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Opening the Mystery of Friendship (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 17 Feb, 2025 - 11:00

Aryadasa discusses his experience of moving through fear in order to live a life more dedicated to love and friendship. He talks about the difficulties involved in this transition and the fruits that come from working through such difficulties. Excerpted from the talk Fearless Love - A Personal Talk by Aryadasa given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2019, as part of the Sub35 Men’s Fearless Love retreat.

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Wayfinding: The Volitional Aspect

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 17 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

We've remastered this short series of talks given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in early 2016, where Vessantara explores Sangharakshita's idea that fundamentally there is one spiritual experience, which has different aspects that we can unfold. All the talks are linked together not only through ideas but also through a thread of stories and imagery related to the Pacific Ocean. This first talk looks at going for refuge to the Three Jewels, which is the central aspect.

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The Empty Boat: The Insight Aspect

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 17 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

In this short series given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in early 2016, Vessantara explores Sangharakshitas idea that fundamentally there is one spiritual experience, which has different aspects that we can unfold. All the talks are linked together not only through ideas but also through a thread of stories and imagery related to the Pacific Ocean. This second talk covers deepening insight into the nature of things, from reflection to direct experience, stream entry and beyond.

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Ferrying Across: The Altruistic Aspect

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 17 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

In this short series given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in early 2016, Vessantara explores Sangharakshita's idea that fundamentally there is one spiritual experience, which has different aspects that we can unfold. All the talks are linked together not only through ideas but also through a thread of stories and imagery related to the Pacific Ocean. This third talk is all about love and compassion, and how it flowers in the arising of Bodhicitta.

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Steering For the Deep: The Awareness Aspect

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 17 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

In this short series given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in early 2016, Vessantara explores Sangharakshita's idea that fundamentally there is one spiritual experience, which has different aspects that we can unfold. All the talks are linked together not only through ideas but also through a thread of stories and imagery related to the Pacific Ocean. Steering for the Deep: the Awareness Aspect. This final one explores how to contact and influence deeper levels of mind, culminating in the turning about of the basis, the transformation of the deepest level of mind.

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A few February words...

From Akashavana on Sat, 15 Feb, 2025 - 15:10

A few February words...

From Akashavana on Sat, 15 Feb, 2025 - 15:10

The three current community members are all back in the fold - Padmasakhi and Vidyachandra returned from the convention in India and Bodhipaksini from a winter UK visit. We’ve been enjoying Maitreyi’s company since Saturday - her final visit as president of Akashavana. (Maitreyi ritually handed over the presidency of Akashavana to Ratnadharini during the Order weekend at Adhisthana in December). On Thursday we performed a 7 fold puja in the shrine room up at the retreat centre, and...

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Touching the Void, a Catastrophic Fall Into Heart (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 15 Feb, 2025 - 11:00

In early 2020, only weeks preceding the full onslaught of the pandemic, Vajrin survived a catastrophic fall from a bike deep within New Zealand bush. Paralysed from the chest down and stranded in Auckland for months of lockdown, he called upon the Dharma. Despite four decades of practice, it didn’t seem to help. Or did it? …in ways he hadn’t predicted. This talk was given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2024.

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Bit by Bit Freedom Emerges (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 13 Feb, 2025 - 11:00

Fresh off a three-week solitary retreat, Vajragupta (m) shares, in a very personal and heart-felt way, what it was like, and what happened during that time. Coming to terms with his mother’s slide into dementia, evoking the strangeness of dreams and memories, describing the sheer vividness of experience on retreat, and reflecting on both the joy and the fear that can result: this is a moving and inspiring talk about the potential richness of solitude. Excerpted from...

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Order member wanted in women's LBC community

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 12 Feb, 2025 - 16:59

Order member wanted in women's LBC community

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 12 Feb, 2025 - 16:59

Are you looking for a change in your life? Would you be interested in moving to Samayakula community to live with six other Order members? We are looking for a Dharmacharini to join Dhammadinna, Kavyamani, Lilamani, Maitreyi, Muditasri, Saccamani and five mitras.

You could be based in London already or interested in relocating. We are an experienced community with some long standing members as well as younger and newer people. We are all involved with activities at the LBC and elsewhere.

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Order Office Report 2024

From Order Connection on Mon, 10 Feb, 2025 - 10:39

Order Office Report 2024

From Order Connection on Mon, 10 Feb, 2025 - 10:39

The International Order Convenors and the International Order Office are funded by the generosity of Order members, who give Order dana to support our activities. This report is an update on the areas of work we have been involved in during 2024. Utpaladhi, the International Order Office Co-ordinator writes about the changes to the team, Order dana, Shabda, Order harmony online and kesas in her full report.

Also read reports from our International Order Convenors, our Ethics Convenor and our India Area...

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