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Death of Dhammachari Kusaladipa

From Order Connection on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 14:13

Death of Dhammachari Kusaladipa

From Order Connection on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 14:13

Dear Sangha brothers and sisters,

I am very sad to inform you that Dhammachari Kusaladipa (Kusaladeep) passed away on 27th November 2021 around 11pm. He was hospitalized for kidney failure and was on dialysis for a few weeks.

He was 67 years old and was ordained on 25th May 2014. Dhammachari Amoghasiddhi was his private preceptor and public ordination was given by Dhammachari Chandrashil.

He has contributed his many years to establishing the retreat centre at Bihali Amaravati and was a chapter convener. He was very polite and had...

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Subhadassi

Reporting In from the Order Ethics Convenor - Subhadassi, November 2021

From Order Connection on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 10:20

Reporting In from the Order Ethics Convenor - Subhadassi, November 2021

From Order Connection on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 10:20

Hello Order Members -

It’s been almost a year that I’ve been in this new role. On the whole I am really enjoying working in the role, even though at times I have found it very challenging. My enjoyment is both to do with the people I work with, and also because I have a sense that this work supports the Order and movement, and I want to do what I can to support these.

My work involves regular meetings with Aryajaya and Lokeshvara (the international...

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Saddhammapradip

Area Council

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 08:01

Area Council

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Tue, 30 Nov, 2021 - 08:01

It was very delightful to see Area Council members.

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Building Spiritual Power Together

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 29 Nov, 2021 - 06:00

Viveka concludes this Anapanasati Sutta: Instructions for Awakening retreat with a final exploration of the wisdom tetrad, focusing on the experience of relinquishment and offers suggestions on bearing with confoundment through imagination and inquiry.

Excerpted from the talk Where Is Self Arising Now? given at Adhisthana, May 2019.

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Candradasa

Karaniyametta Sutta - Chanted in Pali by Vimalanandi

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 28 Nov, 2021 - 01:52

Karaniyametta Sutta - Chanted in Pali by Vimalanandi

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 28 Nov, 2021 - 01:52

Part of the resources for the Home Retreat, ‘How To Really Save the World’, here is a core text for metta (loving kindness) practice in the Buddhist tradition.

Beautifully chanted by Vimalanandi, the chanting of the sutta is accompanied by images of the Buddha Amitabha, the Buddha of the western direction traditionally associated with love.

For more resources and all the teaching from this retreat, see:
https://thebuddhistcentre.com/savetheworld

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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Inquiry Into the Experience of Wisdom

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 27 Nov, 2021 - 06:00

Viveka explores the fourth tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta: “inquiry into the experience of wisdom” particularly applying the contemplations of impermanence, fading away, cessation and relinquishment to the experience of mind and awareness itself.

This talk is part of the series Anapanasati Sutta: Instructions for Awakening given at Adhisthana, 2019.

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Approfondir Sa Méditation

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Fri, 26 Nov, 2021 - 00:00

Que signifie "approfondir" ma méditation? Dans cette conférence, donnée lors d'un mois dédié à la méditation au Centre bouddhiste de Paris, Vassika explore des images et des mythes que nous pouvons utiliser pour concevoir la pratique de la méditation, et parle de ce qui peut nous empêcher d'avancer et de ce que veut dire "approfondir" dans le cas de la méditation.

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Approfondir Sa Méditation

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Fri, 26 Nov, 2021 - 00:00

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Update on Satyamala's health

From Order Connection on Thu, 25 Nov, 2021 - 17:25

Update on Satyamala's health

From Order Connection on Thu, 25 Nov, 2021 - 17:25

Dear friends

We wanted to let you know that Satyamala was discharged from hospital on Wednesday, 24 November after three and a half weeks in an acute ward. She had a significant septic infection as well as pneumonia, and there were times where we wondered if she would pull through, but she has, though she is less robust than when she went in and it is unlikely that she will regain this strength and vitality. We owe a...

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Sadayasihi

Stone Stupa Built at Akashavana Retreat Centre, Spain

From Triratna News on Thu, 25 Nov, 2021 - 12:13

Stone Stupa Built at Akashavana Retreat Centre, Spain

From Triratna News on Thu, 25 Nov, 2021 - 12:13

On a working retreat in November, a new stupa was built at Akashavana retreat centre, Spain, containing the ashes of Dhardo Rinpoche, one of Sangharakshita’s main teachers.

This stupa joins a number of other stupas dedicated to Dhardo Rinpoche across our community in retreat centres such as Tiratanaloka, Padmaloka and Vajrasana in the UK, Aryaloka (USA), Vimaladhatu (Germany), Guhyaloka (Spain), and Sudarshanaloka (New Zealand). Dhardo Rinpoche and Sangharakshita developed a strong friendship over the many years Sangharakshita lived in Kalimpong....

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