In this talk Samantabhadri explores what it was like to meet the Buddha, the fully Enlightened human being. She then discusses 'garava' as devotion for the whole richness of our Dharma Lives, including positive emotions for all beings.
This talk was given on Turning Towards the Transcendent, the Women's AOWE held at Taraloka in June 2022.
I detta föredrag från sanghadagen 2022 delar Prasadacarin några reflektioner om hur sangha kan vara en gåva till världen. Särskilt med utgångspunkt i frågan "Vad gör ni [buddhister] för världen egentligen?".
Dhivan offers this short discourse showing the Buddha addressing a group of people called the Kalamas, who have heard all too many religious teachers telling them what to think, even when it contradicts what the last teacher said. The Buddha instead advises them how to judge for themselves about religion. He also teaches them how to practice the brahma-vihara meditations, and to think for themselves how effective they are.
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Weekend for Young Women thinking for asking for ordination, or who have asked (residential)
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 January 2023
Only the Bodhisattva Ideal can carry us beyond ourselves and the world - and back again into them on a totally different basis
Here we are in this life, in this world, with all its troubles and moments of beauty coming into being. What are we to do with our life, who are we to be? These questions can feel at times a burden, at...
