FBA Site Improvements

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 6 Nov, 2012 - 16:17We are always looking for ways to improve the site: refining search engines, improving our uploading system, providing talks in more languages, considering use on mobile devices, remastering talks so they sound better, providing transcriptions of talks in our text archive, and indexing talks for easier access to content, and more. It’s amazing how much work happens behind the scenes, or behind the screen, as it were.

We have a host of volunteers who support Free Buddhist...

River of Meditation

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Mon, 5 Nov, 2012 - 22:28On Saturday 10th November there will be a ‘river of meditation’ event at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre. It starts at 9am and there will be hour long slots throughout the day. Just turn up a few minutes before the hour and join in for as many sits as you want to. The last sit will be at 4pm.

Workshop - Vajrasattva: The Joy of Purification

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Mon, 5 Nov, 2012 - 16:23Sunday, November 18th, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Enter the mythic realm to explore and experience the purifying nectar of Vajrasattva – the Buddha “beyond space and time!” Vajrasattva practice is a way to purify our defilements and recognize the primordial, pure nature of the Buddha within us. The retreat will include a guided meditation, discussion, Vajrasattva puja, and chanting his mantra – perhaps 108 times!

Led by Akashavanda, an enthusiastic Vajrasattva practitioner.

Fee: Sliding Scale...