A series of talks exploring ritual and imagination by Punyamala and Samantabhadri. These talks were recorded at Taraloka during a retreat for women training for ordination.
Talk Six: Prajnaparamita: Perfect Wisdom and Perfect Beauty
Samantabhadri explores the Perfection of Wisdom tradition, its vision and its apparent decline. She then evokes the utterly beautiful translucent figure of Prajnaparamita, the mother of all the Buddhas, seemingly arising and passing away, honoured, forgotten and re-discovered.
A series of talks exploring ritual and imagination from Punyamala and Samantabhadri. These talks were recorded at Taraloka during a retreat for women training for ordination.
Talk One: Carving Ourselves Anew: Reflections on the practice of devotion
Punyamala explores the significance of devotion in the Dharma life and the importance of cultivating it. She suggests various ways to express devotion.
Our online study group has just studied 1.2.4, the Third Precept. Please could Vajratara’s contribution be included in the main text, rather than added as an appendix, which isn’t a good look.
Also in 1.1.2 the study notes say “…while abortion is against the law in Ireland unless the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman.” and I believe this has not been the case in the Republic of Ireland since 2018 and in Northern Ireland since 2019.
In this talk, Khemabandhu takes us on a journey into the terrifying cremation grounds which Padmasambhava deliberately sought out. The facing of our deepest fears presents us with and incredible opportunity for spiritual development, but how do we summon up the courage necessary to do so?
