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Building Buddhist Businesses

From Triratna News on Mon, 2 Mar, 2020 - 16:39

Building Buddhist Businesses

From Triratna News on Mon, 2 Mar, 2020 - 16:39

Right Livelihood is an important aspect of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. The Buddha encouraged his followers to engage in compassionate activity, and to make their living in a way that does not cause harm and that is ethically positive. But what does that look like in today’s world? How do we engage with work as Buddhists, and what are the options if you want to work with other Buddhists? The idea behind the “Building a Buddhist Business” workshop held recently at the London Buddhist Centre...

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Dharmabyte: Journey of Internal Transformation

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 2 Mar, 2020 - 14:00

The ‘Vajrayana’ means ‘the way of the vajra’. Satyalila explores and explains how the vajra symbolizes the capacity to transform our darkest and most difficult experience into the liberated energy of awakening. She describes her personal experience of this and concludes with an exploration of the five Buddha mandala as a way of bringing powerful diverse energies into creative, harmonious relationship.

From the talk Imagination, the Vajrayana & Us, part of the series Imagination, the Buddhist Tradition...

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FBA Podcast: Imagining the Tantric Gathering

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 29 Feb, 2020 - 14:00

When we approach the Dharma and looking at Buddhism try to imagine the people from who it comes, the communities from which it arises. In the origins of Indian Tibetan Buddhism there isn’t a lot of material available, and there are lots of secrets!

Padmavajra rounds out a series of talks at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre (UK, 2017) on the Tantric Path with this thought-provoking investigation into the spiritual intimacies of Buddhist sangha.

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First Visitor to Guru Stupa

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 28 Feb, 2020 - 16:41

First Visitor to Guru Stupa

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 28 Feb, 2020 - 16:41

Dh Manidhamma has brought first Visitor to Guru Stupa. As well as they visited ancient caves of Bhaja.

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Art - Student

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 28 Feb, 2020 - 16:26

Art - Student

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 28 Feb, 2020 - 16:26

Deepak teaching Loving Kindness meditation to Artist.

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Deepak Parents fasting Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 28 Feb, 2020 - 16:17

Deepak Parents fasting Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 28 Feb, 2020 - 16:17

Deepak Parents are practicing Vipasana meditation from few years. This time they have done 10 days meditation and fasting retreat at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat center.

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Order Metta - March 2020

From Order Connection on Thu, 27 Feb, 2020 - 20:00

Order Metta - March 2020

From Order Connection on Thu, 27 Feb, 2020 - 20:00

A Wave of Metta Around the Globe:
First Sunday of the month Order Metta 08.00 (local time)
Sunday 1st March 2020

Sourced from Puja Readings and other Texts

“A human being is part of the whole, called by us the “Universe” a part
limited in time and space. They experience themselves, their thoughts
and feelings, as separate from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of their
consciousness....

Read more about Order Metta - March 2020

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New President of Wellington Buddhist Centre

From Triratna News on Thu, 27 Feb, 2020 - 16:52

New President of Wellington Buddhist Centre

From Triratna News on Thu, 27 Feb, 2020 - 16:52

After a substantial thirty years as the President of the Wellington Buddhist Centre, Nagabodhi handed on this role to Jnanadhara in a beautiful ritual, with rejoicings, meditation and song on Tuesday 25th February.

Saradarshini, the Chair of the Wellington Buddhist Centre, writes about this significant occasion:

“How fortunate we are! Not only have we had a fabulous President in Nagabodhi for the last thirty years, now we have Jnanadhara, experienced, dedicated, capable and young (ish). And that’s not all! Jnanadhara found the Dharma at the...

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Dharmabyte: Dakini as Shapeshifter and Protector

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 27 Feb, 2020 - 14:00

Karunasara takes us into the timeless world of the Dakini Vajrayogini, with an explanation of the symbolic meanings found in Tantric imagery and visualization of her, as well as an overview of her spiritual qualities.

From the talk The Symbolic Meaning of Vajrayogini given at Aryaloka Buddhist Center, 2010.

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The Power of Initiation

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 27 Feb, 2020 - 00:00

Tantric Buddhism is concerned with the direct experience of who we are and what we can become. Its aim is to help us realize our potential by transforming the energy locked in by old habits, fears, and views.

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