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Public Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre (UK)

From Order Connection on Sun, 23 May, 2021 - 16:13

Public Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre (UK)

From Order Connection on Sun, 23 May, 2021 - 16:13

23rd May 2021

Dear Order Members

We are delighted to announce a Public Ordination that took place at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 23rd May 2021. The ceremony was conducted in the Lotus Hall with a restricted number of sangha and family members attending. 

The new Dharmachari was privately ordained on a private retreat with his preceptor Aparājita, and the Public Preceptor was Padmavajra:

Barrie Stanhope from Southport, in North-West England, becomes Buddhamaitrī. He who has the friendliness of the Buddha.
(The last i is long)

SADHU! SADHU! SADHU!
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FBA Podcast: Lessons From Lockdown

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 22 May, 2021 - 06:00

Vidyatara shares her reflections on practice during a time of Lockdown as part of the Birmingham Buddhist Centre’s year on the 8-fold path (2021). She particularly evokes and draws on the classic teaching of Bahiya and asks how to apply it to these conditions.

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Amoghasiddhi Mantra

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Sat, 22 May, 2021 - 00:00
The Amoghasiddhi mantra recorded and led by Munisha on 14th September 2014 in the shrine room at Adhisthana, during an ordination reunion retreat for women ordained at Il Convento in 2003. This setting created by Munisha during the summer ordination retreat at Akashavana, 2012. The tune is inspired by Spanish medieval dance rhythms. Om Amoghasiddhi Ah Hum!
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Ratnaguna

Apramada - launch of a new online Buddhist magazine

From Threads on Fri, 21 May, 2021 - 17:38

Apramada - launch of a new online Buddhist magazine

From Threads on Fri, 21 May, 2021 - 17:38

Dear Order members,

I’m delighted to announce the launch of a new online Buddhist magazine:

Apramāda 

Buddhist perspectives on society and culture

https://apramada.org/

As you might guess from some of the contents of the first edition, one of our concerns is the growing influence of political ideology on Buddhism. However, this is just one strand of our thinking, and we are planning to publish future items on a wide range of topics. These will include Buddhist perspectives on the arts, science and philosophy.

The website is very...
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Transgender Community Helped in Lockdown

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Fri, 21 May, 2021 - 14:20

Transgender Community Helped in Lockdown

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Fri, 21 May, 2021 - 14:20

In Nagpur, People to People is working for various people who are suffering in Second Wave of Corona and Lockdown. In this lockdown, many people lost their daily earnings, that affect badly on their life. There is no food as earning stopped on daily basis. 

Our “cooked food distribution” team is helping many and they helped to transgender community also who genuinly need food.

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Final session of Rains retreat

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Fri, 21 May, 2021 - 13:36

Final session of Rains retreat

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Fri, 21 May, 2021 - 13:36

Dhammarati explores the fruits of practice and leads us in a guided meditation
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Day 6 Rains retreat - afternoon session

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 18:30

Day 6 Rains retreat - afternoon session

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 18:30

Dhammarati explores ‘internally and externally’ and leads a guided meditation
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Rains retreat Day 6 morning session

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 16:56

Rains retreat Day 6 morning session

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 16:56

Guided anapanasati meditation with Dhammarati
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India in Crisis- How can we help?

From Karuna Fundraisers on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 14:39

India in Crisis- How can we help?

From Karuna Fundraisers on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 14:39


Join our long-term project partner, Aryaketu, for an inspiring and informative talk on his new emergency ambulance project ‘Your Life Now On Our Wheel’ TONIGHT @ 7pm-8pm.
Register here: https://appeals.karuna.org/get-involved
 
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Dharmabyte: Making Ourselves an Offering

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 20 May, 2021 - 06:00

Amaladipa explores how losing and finding ourselves in the service of others can be a way of transforming conditioning and suffering.

From the talk entitled Losing and Finding Ourselves in the Service of Others given as part of the Sangha Night series on the Noble Eightfold Path at Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 2021.

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