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Public Ordination in Manchester

From Order Connection on Sun, 6 Mar, 2022 - 20:37

Public Ordination in Manchester

From Order Connection on Sun, 6 Mar, 2022 - 20:37

Sunday 6th March 2022

Dear friends,

I am delighted to announce that the former Tom Llewellyn was publicly ordained today at the Manchester Buddhist Centre.

He becomes Buddhasevaka: He who is a servant of the Buddha

His private preceptor is Mahasraddha and his public preceptor is myself

with metta,

Arthapriya 
 
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Death of Sarasuvanna

From Order Connection on Sun, 6 Mar, 2022 - 20:28

Death of Sarasuvanna

From Order Connection on Sun, 6 Mar, 2022 - 20:28

Dear Friends,

Although we have known this time would soon be upon us, it is with deep sadness I’m letting you know that our dear Sarasuvanna died this afternoon. (Sunday afternoon, UK time, 6th March)

She was surrounded by her family and died peacefully at home, held in their love.

There will be more information about her funeral over the next days but for now, please bear Sarasuvanna, her close friends, and her...
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Arthapriya

Public Ordination in Manchester

From Order Connection on Sun, 6 Mar, 2022 - 17:56

Public Ordination in Manchester

From Order Connection on Sun, 6 Mar, 2022 - 17:56

Dear friends,

I am delighted to announce that the former Tom Llewellyn was publicly ordained today at the Manchester Buddhist Centre.

He becomes Buddhasevaka: He who is a servant of the Buddha

His private preceptor is Mahasraddha and his public preceptor is myself

with metta,

Arthapriya 
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FBA Podcast: Padmasambhava the Mysterious, the Wonderful, the Inspiring

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 5 Mar, 2022 - 06:00

In this introduction to Padmasambhava, Vidyadaka guides us through the symbolism of Padmasambhava’s appearance on a lotus, in the centre of Lake Dhanakosa. We hear about the qualities of the lake, the land of Uddiyana, King Indrabhuti’s plight and uncover their deeper meanings and relevance to our own life. Vidyadaka also describes Padmasambhava, his own initial discovery of him and Bhante’s first glimpse of the Great Guru in Darjeeling.

This talk was given at ...
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The Nature of Mind: Sign Up for a Six Month Season of Events

From Community Highlights on Wed, 2 Mar, 2022 - 11:45

The Nature of Mind: Sign Up for a Six Month Season of Events

From Community Highlights on Wed, 2 Mar, 2022 - 11:45

https://adhisthana.org/natureofmind/

The Nature of Mind project is a 6-month season of events featuring prominent psychologists, neuroscientists, and meditators; including interactive seminars, meditation masterclasses, and retreats. Each month, we will release conversations with prominent thinkers on the nature of mind and reflect upon their ideas with a seminar. This will be followed by a week of meditation guidance, applying what we’ve learnt to our own mind. The project culminates with an immersive retreat in August...
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Dharmabyte: Depth Charge! Tackling Primordial Forces Holding Us Back

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 06:00

Sangharakshita gave this previously unreleased and, rather famously, off-the-cuff talk at the London Buddhist Centre in 1979. In this excerpt we hear about Padmasambhava’s principle work of subduing the demons obstructing the establishment of the Dharma in Tibet. These demons are primordial forces existing in the depths of the human mind and collective consciousness - primordial forces holding us back need to be tackled with a depth charge! This is an enjoyable and stirring evocation of the great...
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Jnanavaca

Chairs' Letter – February 2022

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 1 Mar, 2022 - 13:39

Chairs' Letter – February 2022

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 1 Mar, 2022 - 13:39

Dear Order Members and Friends,

As one of her deputies, Ratnadharini asked me to write this month’s letter from the College.

My month began with ‘landing back’ from a three week solitary retreat at the LBC’s retreat centre, Vajrasana. It was the first proper solitary I’d had since the start of the pandemic and it felt like balm. I emerged refreshed and energised in a way that I haven’t felt for a long...
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The Triratna Fathers Group

From Triratna News on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 11:46

The Triratna Fathers Group

From Triratna News on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 11:46

Triratna Fathers Group Monthly Online Meeting

1st or second Friday or each month, 7:30pm- 9:00pm GMT

A group for fathers practicing within the Triratna Buddhist Community and Order. This is a chance to meditate together explore the Dharma and connect.

To come to our monthly evenings please email triratnafathers [at] gmail.com and you will be sent the Zoom link.

See here for a list of upcoming in-person events
...
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Munisha

Ukraine: a message from the European Buddhist Union

From Triratna in the Buddhist World on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 11:49
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Ukraine: a message from the European Buddhist Union

From Triratna in the Buddhist World on Thu, 3 Mar, 2022 - 11:49

The committee of the European Buddhist Union invites all Buddhists to meditate or otherwise practise “to promote a feeling of peace, togetherness and awareness”, tomorrow Friday 4th March, 21:00 - 22:00 CET.

They write

“Dear friends,

the European Buddhist Union is deeply concerned and saddened about the war in Ukraine. We hope the hostilities will end soon and a peaceful solution for the crisis is found. War affects all of us in a harmful way and especially in this...

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