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A Mitra from Patna

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 15:03

A Mitra from Patna

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 15:03

A Mitra from Patna visited retreat center. He has done solitary retreat and attended winter retreat and other events at retreat center.

In between his father also attended winter retreat. Before going back to Patna community celebrated his birthday.

He developed some good contact in Maharashtra like Sharanya, Vikas and others.

Jayagupta

Ordination at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, UK

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:20

Ordination at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, UK

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:20

Dear Friends in the Order,

We are happy to announce the public ordination of Andy McEleny at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre in the UK on Monday 18th November.

Andy McEleny becomes Amalaghosha - He whose speech is stainless.

Public Preceptor Padmavajra

Private Preceptor Jayagupta

With metta,

Jayagupta

nagaketu

Ordinations at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:15

Ordinations at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:15

Dear Friends in the Order,

We are very happy to announce the public ordinations of the following men at Sudarshanbhumi Retreat Centre, Jakhegaon, Nagpur on 11th October 2024.

Public preceptor: Amoghasiddhi

Dhammapal Maitrikar becomes Ksantinaga
Meaning: Naga of patient acceptance
Private Preceptor: Nagaketu

Nitesh Meshram becomes Amrutkumar
Meaning: Prince of the Deathless (Nirvana)
Private preceptor: Nagaketu

Kailas Humane becomes Nitibhushan
Meaning: He...

sucimani

Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:08

Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 11:08

Dear Friends,

The following public ordinations which took place at Tiratanaloka on Tuesday 1st October:

Public Preceptor: Sucimani

Liz Kiff becomes Viryadaya (long first “i” and last “a”)
Registered spelling: Viryadaya
Meaning: She who has energy and kindness
Private Preceptor: Saddhanandi

Claire Easingwood becomes Hrdayadhi (dot under the “r”, long “i”)
Registered spelling: Hridayadhi
Meaning: She whose wisdom comes from the heart
Private Preceptor: Sridakini
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Saddhammapradip

Aryapariyesana Sutta - Nov 24

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 04:21

Aryapariyesana Sutta - Nov 24

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 24 Nov, 2024 - 04:21

Aryapariyesana Sutta retreat for Women Mitra is led by Dhni. Prajnasakhi. Retreat is supported by Prashanti, Utpala and Shantida,

Thanks for all the Dhammacharini and Mitra for able to participate in retreat.

A extract from Bhante Seminar on - Aryapariyesna Sutta

“Buddha speaks. ‘These, monks, are the two quests: the ariyan quest and the unariyan quest.’ The word for quest is ‘...

Centre Team

The Transforming Power of Conflict (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 23 Nov, 2024 - 11:00

Jnanasiddhi gave an inspiring and practical talk sharing her extensive understanding and experience of peacemaking. She illustrated different approaches of peacemaking in relation to the five aspects of the spiritual path. And focused on how we can create the conditions within ourselves - through our practice - to contribute to harmony with others. Talk given at Birmingham Buddhist Centre,m, 2023.

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Maitriyogini

43 Years Ago / Was the Buddha a Bhikkhu? OM

From Adhisthana on Thu, 21 Nov, 2024 - 11:00

43 Years Ago / Was the Buddha a Bhikkhu? OM

From Adhisthana on Thu, 21 Nov, 2024 - 11:00

Ideal for preceptors, newly ordained Order members, or anyone who wants to delve into the significance and value of the tradition of which we are lineage holders.

Adhisthana is offering two seminars to explore this material in which Bhante reflects on the technical flaw in his own bhikkhu ordination which ‘in the long run this contributed more to my spiritual development, and…my understanding of the Dharma, than any amount of correctness and technicality could have done’

How can we draw on this material to continue...

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Metta is the Active Dimension of Empathy (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 21 Nov, 2024 - 11:00

Samantabhadri explores positive emotion in our system of practice. Her themes are: pliancy and loosening boundaries; the imagination; insight; our collective life; the shade and the light of our spiritual lives. Excerpted from the talk entitled Luminous Love given at Taraloka Retreat Centre on the occasion of a Women’s National Order Weekend, 2012.

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Aranyaka

Harmonious, Harsh and Slanderous Speech

From Shabda Articles on Thu, 21 Nov, 2024 - 08:18

There have been quite a few discussions around various aspects of the speech precepts of late - not least connected to the changes made last year with the TBCO closing down most channels of Order communication on the site. I therefore spent a bit of time squirrelling around looking into these precepts in a bit more detail based on traditional canonical accounts…..

So kick back and settle down for a bit of Vinaya and Ethics nerdery. ...

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Dhardo Rimpoche -'Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Nov, 2024 - 00:00

Dhardo Rimpoche's motto is written in golden letters on the wall of our centre. Why? Who is this revered Tibetan tulku? And what can we learn from his teachings and life? Our visiting president Padmavajra explores, at Sangha night.

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