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Songs of Milarepa - His Lineage and Mahamudra

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 26 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
The first of a pair of talks given as part of ‘The Yogi’s Joy’ Retreat in 2005. Dhammadinna introduces us to the great Tibetan hermit sage and meditator, Milarepa and explores aspects of his biography and profound influence on the Buddhist tradition.

The companion talk to this is 'The Grey Rock Vajra Enclosure and Milarepa's First Meeting with Rechungpa'.

Talk given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005.
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The Grey Rock Vajra Enclosure and Milarepa's First Meeting with Rechungpa

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 26 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
The second of a brace of talks given as part of ‘The Yogi’s Joy’ Retreat in 2005. Dhammadinna introduces us to the great Tibetan hermit sage and meditator, Milarepa and explores aspects of his life and profound influence on the Buddhist tradition.

The companion talk to this is 'Songs of Milarepa: His Lineage and Mahamudra'.

Talk given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005.
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We Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No Cups

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 26 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
More poetry, more Rumi, more listening joy from Vajradarshini. And what a title! In fact, this is another splendid journey around the idea of Enlightenment, using the languages of surrender and discipline from the Sufi context. It’s as heady as a sumptuous wine, but also sobering and down to earth, whether we’re “following a railing in the dark” or "wandering inside the red world”. Drink up!

Talk given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005
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El No-Yo En La Vida Diaria

From Centro Budista de Valencia on Sat, 15 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Anatta: - el no-yo - es un concepto clave en el budismo. En esta charla además de explorar qué es, Vajranatha habla de dos malinterpretaciones comunes y como aplicar anatta en la vida diaria y la práctica de la meditación.
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The Nature of Reality

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 3 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Arthapriya explores the Buddhist understanding of what we call reality, and how it is less common sensical than we might imagine. In particular, he questions how much our 'outside world' is in fact so strongly conditioned by our state of mind.

Covering karma, emptiness, impermanence and galaxies, this is a wide ranging talk!

First talk in a series of three entitled 'Reality and what to do about it', given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre, UK, in Nov 2010.
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Living a Meaningful Life

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 3 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Vajrapriya takes the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path - rebranding it as the Meaningful Eightfold Path - and considers how its eight areas contribute to a meaningful life, and how following it eventually eliminates the whole problem of meaninglessness.

Second of three public talks in the series 'Reality and what to do about it', given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in November 2010
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A Challenge to the Modern World

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 3 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
A robust talk by Sagaraghosa, critiquing structural elements of our society from a Buddhist standpoint, and exploring what we can do to bring about a society more in line with Reality.

Last of three talks in the series 'Reality and What to Do About It'
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Buddhism, a Force For Good In the World

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Dec, 2010 - 00:00
In this thoughtful talk, Vajragupta explores the potential of the Buddha's teachings to transform society, starting with seeing how the Dhamma has helped millions of people who've suffered under the Hindu caste system change their lives. He asks how we've done in bringing this part of Bhante's vision into being in the last 40 years, and encourages us to take opportunities to change society, including helping activists in positive change, and bringing a Buddhist perspective to current social debates.
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Half My Life In Triratna

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Dec, 2010 - 00:00
Celebrating having spent half his life in the Triratna Buddhist Community, Manjusvara shows what a full context it has given for his life, meeting his experience of Vision, embracing his artistic life, and offering growthful challenges, the support of friendship, and the opportunity of altruistic activity.
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Following the Buddha 1 - Leading Upto Enlightenment

From Community Highlights on Fri, 17 Dec, 2010 - 00:00
First of a series of talks exploring the Buddha's enlightenment. Subhuti describes the conditions that lead upto that experience and what lessons we can draw from it.

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