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Buddhafield Village (family-friendly) Retreats

From Buddhafield on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 14:20

Buddhafield Village (family-friendly) Retreats

From Buddhafield on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 14:20This year our experiment in Buddhist community living is expanding! We’ll be creating a family-friendly community of practice on our land at Frog Mill on Dartmoor for most of August 2014.

How do we make life a meditation?! Find space and beauty in the midst of it all? As householders, parents, busy people - how do we practise the Buddha’s teachings in all parts of our everyday lives?

There are two new events on this gorgeous...

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Padmavajra at the LBC - Tales from the Tantra - Part II

From London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 12:01

Padmavajra at the LBC - Tales from the Tantra - Part II

From London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 9 May, 2014 - 12:01Padmavajra returned the LBC this week for another instalment on the Buddhist Tantra as part of an on-going exploration of Vajrayana Buddhism this season at the Centre.

In this talk Padmavajra explores 4 Tantric Rites: fascination, destruction, pacification and maturation.

Talk given on Monday 5th May 2014.

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Bodhidharma and Zen Buddhism

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 01:00

Vadanya explores the origins and real meaning of Zen Buddhism, the four right efforts, law of karma, and Buddha nature. He examines why it is hard to practice even if the dharma is understood, and how we can go about making the changes we want to make for ourselves. Talk given at Sangha night at Sheffield Buddhist Centre in May 2014

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Filming Assheton Gorton

From Lights In The Sky on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 00:07

Filming Assheton Gorton

From Lights In The Sky on Thu, 8 May, 2014 - 00:07

Alexey Moskvin and I had the pleasure of filming an in-depth interview with the legendary Assheton Gorton, production designer of Antonioni’s Blow Up, Ridley Scott’s Legend and Richard Lester’s The Bed-Sitting Room.

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Portrait by Ashvajit

From Lights In The Sky on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 23:52

Portrait by Ashvajit

From Lights In The Sky on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 23:52

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Zen and the Art of Digging

From International Retreat 2014 on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 18:27

Zen and the Art of Digging

From International Retreat 2014 on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 18:27Two weeks to go and we’re preparing the ground in the wet, green Herefordshire spring…

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PoetryEast - Marilyn Hacker - Saturday 10th May

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 17:55

PoetryEast - Marilyn Hacker - Saturday 10th May

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 7 May, 2014 - 17:55Poetry East is new poetry venue at the London Buddhist Centre showcasing the work of well-known contemporary poets, exploring the relationship between poetry and spiritual life.

Marylyn Hacker is an American poet, translator and critic. She has won the US National Book Award and the PEN Award for ‘Poetry in Translation.’ ‘A major poet…exciting and true.’ (George Szirtes).

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The Poster!

From International Retreat 2014 on Tue, 6 May, 2014 - 17:19

The Poster!

From International Retreat 2014 on Tue, 6 May, 2014 - 17:19

Here’s our lovely poster…

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The Green Field Venue!

From International Retreat 2014 on Tue, 6 May, 2014 - 14:51

The Green Field Venue!

From International Retreat 2014 on Tue, 6 May, 2014 - 14:51

This is where many of us will be camping!

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Dawn Ritual to the Buddha of the East - A Flavour of the International Retreat...

From International Retreat 2014 on Tue, 6 May, 2014 - 14:22

Dawn Ritual to the Buddha of the East - A Flavour of the International Retreat...

From International Retreat 2014 on Tue, 6 May, 2014 - 14:22If you’d like a wee flavour of the magic and mystery of the event, here’s a video from the online archive of our 2012 International Retreat on the theme of ‘Imagining the Buddha’. It was made by Lokabandhu (on his ‘not-smart’ phone!) very early in the morning on the last day of the retreat:

“On the last full day we held a 24-hour cycle of ceremonies to the Buddhas of the Four Directions, starting with a Dawn...

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