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The Eight Worldly Winds and the Law of Karma (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 - 11:00

Dassini looks at the Eight Worldly Winds and the Four Right Efforts, relating them back to the Four Mind Turning Reflections. This talk was given as part of the series Rainy Season Retreat, Glasgow Buddhist Centre, 2017.

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Why Did the Buddha Decide to Teach?

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Fri, 11 Jul, 2025 - 00:00

A talk given by Parami on Dharma Day 2025 in the new Glasgow Buddhist Centre.

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A Magical Show (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 10 Jul, 2025 - 11:00

Here Subhuti expounds on the analogy of the three lakshanas as like a magical show. Using opportunities that difficulties present us with along with meditation evokes a transcendent response within us. Excerpted from the talk entitled Eight Verses for Training the Mind: Talk 4, part of the series Eight Verses for Training the Mind given at Madhyamaloka, Birmingham, 2004.

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Fathers’ Retreat UK: Living Wisely

From Triratna News on Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 - 21:08

Fathers’ Retreat UK: Living Wisely

From Triratna News on Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 - 21:08

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‘Ultimately, however, you can place complete trust only in someone whose virtues are solid enough to survive any change in circumstances whatsoever. The Buddha has this rock-like quality… A Buddha may express himself in ways that are not what you expect or even welcome, but you can nonetheless entrust your ultimate welfare to him and his teaching. Likewise, the spiritual community, by virtue of its connection
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Abode, Robe and Throne

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 - 00:00

Nagavajri will explore compassion, patience and emptiness - how do these themes relate to the Buddha's teaching in the White Lotus Sutra and how can we practice them in our lives? In this series we are exploring the profound teachings of the White Lotus Sutra, presented through a combination of poetry, drama, parables and what can seem like cosmic science fiction, and the way these have the potential to free us to take our practice of the Dharma to a new level.

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Are you 1 in 100?

From Future Dharma on Tue, 8 Jul, 2025 - 12:01

Are you 1 in 100?

From Future Dharma on Tue, 8 Jul, 2025 - 12:01

When 38-year-old Anisa returned to Albania in 2024, she wanted to make a difference. She took a job in government, full of hope – but quickly found herself disillusioned by corruption and powerlessness. The stress affected her health and left her angry and burnt out. That’s when she discovered Kshantiloka, the Buddhist centre in Tirana made possible by Future Dharma donors. Future Dharma has given Aryavasin a...

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Funeral Ceremony and Burial Service For Gunapala

From Order Connection on Mon, 7 Jul, 2025 - 15:34

Funeral Ceremony and Burial Service For Gunapala

From Order Connection on Mon, 7 Jul, 2025 - 15:34

Dear Order Members,

We write to inform you of the upcoming funeral ceremony and burial service for our dear friend, Gunapala.

Born: 16 November 1954, Otorohanga, New Zealand
Died: 23 June 2025, Alves, Morayshire, Scotland

Gunapala means Protector of Spiritual Qualities.
He was ordained by Bhante at Il Convento, Tuscany, in 1982.

Funeral Details:

Date: Friday, 11th July 2025

The funeral will be composed of three parts:

Part One – Quiet Time with Gunapala

Location: Alves Village Hall, Alves, Elgin, Moray, IV36 2RB, Scotland

Doors open: 9:30 AM

Coffin arrives at 9:45 AM

Ceremony: 10:00...

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A Sense of Self Amongst the Wind (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 7 Jul, 2025 - 12:38

Reflecting on her favourite lines from the Paranibbana Sutta, Jvalamalini explores how to become an island in the midst of the eight worldly winds, especially how to steer through praise and blame, and fame and infamy by developing true individuality, and spiritual receptivity. Excerpted from the talk Make Yourself An Island - A Talk On the Parinibbana Sutta given at Bristol Buddhist Centre 2011.

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Memorial Service for Ratnachuda

From Order Connection on Mon, 7 Jul, 2025 - 10:18

Memorial Service for Ratnachuda

From Order Connection on Mon, 7 Jul, 2025 - 10:18

Dear Friends,

The Memorial Service for Ratnachuda will be held at 2pm on the 16th August at the premises for the Brixton Triratna Buddhist Group at Effra Space, 21 Effra Parade, SW2 1PX. It is not far from the Brixton Water Lane entrance to Brockwell Park.

If you would like to attend, please arrive at 2pm for a 2:30pm start. We have the space until 6 pm. Refreshments will be served during that time. Please...

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The Meaning of the Dharma (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 5 Jul, 2025 - 11:00

Dharma is the experience of reality, and also the expression of that experience in the form of the Buddha’s teaching, especially the law of conditionality. It is the raft that carries you to Enlightenment, the further shore; it is whatever helps you to develop spiritually. This classic talk by Sangharakshita was given in 1968 as part of the series Introducing the Three Jewels of Buddhism.

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