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Buddhism and Politics: Talk and Interview with Jo Elson, County Councillor; and Maitrisara

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Thu, 9 Jun, 2022 - 00:00
Exploring the relationship between politics and the dharma, Maitrisara is in dialogue with Jo Elson, green party councillor, on how her relationship with her Buddhist practice affects her navigation of the political landscape.
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Young Women's Weekend 17th - 19th June

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 8 Jun, 2022 - 15:31

Young Women's Weekend 17th - 19th June

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 8 Jun, 2022 - 15:31

Got a free weekend? Taraloka’s Young Women’s weekend is a chance for women+ in their 20s and 30s to come together and explore the symbolism of circles…

What would it be like to live our lives as an ever widening circle? An all-encompassing circle from which compassion and love radiate out into the world without discrimination? 

During this weekend we’ll gather together to explore the theme of circles, non-linearity and inclusivity in our practice and our friendships, looking at both the compassion and wisdom...
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Fifty Years, Fifty Voices: Manidhamma (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Wed, 8 Jun, 2022 - 11:25
The impact of Bhante’s visit was so great that I decided to give up my pilot’s career and go for training towards becoming an Order member…

Manidhamma’s Annals

In 1968 I was not yet born in this world. I was born after three years (1971) in a hamlet, Waghnath situated by confluence of the rivers Pus and Ship in central India. My parents were living a life of hardship and poverty, bonded labourers in the prevalent caste based social system of discrimination and...
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PoetryEast with A. E. Stallings

From Community Highlights on Mon, 6 Jun, 2022 - 21:33
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  • PoetryEast with A. E. Stallings

PoetryEast with A. E. Stallings

From Community Highlights on Mon, 6 Jun, 2022 - 21:33

Sat 25 June, 7.30pm (in-person)
 
PoetryEast is delighted to welcome the wonderful American poet, A.E. Stallings on 25 June, 7:30pm. Maitreyabandhu will be talking to her about why she mostly writes in rhyme and metre, and what living in Greece has been like in these last tumultuous years. Here’s one of her couplets from Aegean Epigrams:


Paradox


Of the ones that happened to die, the little ones and the old,
By hypothermia, or drowning, all

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Dharmabyte: The Muchalinda Episode

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 6 Jun, 2022 - 06:00

Buddhism appeals no less to the heart than to the head, using the language of myth to do so.  Sangharakshita introduces the myth of Muchalinda, the serpent-king that appears after the Buddha’s enlightenment, representing the forces of the unconscious mind in their most positive aspect. 
From the talk Buddhism and the Language of Myth is part of the series Ritual and Devotion in Buddhism, 1967.

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The Places That Break You

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 6 Jun, 2022 - 00:00
In this wide ranging talk, Amalayodhin gives an introduction to the history and symbol of the cremation grounds. Given on a summer men's Great Gathering at Padmaloka, the talk covers topics such as death, taking responsibility and avoiding blame and resentment. He draws out the necessity of seeking out those places that demand more of us then we can give in our current form, and in process break and reform as more potent, loving and effective beings.
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The Mysterious Home of the Dakini

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 6 Jun, 2022 - 00:00
In this talk Padmavajra explores the the eight consciousnesses of the Yogacara, the eight great cremation grounds and the 'mysterious home of the dakini'. The talk was given during the men's Great Gathering in the summer of 2020.
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Prasadacarin: Friendship and the Path of Responsibility (Full Interview)

From Buddhist Voices on Sat, 4 Jun, 2022 - 11:17

Padmapani is my Yidam, two-armed Avalokitesvara… I came from a Pureland Mahayana tradition so I wanted all of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas to be part of my practice, but I gradually narrowed down… Avalokitesvara gave the Heart Sutra and bit by bit it became clear that, ‘Well, it’s just a question of how many arms!


When Prasadacarin’s school teacher organized a class visit to a Mahayana Buddhist temple in Stockholm, Sweden, he did not imagine his encounter with the Dharma...
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50 Years, 50 Voices: Amritavani (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Sat, 4 Jun, 2022 - 10:55

School runs every day, tantrums, tears (from me as well!)… Family life can be a messy life!



Amritavani’s Annals
In 1968 I was not yet born into this world.

In 1978 I was 3 years old and during this year my family moved from North Wales to Devon. My dad was in his early 20s and we moved as he found a new job in a shoe shop in Exeter.

In 1988 I was 13 years old. I was living in Exmouth in...
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Vidyamala, OBE! - A Platinum Jubilee Honour for Breathworks (The Buddhist Centre Podcast, Episode 432)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 4 Jun, 2022 - 09:19

We’re on the road this week with a festive episode of the podcast to celebrate Vidyamala: the extraordinary inspiration behind Breathworks who has just been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List. She has been honoured for her Services to Wellbeing and Pain Management as Co-founder of Breathworks, an organisation which teaches mindfulness-based approaches to people coping with pain, illness and stress.

In a riot of birdsong, on...

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