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Triratna Day - Dhardo Rinpoche, Stupa Building and Sangha

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Thu, 10 Apr, 2014 - 00:00
A lovely talk given by Nagabodhi on Triratna Day at Aryaloka Buddhist Center, with an introduction by Dayalocana. Here, Nagabodhi recounts his favorite memories of his time with Dhardo Rinpoche in Kalimpong, expresses his feelings about the strengthening power of stupa building for centers, and ties it all together with a reminder of the central role of sangha in the Triratna Community. Talk given on Triratna Day 2014 at Aryaloka Buddhist Center.
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This Being retreat day 5, The Spiral Path

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Wed, 9 Apr, 2014 - 13:53
This session started with the word joy on the flipchart. After that Dhivan asked us to name something that had come up for us with the retreat as condition. As we went round, it was very moving to hear how the retreat was supporting people to work with past and current situations and helping them to set up more conducive conditions for the future.
In this sessioin Dhivan emphasised the natural unfolding of the different steps on the spiral...
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This Being, led meditation 4

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Wed, 9 Apr, 2014 - 09:57
Yesterday afternoon, Nayaka led a beautiful reflection on the five kandhas (or skandhas in Sanskrit). I thought his exploration was very clear, interesting and insightful.. A particular interesting part for me was that he had us playing with the skandha of cogntion, saññā. Thoroughly recommended.
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Shrine with nidanas, complete

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Wed, 9 Apr, 2014 - 09:37

Shrine with nidanas, complete

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Wed, 9 Apr, 2014 - 09:37
Dhivan has put the remaining nidana links on the shrine. We’re onto the spiral path today. Swoosh.
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This Being Led Meditation 4

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Wed, 9 Apr, 2014 - 01:00
Nayaka leads a clear and skilful meditative exploration of the five skandhas.
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This Being Day 5, The Spiral Path

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Wed, 9 Apr, 2014 - 01:00
Dhivan talks about the spiral path and emphasises how it naturally unfolds.
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London Buddhist Centre

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 9 Apr, 2014 - 00:00
Talk given at the Dharma class Monday 7th April 2014.
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This Being retreat day 4, How views and Emotions arise

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Tue, 8 Apr, 2014 - 14:53
Today we’re exploring the underlying tendencies that give shape to our experience. We’re also going into the psychology of conceptual and perceptual proliferation and are presented with a model that explains how exactly we become a proverbial ‘tangle of string covered in mould and matted like grass’.
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This Being, led meditation 3

From Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Centre on Tue, 8 Apr, 2014 - 14:32
In a led meditation Dhivan guides us along some aspects of the structure of our experience.

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