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sitting Quietly

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Thu, 23 Apr, 2015 - 02:38

sitting Quietly

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Thu, 23 Apr, 2015 - 02:38

“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.”

Matsuo Basho

I’m really digging the book on ‘Living Dreaming and Dying’ loaned to me by Steve. Here’s a bit from today’s read:

‘If we simply remained with the perception, the mind would be relaxed and at peace. But the mind will not permit that. It wants to interfere and possess the perception. So we have ‘me...

Munisha

Who runs BAM?

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 16:38

Who runs BAM?

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 16:38

You do!

But, more helpfully…

BAM is an initiative of the Network of Buddhist Organisations UK (NBO), who have asked a small team of young Buddhists to provide central information online via the NBO website and a central BAM Facebook page.

But the great thing about BAM is that it’s largely self-organising, and any Buddhist tradition can get involved, using whatever approach fits the emphases and ethos of that particular tradition.

Around Triratna Centres in the ...

Munisha

Be a Shambhala warrior

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 13:25

“Firmly establish your intention to live your life for the healing of the world. Be conscious of it, honour it, nurture it every day…”

These are the opening words of the inspiring text attached below, written by Triratna Order member Akuppa in 2005.

“…Do not set your heart on particular results. Enjoy positive action for its own sake and rest confident that it will bear fruit.”

File Name	Size
shambala_warrior_training.pdf	19.59 KB

Munisha

Who's new at Adhisthana?

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 11:22

Who's new at Adhisthana?

From Triratna News on Mon, 20 Apr, 2015 - 11:22

Saddhaloka, new Chair of Triratna’s College of Public Preceptors, moved to live at Adhisthana on 9th April, having taken over the post from Dhammarati at the latest College meeting, in March.

Saddhaloka writes: “After 20 years I packed my possessions and life at Padmaloka into a van and drove right across England to Adhisthana, and to a warm welcome from the community and the balmy spring weather. I have just about settled in to my new room, but no time yet to really settle...

Candradasa

Kamalashila's Quarterly No.3 - On Gonzo Psychogeography And New Beginnings

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 18:37

Another excellent conversation with Kamalashila in our occasional series from West London, where we celebrate the opening of their incredibly impressive new Buddhist Centre. But first we touch on all things liminal in our ongoing exchanges about landscape - particularly, in this case, the “gonzo psychogeography” of London and its subterranean rivers.

We also hear about new beginnings in the shape of a Welsh contemplative community project, and Buddhafield as it re-emerges from some years...

Candradasa

Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations On The Three Jewels

From Online Meditators on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 15:04

Meditation Tuesdays - Meditations On The Three Jewels

From Online Meditators on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 15:04

For the next three weeks (April 21st, 28th, May 5th) we’ll have a great new three-week series of online meditations led by Rijupatha. As ever we’ll be gathered from 2.30pm EST/7.30pm UK for around an hour including a 40-minute meditation and space for conversation after the sit.

Meditations On The Three Jewels

Week 1 (April 21st): A Buddhanusati (meditation on the qualities of the Buddha) for the Buddha jewel .
Week 2 (April 28th): A Mindfulness of

Rijupatha

FBA Podcast: An Introduction to the Triratna Community

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 11:00

FBA Podcast: An Introduction to the Triratna Community

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 11:00

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Dharmashalin brings us this week’s FBA Podcast: “An Introduction to the Triratna Community.” A broad overview of the conditions and history behind the Triratna Buddhist Community, comes with a healthy side order of questions about narrative and how we tell stories.

Munisha

Buddhist Action Month: a very short history

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 00:21

Buddhist Action Month: a very short history

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Sat, 18 Apr, 2015 - 00:21

Buddhist Action Month (BAM) is a month-long festival of Buddhist social action in June every year.

It began in Britain as a single day (BAD!) in 2012, an initiative of the Network of Buddhist Organisations UK (NBO), as part of a government-sponsored multi-faith project in which each faith community adopted a time of year for socially beneficial activities inspired by their faith. The NBO encouraged British Buddhists of all traditions to run events with an environmental...

Candradasa

Complete Archive Of Teaching On The Brahma Viharas

From Community Highlights on Fri, 17 Apr, 2015 - 18:57

Ratnavandana has given much of her later life to the cultivation and teaching of Brahma Viharas meditation - helping inspire many people to move towards spending more of their time in the ‘divine abodes’ of love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity.

Here is the complete archive of teaching from her Spring 2015 Rainy Season retreat in Bristol, UK. The theme was ‘Living In The Mandala’, looking at the Brahma Viharas in the context of the five Buddha mandala. Talks, readings, guided...

vajratara

Letter from a Buddhist Retreat Centre

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 17 Apr, 2015 - 16:33

Letter from a Buddhist Retreat Centre

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 17 Apr, 2015 - 16:33

Vajratara lives at Tiratanaloka, a retreat centre in Wales that specialises in running retreats for women who are training for Ordination. She gives us a flavour of a remote — but busy — life

The wind has finally died down and the sun is shining. This morning, when I went for my run, the waves on the reservoir were spraying over the dam, the wind howling and crashing down the valley. The new and tender crocuses and snow drops were...

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