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Calling all Dharmacharinis - join the Akashavana Community OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Sat, 10 Mar, 2018 - 17:42

Calling all Dharmacharinis - join the Akashavana Community OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Sat, 10 Mar, 2018 - 17:42

Calling all Dharmacharinis - join the Akashavana Community

I am sure many of you out there have thought at some time about the possibility of coming to live at our wonderful women’s retreat centre in the Spanish mountains, especially those who have been ordained here. Now is the time to seriously think about it! Whether you are interested in a long term commitment or in coming for a few months, we would love to hear from you.

As things stand at the moment, from...

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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Working with Energy In the Bodhicaryavatara

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 10 Mar, 2018 - 12:36

In this FBA Podcast, ‘Working with Energy In the Bodhicaryavatara’, Suryamati explores the theme of Virya (energy) in Shantideva’s Bodhicaryavatara. Talk given at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 29th April 2008. Part of a series on Great Buddhist Texts.

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Viryanaga

Applying to FutureDharma for Funding

From FutureDharma on Mon, 5 Mar, 2018 - 17:24

Applying to FutureDharma for Funding

From FutureDharma on Mon, 5 Mar, 2018 - 17:24

If you are planning, or already run, a Triratna Dharma project then FutureDharma Fund might be able to help. We have three different funding routes depending on your project - Central projects, Major Projects and the Small Grant Fund (details of each round provided below).

You may submit an expression of interest to us anytime, but Central and Major Projects applications may only be submitted when each funding round is open. The small grant programme is open for applications throughout the year. Please contact ...

shraddhavani

Double Mitra Ceremony March 24

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 9 Mar, 2018 - 15:27

Double Mitra Ceremony March 24

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 9 Mar, 2018 - 15:27

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

On Saturday, March 24, 4-5:30 PM, Portsmouth Buddhist Center will host a double Mitra ceremony, for Chong Scott and Sarah Flause at Gateway Studio on Islington St. in Portsmouth. We hope you can join us and help celebrate Chong and Sarah.

shraddhavani

Spring Rolls On! March 18

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 9 Mar, 2018 - 15:21

Spring Rolls On! March 18

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 9 Mar, 2018 - 15:21

Take part in envisioning the future of PBC! Sunday March 18, 11:30-1:30.

Join us for a lunch of spring rolls and noodles as we explore the character and vision of the PBC community: where have we come from and where are we going? How can we thrive as an effective sangha in the Seacoast community?

shraddhavani

Into Spring: Towards New Life in the Mind

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 9 Mar, 2018 - 15:08

Into Spring: Towards New Life in the Mind

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 9 Mar, 2018 - 15:08

Our new series: Sundays in March and April, 9.30am-12pm
Passing from one season to the next, we are reminded of the constancy of change. The freshening and new growth of springtime connects us with the positive, potentially joyous, aspects of this reality. From now through April, as we witness the reawakening of the natural world around us, we will explore seven qualities of an awakened mind:

mindfulness
self-reflection
energy
joy
tranquility
clear awareness
equanimity.

Where do we already experience them in our lives and how can we cultivate them...

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Keeping Our Hearts Open

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 9 Mar, 2018 - 14:22

This FBA Dharmabyte is called ‘Keeping Our Hearts Open’, an excerpt from the talk on Avalokitesvara by Dharmasri. Speaking from the heart, Dharmasri evokes the wish to alleviate the suffering of all beings embodied by the figure Avalokitesvara.

This talk continues the exploration of Transforming Self and World through looking at the seven-fold puja, by exploring the mantra of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. Dharmasri introduces us to Bodhisattvas as aspects of the Enlightened mind.

We discover the Myth of Avalokitesvara and how...

Sanghadevi

Death of Sucharita

From Order Connection on Wed, 7 Mar, 2018 - 14:55

Death of Sucharita

From Order Connection on Wed, 7 Mar, 2018 - 14:55

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Order,

Sucharita died peacefully around 3pm East Coast time USA March 6th with her two sons and daughter with her. She was 74 years old. Alex tells me she was comfortable throughout these last days, and Sunada visited and sat by her bed chanting mantras just a couple of days before.

Sucharita was ordained on October 7, 2001 by Sanghadevi at Il Convento in Italy. Her yidam was Vajrasattva.
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Rijupatha

Tuesday Meditation: Blazing Loving-Kindness

From Online Meditators on Tue, 6 Mar, 2018 - 19:29

Tuesday Meditation: Blazing Loving-Kindness

From Online Meditators on Tue, 6 Mar, 2018 - 19:29

This series of five sessions will be a journey into focused positive emotion. We’ll be using the framework of the Metta Bhavana and modifying it to draw in the other Brahma Viharas and deeply explore individual relationships to create some extra intensity around the practice.

Our meditation sessions begin at 2:30pm ET / 7:30pm UK
Session Dates: Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27, Apr 3

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Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: What is Metta?

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 5 Mar, 2018 - 17:59

In this FBA Dharmabyte, “What is Metta?” Dayajoti and Saddhanandi talk about Metta as an ungraspable co-arising, inseparable from mindfulness, which expresses itself in different ways.

’What is Metta, What is Insight’ is the final talk in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on metta as a path to insight from May 2015.

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