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Karunadhi gives a talk on the Order Convention

From Tiratanaloka on Thu, 25 Aug, 2022 - 21:02

Karunadhi gives a talk on the Order Convention

From Tiratanaloka on Thu, 25 Aug, 2022 - 21:02

Karunadhi gave a talk on the recent Order convention. The theme was ‘going forth’. She talked about her life at Tiratanaloka and the vision that prompted her to join the team.

Karmavajra

Going Beyond: Short Talks – Karmavajra

From Order Dharma (test space) on Thu, 25 Aug, 2022 - 15:48

Going Beyond: Short Talks – Karmavajra

From Order Dharma (test space) on Thu, 25 Aug, 2022 - 15:48

“I decided to go forth from the world as a homeless wanderer as the Buddha and his disciples had done. With me was my friend Satyapriya, whom I had met in Singapore. On the morning of 18 August 1947, therefore, we changed our civilian clothes for the traditional saffron of the ascetic and set out on foot for the plains. In the words of The Rainbow Road: ‘As we left Kausali it was raining, but as in the course of...

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Dharmabyte: A Single Line of Poetry

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 25 Aug, 2022 - 06:00

The Mystery of Spiritual Friendship

In the opening talk of the series, Padmasagara explores the profundity of the Buddha’s statement that spiritual friendship is ‘the whole of the spiritual life’ or, in other words, the whole of the Going for Refuge. He emphasises the “guhya” (secret or hidden) nature of spiritual friendship and demonstrates how its emergence in the world was inseparable from the Buddha’s ineffable Nirvana. Excerpted from the talk The Mystery of Spiritual Friendship,...

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Fifty Years, Fifty Voices: Samasuri (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 - 15:48

It’s the wounded healer myth. I guess part of me wanting to be Doctor is my psyche trying to sort all that suffering out… Helping others like I’ve been helped or am being helped.

Samasuri’s Annals:

In 1968 I was not born yet!

In 1978 I was 4 years old, so probably at a play group and living in South Devon with my parents.

In 1988 I was 14 years old. Living with parents and younger brother in South Devon still. At private girls’ school in Exeter.

In 1998...

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Within The Perfumed Chamber (Parinirvana Festival Day)

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 - 00:00

Padmavajra delivers an enthralling account of the Buddha's passing into Paranirvana. Drawing on events in the Mahaparanibbana Sutta, he elucidates the perfumed chamber of the Buddha's unconditioned mind. Delivered on Parinirvana Day at the London Buddhist Centre, February 2022.

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Mind In Harmony: Transforming the Mind

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 - 00:00

What does Buddhism have to say about the mind from a psychological and ethical point of view? And how can we understand and train towards a ‘psychology of liberation’?

In this six-part seminar series we will explore some of these deeper questions, using Subhuti’s practical and accessible text Mind in Harmony.

In the penultimate talk of the series, Prajnamanas examines two pairs of mental events, faith & shame and clarity & ignorance, whose ethical significance can help or hinder our progress on the spiritual path.

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Mind In Harmony: The Enlightened Mind

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 - 00:00

What does Buddhism have to say about the mind from a psychological and ethical point of view? And how can we understand and train towards a ‘psychology of liberation’?

In this six-part seminar series we will explore some of these deeper questions, using Subhuti’s practical and accessible text Mind in Harmony.

The final talk of the series culminates with an exploration of the enlightened mind and how we can direct our mental activity towards this highest ideal.

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Prajnamati

Bhante on Plotinus and Neoplatonism

From Shabda Articles on Tue, 23 Aug, 2022 - 19:24

I recently spent a few weeks staying as a guest of the mens’ community at Adhistana, using the library to study Bhante’s writings about Plotinus and Neoplatonism, and from that I’ve written this reader “Bhante on Plotinus” which I’m making available here as a Shabda article.

The idea of a reader is that if you just want an overview, you can read just the overview, and if you want read more fully what Bhante said, you can read the relevant excerts of...

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Join the team at Dhanakosa: Kitchen Manager

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 23 Aug, 2022 - 17:42

Join the team at Dhanakosa: Kitchen Manager

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 23 Aug, 2022 - 17:42

We are recruiting for a Kitchen Manager to take on Dhanakosa’s much loved kitchen offering nutritious and delicious vegan food to our retreats. You’ll be running a fully vegan kitchen, managing a team of volunteer cooks, developing recipes and responsible for all ordering and food hygiene.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about great vegan food and a real people person, able to manage the practical, emotional and relational challenges of running a busy kitchen cooking lunch and dinner for...

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Could you be the International Movement Coordinator?

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 23 Aug, 2022 - 15:28

Could you be the International Movement Coordinator?

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 23 Aug, 2022 - 15:28

Since the inception of the International Council (IC) no single person or organisational body has held responsibility for, or held an overview of, the international Movement strand. The international Movement comprises six geographical Areas, each of which has various levels of internal coordination but little cross-area communication. Consequently, the structure of the international Movement has remained relatively undeveloped in comparison with the structures of the Order and College. The Order has two international Order Convenors, an established and effective...

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