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Money Awakening for the Dharma Life Course

From Future Dharma on Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 - 12:53

Money Awakening for the Dharma Life Course

From Future Dharma on Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 - 12:53

It was a delight to spend the day running a Money Awakening Workshop with the six women nearing the end of this spring’s Dharma Life Course, run twice yearly for 16 weeks at Adhisthana.

We spent the day sharing our money life stories, family conditioning and major life events around money and wealth which have shaped our behaviours, views and openness to both asking for and giving money. As...

Centre Team

Facing What is Difficult (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 - 10:47

The scholarly monk Analayo says it is important for us, as Buddhists, to take care of nature as we take care of our own body. We have a responsibility, he says, to cause no harm and to respond to the climate crisis with mindfulness, ethics and compassion. Saddhavasini introduces a guided Karuna Bhavana for the natural world designed to bring you close to the suffering of our natural world and to cultivate the metta and compassion needed...

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What is the Earth trying to tell us? (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 - 10:27

How might we respond, as Buddhists, to the emerging environmental crises facing the planet? Gunopeta explores the implications of what happens when we open our hearts to our deep emotional response to these crises. With the aid of guided meditation, poetry, ritual, and our felt connection to nature and the holiness of place, we can learn to “touch the Earth with love.” Excerpted from the talk Touching the Earth with Love given at ...

Amarapuspa

Death of Ratnachuda

From Order Connection on Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 - 09:25

Death of Ratnachuda

From Order Connection on Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 - 09:25

Ratnachuda died peacefully on Wednesday 25th June in the late afternoon. His wife Amarapuspa and daughters Katharine and Sarah were present at his death. He was 81 years old.

Ratnachuda lived in Crystal Palace, South London for the last twenty years. He was ordained in 1995. His private and public preceptor was Sona. His yidam was Akshobya. He also had a strong connection with Shinran, Pure Land Buddhism and the Namo Amida Bhutsu mantra.

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A Bodhisattva On His Knees

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 26 Jun, 2025 - 00:00

The Bodhisattva called 'Never Direct' saw the Buddha in everyone, yet his practice of bowing received a mixed response. Drawing on themes from the White Lotus Sutra, we'll delve into how different framings of the spiritual life can profoundly change our understanding of Buddhism and its practice. 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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Ordinations at Guhyaloka in Spain

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 18:04

Ordinations at Guhyaloka in Spain

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 18:04

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following men
took place at Guhyaloka, Spain on Monday 26th May 2025.

Public preceptor: Amogharatna

Erich Krutsky becomes Vissasaka (long first a)
Registered name: Vissasaka
Meaning: One who is trustworthy
Private preceptor: Anissita

Michal Kaplon becomes Upeksajyoti (dot under the s, long first a)
Registered name: Upekshajyoti
Meaning: He who is a light of equanimity
Private...

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Ordinations at Akashavana

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 17:58

Ordinations at Akashavana

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 17:58

Dear Order members,

We are delighted to announce the public ordinations of the following people at Akashavana on 24th May 2025.

Public Preceptor: Punyamala

Kate Fitzroy becomes Śubhadhyā
Registered name: Shubhadhya
Meaning: she whose thought, meditation and contemplation is about beauty
Private Preceptor: Kalyacitta

Idoia Acha becomes Ākāśavidyā
Registered name: Akashavidya
Meaning: she whose wisdom is like space
Private Preceptor: Sudurjaya

Miriam Lynn becomes Jñānapadmā
Registered name: Jnanapadma
Meaning: she who is like a lotus of wisdom and knowledge
Private Preceptor: Sunetri

Jenny Thomson becomes Mokṣadevī
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Saddhammapradip

Excellence Retreat - Jun 25

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 10:38

Excellence Retreat - Jun 25

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 10:38

Excellence Retreat led by Dh. Yashosagar and Jivak.

After a gap of almost 6 years, we have started holding Excellence Retreat for Professionals to deal with Stress at the work place. Many Doctors, Engineers, IT professionals and Artists participated from 19th to 22nd June 2025, at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Centre, Bhaje, Malavali, Pune. - Dh Jivak

Thanks to Dh...

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Public Preceptor Consultation OM

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 09:33

Public Preceptor Consultation OM

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 09:33

The following Order member is being considered by the Preceptors’ College to become a Public Preceptor. They will be writing directly to a number of Order members and others who know them well, asking for comment. In addition, this notice is posted here and in Shabda to give any Order member, who wishes to, a chance to comment.

If you would like to comment in this way, may we ask you to write to the proposed Public Preceptor directly, sending a copy to their...

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Youth Girls GFR Retreat - Jun 25

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 02:57

Youth Girls GFR Retreat - Jun 25

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 - 02:57

Youth Girls GFR Retreat led by Dhni. Abhaydana and Ojogita supported by Vajradharini.

In these retreat explores Importance of Going for Refugee and Why Ordination?

It was good to see some of the retreatant who has attended one month resident training with Dhni. Padmasuri

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