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The Greater Mandala of Uselessness

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Fri, 6 Apr, 2018 - 00:00
You don’t have to justify yourself by being useful. You yourself are the justification for your existence Sangharakshita, Wisdom Beyond Words In this talk, given as part of Manchester Buddhist Centre’s Triratna Night, Vajrapriya explores how the quote by Sangharakshita might affect our spiritual life and practice. Using the terms doing and being, he suggests how we can bring greater stillness into activity, and vibrant energy into calm. This talk was given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Monday 12th March.
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Sailing the Worldly Winds

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Fri, 6 Apr, 2018 - 00:00
In this inspiring and personal talk given as part of International Women’s Day, Taravandana explores the Buddha’s teachings on the Worldly Winds and how we can navigate them as women in the 21st Century. A talk given as part of Manchester Buddhist Centre’s International Women’s Day celebrations on Saturday 10th March 2018.
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The Greater Mandala of Uselessness

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Fri, 6 Apr, 2018 - 00:00
You don’t have to justify yourself by being useful. You yourself are the justification for your existence Sangharakshita, Wisdom Beyond Words In this talk, given as part of Manchester Buddhist Centre’s Triratna Night, Vajrapriya explores how the quote by Sangharakshita might affect our spiritual life and practice. Using the terms doing and being, he suggests how we can bring greater stillness into activity, and vibrant energy into calm. This talk was given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on Monday 12th March.
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Free Buddhist Audio

Sailing the Worldly Winds

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Fri, 6 Apr, 2018 - 00:00
In this inspiring and personal talk given as part of International Women’s Day, Taravandana explores the Buddha’s teachings on the Worldly Winds and how we can navigate them as women in the 21st Century. A talk given as part of Manchester Buddhist Centre’s International Women’s Day celebrations on Saturday 10th March 2018.
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Chinese Origins of the Heart Sutra

From Shabda Articles on Thu, 5 Apr, 2018 - 11:30

I’m attaching the second article in my series on the Heart Sutra as a pdf because it required formatting that the text editor on TBC does not support. 

In this essay I review the evidence for the conclusion that the Heart Sutra was composed in Chinese. I base this on Jan Nattier’s 1992 article, but I pepper it with my own insights. For example, the translator had a reasonable grasp of general Sanskrit, but no feeling for the idioms of Prajñāpāramitā...

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Insight and Perception

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Thu, 5 Apr, 2018 - 00:00
Mahabodhi explores the meaning of the Sanskrit term samjna or sanna in Pali. Often translated as perception, but more accurately apperception, it performs a pivotal role in meditation practice. By bringing mindfulness to our samjna in the Metta Bhavana, the mindfulness of breathing and in insight practice, we effect the required transformation of our view. Mahabodhi also covers the dhyanas, views in general, right view and unenlightened tendencies called asravas. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre's Triratna Nigh on 20th November 2017.
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Insight and Perception

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Thu, 5 Apr, 2018 - 00:00
Mahabodhi explores the meaning of the Sanskrit term samjna or sanna in Pali. Often translated as perception, but more accurately apperception, it performs a pivotal role in meditation practice. By bringing mindfulness to our samjna in the Metta Bhavana, the mindfulness of breathing and in insight practice, we effect the required transformation of our view. Mahabodhi also covers the dhyanas, views in general, right view and unenlightened tendencies called asravas. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre's Triratna Nigh on 20th November 2017.
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A Notice about Danakamala's Health

From Order Connection on Wed, 4 Apr, 2018 - 19:13

A Notice about Danakamala's Health

From Order Connection on Wed, 4 Apr, 2018 - 19:13

Dear Friends in the Order,

Danakamala, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire in the U.S., and ordained in 2008, is in hospital this week following a mild to moderate heart attack last Friday. He has various ailments that make surgery more complicated for him including decreased kidney functioning after many years of diabetes. He is going to have a triple bypass surgery at some point in the next day or so, once his kidneys are stronger. He’s in really good...

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Watch our Story

From Karuna Fundraisers on Wed, 4 Apr, 2018 - 15:53

Watch our Story

From Karuna Fundraisers on Wed, 4 Apr, 2018 - 15:53
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Transform self and world this BAM with Karuna

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 4 Apr, 2018 - 15:47

Transform self and world this BAM with Karuna

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 4 Apr, 2018 - 15:47

Hi there…
Sanghamani here!

For this year’s Buddhist Action Month, I’m looking for volunteers to join me for our telephone appeal, based in the Karuna office in North London. 

Karuna Appeals give us an opportunity to connect with others and ourselves, all while giving something back to the world. Using metta, sensitivity and awareness, we will work together to transform fear and resistance, exploring how we can remain open when faced with difference.

Our campaigns are perfect conditions to practice engaged Buddhism, a chance to...

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