These are the last two readers that I have put together to explore the way Bhante has drawn on the writings of William Blake to teach the Dharma in the west. The twin themes are Imagination and Energy. I’ve drawn together all the references Bhante has made to William Blake where he is talking about these themes, which are central to both Blake’s vision and to the dharma. In each i’ve given an overview with a brief desription of the points...
From Advayasiddhi. Observera att sista svarsdatum är redan 30 Augusti.
Dear friends, Our Nordic Order weekend 2-5 November at Abhayaloka is approaching, so I’m writing with some info and how to book. Please note the booking deadline is 30 august, so quite soon! What The weekend is happening over the full moon of sangha day, so one idea is to have a theme of “Sangha as the tantric guru” - but any input are welcome! So far Padmachitta has agreed...
Weekend Retreat led by Dh. Chandrashil, supported by Dh. Ratnasambhava, Dh.Guhyacitta and Dh. Suchandra. During this retreat Ranjit become Mitra. We study Ideal of Human Enlightenment and Bhava Chakra.
From 7th to 12th Aug 17 Chikun Retreat led by Sifu Steven Williams for Beginner’s, Regular and Advance Student of Chikun. Beginner’s Retreat attended by more the 80 retreatant, Regular by 30 and Advance by 20 retreatant.
During the 2017 'What is the Order?' Going for Refuge retreat at Padmaloka, four Order members each gave a talk on one of the four vows taken when being ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. The talks were given to men training for ordination and Order members.
In this first talk Padmavajra begins by speaking about the significance of the Triratna ordination ceremonies, before proceeding to passionately, personally and reverentially expound how he relates to the first vow, "with loyalty to my teachers, I accept this ordination".
Unfortunately due to a hardware fault the second talk in the series given by Arthapriya was not recorded.
During the 2017 'What is the Order?' Going for Refuge retreat at Padmaloka, four Order members each gave a talk on one of the four vows taken when being ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. The talks were given to men training for ordination and Order members.
In the third talk of the series Satyaraja speaks about the third orination vow, "for the attainment of Enlightenment, I accept this ordination". With his usual warmth and clarity he explores topics such as the impossibility of a personal liberation, the necessity to reflect on our motives and how we can practically relate to Enlightenment, the goal of the Buddhist life.
During the 2017 'What is the Order?' Going for Refuge retreat at Padmaloka, four Order members each gave a talk on one of the four vows taken when being ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. The talks were given to men training for ordination and Order members.
In the fourth and final talk of the series Padmasagara speaks about the fourth orination vow, "for the benefit of all beings, I accept this ordination". With confidence and clarity he elucidates the significance and necessity of altruism in human life, what this means from the Buddhist perspective, and how the Triratna Buddhist Order can benefit others and the world.
During the second Great Gathering of 2016 at Padmaloka, 'The Buddha's Vision of Friendship', Padmavajra gave three inspiring talks on the 'Meeting Spiritual Friends' chapter of The Jewel Ornament of Liberation by the great Tibetan master Gampopa. This was the second Buddhist text that Sangharakshita taught on the first Padmaloka retreat.
In this text Gampopa reveals the Buddha's vision of the whole range of spiritual friends, from the Buddha, down to the most important of all, the spiritual friend in the form of an ordinary human being.
Suppose, bhikkhus, a man wandering through a forest would see an ancient path, an ancient road travelled upon by people in the past. He would follow it and would see an ancient city, an ancient capital that had been inhabited by people in the past, with parks, groves, ponds, and ramparts, a delightful place. Then the man would inform the king or a royal minister: ‘Sire, know that while wandering through the forest I saw an ancient path, an ancient road
