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Transforming World at the Wellington Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 01:34
  • Transforming World at the WBC

Transforming World at the Wellington Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 18 Jul, 2018 - 01:34

Using this board, we collected ideas about the world we wish to inhabit. These pieces of paper are stylised feathers, and during the month as they collected they turned into a fantastic feather cloak (kakahu) that embodies a world more in line with our values. What we wrote follows.

  • The world we envision for the future is one where the arts are paramount, myth and legend carry our inspiration above the material world; appreciation and gratitude are valued over ownership and rights
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Dharmabyte: The Seed of the Thus Gone

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 17 Jul, 2018 - 14:54

Enlightenment must be within our reach! This FBA Dharmabyte, is called ‘The Seed of the Thus Gone’, an excerpt from the talk simply titled The Motive by Padmavajra.

This is the first talk in an eight part series by Padmavajra exploring a great classic of Tibetan Buddhism – Gampopa’s ‘Jewel Ornament of Liberation’. The work, inspired by devotion to Manjusri, is one of the key texts in the development of the Tibetan Lam Rim teachings. And Gampopa,...
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Live and work @ Dhanakosa!

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Tue, 17 Jul, 2018 - 11:58

Live and work @ Dhanakosa!

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Tue, 17 Jul, 2018 - 11:58

Live and Work @ Dhanakosa

Would you like to live and work as part of a right livelihood team, engage in daily practice with our brothers and sisters in the Dharma, giving the conditions for retreats to over a 1000 people a year, and all in the beautiful environment of rural Scotland?

The Dhanakosa community are looking for order members and committed GFR...
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Sangharakshita's diary

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 14:27
  • Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi during 'community days' at Adhisthana in June

Sangharakshita's diary

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 14:27

Sthanashraddha is Bhante’s secretary. He writes from Adhisthana, UK:

“Coming to the end of June and having passed the summer solstice, summer has indeed been evident here at Adhisthana. Our rich clay soil is drying out and cracks are opening up in the flower beds here and there. The roses are at their peak and the occasional plant hasn’t made it through the hot dry days.

In the early half of June the Adhisthana resident...
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Newsbyte: Suryavana Retreat Centre

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 14:15

Newsbyte: Suryavana Retreat Centre

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jul, 2018 - 14:15

Suryavana is the new retreat Centre for the Valencia Buddhist Centre.  One possible translation of Suryavana is rather apt description ‘the sun’s dwelling place’.  The Valencia Buddhist Centre bought a retreat centre of their own to cater for their gradually expanding retreat programme: increasing from three to four retreats a year to approximately twenty to twenty five retreats annually. 

This Newsbyte explores the importance of going on retreat as a means of coming in touch with yourself, the earth and nature - with...
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FBA Podcast: Actualizing the 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 14 Jul, 2018 - 14:54

This FBA Podcast is a talk by Mahamati entitled ‘Actualizing the 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara’. The third of four talks given on the Padmaloka May National Order weekend, Mahamati talks on actualizing the myth of the Order- symbolised in the 1000 armed Avalokiteshvara.

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Ten Reflection Retreat for Young Order Members.

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 13 Jul, 2018 - 18:05
  • Ten Reflection on Going Forth

Ten Reflection Retreat for Young Order Members.

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Fri, 13 Jul, 2018 - 18:05

” Ten Reflection from Angutara Nikaya- Retreat for Young Order Members.”

Led by: Dhammachari Subhuti and Translated by Dhammacharini Mokshatara Saddhamma Retreat Centre, Bhaje,  Date: 6-13th July, 2018

The Buddha says in Angutara Nikaya ” There are thee Ten Things that a person gone forth should reflect on often” On the basis of then Ten reflection which...
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Next month: Engaged Buddhist Training

From Buddhist Action on Fri, 13 Jul, 2018 - 17:31

Next month: Engaged Buddhist Training

From Buddhist Action on Fri, 13 Jul, 2018 - 17:31

August 11-25 at EcoDharma

To meet the social and ecological challenges of our times requires deep inner resources, interpersonal skills and fresh political thinking. Engaged Buddhist Training equips us for this kind of radical inner and outer transformation.

Check out this years training at http://www.ecodharma.com/courses-events/2018/05/05/engaged-buddhist-trai… or email events [at] ecodharma.com for more information.

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