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Meaningful Work and Values (The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work)

From Windhorse Evolution on Wed, 18 May, 2011 - 00:00
Here's an hour-long talk from Saddharaja given at Uddiyana (the Windhorse:evolution HQ in Cambridge). The talk is the first of six talks on Right Livelihood in the modern world.

Saddharaja starts with a work story from his youth in the English Lake District and moves on to a recap of Sangharakshita's definitions of both Right Livelihood and Team-based Right Livelihood. He explores how most people in the modern world might find meaning in their work, with some help from the writings of Alain De Botton. He explores how Buddhists can make meaningful work a spiritual practice.

He suggests the use of shamatha and vipashyana approaches, and goes on to explore the 5 principles of Windhorse:evolution in that light. The talk finishes with a wonderful poem from Seamus Heaney on the joy of using a simple farm tool. The talk is peppered with Saddharaja's own work experiences, including a dramtic story involving a mine shaft in a Lake District slate quarry.
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A La Rencontre De Padmasambhava

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Tue, 17 May, 2011 - 01:00
Une conférence donnée par Jayamuni l'occasion de la fête de Padmasambhava au Centre Bouddhiste de Paris en 2009, couvrant un historique de sa vie et son rôle dans l'implantation du bouddhisme au Tibet et ce qu'il peut représenter pour nous dans le mond d'aujourd'hui, quels sont nos démons à subjuguer et comment.
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Heart of Darkness (LBC Wesak Festival May 2011)

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 17 May, 2011 - 00:00
Talk given by Sarvananda, the author of 'Meaning in Life'at the London Buddhist Centre's Wesak Festival day on May 15th 2011.
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The Spiral Path: The Great Escape

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 12 May, 2011 - 00:00
'The Spiral Path....The great escape'



Faith, joy and delight in the spiritual life. Khemasuri talks about her own life and the importance of the Spiral Path, a fundemental teaching of Triratna Buddhism.

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