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Introducing the Afrikan Wisdom Summit: Curated and co-produced by Dharmacharani Vimalasara

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 11:17

Introducing the Afrikan Wisdom Summit: Curated and co-produced by Dharmacharani Vimalasara

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 11:17

April 5-11 | ONLINE | Free 7-day summit

I have curated and co-produced this inspiring Afrikan Wisdom Summit, with speakers from the UK, USA, Canada, Caribbean.

Topics include spiritual traditions, the arts, liberation, wisdom of the body and raising our next black generation, and ancestors. Topics that all speakers say involve the whole of humanity. It’s free, and you can upgrade to keep the talks and teaching tools. 

To find out...

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Dharmabyte: Opening the Jewel Box

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 24 Mar, 2022 - 06:00

In this wonderful personal talk about Padmasambhava, Vessantara talks about his connection with the strange figure of Padmasambhava. On the way, he gives an insight into what it’s like to relate to these Buddha and Bodhisattva figures deeply, and how we can do this.  And he explores the effects doing this can have on our mind, our heart and our Dharma lives.

From the talk entitled Padmasambhava Practice – a Personal Unfolding...

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PoetryEast with Claudine Toutoungi and Jane Draycott

From Community Highlights on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 11:12

PoetryEast with Claudine Toutoungi and Jane Draycott

From Community Highlights on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 11:12

Saturday, 2nd April: 19.30pm UK Time
(in-person and live on YouTube)

Claudine Toutoungi is a playwright and poet. Her second poetry collection Two Tongues (Carcanet) won the Ledbury Munthe Poetry Prize. Claudine’s play Slipping was a Best Play Finalist in the 2015 Audio Drama Awards. Jane Draycott’s Carcanet collections include The Occupant (PBS Recommendation), Over (TS Eliot Prize shortlist), Prince Rupert’s Drop (Forward Prize shortlist) and a translation of the medieval dream-elegy Pearl. She is a Fellow of the...

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Suspension of Prajnaratna

From Order Connection on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 10:58

Suspension of Prajnaratna

From Order Connection on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 10:58

Dear Order Members,

I am sorry to have to let you know that Prajnaratna has been suspended from the Order, while we follow up the findings of a recent investigation into a serious allegation of past unskilful action. I am writing as Prajnaratna’s Public Preceptor, and after consultation with other appropriate Public Preceptors and Order Convenors.

We are unable to give any more detailed information, but will let you know the outcome of this period of...

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Two excellent resources for chapters and chapter convenors

From Shabda Articles on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 10:12

Two resources here, one about chapter convenors and and the other about chapters.

‘The Little Book of Chapter Convening’ is an 11 page condensation by Bodhivamsa, of a much bigger resource assembled by Lokabandhu based mostly on some talks Subhuti gave. It needs a bit of updating, but is still an excellent distillation of what being a chapter convenor means.


‘The strength of chapters’ is an 8 page write up of a men’s order weekend in 2015 that began with the premise, we know...

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UK: Safeguarding requirements under the Buddhist Insurance Scheme

From Triratna Safeguarding on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 08:09

UK: Safeguarding requirements under the Buddhist Insurance Scheme

From Triratna Safeguarding on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 08:09

Most Buddhist charities in the UK are insured under the Buddhist Insurance Scheme, which is underwritten by Ecclesiastical Insurance.

To ensure that you would actually be covered should your charity ever have reason to make an insurance claim related to a Safeguarding matter, do look at Ecclesiastical’s expectations of charities in relation to Safeguarding standards.

https://www.ecclesiastical.com/risk-management/safeguarding/

Please note that although Ecclesiastical defines Safeguarding as the protection of children and vulnerable adults, the Charity Commission for England and Wales requires charities to protect all adults...

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Imagining the Earth

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 00:00
This is the first of two talks given by Maitridevi on the Women's AOWE - A Love Song to the Earth - held at Adhisthana March 2022.
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Imagining Animism

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 22 Mar, 2022 - 00:00
This is the second of two talks given by Maitridevi on the Women's AOWE - A Love Song to the Earth - held at Adhisthana March 2022. The first talk is Imagining the Earth.
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Dharmabyte: An Overwhelming Torrent

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 21 Mar, 2022 - 06:00

Padmasambhava is a potent symbol of transformation. Maitreyi shows us how to evoke the help, energy and vision we need to change our lives.

From the talk Heart Advice From the Lotus-Born: ‘Never Be Apart From the Causes For Faith to Arise’ given at London Buddhist Centre, 2019.

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Ordination in New Zealand

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 20 Mar, 2022 - 18:42

Ordination in New Zealand

From College of Public Preceptors on Sun, 20 Mar, 2022 - 18:42

Dear friends,

I am delighted to announce that the former Brian Moreton was publicly ordained today at the Thames Buddhist Centre.

He becomes Karunalata (the second and third ’a’ are long as in “father”), a Sanskrit name meaning ‘he who is a firebrand of compassion‘.

His private preceptor is Guhyasiddhi and his public preceptor is myself

with Metta,

Ratnavyuha

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