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The Serenity Prayer

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Wed, 20 Nov, 2013 - 06:52
Hi if you have just joined us - then a warm welcome. And you can begin with day one - or begin with us on our fourth day. Day 4 is a reflection on how to relate wisely to our experience, through bringing to mind the words of the serenity prayer. The serenity prayer is the common name for an originally untitled prayer by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. It has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs,...
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lokabandhu

Metta Wave souvenir photo-montage

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Tue, 19 Nov, 2013 - 19:11
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Metta Wave souvenir photo-montage

From Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun on Tue, 19 Nov, 2013 - 19:11
Here’s a souvenir photo-montage for the Urban Retreat’s Metta Wave. It should fit nicely onto an A4 sheet if you want to print it out.  

An amazing 570 people registered on the retreat from around the world, and we’ve loved reading all the messages of appreciation that have come in - thank you!  We’ll be sending out a survey soon asking for any feedback...
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How Does Meditation Stack up in the Daily Rub?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 19 Nov, 2013 - 08:38

How Does Meditation Stack up in the Daily Rub?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 19 Nov, 2013 - 08:38Dear Coogee Meditators

How does meditation stack up when challenged by the daily rub of mundane life? Sometimes when I observe my own behaviour in daily interactions with my partner Gina, with colleagues, students at the school where I teach and so on I feel disappointed with myself.

I think two things go on as you meditate regularly; you become more sensitive to selfish, rude and harmful behaviour whilst you gradually get your act together ethically and compassionately...
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Shakyamuni Mantra

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Tue, 19 Nov, 2013 - 06:41
Day 3 is the Shakyamuni mantra. Shakyamuni is the name of the historical Buddha, Gautama, who lived in northern India two and half thousand years ago. He was a human being, like us, who through his own efforts gained a state of complete freedom called Awakening or Enlightenment. When we chant the Shakyamuni mantra we can bring to mind the Buddha’s wisdom and compassion. We can reflect that just as he found freedom, so can we. The mantra is chanted...
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The Tiratana Vandana in Marathi, English and Pali

From Marathi on Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 23:52
The Tiratana Vandana in Marathi, English and Pali.

Part of the Triratna Translations project.
For more, see www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations
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The Tiratana Vandana in Marathi, English and Pali1.26 MB
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viriyalila

Sangha As A Coral Reef

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 23:31
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is titled “Sangha as Coral Reef” by Saddhanandi. In this excerpt from the talk “Spiritual Transmission and Lineage” we hear a comparison of the sangha with a coral reef – delicate, beautiful and very sensitive to pollution. Saddhanandi explores the nature of the Sangha as the possible ground for insight itself to arise.
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More Triratna texts in Hindi translation

From Hindi on Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 22:51
Two more translations have been added to the Hindi collection of Triratna texts -

The Dedication Ceremony in Hindi and English
The Tiratana Vandana in Hindi, English and Pali

Part of the Triratna Translations project.
For more, see www.thebuddhistcentre.com/translations
File NameSize
The Dedication Ceremony in Hindi and English 852.83 KB
The Tiratana Vandana in Hindi, English and Pali1.11 MB
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Talk by Achal (Newzealand) at Indiranagar Project

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 17:13

Talk by Achal (Newzealand) at Indiranagar Project

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 17:13
Dhammachari Achal (Newzealand) and Dhammachari Arthabandhu (UK) visited and given talk by Achal at Indiranagar Buddha Vihar where People’s Karate Branch is successfully run. People’s Karate Class student organized this programme successfully in collaboration with local people. All the activities run by the student and the talk was translated into Hindi by Dhammachari...
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Candradasa

Happy Sangha Day! Puja With Devas Singing...

From Community Highlights on Mon, 18 Nov, 2013 - 15:17
A Sangha Day puja from the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in the UK…

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