Here are some versions of ‘Becoming A Mitra’ for pdf and any eReader that supports ePub. We are still working on getting a version together for Kindle and will update the post when it’s ready…
From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Fri, 20 Sep, 2013 - 02:21This October our Sangha Nights will explore the value, practice and benefits of spritual friendship. In a well-loved teaching from the Buddhist tradition, Ananda, the Buddha’s long-time attendant, asks the Buddha if friendship is half of the spiritual life. The Buddha’s reply, that spiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life is something to come back to again and again. What does it mean to practice spiritual friendship? How do we go deeper in our communication with one another?...
The Triratna Buddhist Community is open to all those who wish to practise Buddhism.
Most people encounter Triratna through a meditation or Buddhism class at a Triratna centre. Everyone who has contact with Triratna is considered a friend. However someone who wants to make a particular connection with our community and see their Buddhist practice in that context can ask to become a ‘Mitra’ (which simply means ‘friend’ in Sanskrit).
From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 02:32Our theme this month as we started out the month of September has been on evolution, science and reality. We began by revisiting a talk from our founder and teacher, Sangharakshita entitled “Enlightenment as Experience and as Non-Experience” given in 1975. Featuring two Dharmabytes - little nuggets of Dharma to inspire your practice - in the first week of the month. Firstly: “Enlightenment as Experience.” Here Sangharakshita exposes a modern disease of frustrated craving for experience...
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is from Sangharakshita titled: “The Three Fetters.” The Fetters of self-view, doubt, and dependence on moral rules and religious observations are described in this excerpt from the full talk, “Stream Entry: the Point of No Return” given in 1975.
From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 01:14We did it! We successfully moved the center to 84 Pleasant Street this weekend and will be holding Sangha Night in our new location this Wednesday, September 18th, 7 pm. Doors will be open by 6.45 pm - come see the new shrine and gathering place!
Suddhayu will lead a dedication ceremony to purify the space followed by a presentation and discussion on the Ādittapariyāya Sutta, translated as The Fire Sermon. This is a discourse from the Pali Canon...
From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 00:23How is your personal practice of meditation going? It is very cool to come along and meditate in a group setting. Actually for most of us it’s essential – at least for periods of time but it is very important that there is also a personal dimension to your meditation practice.
Ideally meditate every day even if it’s just for a few minutes. Prioritise and commit to a regular meditation time that suits you. For me it’s early morning...
