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Would you be interested in working with and for the Order? OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 5 Jul, 2021 - 10:21

Would you be interested in working with and for the Order? OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 5 Jul, 2021 - 10:21

In the next few months there will be the opportunity to join the International Order Office team. We are looking for someone to take on key administrative and organisational roles which support the work of both the International and Area Order convenors and the broader responsibilities of the International Order Office. This is a chance to draw on your skills and enthusiasm to make a valuable contribution to the life of the Order.

If you are interested contact Danasamudra (temporary team assistant)...

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Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Freedom from Oppression

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 5 Jul, 2021 - 06:00

Dayapakshini explores the relevance of the First Precept to our lives with extracts from the Abhisanda sutta, especially that of freedom from oppression to limitless numbers of beings.

Excerpted from the talk entitled The First Precept given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre, 2015.

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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Hatred and Love

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 3 Jul, 2021 - 06:00

With his usual warmth, clarity and good humour, Prajnaketu explores the mental events of hatred and love with great detail and personal reflections.

“Not by hatred are hatreds ever pacified in the world, by love are they pacified, this is the eternal law.” ~ Dhammapada

In the presence of suffering or pain, our sense of self is often diminished as we come to realize our efforts to control our experience to avoid pain don’t work. On the contrary, wishing ourselves and others well...

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Breaking Out and Batter Down the Door

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 3 Jul, 2021 - 00:00
In this talk given on an online men's Great Gathering. Padmavajra reads and comments on Bhante's short poem 'I Want to Break Out..." In this talk we hear about Bhante Urgyen Sangharakshita in the very early days of starting the Order and Movement in London. We hear about tramping the windy moor, about friendship and communication. We hear about "cutting up the Void with a knife", pitching the stars from their place - and being blinded by the sky blue eye of Reality. This is a talk about a poem filled with ecstasy of breaking out and breaking through...
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy…reflections of Livelihood and the Networks That Sustain Us

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 2 Jul, 2021 - 00:00
Pasannamati gives a Sangha night talk exploring Perfect Livelihood. How can our livelihood and our networks be a doorway to leading our lives in a way in which our eyes can be wide open rather than our eyes being wide shut?
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Book Launch - I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Jul, 2021 - 14:43

Book Launch - I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Jul, 2021 - 14:43

Introducing I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism - A Book Launch
Windhorse Publications will be hosting a conversation between Danasamudra and the author of their most recent book I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism, Alice Collett.

Tuesday 13th July, 1 hour 30 minutes

11.00 US PST |  13.00 Mexico  |  14.00 US EST  |  19.00 IE & UK  |  20.00 Europe CET 
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Announcement about Vararuci's Health

From Order Connection on Thu, 1 Jul, 2021 - 16:31

Announcement about Vararuci's Health

From Order Connection on Thu, 1 Jul, 2021 - 16:31

Hello beings,

This is just a note to say that Vararuci is in hospital, in a critical condition.

Padmarajni, his wife, writes: “Things were looking very grave, but yesterday, he pulled through against all odds. At one point his heart was constantly in VT (ventricular tachycardia), sedated, ventilated, in intensive care and they weren’t very hopeful, but he had an emergency operation, the consultant who did the last op came back from annual leave to do...

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Book Launch - I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Jul, 2021 - 14:43

Book Launch - I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 1 Jul, 2021 - 14:43

Introducing I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism - A Book Launch
Windhorse Publications will be hosting a conversation between Danasamudra and the author of their most recent book I Hear Her Words: An Introduction to Women in Buddhism, Alice Collett.

Tuesday 13th July, 1 hour 30 minutes

11.00 US PST |  13.00 Mexico  |  14.00 US EST  |  19.00 IE & UK  |  20.00 Europe CET 
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Dharmabyte: Abstention from Violence – Love

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 1 Jul, 2021 - 06:00

How can we decide between right and wrong? The Eastern criterion of ethics is psychological rather than theological: ethical behaviour is said to express higher orders of awareness.

Here, Sangharakshita details the first precept, that of abstention from all forms of violence and harm towards other beings. Cultivating the positive aspect of this precept is the embodiment of maitri, love, as expressed through our deeds of loving-kindness.

From the talk entitled The Principles of Ethics: Right Action given as...

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Ordinations at Adhisthana

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 30 Jun, 2021 - 10:10

Ordinations at Adhisthana

From College of Public Preceptors on Wed, 30 Jun, 2021 - 10:10

We are delighted to announce that the public ordinations of the following women took place at Adhisthana on the 29th June 2021.

Public Preceptor Santavajri:

Leah Cooper becomes Kiranadhi, (dot under the ’n’ and long second ‘i’), a Sanskrit name meaning She whose Wisdom shines like a Moonbeam. Private preceptor Vajrasara
Registered spelling Kiranadhi

Jess Pailthorpe becomes Dayadarsini (long second ‘a’, accent on the ’s’ and long second ‘i’), a Sanskrit name meaning...

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