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Dharmabyte: The Importance Of Hopes + Dreams

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 16 May, 2022 - 06:00

After telling the story of Mara’s assault on the Buddha, Lokeshvara looks at it from a modern perspective and with reference to the System of Meditation. Of particular interest is a section of the prevalence of depression in our society and current research which identifies the need for purpose in our lives. If we have a sense of purpose, that almost always connects to deeper values, if we can just see how.

From the talk Mara’s...

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Confidence, Potency and Magical Attainments | Padmavajra and Suryanaga In Conversation

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 16 May, 2022 - 00:00
In this interview, Padmavajra and Suryanaga explores the theme of confidence, potency and magical attainments in the Dharma life. It was given during an Order Weekend at Padmaloka on the theme of the Four Iddhipadas, or the Four Bases of Power.
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Telling the Story of Sangharakshita (The Buddhist Centre Podcast, Episode 430)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 14 May, 2022 - 20:44

Some of the team at the Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust join us for a deep dive into the art of digital storytelling and biographical work online, as we hear about the ongoing creative challenges involved in helping a spiritual community hold the legacy of their teacher across generations.

Sangharakshita was a brilliant, complex, sometimes provocative and controversial figure. He was also a friend, a thinker, a writer, and a hundred other things besides. Prajnaketu and Suryanaga discuss with us the making...

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Telling the Story of Sangharakshita (The Buddhist Centre Podcast, Episode 430)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 14 May, 2022 - 20:44

Some of the team at the Urgyen Sangharakshita Trust join us for a deep dive into the art of digital storytelling and biographical work online, as we hear about the ongoing creative challenges involved in helping a spiritual community hold the legacy of their teacher across generations.

Sangharakshita was a brilliant, complex, sometimes provocative and controversial figure. He was also a friend, a thinker, a writer, and a hundred other things besides. Prajnaketu and Suryanaga discuss with us the making...

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FBA Podcast: Imagining The Earth

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 14 May, 2022 - 06:00

This talk, dedicated to the Cedar Tree outside Adhisthana, is a tribute to the Earth. Drawing out connections of Buddhism with Nature, Maitridevi explores the question about how Buddhism flourishes and thrives in a new culture. This is the first of two talks given on the Women’s Area Order Weekend - A Love Song to the Earth - held at Adhisthana, March 2022.

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The Importance of the Dharma in Latin America: Bodhikámala with Subhuti, Live from México!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 13 May, 2022 - 22:57

The Importance of the Dharma in Latin America: Bodhikámala with Subhuti, Live from México!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 13 May, 2022 - 22:57

Tuesday 17 May

13:30 México | 11:30 USA PST | 14:30 USA EST | 19:30 IE & UK | 20:30 Europe CET | 00:00 India (next day) | 04:30 Sydney (next day) | 06:30 Auckland (next day)

Con traducción al español

An unexpected treat live from Toluca, México! Subhuti in conversation with Bodhikámala about the vital opportunities the Buddhist path offers to people in Latin America looking for a better way to live. The excitement, the challenges, and...

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50 Years, 50 Voices: Buddhadasa (Highlights)

From Triratna@50 on Thu, 12 May, 2022 - 17:08

I think it began for me when I was 8 years old…


 

Buddhadasa’s Annals
In 1968 - I was 25 and working as an interior designer with a firm of architects in Bloomsbury Square, London. It was the era of drawing boards and T squares and the time of transition from Imperial to Metric. It was also the year when decimalisation began to be introduced. This was my second and half-hearted attempt to establish a career having previously discharged...

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Explore the Three Myths of the Spiritual Life - on Open Dimensions of Being

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 12 May, 2022 - 16:46

Explore the Three Myths of the Spiritual Life - on Open Dimensions of Being

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 12 May, 2022 - 16:46

What is the underlying myth behind your approach to the spiritual life? Are you striving to develop yourself? Uncovering your Buddha nature? Or are you surrendering to something much bigger than yourself? (Or a bit of all three?)

Come explore the three myths of the spiritual life on Open Dimensions of Being - a retreat for Mitras from 1st - 8th July. https://taraloka.org.uk/open

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Dharmabyte: All The Things That Hold Us Back

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 12 May, 2022 - 06:00

Viryanaga recounts the myth of the Buddha’s Victory over Mara, drawing out the experiential aspects of the Buddha’s Enlightenment. Excerpted from the talk The Great Victory given at a mixed Sub35 event held at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2017.

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