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Ordination in Essex

From Triratna News on Mon, 7 Aug, 2023 - 15:37

Ordination in Essex

From Triratna News on Mon, 7 Aug, 2023 - 15:37

Dear Friends,

On the 6th August around 80 sangha members, friends and family, attended the Public Ordination of Marion Pidgeon of the Mid-Essex Sangha. The ceremony took place in the lovely new Mid-Essex Buddhist Centre in Chelmsford, England.

Marion Pidgeon became Abhayavani (long 4th ‘a’ and long ‘i’. Dot under the ’n’), a Sanskrit name meaning “The Fearless Voiced One”.

Registered spelling Abhayavani.
Private Preceptor Vanaraji
Public Preceptor Parami

With metta,

Parami

Ordination in Essex

From Order Connection on Mon, 7 Aug, 2023 - 14:28

Ordination in Essex

From Order Connection on Mon, 7 Aug, 2023 - 14:28

Dear Friends,

On the 6th August around 80 sangha members, friends and family, attended the Public Ordination of Marion Pidgeon of the Mid-Essex Sangha. The ceremony took place in the lovely new Mid-Essex Buddhist Centre in Chelmsford, England.

Marion Pidgeon became Abhayavani (long 4th ‘a’ and long ‘i’. Dot under the ’n’), a Sanskrit name meaning The Fearless Voiced One.

Registered spelling Abhayavani.
Private Preceptor Vanaraji
Public Preceptor Parami

With metta,

Parami

Read more about Ordination in Essex

Centre Team

Dharmabytes: Noticing How We Are

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 7 Aug, 2023 - 11:00

Karunagita discusses confidence and faith in our Dharma practice. Excerpted from the talk entitled Confidence given at North London Buddhist Centre, 2015.

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Nuevos mitras, el Día del Buda de 2023

From Centro Budista de Cuernavaca on Sun, 6 Aug, 2023 - 03:11

Nuevos mitras, el Día del Buda de 2023

From Centro Budista de Cuernavaca on Sun, 6 Aug, 2023 - 03:11

El Día del Buda (mayo de 2023) se hicieron mitras Samantha, Marisol, Joaquín, Alberto y Mauricio. Aquí están en la foto, con los miembros de la Orden que asistimos ese día. ¡Bienvenidxs amigxs!

Centre Team

Mindfulness and Imagination

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 5 Aug, 2023 - 15:15

“If the doors of perception were cleansed, we would see the world as it really is – infinite.” William Blake

If you enjoy this conversation, come explore the theme online on our Home Retreat with Vishvapani and Vidyamala! Join Entering the Mandala: Mindfulness and Imagination, September 1-7

This week we’re opening portals to awareness and the wonders that can arise when we really start to pay attention to everything that’s going on in the world around us. What would it be like...

Centre Team

FBA Podcast: From Suffering to Shraddha

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 5 Aug, 2023 - 11:00

Vidyapala draws on various Pali suttas, and the Buddha’s own life, to suggest ways we might move from suffering to faith in this talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 2023.

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New ordination invitations in Mexico

From Triratna News on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 14:37

New ordination invitations in Mexico

From Triratna News on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 14:37

We are delighted to inform you that Paulina Castañeda, Elena Pliego and Montserrat Arellano from Mexico have been invited to an ordination retreat in September this year at Adhiṣṭhāna.

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu!

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Dharmabytes: Something Beyond Us

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 11:00

Shraddha or ‘confidence-faith’ as an indispensable basis for the cultivation of Wisdom. In this talk Satyajyoti explores the teachings of the Buddhist teacher Shinran, who developed a tradition of complete and true entrusting to this dimension, sometimes referred to as ‘other power’.

Excerpted from the talk entitled True Entrusting and the Wisdom of Shinran given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2023.

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Meditation retreat - Jul 23

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 17:00

Meditation retreat - Jul 23

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 17:00

Meditation retreat by Dh Tejdarshan with Dh. Suvidya . As its heavy rain period few mitra turned up.

Rejoice in merit of Dh Tejdarshan and Suvidya to led retreat.

nataliak

Could you be Taraloka's new kitchen manager?

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:41

Could you be Taraloka's new kitchen manager?

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:41

Taraloka offers a unique context for women to live a full-time Dharma life, for being of service to others and for personal and collective transformation.

Taraloka is recruiting for a kitchen manager to join the Operations Team in early 2024. You will need to be an Order Member or GFR Mitra with a full, manual UK driving licence. You will need to be able to work full time, be physically fit and have a strong desire to engage wholeheartedly with both community living and team-based right...

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