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How to set up Eight Step Recovery Groups at Triratna centres and in the community

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 20:25

How to set up Eight Step Recovery Groups at Triratna centres and in the community

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 20:25September Monday 15th – 10 to 5pm – hosted by Nagaloka Portland Maine

For Order Members, Mitras and others – who resonate with the using the Buddhist teachings to overcome addiction – as a way out of suffering – which was taught by Shakyamuni

Be part of the Buddhist Recovrey Movement. Since mindfulness has knocked down the hospital doors and work industry doors, Buddhism for recovery has been following sharply behind on it’s heels. Every month a different...

Maitrisingha

Vajraguptā on the body

From Norwich Buddhist Centre on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 17:45

Vajraguptā on the body

From Norwich Buddhist Centre on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 17:45We are pleased to present the first of a series of short videos of Order Members talking on the Dharma. The first comes from Vajraguptā’s hut! Here Varjagupta tells us about the the importance of the body both in and out of meditation.

It’s recorded in HD (high definition), so watch it on YouTube and choose the HD option if you have a good connection to get a better picture (click the cog symbol underneath the video...

Candradasa

The London Buddhist, No.1 - The 'Dharmic Receptivity' Issue

From Community Highlights on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 16:58The first edition of a new Buddhist magazine from London!

We start with poet Michael Symmons Roberts talking about the sacred nature of things and what we are drawn towards.

Continuing the literary theme, Ollie Brock reviews the book ‘The Science Delusion’, which explores the nature of belief and science’s role in it.

Satyadasa launches into the relationship between inner mind and outer world, and explores the relationship between the environment and the mind, shedding light into...

Dhammalata

Can You Afford Not to Meditate?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 19 Aug, 2014 - 09:02

Can You Afford Not to Meditate?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 19 Aug, 2014 - 09:02My Lovely Partner Gina sent me a link to an email in which Deepak Chopra talks about meditation.

Here are a few grabs from it:

What are the overall effects of meditation?

DC: Meditation has physiological effects of lowering blood pressure, slowing down heart rate, strengthening the immune systems, and even changing the cellular biology of aging. Stress hormones are decreased and hormones that modulate immune function are increased. In addition, meditation helps with better...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: Be Here Now, Is It Enough?

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 18 Aug, 2014 - 14:05

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Be Here Now, Is It Enough?” Ratnaprabha reminds us that discomfort is caused by avoiding discomfort. Relief from suffering is found when we drop our concerns and are present in this moment. But is mindfulness alone enough structure for complete transformation? A systematic approach to changing ones habits and engaging with sangha are both important in our approach to practice. An excerpt from the talk titled ...

Rijupatha

FBA Podcast: The Buddha's Two Great Gifts to the World

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 18 Aug, 2014 - 14:00

FBA Podcast: The Buddha's Two Great Gifts to the World

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 18 Aug, 2014 - 14:00Words are not adequate to describe things as they are, and yet Ratnaguna does a remarkable job! This week’s FBA Podcast, “The Buddhas Two Great Gifts to the World” Ratnaguna explores the gifts of discourse and practice. This talk was given to to promote a new buddhist centre in Stockholm.

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Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: Breath is Essential to Life

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 15 Aug, 2014 - 20:35

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Breath is Essential to Life” is an excerpt from the talk titled “Anatomy of the Breath”. This talk provides a really good working context to help your meditation practice. Best to lie down comfortably as you listen to Padmadharshini’s description of the anatomical and physiological processes involved in breathing. She’s a yoga teacher as well as a meditation teacher and she draws on both those sets of...

Candradasa

Consejo Internacional Triratna

From Triratna International Council on Thu, 14 Aug, 2014 - 08:09

Consejo Internacional Triratna

From Triratna International Council on Thu, 14 Aug, 2014 - 08:09Un encuentro con los delegados hispanohablantes en la reuníon del Consejo Internacional.

Chandramsu, Vajranatha, y Jnanadakini, nos hablan de lo que es el Consejo y la reuníon del 2014.

Candradasa

Triratna International Council - Day 7 Summary

From Triratna International Council on Wed, 13 Aug, 2014 - 08:43

Triratna International Council - Day 7 Summary

From Triratna International Council on Wed, 13 Aug, 2014 - 08:43The last of our daily video summaries form the 2014 Triratna International Council, exploring how a worldwide spiritual community crossing many cultures and languages can move forward in an authentically united way.

In today’s de-mob happy installment we hear the ways in which the different strands of the meeting are pulling together to agree on concrete, achievable results with the help of Charlie’s Angels, chocolate, and a lot of hard work…

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Dhammalata

How We Live

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 13 Aug, 2014 - 02:47

How We Live

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 13 Aug, 2014 - 02:47As a Buddhist practitioner I am aware that choices about how and where I live make a huge difference to my experience of life.

When we go on retreat we go into conditions that support not only our practice of meditation but other aspects of practice such as friendship, stillness and a relationship with nature.

Some people in the Buddhist Community I am part of (Triratna) choose to live to together in communities for these same reasons...

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