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Setting the SELF free

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 13 Oct, 2015 - 03:52

Setting the SELF free

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 13 Oct, 2015 - 03:52

Setting the SELF free

Buddhist teaching is clear that the best way to live is to keep our sense of who we are soft and pliable

Holding tightly to a notion of a fixed, permanent ‘I’ is problematic ……….

We will be most free and happy when we understand that this apparently solid, enduring entity we think of as ME is actually a very fluid, continually changing process and that this process is nothing to be feared or tightly grasped onto ….

Through meditation we can...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: The Spiritual Value of the Arts

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 12 Oct, 2015 - 11:00

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte introduces one of the more unique of the Six Emphases of Triratna in a talk entitled “The Spiritual Value of the Arts”. From the talk “The Six Distinctive Emphases of the FWBO”, Sangharakshita speaks about the importance that the arts have in cultivating sensitivity to beauty and inspiration in the spiritual life.

Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2002.

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Christine

Sacred activism: mindfulness and racial justice

From Earth Metta Sangha on Sun, 11 Oct, 2015 - 12:47

Sacred activism: mindfulness and racial justice

From Earth Metta Sangha on Sun, 11 Oct, 2015 - 12:47

“Sacred activism is available to all of us today and is as simple as taking a first breath in mindfulness, listening deeply to those around us, or fully seeing whatever is present before us. Mindfulness helps us heal from our personal fragmentation so that we can approach our community fragmentation with an open and courageous heart, effecting social change from a place of love and understanding of ourselves, of the communities we serve, and of those we are used to calling enemies.”

This ...

Christine

Dharma talk: Reclamation of the sacred (Thanissara)

From Earth Metta Sangha on Sun, 11 Oct, 2015 - 12:28

This Dharma talk explores collective dislocation, naming colonial devastation and the movement towards tenderness. One of the resources from the Eco-Sattva Training course.

http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/178/talk/27138/

Thanissara, a practitioner since 1975, was a Theravada nun for 12 years in the tradition of Ajahn Chah and has taught internationally the last 20 years. She is co-founder and director of Dharmagiri Hermitage and Outreach in South Africa and spends time between there and the US. She has an MA in Mindfulness Psychotherapy Practice from Karuna Institute...

Rijupatha

FBA Podcast: The History of and Value in Team-Based Right Livelihood

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 10 Oct, 2015 - 11:00

In this week’s FBA Podcast, Subhuti gives a very comprehensive introduction to one of the Six Emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Community with “The History of and Value in Team-Based Right Livelihood”.

Subhuti gives a rousing talk on some of the history behind team-based Right Livelihood within the Triratna Buddhist Movement. He then goes on to explain why it is so important; because it represents an opportunity to live a ‘full’ Buddhist life for...

viriyalila

NEW! Wednesday Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 Oct, 2015 - 16:54

NEW! Wednesday Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 Oct, 2015 - 16:54

NEW! Wednesday Meditation, 7:30-8:30 am

Starting October 14th

Begin your Wednesday each week with a group meditation before you go to work or to school or other activities. Explore the benefits of sitting with others! This meditation will be led and instructor will be available following meditation for instruction or questions. Offered by donation, $10-$5 suggested.

viriyalila

New: Weekly Sunday Gatherings

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 Oct, 2015 - 16:53

New: Weekly Sunday Gatherings

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 8 Oct, 2015 - 16:53

NEW! Sunday Gatherings, 10-12 pm

Sunday Gatherings — Our regular Sunday program includes meditation followed by a variety of engaging activities such as puja, Dharma talks, themed discussions and sutra exploration. A great way to touch some depth in your practice and enjoy the fellowship of others. Come for the whole program or just the 10am sit. $10-$5 suggested donation.

Oct 11th talk by Suddhayu
Oct 18th puja and social tea
Oct 25th sutta study
Nov 1st themed...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: Lama’s Pyjamas: A Story of Right Livelihood

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 8 Oct, 2015 - 11:00

Claudine Edwards tells us her story of Team-Based Right Livelihood in today’s FBA Dharmabyte entitled “Lama’s Pyjamas: A Story of Right Livelihood”. From the longer talk “New Society Weekend 2011″, this short excerpted talk presents a great example of the benefits and creativity of this way of working, as we continue our exploration of the Six Emphases of Triratna.

Talk given at Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 2011

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Munisha

Ordinations at Adhisthana and Padmaloka

From Triratna News on Wed, 7 Oct, 2015 - 07:48

Ordinations at Adhisthana and Padmaloka

From Triratna News on Wed, 7 Oct, 2015 - 07:48

We are delighted to announce the public ordinations of the following men:

At Adhisthana on Saturday 26th September 2015:

Public Preceptor Sona
Douglas Hastings was re-admitted to the Order. Having previously been ordained as Ajitasena and later resigned, he retains the same name, which means ‘He who cannot be conquered’.
Private Preceptor: Sona

At Padmaloka on 1st October 2015:

Public preceptor Arthapriya
James Wilde became Dharmadhira, a Sanskrit name meaning ‘Steadfastness in...

Dhammalata

Cultivating a Creative Space

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 6 Oct, 2015 - 01:42

Cultivating a Creative Space

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 6 Oct, 2015 - 01:42

We all want to be free and happy

But this can be such a challenge when circumstances seem to dictate so much of our experience. How do we find and sustain contentment when challenges and problems arise? These challenges can be big and small and depending on how many hit us at once can overwhelm us …….

Well ………. A very practical understanding that I’ve been led to via training and experience around meditation is that we can cultivate a creative space in our...

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