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Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: The Buddha and Reality

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 12 Jun, 2018 - 14:54

This FBA Dharmabyte is entitled ‘The Buddha and Reality’ from the talk ‘The Buddha, God, and Reality’ by Sangharakshita.

Having considered Buddhism (in ‘The Buddha - Man or Superman’ and ‘Evolution: Lower and Higher’) in terms of process in time, and the Buddha himself as a historical figure, Sangharakshita now uses stories and quotations from the scriptures to show that the Buddha and reality are ultimately outside time. Talk given in 1966.

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Maitrivajri

Good news about Ratnasuri

From Order Connection on Mon, 11 Jun, 2018 - 12:19

Good news about Ratnasuri

From Order Connection on Mon, 11 Jun, 2018 - 12:19

Dear Friends,

We’ve got good news.

Ratnasuri’s operation has gone well. Done with an epidural (not general) anaesthetic, she had three screws inserted to mend her broken femur. Her broken arm is in a sling and is being left to heal naturally. Her pain is well managed.

As far as we know, she will stay in hospital until the bones have healed. It’s difficult to say how long this will be because of her...

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mokshini

World Meat Free Week 11-17 June 2018

From Buddhist Action on Mon, 11 Jun, 2018 - 07:41

World Meat Free Week 11-17 June 2018

From Buddhist Action on Mon, 11 Jun, 2018 - 07:41

Some of us may be choosing to go vegan for a week - the whole month - or longer; but you might have friends or family who find the idea of giving up meat quite off-putting and unsettling!

This website allows you to calculate your impact of going meat free for a day or more a week - it also has lots of recipes and might be a helpful way in to give up animal products!

https://www.worldmeatfreeweek.com/ 11-17 June 2018

Thanks...

Davidrey

BAM at the Mid Essex Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 10 Jun, 2018 - 21:38

BAM at the Mid Essex Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 10 Jun, 2018 - 21:38

What are you doing for BAM?

Davidrey

BAM at the MId Essex Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 10 Jun, 2018 - 21:33

Dear Friends,

Please have a look at our BAM 2018 Newsletter. This year we are raising funds for the Homeless and the Refugees. We will be taking donations to the refugees in Northen France later on this summer.

Please support us by sharing this newsletter and please share our fundraiser page

Thank you

With Metta to you all

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Prajnasisya

What will you change to make a difference in our world?

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 10 Jun, 2018 - 19:55

What will you change to make a difference in our world?

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 10 Jun, 2018 - 19:55

We have been talking about BAM for several weeks in our small sangha, starting with a planning sangha evening and then Manidhara lead a mantra evening on Padmasambhava. We invited Amalaketu from Colchester for the day to inspire us with ecological and environmental issues and we all pledged our eco precepts.

We decided we would run a stall on Deal Market every Saturday in June and our tag line became “What will you change to make a difference in our world?”...

Suchitta

Update on Ratnasuri's Health

From Order Connection on Sun, 10 Jun, 2018 - 14:43

Update on Ratnasuri's Health

From Order Connection on Sun, 10 Jun, 2018 - 14:43

Dear Friends,

We are writing to you about our dear friend Ratnasuri. For those of you who don’t know her, she was ordained by Bhante in 1983, and was one of the first women to be appointed a Public Preceptor. She was a founding member of Taraloka. She is now 95 years old, and lives on her own in supported accommodation in Wrexham, Wales.

On Thursday she had a bad fall. She has broken her arm...

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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: The Buddha Beyond Siddhartha

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 9 Jun, 2018 - 12:00

This FBA Podcast is called ‘The Buddha Beyond Siddhartha’ by Dassini. The first half of the talk looks at the Buddha’s early life and his battle with and the defeat of Mara. Then Dassini looks at the traditional Buddhist concept of time, and the division of time into Kalpas, inconceivably lengthy periods of time.

The talk concludes by looking at the Dharma niyama, the order of conditionality through which the attainment of Enlightenment is possible.

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Aryajaya

UK & Ireland Combined Area Order Weekend

From Order Connection on Sat, 9 Jun, 2018 - 00:01

UK & Ireland Combined Area Order Weekend

From Order Connection on Sat, 9 Jun, 2018 - 00:01

UK & Ireland Combined Area Order Weekend
Padmasambhava in the World
Adhisthana Retreat Centre | 24-27 August 2018

Dear Order members,

We would like to make a suggestion… bring a gift with you to give to another Order member.

What kind of gift? It might be something significant that was given to you, and you would like to pass on. It might be box of tips and tricks for going deeper in the Dharma life....