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FBA Podcast: Answering the Call

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 14 Oct, 2023 - 11:00

If we ignore the call of our higher potential, it often clamors louder! In this personal talk, Suryagupta, with characteristic ease and intelligence relates Sangharakshita’s Five Great Stages of the Path to her own journey so far. This talk was given on Dharma Day at London Buddhist Centre, 2015.

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Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

From Order Connection on Sat, 14 Oct, 2023 - 09:13

Ordinations at Tiratanaloka

From Order Connection on Sat, 14 Oct, 2023 - 09:13

We are delighted to let you know the names of the new dharmacharinis ordained at Tiratanaloka on 13th October.

Public Preceptor Parami

Liz Graham becomes Vidyadhi (long ‘a’, long final ‘i‘), a Sanskrit name meaning “She who has knowledge and wisdom”.
Registered spelling Vidyadhi
Private preceptor Taravandana

Ele Thompson becomes Aryadaya (long first and final ‘a’ ), a Sanskrit name meaning “She who has the kindness and compassion of the noble...

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Breathworks CEO

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Fri, 13 Oct, 2023 - 10:43

Breathworks CEO

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Fri, 13 Oct, 2023 - 10:43

We are seeking an exceptional leader to take Breathworks forward in our next phase of exciting developments.

Breathworks is an international mindfulness charity and widely respected in the mindfulness and health fields. Having trained 700+ teachers in 40+ countries we have touched the lives of 100,000s people since our beginning in 2001.

We teach mind and heart training tools to people living with pain, illness and stress drawing on my life’s work of exploring mindfulness and compassion to manage my own pain and disability...

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Ready for a change? Come live and work at Taraloka!

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 13 Oct, 2023 - 09:53

Ready for a change? Come live and work at Taraloka!

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 13 Oct, 2023 - 09:53

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. What’s that like in practice, and who might Taraloka be right for? Watch this video, to find out!

We are recruiting for two people to join our Operations Team in 2024. The positions we are looking to fill are kitchen manager and finance manager, but we are also interested in hearing from anyone who wants to...

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Dharmabytes: Meditating in the Midst of Activity

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 12 Oct, 2023 - 11:00

A fascinating talk about the Buddha’s relationship with both the urban environment and the forest. Ratnaprabha then relates this material to our own lives, which for most of us are likely to be mainly urban. Can we really practice the Dharma in the city? Are there even advantages to living and practising there? From the talk Buddha In the City, Buddha In the Forest given at Croydon Buddhist Centre, 2023.
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The Burning Ground - From Fear to Freedom

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 12 Oct, 2023 - 00:00

In this talk, Sanghagita takes us on a journey into the cremation ground. A fearful place filled with demons and powerful natural forces, and also the place where we can discover true freedom.

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Talk One: An overview of the place of ritual in our Dharma life

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 - 00:00

Punyamala suggests that ritual can be a path of transformation in its own right. She suggests ways to engage with rituals.

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Talk Two: Building Shrines

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 - 00:00

Sinhacandra talks about different ways to build a shrine both individually and collectively.

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Talk Three: Ritual and the Imagination

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 - 00:00

After acknowledging the deepening experience of the imagination in our spiritual lives Samantabhadri explores ritual and devotion as a turning towards the transcendental with body, speech and mind.

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