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Our Buddhist Practice Rests on Shraddha (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 6 Jan, 2025 - 11:00

Here Akashamitra takes us through the first of the five spiritual faculties, shraddha, often translated as faith or confidence. Excerpted from the talk entitled Confidence, part of the series The Five Powers of the Mind given at London Buddhist Centre, 2024.

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Ratnagarbha

Urthona 37 out soon!

From Urthona - A Journal of Buddhism and the Arts on Mon, 6 Jan, 2025 - 10:58

Urthona 37 out soon!

From Urthona - A Journal of Buddhism and the Arts on Mon, 6 Jan, 2025 - 10:58

The Dharma of Fantasy

Our issue on fantasy literature, issue 37, is almost ready to be printed!

There will be amazing articles on :

* Addiction and renunciation in The Lord of the Rings by Dayajava

* The Oxford Inklings and the quest for mythic renewal by Ratnagarbha

* Finding love, patience & forgiveness through fantasy, by Maitriyogini

* Wonderful mythic artwork from Vishuddimati and Moksananda

With fantastic artwork , including this rendition of ‘the eye of Sauron’ by Stirzocular –www.deviantart.com/stirzocular/gallery

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Saddhammapradip

NVC Retreat - Dec 24

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 5 Jan, 2025 - 05:42

NVC Retreat - Dec 24

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 5 Jan, 2025 - 05:42

Non Voilent Communication (NVC) led by Dh. Shantigrabha. After long time retreat center was able to held NVC retreat. It was good to meet Shantigrabha.

Retreatant from various age groups and background were involved. It good to see some of our artist friend like Siddharth, Golap, Amit and others. Similarly various arrange of activities like Sufi...

Mahamati

Urgyen Sangharakshita at 100

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 4 Jan, 2025 - 15:40

Urgyen Sangharakshita at 100

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 4 Jan, 2025 - 15:40

Dear friends of Triratna worldwide,

I am happy to write to you all at the start of the Birth Centenary Year of our precious teacher Urgyen Sangharakshita.

This is not only about looking back, so as to better understand and appreciate our founder and teacher, important though this is; it is also a special opportunity to look forward and put in place the best conditions for the unfolding of Bhante’s presentation of the Dharma in the century...

Mahamati

Urgyen Sangharakshita at 100

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 4 Jan, 2025 - 15:40

Urgyen Sangharakshita at 100

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 4 Jan, 2025 - 15:40

Centre Team

The Roots of Faith (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 4 Jan, 2025 - 11:00

Saccanama explores the pre-Buddhist responses to goodness, truth and beauty that are the roots of faith; Jung’s 4 factors of consciousness; ‘faith is innate, doubt acquired’. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri as part of the series ‘To Place the Heart Upon’ - Exploring Faith in Buddhism, 2019.

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Mahamati

Celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Urgyen Sangharakshita

From Order Connection on Wed, 1 Jan, 2025 - 12:11

Celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Urgyen Sangharakshita

From Order Connection on Wed, 1 Jan, 2025 - 12:11

Dear fellow Order members,

I entreat you, O Buddha Shakyamuni, revealer of the Dharma,
And you, Urgyen Sangharakshita, who have given me the gift of the Dharma,
Please witness my Going for Refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha,
And grant me your blessings.

I am happy to write to you all at the start of the Birth Centenary Year of our precious teacher Urgyen Sangharakshita. Many of you will be familiar with the above...

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The Perfect Vision of the Buddha

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 4 Jan, 2025 - 00:00

Referencing the cosmic vision of the Buddha in the first chapter of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa, Vidyadaka gives attention to the vital importance of vision in the dharma life and outlines the difference between mundane vision, envisagement and the Perfect Vision of the Buddha. The talk ends with descriptions of some of Bhante's visions and the key visions in the Buddhist tradition.

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Bodies, Beings and Place In the Vimalakirti Nirdesa

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 4 Jan, 2025 - 00:00

In this talk, given at the start of the annual Padmaloka winter retreat, Padmavajra explores Vimalakirti's famous 'homily on the body', urging us not to rely on our fragile body, but instead aspire to the creation of the Body of the Tathagatha. Then, Padmavajra speaks on Vimalakirti's well known teaching on the 'sickness of Bodhisattvas' and that for a Bodhisattva the world "consists only of living beings". Finally, Padmavajra tells us about the Devi that lives in Vimalakirti's house and what she tells us about the wonders of that house.

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An Intuition In Us (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 3 Jan, 2025 - 13:01

Vajradevi explores aspects of faith, including faith and receptivity, the relationship of confidence and doubt in our own practice. She goes on to look at how ‘faith is wisdom, but not fully realised.’ Excerpted from the talk entitled Exploring the Faculty of Faith, part of the series Pathways to the Beautiful Mind given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2019.

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