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For the Sake of Enlightenment An Introduction to the Therigatha

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Wed, 13 Jun, 2012 - 01:00

In this talk Suriyavamsa introduces the Therigatha and Theragatha, the songs of the nuns and monks who were the Buddha's disciples. Some of these disciples are familair to us: Ambapali, Maha Prajapati and Kisa Gotami. Much of the flavour of this collection is about impermanence and the urgent need to practice the Dharma.

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The Therigatha and the Problem of Self

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Wed, 13 Jun, 2012 - 01:00

This talk was part of a series of talks on the Therigatha. It starts by appreciating what a hard life it must have been for the early bhikkunis. Two verses by elderly nuns, Dhamma and Citta, give rise to reflection on letting go of fixed self view as a major component of breaking through to Enlightenment.

We then hear a verse about no-self from the nun Uttara. This leads on to reflections about how we subtly reinforce a sense of self through feeling embarrassed or irritable.

Then in a further verse we hear the Buddha teaching about breaking the first five fetters. We hear about Stream Entry and the point of Knowledge and Vision of Things as They Are on the spiral path. The talk concludes a verse about letting go of self by Dogen.

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Ordinations in Akashavana and Guhyaloka

From Triratna News on Tue, 12 Jun, 2012 - 11:58

Ordinations in Akashavana and Guhyaloka

From Triratna News on Tue, 12 Jun, 2012 - 11:58We’re delighted to announce the ordinations of 9 women and 13 men in Spain, at Triratna’s Akashavana and Guhyaloka retreat centres respectively. Here’s the details:

The following women were ordained at Akashavana retreat centre 11th June 2012:

Public Preceptor Parami:
Ingrid Wiklund-Landin becomes Pavarabodhi (Pali) which means Noble Awakening.
Private Preceptor Taraka

Jo Robinson becomes Shraddhasiddhi which means She whose Accomplishment is Faith.
Private Preceptor Subhadramati

Public Preceptor Padmasuri:
Angela Cameron becomes Candrashri which means Light...

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21st Century Buddhism - Practicing in Modern Times

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 11 Jun, 2012 - 18:57

21st Century Buddhism - Practicing in Modern Times

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 11 Jun, 2012 - 18:57This week for our Sangha Night, Wednesday, 7 - 9 pm, Candradasa will be leading a discussion on 21st century Buddhism exploring different traditions and different ways to practice in modern times. Candradasa is the Director of Dharmachakra which produces Free Buddhist Audio and thebuddhistcenter.com, two online spaces for meeting and practicing with the Triratna Buddhist Community worldwide. All are welcome!

Portsmouth Buddhist Center
40 Congress Street, 4th Floor
Portsmouth, NH 03801 USA
Phone/Text: (207)...

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Worldly Winds snippet

From Dharma Tape History Detectives on Mon, 11 Jun, 2012 - 01:30

This goes along with the blog post I just published. Now that I have a better sense of the interface I realize I could’ve put the blog post here. Oh, well! So the wind blows. The point of this file is to demonstrate the state of the original recording, so prepare yourself for a lot of hiss and very little voice.

File Name	Size
wind-snippet.mp3	3.43 MB

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Worldly Winds

From Dharma Tape History Detectives on Mon, 11 Jun, 2012 - 01:27

Worldly Winds

From Dharma Tape History Detectives on Mon, 11 Jun, 2012 - 01:27Hello and welcome to the the Dharma Tape History Detectives group! I just thought I’d post a note about what’s happening with the project.

The talk that’s at the top of the queue is Dayanandi’s 1999 talk, “Coursing Through the Worldly Winds.” Side B of the cassette is actually Side A, and Side A is actually Side B. I thought this was apropos somehow.

The cassette is in very poor condition; I’ve posted a snippet so...