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Dhni. Aryavati and Mrs. Karade

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 16:38
  • Dhni. Aryavati and Mrs. Karade
  • Mitra from Kandivili

Dhni. Aryavati and Mrs. Karade

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 16:38
Dhni. Aryavati and Mrs. Karade did solitary for seven days. As a Mitra from Kandivali for five days. Good to see Order members and Mitra really want to go deeper to understand oneslf.
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In the Footsteps of the Buddha at Rivendell (The Dharma Toolkit Podcast, Episode 38)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 14:54

Live from Forest House near Rivendell Retreat Centre in the UK - we’re not sure a podcast setting gets any more mythic than that!

Our friends Mandarava and Nagasiddhi are running an online Home Retreat for us - with amazing puppets, original artwork for the event, and an abundance of magic images illustrating tales from the life of the Buddha. And you are invited!

Register for a space on ‘In the Footsteps...
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Annual Review 2020

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 14:22

Annual Review 2020

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 14:22

Find out more about us as a charity by reading our Annual Review for 2020 by clicking here.

Historically the Abhayaratna Trust has existed to relieve financial hardship and its consequences whenever and wherever it arises among individual members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. We have done this by giving practical aid to Order members in the form of cash grants, non-financial support and generating appeals for specific individuals. We are also agile and responsive to events that require intervention, the most recent example being...
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The Tale of the Whale

From Triratna News on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 12:23

The Tale of the Whale

From Triratna News on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 12:23

Padmacandra, an Order Member living in West Norfolk and associated with the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in the UK, has her first children’s picture book out as illustrator with Scallywag Press this month (March 2021).

The book, The Tale of the Whale, which tells of an adventure between a child and a whale, has a strong environmental message about plastic pollution, and is suitable for 3 to 8 year olds (read 8 years plus!)

Padmacandra was asked if she would illustrate the book after the...
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Engaged Buddhism: Ideas and Inspiration - how do we speak up as Buddhists?

From Buddhist Action on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 10:38

Kaspa Thompson from the Network of Buddhist Organisations writes:

Engaged Buddhism: Ideas and Inspiration —how do we speak up as Buddhists?
 
April 14th 19:00 - 20:00 BST
As Buddhists we are called upon to alleviate suffering, to transform ourselves and the world through dialogue, and to speak out about injustice and the degradation of our ecosystems.

What kind of action do we want to take? Bring your ideas, large or small....

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Dharmabyte: The Light + Love of Amitabha

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 05:00

Suryagupta calls to mind the the deep red Buddha of love and meditation, Amitabha. Traversing the myth and symbolism of the Buddhist tradition with tales from her own childhood and dream-life, Suryagupta offers up a talk that truly evokes the warm love of the Buddha of the Western realm.

Excerpted from the talk entitled Amitabha & The Infinite Light, part of the series The Symbolic World of the Five Buddha Mandala given at ...
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Vishvapani’s Thought for the Day Broadcasts and Reflections on Buddhism and Society

From Triratna News on Wed, 24 Mar, 2021 - 10:59

Vishvapani’s Thought for the Day Broadcasts and Reflections on Buddhism and Society

From Triratna News on Wed, 24 Mar, 2021 - 10:59

Vishvapani has been the Buddhist contributor to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’ on the popular Today programme, giving 9-10 talks a year. He also gives several talks a year in a similar slot on Radio Wales.  The BBC recently asked him to do a series of talks in their ‘Prayer for the Day’ slot - a slot which has come into its own in the last year as issues in the news have have directly impacted everyone’s lives. 

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Online Weekend: The Tree, the Snake and the Goddess

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Tue, 23 Mar, 2021 - 16:41

Online Weekend: The Tree, the Snake and the Goddess

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Tue, 23 Mar, 2021 - 16:41

April 16-18

Exploring the Buddha’s relationship with nature: a study practice weekend with Dhivan

The teaching of the Buddha is practical and concerned with the ending of dukkha or suffering. But the life-story of the Buddha shows him becoming Awakened at the foot of the Bodhi tree, encouraged and sheltered by the nāgas or mythical snakes, and having defeated Māra with the help of the Earth Goddess. These symbols of tree, snake and goddess tell us something on the level of myth...

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