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Bristol Women’s Community needs new members

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 21 Aug, 2012 - 10:25

Bristol Women’s Community needs new members

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 21 Aug, 2012 - 10:25Bristol Women’s Community needs new members!
From October 2012

• Are you a female Triratna mitra?
• Have you been thinking that you’d like to explore community living?
• Do you live in Bristol? Or maybe you are considering relocating?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Who are we? Kate and Dayajoti

If you are interested, please contact Kate:
07870 671 045 or kate.german [at] yahoo.co.uk
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August Sangha Nights at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 20 Aug, 2012 - 19:58

August Sangha Nights at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 20 Aug, 2012 - 19:58We meet every Wednesday from 7 - 9 pm for our Sangha, or Community, Night. Everyone is welcome for meditation followed by discussion on an aspect of Buddhist practice or application of Buddhist theory.

On Sangha Nights this month we are looking more deeply into Wisdom, accompanied by The Heart Sutra, facilitated by Suddhayu

August 15th: “Where is The Self?”

August 22nd: “Holding to Nothing Whatever”

And on August 29th we’ll be holding our...
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Today's Dharmabyte: "The Four Sangharahavastus"

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 20 Aug, 2012 - 15:25

Today's Dharmabyte: "The Four Sangharahavastus"

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 20 Aug, 2012 - 15:25Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “The Four Sanghrahavastus” takes us into the heart of the Mahayana tradition – the Four Means of Unification of the spiritual community – generosity, kindly speech, beneficial activity, and exemplifying. The Sutra’s hero, Vimalakirti, was a master of the Bodhisattva’s ‘Skilful Means.’


From the talk “On Being All Things to All Men” by Sangharakshita, given in the series: “The Inconceivable Emancipation – Themes from the Vimalakirti Nirdesha.”
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Pussy Riot

From Journal East on Mon, 20 Aug, 2012 - 15:10

Pussy Riot

From Journal East on Mon, 20 Aug, 2012 - 15:10The Buddhist response to Pussy Riot is quite straightforward, isn’t it, given there is no such thing as blasphemy? Why not send them a message of support?

http://journaleast.com/pussy-riot/
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Beauty On the Spiritual Path

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 20 Aug, 2012 - 00:00
Speaking on an open meditation retreat at Taraloka, August 2012, Kavyasiddhi gently explores the notion of beauty, from Jackie magazine to spiritual friendship and the wholeness of the present moment.

She adds, this is quite a slow paced talk, perfect for nodding off.
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Two vacancies at Virya Technologies

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Sun, 19 Aug, 2012 - 23:17

Two vacancies at Virya Technologies

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Sun, 19 Aug, 2012 - 23:17 Virya Technologies is a small and growing Right Livelihood business associated with Triratna and based in Ipswich UK, with vacancies coming up for two fulltime apprentices: a Joomla! Web designer/developer and a Marketing and PR Apprentice.

They say - “We are an ethical company who specialises in Open Source technology and currently have an opening for a web designer/developer apprentice who will specialise in...
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Amoghasiddhi - how to be really successful...

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Sun, 19 Aug, 2012 - 22:57

Amoghasiddhi - how to be really successful...

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Sun, 19 Aug, 2012 - 22:57Bodhinaga explores some of the symbolism of Amoghasiddhi, including fearlessness, integration and the wisdom of unstoppable success, drawing on a wide range of sources (from the Buddha and Angulimala to The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix). Talk given at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre 24th July 2012.
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Le Dharma, Une Lumière Pour Un Monde En Désarroi

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Sun, 19 Aug, 2012 - 00:00
Conférence de Dhammaketu analysant la société actuelle et les crises qu elle traverse. Il montre où le Dharma peut aider à sauvegarder les valeurs positives, mais aussi quelles sont les valeurs négatives propagées auxquelles le bouddhisme et la pratique de chacun peuvent apporter des solutions concrètes.

Conférence donnée au centre bouddhiste de Paris en juillet 2012.

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The Story of Hatthaka

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Sun, 19 Aug, 2012 - 00:00
A brilliantly told story from the Pali Canon, about Hatthaka, who used the 4 sangraha vastus, the four means of creating a sangha, to do exactly that. The four are: generosity, kindly speech, good works or action and exemplification. Ratnaprabha explains these in the companion talk: The 4 Sangrahavastus. (https://thebuddhistcentre.com/stockholm/four-sangraha-vastus)
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The Four Sangrahavastus

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Sun, 19 Aug, 2012 - 00:00
A lively and inspired talk at Stockholms Buddhistcenter in 2007, companion talk to The story of Hatthaka. (https://thebuddhistcentre.com/stockholm/story-hatthaka) Ratnaprabha gives a good description of the 4 means of bringing together or gathering a sangha. One does this through generosity, loving (freeing, liberating) speech, beneficial activity and having or sharing the same goal.

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