanandi

Factor 2: Contemplating the Faults of Existence, by Dhammadassin

Factor 3: Contemplating the Suffering Beings, by Kulaprabha

Factor 4: Contemplating the Qualities of the Tathagathas, by Samantabhadri

Given at Taraloka in February, 2010.
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The Evolution of the Bodhisattva Ideal

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Tue, 9 Mar, 2010 - 00:00
An elegant description of the evolution of the Bodhisattva Ideal. Vaddhaka draws on his extensive reading and study, and picks out Jan Nattier's writing in particular. Given at Sangha Night at Stockholms Buddhistcenter, 8 March 2010.
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The Buddha's Enlightenment

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Thu, 11 Feb, 2010 - 00:00
A beautiful talk by Urgyen Sangharakshita (without notes), at the Wesak celebration 2007 of FWBO Stockholm, held at the Etnografiska Museum. During this visit to Sweden Sangharakshita also visited and named our then newly acquired Retreat Centre. He gave it the name Dharmagiri, 'the hill where the Dharma is practised.'
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Ksanti - Patience

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Wed, 10 Feb, 2010 - 00:00
A talk by Satyaraja on Sangha Night at Stockholms Buddhistcenter, 8 february 2010. The theme for the spring session being practicing the Dharma with concern for others.
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