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Our latest free eBook and our January Sale

From Windhorse Publications on Thu, 7 Jan, 2021 - 12:09

Our latest free eBook and our January Sale

From Windhorse Publications on Thu, 7 Jan, 2021 - 12:09

Happy New Year! May all blessings be yours in 2021.

Until the end of January, we’re giving away the eBook edition of Change Your Mind by Paramananda, which is one of our bestselling books on meditation.

Download your free copy of Change Your Mind.

This giveaway ties in with an online retreat Paramananda will be leading from 15 -21 January called ‘The Alchemical Heart’. Paramananda writes: ‘This online retreat tailored for home practice will offer an experiential approach to meditation, with an emphasis on the relationship between...

Suddhayu

Shutdown Samsara! An Everyday Path to Nirvana

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 5 Jan, 2021 - 16:07

Shutdown Samsara! An Everyday Path to Nirvana

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 5 Jan, 2021 - 16:07

There are many opportunities in the Seacoast Area for online Dharma practice. As we continue to navigate the difficulties of pandemic shutdown, let’s shutdown the cycle of suffering with meditation, inspiring teachings, and loving community! This winter — break the wheel!

Aryaloka Tuesday Friends’ Evenings: The Buddha Then, Awakening Now — For the Winter of 2021 we’ll be exploring important themes from the life of the Buddha, discovering how his example informs and inspires our own journey now. The life of the...

ECA Safeguarding

Free Safeguarding webinars with the Charity Commission

From Triratna Safeguarding on Mon, 4 Jan, 2021 - 16:15

Dear Safeguarding officers in England and Wales,

Attached below please see details of free webinars for faith charities run by the Charity Commission’s Faith Engagement Team, including a free Safeguarding webinar on 6th February and repeated on 10th February.

To book, click on the title of the event in the attachment.

I’ve recently had very good contact with the CC’s Faith Engagement Team and they are very approachable, eager to be in touch with any faith charity and happy to answer questions.

The Head of Faith Charities Engagement is Nick Donaldson.
Email: Nick.Donaldson [at] ...

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Centre Team

The Alchemical Heart (The Dharma Toolkit Podcast, Episode 35)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 3 Jan, 2021 - 19:42

In this first podcast of 2021 we turn to the magic of inner transformation, with a special episode to mark our forthcoming Home Retreat on meditation: ‘The Alchemical Heart’ with Paramananda.

Happy New Year! May 2021 prove a kinder, more hopeful year for all.

In this first podcast of the year we turn to the magic of inner transformation, with a special episode to mark our forthcoming Home Retreat: ‘The Alchemical Heart’ with Paramananda.

In our conversation around the work involved...

Suddhayu

Samsara Hacks — Dharma for Everyday Life and Liberation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 1 Jan, 2021 - 22:32

Samsara Hacks — Dharma for Everyday Life and Liberation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 1 Jan, 2021 - 22:32

Ongoing Sundays 10-11:15am EST

The teaching of the Buddha, known as the Dharma, is not meant for dusty bookshelves. The Dharma is a living practice that is renewed every moment in the minds and hearts of those who live by this wisdom. Samsara is the cycle of life and death in which we wander. Each week we’ll hear of favorite approaches to modern Dharma practice, finding ways to relieve suffering in ourselves and the world, to break the cycle of...

Suddhayu

Transform Your Life With Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 1 Jan, 2021 - 19:56

Transform Your Life With Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 1 Jan, 2021 - 19:56

A four-week online course on Monday evenings, Jan 11 to Feb 1, 6:30–8pm EST

Meditation practice helps us to develop contentment, clarity, integration, concentration, and a sense of peace. Whether you’re just looking to find some stillness in your life, or to directly explore the nature of consciousness, this class is a great way to begin!

In this introductory meditation workshop we will explore the Buddha’s teaching of mindfulness, generally as a living principle, and more specifically as a meditation practice. Participants...

SophieAnn

Escape lockdown life, Zoom calls and city life in 2021!

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 1 Jan, 2021 - 16:10

Escape lockdown life, Zoom calls and city life in 2021!

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 1 Jan, 2021 - 16:10

Why not escape lockdown life, Zoom calls, city life and return to the peace and tranquillity of nature this year in an idyllic setting?

Taraloka women’s retreat centre have just released their April to September 2021 residential retreat programme.

Suitable for all, including newcomers, the open and introductory retreats focus on teaching mind-calming skills.

For more information, visit https://taraloka.org.uk/retreats/category/open

Full refunds available if residential retreats are unable to go ahead, or if you are unable to attend due to...

Centre Team

Sky Beyond the Clouds: A Guide to Befriending Difficult Emotions

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 17:24

Sky Beyond the Clouds: A Guide to Befriending Difficult Emotions

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 17:24

A four-week course with Yashobodhi

Sundays: January 24th, 31st, February 7th, 14th
Each session will be done twice to accommodate time zones. Come to either session each week with your ticket!

First daily session (2 hrs): IE & UK 09:30 | Europe CET 10:30 | India 14:00 | Australia AEDT 20.30 | New Zealand 22.30

Second daily session (1.5 hrs): USA PST 11:00 | México 13:00 | USA EST 14:00 | IE & UK...

Centre Team

The Alchemical Heart: A Home Retreat with Paramananda (January 15-21)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 17:16

The Alchemical Heart: A Home Retreat with Paramananda (January 15-21)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 17:16

Twice daily sessions of meditation and exploration

First daily session (2 hrs): IE & UK 09:30 | Europe CET 10:30 | India 14:00 | Australia AEDT 20.30 | New Zealand 22.30

This online retreat tailored for...

ratnavyuha

Chairs' Letter – December 2020

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 13:25

Chairs' Letter – December 2020

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 13:25

Dear Order Members and friends,

Ratnadharini has been writing these monthly letters for about a year now, and recently asked if those of us serving as College deputies would like to write one from time to time. I’m the first to take up this opportunity.

At the start of the pandemic, Ratnadharini started meeting weekly with her College deputies as a way of keeping in touch together with what was happening in the world and...

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