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On a trip to visit the Hungarian Romany community early in 2010 Subhuti encountered potentially explosive social tensions. In the midst of mass unemployment there has been a rise in Hungarian nationalism, and part of this story has been apportioning blame to the Romany peoples. Arriving just before a planned rally by a nationalist political party, Subhuti found himself looking to the Pali Canon to help his Buddhist friends whom were desperate to avoid violent social disharmony. This talk is a consequence of what he found, and in particular an exegesis of the Madhupindika, or Honey Ball Sutta (MN 18) in which the Buddha asserts and proclaims a path that leads one to not 'quarrel with anyone in the world with its gods, its Maras, its Brahmas, recluses and brahmins, its princes and its people.' (Nanamoli and Bodhi translation, p. 201)

This is Viriyalila in full flight on behalf of Free Buddhist Audio itself at the 2010 International Retreat. FBA is going through some exciting big changes as we get ready for our next few years on the ever-changing internet. We're about to relaunch in a new format and pass the milestone of a million talks downloaded - there's never been a better time to support us and help keep the Dharma free for all...

It's June 2010 and the retreat programme is changed so that we are not trying to study at 10.30am when a large motorised crane is due to arrive, followed at 11am by a very large articulated lorry - delivering an 8 tonne Biomass Boiler and Energy Box. All this is part of a big project at Taraloka to install biomass and solar thermal panels for hot water and space heating in the community and retreat centre.

At 7.30am we were in the Tara cabin meditating when we heard what was obviously a large vehicle arriving. Perhaps it was recycling refuse collection happening early .. in fact it was the biomass lorry driven over from Austria by a couple of friendly Bulgarian guys. Saddhanandi and Suchitta set them up with coffee and croissants for breakfast.

Three hours later the crane arrived and the transfer of the Energy Box began - it comes complete with boilers, tanks, pumps etc pre-installed inside.

This is a set of short interviews by BBC Radio Shropshire reporter Genevieve Tudor recorded on the day when the biomass boiler arrived. It features Kulaprabha, Andy from Organic Energy Ltd and some of our retreatants.

Look on the Taraloka website blog for photos.

A talk given at the Triratna International Retreat on May 31st 2010.

A talk given at the Triratna International Retreat on May 31st 2010.