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Order Office Report 2024

From Order Connection on Mon, 10 Feb, 2025 - 10:39

Order Office Report 2024

From Order Connection on Mon, 10 Feb, 2025 - 10:39

The International Order Convenors and the International Order Office are funded by the generosity of Order members, who give Order dana to support our activities. This report is an update on the areas of work we have been involved in during 2024. Utpaladhi, the International Order Office Co-ordinator writes about the changes to the team, Order dana, Shabda, Order harmony online and kesas in her full report.

Also read reports from our International Order Convenors, our Ethics Convenor and our India Area...

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Free Buddhist Audio

Medvetandets Tre Magiska Egenskaper

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Mon, 10 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

En introduktion till medvetandets tre egenskaper: öppenhet, klarhet och sensitivitet. Man kan se dem som inneboende kvaliteter men också som principer som vi kan få syn på och odla i meditationen.·Sedan en guidad uppmärksamhet på andningen, där vi utforskar de tre egenskaperna. Stockholms Buddhistcenter 10 februari 2025.

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Centre Team

A Life Well Spent and Beyond its End (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 8 Feb, 2025 - 11:00

Suryagupta shares personal reflections on death and dying, discovering patterns in the human condition, and relates this to the life of the Buddha. This talk was given as a part of the London Buddhist Centre’s Winter Retreat 2023, part of the series The Noble Quest, 2023.

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The Great Quality of Fearlessness (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 6 Feb, 2025 - 11:00

Fearlessness is courage in the face of fear, not the absence of fear. When we are with someone who is dying, we are confronted by our own death. Our sense of self is fundamentally brought into question as we face our core spiritual problem: the truth of insubstantiality and impermanence. Vidyamala gives a strong account of working with suffering and sorrow in life, and of transforming your experience into one characterized by contentment and a sense of...

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Medvetenhetens Fyra Underbara Grunder

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Thu, 6 Feb, 2025 - 00:00

En introduktion till medvetenhetens fyra grunder (satipatthanas) och kopplar dem till meditationen uppmärksamhet på andningen, såsom den lärdes ut av Buddha i Anapanasati-sutta (undervisningen om medvetenhet på in- och utandning). Inspirerat av Kamalashila. En guidad meditation utifrån Anapanasati-metoden. Stockholms Buddhistcenter 3 februari 2025.

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Why live and work at Dhanakosa - our top reasons!

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 5 Feb, 2025 - 14:13

Why live and work at Dhanakosa - our top reasons!

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 5 Feb, 2025 - 14:13

Come and join us at Dhanakosa - for a year or two as part of your ordination training - or a longer term commitment if that’s right for you. Here’s our top reasons to come and live this radical, Dharma-based life:

- You can put your energy into a project that is clearly a force for good in the world

- You can work as part of a team committed to right livelihood and work as practice

- You can live in a community along with...

The Abhayaratna...

A token of gratitude

From Abhayaratna Trust on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 13:42

A token of gratitude

From Abhayaratna Trust on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 13:42

Mahasraddha receives a token of gratitude on behalf of the Abhayaratna Trust at the Order convention in India.

The presentation was in acknowledgement of all the support that the Trust has given to individual Order members in India. This includes raising funds for 147 Order members to be able to attend this convention, grants given to individuals to be able to create their own livelihood, as well as grants for retreats and conventions over the years.

virasiddhi

Ordinations at Chintamani

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 13:17

Ordinations at Chintamani

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 13:17

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following people took place at Chintamani, Mexico, on 5th January 2025.

With metta, Virasiddhi

Public Preceptor Virasiddhi:

Abelardo Mancinas becomes Gambhīradāsa
Registered spelling: Gambhiradasa

A Sanskrit name meaning ‘He who serves the profound; Él que sirve a lo profundo’

Private preceptor: Nagapriya

Adolfo Echeverría becomes Dharmaratna
Registered spelling: Dharmaratna

A Sanskrit name meaning ‘Jewel of the Dharma; La joya del Dharma’

Private preceptor: Nagapriya

Raul Chimil becomes Ākāśamati
Registered spelling: Akashamati

A Sanskrit name meaning ’The mind that is open like space; La...

Saccamani

Would you like to live in a large women's community near the London Buddhist Centre? OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 10:55

Would you like to live in a large women's community near the London Buddhist Centre? OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 4 Feb, 2025 - 10:55

Are you looking for a change in your life? Would you be interested in moving to Samayakula community to live with six other Order members? We are looking for a Dharmacharini to join Dhammadinna, Kavyamani, Lilamani, Maitreyi, Muditasri, Saccamani and five mitras.

You could be based in London already or interested in relocating. We are an experienced community with some long standing members as well as younger and newer people. We are all involved with activities at the LBC and elsewhere.

If you...