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Dharmabyte: Meditation and Mantra Recitation of Vajrasattva

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 15 Apr, 2021 - 07:00

Here Sangharakshita orientates us to Vajrasattva, the primordial Buddha of Innate Purity. He introduces the Vajrasattva practice as part of the four indispensable preparatory practices (mula-yogas) of the Vajrayana devotee.

From the talk entitled The Four Foundation Yogas of the Tibetan Buddhist Tantra, part of the series An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, 1968.

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Touching the Earth: A Special Sangha Night for the Rainforest

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Thu, 15 Apr, 2021 - 02:51

Touching the Earth: A Special Sangha Night for the Rainforest

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Thu, 15 Apr, 2021 - 02:51

Join us for an evening of meditation, music, poetry, personal stories, and generosity.  Lyla June and Minal Hajratwala will perform. Christine Thuring (from the Vancouver sangha), and Tim Skufca & Marta Meengs (from the Montana sangha) will share their experiences with engaged Buddhism on behalf of the earth. Join the Green Sangha to fundraise, protect, and celebrate the rainforest—the lungs of the earth!

Dates: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm Pacific Daylight Time

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Centre Team

Happy Ambedkar Jayanti!

From Community Highlights on Wed, 14 Apr, 2021 - 18:31

Happy Ambedkar Jayanti!

From Community Highlights on Wed, 14 Apr, 2021 - 18:31

Happy Ambedkar Jayanti! Commemorating the birth of a great Buddhist leader whose work for justice for the Dalit people is far from over!

Learn more about Doctor Ambedkar

“I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.”

Jai Bhim!

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Active Hope for Humanity

From Earth Metta Sangha on Wed, 14 Apr, 2021 - 17:16

Active Hope for Humanity

From Earth Metta Sangha on Wed, 14 Apr, 2021 - 17:16

This retreat is now online and has a few places available!
24 Apr to 29 Apr 2021
Led by: Smritiratna  Khemasuri  Frankie
Retreat Type: Regulars - Triratna

Seeing the dangers confronting humankind these days, we can feel depressed, demoralised and helpless to avert disaster - or even to talk about such feelings. This retreat provides a space not only to talk but to explore an extraordinary sequence of reflections and communal practices that can rekindle an active hope and...

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Annual Review 2020

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 14:22

Annual Review 2020

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 14:22

Find out more about us as a charity by reading our Annual Review for 2020 by clicking here.

Historically the Abhayaratna Trust has existed to relieve financial hardship and its consequences whenever and wherever it arises among individual members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. We have done this by giving practical aid to Order members in the form of cash grants, non-financial support and generating appeals for specific individuals. We are also agile and responsive to events that require intervention, the most recent example being...

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Annual Review 2020

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 14:22

Annual Review 2020

From Abhayaratna Trust on Thu, 25 Mar, 2021 - 14:22

Find out more about us as a charity by reading our Annual Review for 2020 by clicking here.

Historically the Abhayaratna Trust has existed to relieve financial hardship and its consequences whenever and wherever it arises among individual members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. We have done this by giving practical aid to Order members in the form of cash grants, non-financial support and generating appeals for specific individuals. We are also agile and responsive to events that require intervention, the most recent example being...

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Milarepa: A New Video From Urgyen House

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Tue, 13 Apr, 2021 - 15:10

Milarepa: A New Video From Urgyen House

From Sangharakshita Memorial Space on Tue, 13 Apr, 2021 - 15:10

Paramartha considers the importance of Tibet’s great yogi Milarepa in the life and teachings of Sangharakshita whilst introducing two objects from Urgyen House.

Urgyen House is a project dedicated to ensuring the long-term preservation of Sangharakshita’s collection of books, letters, papers, thangkas and artefacts as well as the building in which he spent the last years of his life.

Visit the Urgyen House website

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Avalokiteshvara Sadhana, spanish translation and commentary

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 12 Apr, 2021 - 21:31

I do not know how many spanish speakers roam this pages but I will share this in case some of you are interested or know someone who may be interested. 

Some years ago I started translating the Four Armed Avalokiteshvara Sadhana into Spanish for my own benefit then that lead on to starting to write something of a commentary on it with what I thus far understand of it. Neither the translation or the commentary feel complete but I thought it is...

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Men Mitras: community space in London

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 12 Apr, 2021 - 10:13

Ratnaprabha writes:

We’ve got two spaces for men mitras at present in the Karuna community in Stoke Newington – in easy reach of both the North London Centre and the London Buddhist Centre.  I’d be really grateful if you could pass it on to anybody who might be suitable that you can think of.

The community is in a good state at the moment, with four very committed meditators and practitioners, bridging the two centres.

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