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Aryasambhava Birthday - Sep 24

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Tue, 10 Sep, 2024 - 16:45

Aryasambhava Birthday - Sep 24

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Tue, 10 Sep, 2024 - 16:45

Today we celebrated Aryasambhava 33th birthday in Community. 

Aryasambhava came to retreat center in 2014. It is almost for one decade he is working and contributing for retreat center.  He is from Uttarakhand. Hard working and interested in study/understanding Dhamma. 

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Laengtan - Buddhismens Syn På Begaer

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Tue, 10 Sep, 2024 - 00:00
I detta första föredrag i en serie med titeln "längtan, motstånd, förvirring" utforskas den buddhistiska synen på begär. Vad är det? Varför är det något vi behöver ändra förhållningssätt till? Vad kan minskat begär leda till? Och hur går vi tillväga för att bli friare från det?
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Centre Team

Aspects of Generosity (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 9 Sep, 2024 - 11:59

Here Vessantara explores how the Dharma has been practiced by people following many different lifestyles – from homeless wanderers to kings and queens in their palaces. If there isn’t one ‘Dharma lifestyle’ then what do all these different ways of living have in common, and how can they all be expressions of the Buddha’s teaching? What are the principles underlying them all, and what does all this mean for us in our 21st century world? Excerpted from...

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Vajratara

Forthcoming Ordinations at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Mon, 9 Sep, 2024 - 09:28

Forthcoming Ordinations at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Mon, 9 Sep, 2024 - 09:28

Dear friends,

I’m pleased to announce that Jane, Anna, Seden, Clare, Hannah, Karen, Sally, Pretti and Rebecca, currently on the 2 week retreat at Akashavana, will have their private ordinations on Monday 9th September and Tuesday 10th September.

Their public ordination will be on Friday 13th September at 11am.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

With metta,

Vajratara

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Ordinations at Aryaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:20

Ordinations at Aryaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:20

Dear friends,

We are delighted to announce that three Dharmacarini Ordinations took place at Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Saturday 7th September. 

Nancy Artz becomes Drdhajyoti (dot under r)
‘She who is a firm, strong and steady light’
registered spelling Dridhajyoti
Private Preceptor Dharmasuri
Public Preceptor Amala

Rohini Shah becomes Sukhamaya (long final a)
‘She who is full of happiness and joy’
Registered spelling Sukhamaya
Private Preceptor Dharmasuri
Public Preceptor Ashokashri

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Dayanandi

Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:12

Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:12

Dear Order Members,

I am delighted to announce that the Public Ordination of ex-Cia Vinten of the Manchester Buddhist Centre, UK, took place on Sunday 4th August 2024 following a special short Ordination Retreat at Adhisthana. 

She first came along to the original Manchester Buddhist Centre in 1981, where she met Suvajra and Ratnaguna, and they were both present at the ceremony. Among other guests there were 41 Order Members there, and it was quite an afternoon. 

She was given the...

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Ordinations at Padmaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:06

Ordinations at Padmaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 15:06

Dear Order Members,

I am delighted to announce the ordinations of the following five men at Padmaloka on Friday 2nd August 2024.

with metta,

Dharmadipa

Public preceptor Satyaraja

Tim Wright becomes Danacharin “He who practises giving”
(long first and third ‘a’)
Private Preceptor Sujana

Steve Odell becomes Upayalila “He for whom skilful means is play”
(long first ‘a’ and ‘i’)
Private Preceptor Jinapalita

David Float becomes Shubhadasa “He who is a servant of beauty”
(long second ‘a’)
Private Preceptor Priyananda

Damien Dufourd becomes Padmanara “Man of the Lotus”
Private Preceptor Padmavajra

Ian JD becomes Shraddhin “He who has trusting faith and confidence”
Private Preceptor Danapriya

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Ordinations at Aryaloka

From Order Connection on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 12:50

Ordinations at Aryaloka

From Order Connection on Sun, 8 Sep, 2024 - 12:50

Dear friends,

We are delighted to announce that three Dharmacarini Ordinations took place at Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Saturday 7th September. 

Nancy Artz becomes Drdhajyoti (dot under r)
‘She who is a firm, strong and steady light’
registered spelling Dridhajyoti
Private Preceptor Dharmasuri
Public Preceptor Amala

Rohini Shah becomes Sukhamaya (long final a)
‘She who is full of happiness and joy’
Registered spelling Sukhamaya
Private Preceptor Dharmasuri
Public Preceptor Ashokashri

...

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Akshobhya - Transforming Hatred into the Mirror-like Wisdom (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 7 Sep, 2024 - 11:00

Under hatred lies fear, under fear there is compassion. Vajrapriya shares something of the symbolism of Akshobhya and talks about how we bring the mirror-like wisdom into our daily lives. This talk was given at Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 2019.

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