On the second day of the This Being retreat, Dhivan talks about samsara as the manifestation of reactive mind and the spiral path of creative mind. He explains why the factor of feeling is of pivotal importance in Buddhist practice.
Dhivan explores the underlying tendencies that give shape to our experience. He also goes into the psychology of conceptual and perceptual proliferation and presents a model that explains how views and emotions arise.
From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Mon, 7 Apr, 2014 - 19:04‘Time has come, what is wanted is will. If the countries which are Buddhist can develop the will to spread Buddhism the task of spreading Buddhism will not be difficult. They must realize that the duty of a Buddhist is not merely to be a good Buddhist, his duty is to spread Buddhism. They must believe that to spread Buddhism is to serve mankind.’ https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/indiadhammatrust
From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Mon, 7 Apr, 2014 - 18:44We have just had a fantastic trustee’s meeting. Headlines: ☞ Subhuti has recently returned from a visit to India where he has been deepening Dhamma practice in the Order thereby broadening out the base from which more Order support can be given to more mitras. ☞ The Ordination teams in India have been busy running regular events where the teams support both local and outlying mitras - sometimes journeying great distances to do so - as well as ongoing mitra...
From Abhayaratna Trust on Tue, 1 Apr, 2014 - 13:46For any Order members wanting to make a Dana Request to the Abhayaratna Trust, the Trustees next meet in May so please get in touch or send your form in to the Secretary by 10 May 2014.