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Public Ordinations Live from the USA

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Fri, 23 Aug, 2024 - 21:47

Public Ordinations Live from the USA

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Fri, 23 Aug, 2024 - 21:47

We are very pleased to announce that the following three women will be publicly ordained at Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Saturday, September 7 at 11:30 am local time.

Nancy Artz from Portland, Maine

Laura Rivchun from New York City, New York

Rohini Shah from Richmond, Virginia

Their Public Preceptors are Ashokashri and Amala.

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USA PST 08:30 | México 09:30 | USA EST 11:30 | IE & UK 16:30 |...

Candradasa

Public Ordinations Live from the USA

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Fri, 23 Aug, 2024 - 21:47

Public Ordinations Live from the USA

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Fri, 23 Aug, 2024 - 21:47

🖥️ Attend this event live on Zoom

We are very pleased to announce that the following three women will be publicly ordained at Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Saturday, September 7 at 11:30 am local time.

Nancy Artz from Portland, Maine

Laura Rivchun from New York City, New York

Rohini Shah from Richmond, Virginia

Their Public Preceptors are Ashokashri and Amala.

🖥️ Attend this event live on Zoom

USA PST 08:30 | México 09:30 | USA EST 11:30 | IE & UK 16:30 |...

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The Dharma is Essential to Life (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 22 Aug, 2024 - 14:27

Reflection and deep contemplation can bring a whole new dimension to life and reveal truths that would otherwise be left hidden. In this talk, Prajnahridaya explores the 4th ‘basis of power’ of vimamsa, often translated as ‘investigation’, by evoking the depth and profundity of some fundamental Buddhist teachings. Excerpted from the talk Deep Contemplation given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre 2022.

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Concepts are Doorways (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 22 Aug, 2024 - 12:47

We often talk about meditation as if it happens in our heads, and think we do it from the neck up. But the Sanskrit word citta translates as ‘heart-mind’ — there’s no distinction between what’s above and below the neck. Suryadarshini explores the paradox about how to talk about embodiment, how to cultivate awareness of the elements in our body, and how to be courageous and curious in communicating our experiences in meditation. From the talk Get...

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Unlocking the Metta Bhavana

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Wed, 21 Aug, 2024 - 00:00

Join us this week to hear 3 short talks from Emma, Sanghajiva and Pretti on how they unlock The Metta Bhavana practice. In a famous passage in the Itivutakka The Buddha compares Metta to the radiance of the sun and moon. He says that metta ‘shines and burns and blazes forth in surpassing all other acts of good’ and that ‘Whoever sets their mind to make goodwill grow Boundless’ ...will become Enlightened! In this Sangha Night series we will be using another famous teaching on metta, The Karaniya Metta Sutta, to take a really good look at the Metta Bhavana practice, both on the cushion and in daily life. Over the coming weeks we will be asking ‘Can metta really be a path to Enlightenment?’ and we will come to realise that The Buddha’s path to liberation can also be seen as ‘Living with Kindness’.

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New Podcast: Happiness and Transformation

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 19 Aug, 2024 - 14:00

Prayer to Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom
May all beings experience happiness and its causes
Be free from suffering and its causes,
Never be parted from happiness
And dwell in the condition of equanimity

Ever since his introduction to Buddhism in 1976, Mahamati has been attracted to collective, collaborative contexts. He was, from the start, delighted to find a group of people with whom he could live his whole life, practising and working together with a vision for the...

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The Origin of Bodhicitta in the Brahma Viharas (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 17 Aug, 2024 - 11:00

Vessantara offers an introduction to the origin of the Bodhicitta in the brahma viharas, moves on from the blue sky to the refuges and an exploration of the view of scientific materialism. This talk was given in 2020 at Adhisthana as part of the series The Bodhicitta Practice which includes many led meditation practices.

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Breaking Through Time (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 15 Aug, 2024 - 11:00

At times in the spiritual life we may considerable energy to overcome obstacles, such as negative emotions, psychological conditionings, rational thinking, and even the sense of ‘time’ itself. How, when, and where can we break through? Excerpted from the talk entitled Breaking Through into Buddhahood by Sangharakshita given in 1969.

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All Beings Without Exception

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Wed, 14 Aug, 2024 - 00:00

Join us at Sangha night this week for Vadanya's talk All Beings Without Exception. In a famous passage in the Itivutakka The Buddha compares Metta to the radiance of the sun and moon. He says that metta ‘shines and burns and blazes forth in surpassing all other acts of good’ and that ‘Whoever sets their mind to make goodwill grow Boundless’ ...will become Enlightened! In this Sangha Night series we will be using another famous teaching on metta, The Karaniya Metta Sutta, to take a really good look at the Metta Bhavana practice, both on the cushion and in daily life. Over the coming weeks we will be asking ‘Can metta really be a path to Enlightenment?’ and we will come to realise that The Buddha’s path to liberation can also be seen as ‘Living with Kindness’.

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