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FBA Podcast: The Importance of Mindfulness

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 31 Jul, 2021 - 06:23

Kamalashila explores the centrality of mindfulness to the Buddhist path. He discusses the concept of intoxication, with reference to the 5th Precept and the Sutra of Golden Light. Kamalashila then considers the four foundations of mindfulness from the Satipatthana Sutta and concludes that mindfulness is the basis of metta and allows us to embrace the realm of truth and beauty.

This talk was given at Croydon Buddhist Centre, 1996. This talk was made available by the...

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A collection of Ritual and Devotional texts in Irish

From Irish on Fri, 30 Jul, 2021 - 11:40

A collection of Ritual and Devotional texts in Irish translation, including:

The Threefold Puja (translated into Irish by Pádhraic Ó Ciardha, from the English version by Sangharakshita)

The Dedication Ceremony (translated into Irish by Pádhraic Ó Ciardha, from the English version by Sangharakshita)

The Refuges and Precepts (with the 5 and 10 Positive Precepts) (translated into Irish by Pádhraic Ó Ciardha, from the English version by Sangharakshita)

The Heart Sutra (taken from the Dublin Buddhist Centre’s Celtic Puja) 

For those with little Irish who would still like to participate, please feel free to follow the set...

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“If Any Passengers Have a Pilot's Licence, Please Make Your Way to the Flight Deck. Thank You.”

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 30 Jul, 2021 - 00:00
Sangharuchi gives a Sangha night talk investigating the various components of mindfulness, why would you want to be mindful and some practical tools for cultivating mindfulness in our daily lives.
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Public Ordination in Montana, USA

From Order Connection on Thu, 29 Jul, 2021 - 10:04

Public Ordination in Montana, USA

From Order Connection on Thu, 29 Jul, 2021 - 10:04

Dear Order members,

I am delighted to announce that the public ordination of Leslie McCormick from Tucson, Arizona took place in Missoula, Montana on 28th July, 2021.

Public Preceptor Karunadevi:

Leslie McCormick becomes Taravajri (first 2 a’s as in ‘father’, each r is somewhat trilled, 3rd a is short as in cut, i is long as in police) 
a Sanskrit name meaning “She who bears the vajra of Tara”
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Dharmabyte: Why Mindfulness?

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 29 Jul, 2021 - 06:00

Ratnaprabha describes the qualities of mindfulness in a talk about the fifth precept, intoxication and mindfulness. 

Excerpted from the talk entitled The Fifth Precept given at the West London Buddhist Centre, 2013.

Ratnaprabha describes the qualities of mindfulness in a talk about the fifth precept, intoxication and mindfulness. 

Excerpted from the talk entitled The Fifth Precept given at the West London Buddhist Centre, 2013.

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Over 30 Policy/Procedure Template Documents (for mostly UK use)

From Triratna Resources on Wed, 28 Jul, 2021 - 14:58

Dear responsible person at a Centre or Group

The policies and procedures contained in this document are intended to be adapted and tailored to your specific needs. Obvious slots exist for you to drop in your organisation name, or the job title of the relevant person, but it’s important to read through the policies fully before deciding whether further changes are required!

There are also consistent references to some key terms like “staff”, “volunteers”, “beneficiaries”, “Chief Executive”. Using “find and replace” it should be...

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“ STRUGGLE OF NOMADIC TRIBES IN COVID CRISES”-

From Karuna Fundraisers on Tue, 27 Jul, 2021 - 12:30

“ STRUGGLE OF NOMADIC TRIBES IN COVID CRISES”-

From Karuna Fundraisers on Tue, 27 Jul, 2021 - 12:30

                      EXPERIENCES AND STORIES FROM THE GROUND

Join us for our next live Covid crisis event and hear directly from the founders of Nirman, Santosh and Vaishali, who have given their lives to raise awareness of the issues faced by Nomadic Tribal communities in Maharashtra.
Register here: https://appeals.karuna.org/get-involved

SUNDAY 1ST AUGUST 4-5PM

Who are the NT/DNT ?

The Nomadic Tribes and De-notified Tribes (...

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Dharma Day: Vajrasattva: Getting Back to Normal, Coming Home to Who We Really Are

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Tue, 27 Jul, 2021 - 00:00
Karunavajra gives a talk at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre for 2021’s Dharma day about Vajrasattva, and how he can help and inspire us in these times of transition. Vajrasattva is a beautiful Buddha figure embodying essential Dharma truths. He symbolises the teaching that we are in possession of enormous riches and we don’t realise it.
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Dharmabyte: Reflecting on your Speech

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 26 Jul, 2021 - 06:00

Introducing the speech precepts, Bodhilila explains the Buddha’s advice on how to communicate effectively. How do you decide when and how to speak, using criteria of helpfulness, truthfulness, and whether or not it is pleasant to hear?

From the talk entitled The Buddha’s Speech given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2017.

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Bodhicaryavatara reading

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 25 Jul, 2021 - 21:14

Bodhicaryavatara reading

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 25 Jul, 2021 - 21:14Dhni. Modini reading Bodhicaryavatara - Samprajnaya rakshan - verse 47 to 54 during community study class.

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