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The Greatly Desired Yidam

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 10 Jun, 2022 - 00:00

In the tantric tradition, the yidam - the Buddha or Bodhisattva upon which one meditates intently - is the "guhya" or secret Dharma refuge because they embody the entire Dharma. For us, as modern western Buddhists following Sangharakshita's particular presentation of the Dharma, is it appropriate that we see the Dharma refuge in the same terms? In this talk, Padmasagara argues that we need a broader approach to Going for Refuge to the Dharma which includes the strong foundations of a clear conceptual understanding of the Buddha's teaching, while also including a "guhya" or secret dimension derived from the three things given to us by our preceptor at the time of the private ordination ceremony: the refuges and precepts, the mantra and visualization practice of a particular Buddha or Bodhisattva, and a Dharma name.

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Shantigarbha

Join The Big Sit on Saturday 25 June

From Buddhist Action on Thu, 9 Jun, 2022 - 15:54

Join The Big Sit on Saturday 25 June

From Buddhist Action on Thu, 9 Jun, 2022 - 15:54

Looking for an action to participate in for Buddhist Action Month?

I participated in last month’s Big Sit in Cambridge - see the video below:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeL5InTKby_/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

I was so inspired by what they are doing in Cambridge that here at the Triratna Earth Sangha we’d like to encourage all local Triratna Earth Sangha groups to participate in the Big Sit on Saturday 25 June, 2-3pm. Organise a Big Sit in your local town or city and post your photos here!

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Dassini

Update on Ratnasagara's Health

From Order Connection on Thu, 9 Jun, 2022 - 11:08

Update on Ratnasagara's Health

From Order Connection on Thu, 9 Jun, 2022 - 11:08

Dear Order members,

This is an update on Ratnasagara’s health.

On the 7th June he had his operation. It proved longer and more complex than anticipated but the Consultant is happy with how it went. The tumour was removed. Now it is a matter of waiting for a few days to make sure his bowels are working properly and then waiting for the histology report on the tumour before further treatment gets decided.

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Zac

Dharmabyte: Vision-Worlds Unveiled

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 9 Jun, 2022 - 06:00

Nagapriya encourages us to read Mahayana Sutras, when reading such a text, if we allow ourselves to really enter into it, we find ourselves transported into it. The scripture, through our participation in it, unveils a samadhi, a particular vision-world that a Bodhisattva dwells in.

Excerpted from the talk Mahayana Buddhist Scriptures, part of the series Visions of Mahayana Buddhism, given at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 2009.

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In Conversation with Sagaramati

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Thu, 9 Jun, 2022 - 00:00

Dharmashalin is in conversation with Sagaramati at the Birmingham sangha night, exploring topics from Sagaramati's introduction to the dharma life to his academic research surrounding the relationship between Buddhism and Neitchze.

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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

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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Zac

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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