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Following an Inner Calling

From Buddhist Voices on Thu, 27 Oct, 2022 - 10:28

Growing up in Chorley, Lancashire, in the northwest of England, Abhaya (1936-2022) recalls his early life as the youngest of four siblings, raised by parents who were run off their feet. With Dad away at the war, mum managed a small chip shop in which he and his brothers used to help out. Following in the footsteps of his older brother Jack, Abhaya would later spend several years at a Catholic Seminary, a period he jokingly characterizes as being like...

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Proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse in England and Wales

From Triratna Safeguarding on Thu, 20 Oct, 2022 - 17:43

Proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse in England and Wales

From Triratna Safeguarding on Thu, 20 Oct, 2022 - 17:43

This week has seen publication of the final report from the long-running government enquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales, which recommends that it be made a criminal offence for a person who works with children or is in a ‘position of trust’ to fail to report child sexual abuse to the police where they witness it or are told about it by a child or perpetrator.

Over the last seven years, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual...

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New podcast episode: A Buddhist guide to digital life

From Windhorse Publications on Wed, 19 Oct, 2022 - 11:15

New podcast episode: A Buddhist guide to digital life

From Windhorse Publications on Wed, 19 Oct, 2022 - 11:15

A lot of life is spent online these days. It is the medium for news, entertainment, work, debate and perspective, music, keeping up with friends, dating, and, for some, pornography.

In our latest podcast episode, Dhammamegha speaks with new author Prajnaketu about his upcoming book Cyberloka: A Buddhist guide to digital life. Prajnaketu wants to open up ways of thinking and talking about our digital lives that draw on the teachings of the Buddha. 

We talk about hyper-availability and how to go mindfully into our...

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Public Preceptor Appointment: Akasasuri

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 17 Oct, 2022 - 14:29

Public Preceptor Appointment: Akasasuri

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 17 Oct, 2022 - 14:29

Dear Order Members and friends,

The College of Public Preceptors is delighted to announce the appointment of Akasasuri as a Public Preceptor. I am especially glad to welcome another Public Preceptor from mainland Europe, into the the College.

You can read more about Akasasuri’s life and contribution over many years to the Order and Movement, in her own words below.

With metta,
Ratnadharini 

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From Akasasuri:

I was born in 1954 in a loving family in the Netherlands. Dad ran the village Post office from our house and...

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«Миларепа: йог в горах»

From На русском on Thu, 13 Oct, 2022 - 19:03

«Миларепа: йог в горах», Саддхалока, 27.03.2021

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Creu sangha Cymraeg / Creating a Welsh speaking sangha

From Cardiff Buddhist Centre on Wed, 12 Oct, 2022 - 10:58

Creu sangha Cymraeg / Creating a Welsh speaking sangha

From Cardiff Buddhist Centre on Wed, 12 Oct, 2022 - 10:58

Ein gweledigaeth yw cael y Dharma ar gael i bawb yn eu mam iaith. I roi cyfle i bawb sy’n ymarfer y Dharma i gysylltu yn fwy llawn efo cryfder emosiynol sy’n dyfod trwy ymarfer yn eich mam iaith. Tydi’r Gymraeg ddim yn ffurf niwtral o gyfathrebu i siaradwyr Cymraeg, mae’n rhan hanfodol o ddiwylliant arbennig i Gymry Cymraeg, mae’r iaith ynghlwm a’r galon ac felly yn linc uniongyrchol i’r bywyd emosiynol. Mi ydan ni eisiau’r Dharma fod yn rhan o’r diwylliant...

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Puja to celebrate Dr Ambedkar

From Adhisthana on Wed, 12 Oct, 2022 - 10:43

Puja to celebrate Dr Ambedkar

From Adhisthana on Wed, 12 Oct, 2022 - 10:43

Born into the Dalit or ‘untouchable’ caste and the 14th child of an army officer, Dr Ambedkar was the only one of his siblings to finish primary school. Forced to sit outside the classroom because of his caste, he could not drink water unless someone else poured it for him as he was not allowed to touch either the water or the vessel it was carried in.

On 14th October 1956 Ambedkar converted to Buddhism. He took the refuges and precepts himself,...

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The Life of Things - Animism and the Dharma - An Online Course

From West London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 11 Oct, 2022 - 18:53

The Life of Things - Animism and the Dharma - An Online Course

From West London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 11 Oct, 2022 - 18:53

Six Wednesdays, 9 November - 14 December - 7-9.15pm

…a universe conceived of as dead cannot be a universe in which one stands any chance of attaining Enlightenment.’ Sangharakshita, Living with Awareness

One of the most urgent challenges facing humanity is to establish a respectful and sustainable relationship with the natural world. The nature-based spiritual tradition of animism offers both a mythical and a practical basis for such a relationship. Buddhism and animism have long been bedfellows, from when the Buddha roamed the forests...

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