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Mindfulness Meditation Workshop

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 29 May, 2015 - 14:33

Mindfulness Meditation Workshop

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 29 May, 2015 - 14:33

Saturday, June 20, 10-1 pm - Day Workshop introducing Mindfulness of Breathing

Come and learn a foundational mindfulness meditation practice that you can build on and deepen for years to come. Offered by donation, $40-20.

When you learn to meditate with us, we offer instruction in:

• finding an alert and comfortable meditation posture

• body awareness

• how to work with the mind in meditation

• how to maintain a regular and effective practice

• how to maintain mindfulness off the cushion

• higher states of consciousness

Register for this workshop

Munisha

90 to 90: the countdown begins!

From Triratna News on Thu, 28 May, 2015 - 17:46

90 to 90: the countdown begins!

From Triratna News on Thu, 28 May, 2015 - 17:46

It’s just 90 days till 26th August: Sangharakshita’s 90th birthday.

As the countdown proceeds, we’ll bring you news of the various ways in which we’ll be celebrating the day:

a new publication
an exhibition in the Sangharakshita Library at Adhisthana and
how you can help him with the one birthday present he really wants.

(This week Bhante is on holiday at Glastonbury in the west of England. See picture, left.)

Visit Sangharakshita’s website.
Follow Sangharakshita on Facebook.

Rijupatha

Sagaravajra's Garden of Complete Being

From Community Highlights on Thu, 28 May, 2015 - 15:29

Sagaravajra's Garden of Complete Being

From Community Highlights on Thu, 28 May, 2015 - 15:29

A talk given at the West London Buddhist Centre by Sagaravajra, from the perspective of his own life experiences as an artist, Buddhist, ecologist and horticulturalist.

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Sagaravajra's Garden of Complete Being

From Order Dharma on Thu, 28 May, 2015 - 00:39

Sagaravajra's Garden of Complete Being

From Order Dharma on Thu, 28 May, 2015 - 00:39

A talk given at the West London Buddhist Centre by Sagaravajra.

Read more about Sagaravajra's Garden of Complete Being

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Getting Radical: Young Buddhist Weekend Event

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 17:13

Getting Radical: Young Buddhist Weekend Event

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 17:13

June 6th - June 7th

Join other Seacoast Young Buddhists in our first full weekend event celebrating Buddhist Action Month! This exciting event joins young sangha members in their 20s and 30s from Aryaloka Buddhist Center, Boston Triratna, Nagaloka Buddhist Center, Portsmouth Buddhist Center and beyond to take part in two days of practice, discussion and radical action at Portsmouth Buddhist Center.

On Saturday we’ll have a special talk by visiting senior Order member Parami, where she’ll talk about the...

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NewsByte 3, part 3

From Community Highlights on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 16:31

NewsByte 3, part 3

From Community Highlights on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 16:31

Part 3 of Clear Vision’s third NewsByte, rounding up news from around Triratna.

Here we learn about the opening of the Sangharakshita Library at Adhisthana, UK (7.5 mins).

Watch the full 6-story NewsByte compilation (55 minutes).

NewsByte is commissioned by Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly. Clear Vision is Triratna’s video project in Manchester UK, making Triratna video old and new available at VideoSangha.

+Follow Clear Vision on The Buddhist Centre Online.
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The World on Fire: Buddhism in the modern world

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 09:35

The World on Fire: Buddhism in the modern world

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 09:35

6pm Friday 26 June - 3pm Tuesday 30 June 2015 at Adhisthana

The Buddha said the world was “on fire” – burning with greed, hatred, and delusion. What have today’s Buddhists got to say about the state of the modern world, or about the contribution Buddhism can make to improving it? Vaddhaka (whose book on Buddhism and Capitalism - The Buddha On Wall Street - has just been published) will present and compare the ideas of some contemporary Buddhist...

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16 points on Dharmic engagement with climate change, part 2

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 00:38

16 points on Dharmic engagement with climate change, part 2

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 27 May, 2015 - 00:38

Points 9-16 of the 16-point statement on climate change issued by the US Dharma Teachers’ Climate Collaborative in 2013.

“9. The interconnectedness of inner and outer, the individual and the collective (or institutional): Climate disruption provides an unprecedented opportunity to understand the roots of the problem—which relate to the ways our minds work and how those patterns become embedded in collective and collective/institutional practices and policies. This awareness can open the door to new ways of thinking and responding that will eventually...

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Two Posts At The Dharma Primary School, Brighton, UK

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 17:58

Two Posts At The Dharma Primary School, Brighton, UK

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 17:58

Our friends at the Dharma School in Brighton, UK, have two new vacancies. They write:

“The Dharma Primary School was the first school in the UK to be founded on Buddhist principles, with the practice of mindfulness at its heart. As they celebrate their 20th anniversary and welcome their new Head Teacher in September, they are seeking an experienced KS2 teacher (full- or part-time) and a part-time 1:1 SEN teaching assistant to help them move forward into an exciting new phase of...

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16 points on Dharmic engagement with climate change, part 1

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 16:25

16 points on Dharmic engagement with climate change, part 1

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 16:25

In 2013, a group of American Buddhists known as the US Dharma Teachers’ Climate Collaborative issued a 16-point statement on climate change and ways in which Buddhists can engage with it. Here are points 1-8.

“1. Reverence for life: From this point forward climate disruption is the overriding context for all life on earth, including humans. What we humans do will determine what life survives and thrives and in what form and locations.

2. Happiness stems from helping others: Our greatest personal happiness comes when...

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