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Want some Gold?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 01:41

Want some Gold?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 21 Oct, 2014 - 01:41The fruit of meditation is not a life that has no challenges or problems; they just come with the human condition. We all have a body that is subject to ageing and dissipation and we cannot ultimately control the choices of others … but what practice can give us is a mind that can navigate through anything with a delicious poise and equanimity. We can gradually train ourselves to engage with the comings and goings of life with a free...
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Dharmabyte: Prajna as Aesthetic Appreciation

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 20 Oct, 2014 - 18:40
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Prajna as Aesthetic Appreciation,” Padmavajra offers a little insight into seeing not-self. From the fourth talk in his wonderful series on the Dhammapada, the most popular of early Buddhist texts.
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FBA Podcast: Great Faith, Great Wisdom

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 20 Oct, 2014 - 18:30

FBA Podcast: Great Faith, Great Wisdom

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 20 Oct, 2014 - 18:30Subscribe to the FBA Podcast

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This week’s FBA Podcast, “Great Faith, Great Wisdom,” by Ratnaguna, is from the 2014 Men’s Order Convention.
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Our First Original eBook: A Buddhist Cancer Memoir by Suvarnaprabha (Suvanna Cullen)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 19:16
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Our First Original eBook: A Buddhist Cancer Memoir by Suvarnaprabha (Suvanna Cullen)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 19:16Just over a year ago, our friend Suvarnaprabha passed away in the company of her friends from the San Francisco Buddhist Center. Some readers may recall our coverage of Suvarnaprabha’s last few months in which she generously shared much of her process of dying as a way to encourage people to meet their own mortality in the light of the Dharma.

Suvarnaprabha kept a great blog to document the ups and downs of...
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Candradasa

Tuesday Meditations - Refreshing The Heart (Oct 21 - Nov 11)

From Online Meditators on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 17:46

Tuesday Meditations - Refreshing The Heart (Oct 21 - Nov 11)

From Online Meditators on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 17:46As you may have seen from last week’s post about the return of online meditation, we’ll be having drop-in meditations on Fridays and themed courses on Tuesdays.

Our first Tuesday course (four days from October 21st till November 11th at 2.30pm EST/7.30pm UK) will be on theme of refreshing our emotional engagement with meditation - and our practice generally! Bring your thoughts, questions, issues, and best intentions - and we’ll explore meditation together in good...
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Five Things About Evolution

From Windhorse Evolution on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 11:31
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Five Things About Evolution

From Windhorse Evolution on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 11:31As part of our 100 Days of Ethical Giving Campaign, we want to reconnect with the whole of the Triratna sangha. You may have heard of Evolution before, but if you do not have one of our shops locally, you may be curious about what we actually do!

Evolution started in 1980 as a market stall. The aim – which continues today – was to raise money for the movement. We’ve put together a short...
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Small grants for Triratna projects and Centres: the Growth Fund 2014

From Triratna News on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 00:27
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Small grants for Triratna projects and Centres: the Growth Fund 2014

From Triratna News on Fri, 17 Oct, 2014 - 00:27Every year, Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly (ECA) awards a number of small grants from its Growth Fund. This year five grants were made, to a total of GBP 3,575. Your Centre, group or project may like to consider applying next year.

Growth Fund grants are made to projects leading to an increase in numbers of people attending Triratna classes in basic meditation and Dharma:

a. existing Centres giving birth to new groups and Centres in their...
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October Highlights from The Buddhist Centre Online

From Community Highlights on Thu, 16 Oct, 2014 - 16:47

October Highlights from The Buddhist Centre Online

From Community Highlights on Thu, 16 Oct, 2014 - 16:47Our latest newsletter is out, letting you know about all of the newest content and highlights from The Buddhist Centre Online. If you haven’t already signed up to receive it via email, you can read it online here!

Sign up to receive the newsletter regularly by logging in at The Buddhist Centre Online. From your account settings at the top right, select “my profile”, then go to...
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Dharmabyte: Speaking About the Goal

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 16 Oct, 2014 - 16:02
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte we hear from Ratnaghosha from the Men’s Combined Convention in “Speaking About the Goal.” Words and descriptions cannot fully encapsulate transcendental experience. Inspired by verses from Milarepa’s final exhortation from “The Shepherd’s Search for Mind”, which provides a complete path, effortlessly combining devotion and meditation:

Without arrival, he reaches the place of...

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