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The Guru and the Vertical Dimension of Spiritual Friendship

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sun, 16 Jan, 2022 - 00:00

In the second talk in the series, Padmasagara gets to grips with concepts such as spiritual hierarchy and offers a commentary on the Buddha's encounter with a young hedonist named Yasa to demonstrate the importance of the vertical dimension of spiritual friendship. The talk concludes with a wonderful evocation of the beauty of the path to Enlightenment and its manifestation in those we look up to as our teachers and guides.

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The Yidam and the Imaginal Dimension of Spiritual Friendship

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sun, 16 Jan, 2022 - 00:00

The imagination is the faculty by which we can liberate ourselves from self-preoccupation and increasingly identify and empathise with our spiritual friends, but this is easier said than done. In the third talk of the series, Padmasagara explores the obstacles that prevent us seeing people as people and suggests ways in which they can be overcome. Replete with quotes, stories and images from the Pali Canon, the Mahayana Sutras and Sangharakshita's memoirs and lectures, this is a rich, insightful and challenging talk.

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The Dakini and the Horizontal Dimension of Spiritual Friendship

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sun, 16 Jan, 2022 - 00:00

Padmasagara invokes the Dakini to examine the horizontal dimension of spiritual friendship and encourages us to develop strong positive emotion, honesty and openness, and enter the cremation ground - or 'crucial situation' - with our spiritual friends. The talk is both mythic and practical, and provides a brilliant crescendo to his series 'Of the Mysteries of Spiritual Friendship and the Three Tantric Refuges'.

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The Mystery of Spiritual Friendship

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sun, 16 Jan, 2022 - 00:00

In the opening talk of the series, Padmasagara explores the profundity of the Buddha's statement that spiritual friendship is 'the whole of the spiritual life' or, in other words, the whole of the Going for Refuge. He emphasises the "guhya" (secret or hidden) nature of spiritual friendship and demonstrates how its emergence in the world was inseparable from the Buddha's ineffable Nirvana. The talk concludes by drawing out some important implications and challenges us to reflect on how central spiritual friendship is in our lives.

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Vajrajyoti

Forthcoming Ordination at Sudarshanaloka, Aotearoa NZ

From Order Connection on Sat, 15 Jan, 2022 - 11:54

Forthcoming Ordination at Sudarshanaloka, Aotearoa NZ

From Order Connection on Sat, 15 Jan, 2022 - 11:54

Dear Friends,

Olivia Devoy from the Auckland sangha will be privately ordained on a two-week retreat at Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre from 15-30 January. Her Public Ordination will be on Saturday, 29 January at 3pm local time.

With metta,

Vajrajyoti

Read more about Forthcoming Ordination at Sudarshanaloka, Aotearoa NZ

Zac

FBA Podcast: Suffering and Joy - Compost For Love

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 15 Jan, 2022 - 06:00

When we pay attention to our own experiences of suffering and joy, this can be a starting point to connecting in love with others. Dayajoti offers a personal entry into recognizing and practicing the Brahma Viharas - love, compassion, joy, equanimity.

Talk given during the setup for Buddhafield Festival on the theme ‘Fire in the Heart’, 2013.

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Sadayasihi

Marking the Change of Time: A Day of Meditation and Reflective Writing

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 14 Jan, 2022 - 11:56

Marking the Change of Time: A Day of Meditation and Reflective Writing

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 14 Jan, 2022 - 11:56

A day retreat with Yashobodhi, Sunday 6 March

Two sessions with 1.5 hours break for lunchtime, and one short break in each session.

Second session (3 hours): USA PST 05:30 | Mexico 07:30 | USA ...

Sanghamani

Beyond limits: 2021 Karuna Appeal applications now open

From Karuna Fundraisers on Fri, 14 Jan, 2022 - 10:48

Beyond limits: 2021 Karuna Appeal applications now open

From Karuna Fundraisers on Fri, 14 Jan, 2022 - 10:48

Do you want to live this year with deeper meaning and purpose?

To develop more kindness, with others.. for others..

and move beyond ways that limit you?

For over fourty years people in our community have choosen to deepen their practice by joining a Karuna fundraising appeal team. Many have said that doing an appeal was one of the most significant and transformative times of their dharma lives.

Fundraising as a spiritual practice means remembering to open to what’s alive in each moment, meeting fear with...

Sanghamani

Beyond limits - Karuna appeals 2022 (applications open)

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 13 Jan, 2022 - 16:12

Beyond limits - Karuna appeals 2022 (applications open)

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 13 Jan, 2022 - 16:12

Do you want to live this year with deeper meaning and purpose?

To develop more kindness, with others.. for others..

and move beyond ways that limit you?

Fundraising as a spiritual practice means remembering to open to what’s alive in each moment, meeting fear with...

Centre Team

Big Changes to Funding Movement Projects in India

From Triratna News on Thu, 13 Jan, 2022 - 12:05

Big Changes to Funding Movement Projects in India

From Triratna News on Thu, 13 Jan, 2022 - 12:05

As you may have seen in the news, the past few weeks have seen major changes affecting the NGO sector in India. More than 150 large Indian charities, including at least one of our Triratna Trusts, have had their permission to receive foreign funding revoked by the Indian Government.

Most significantly, TBMSG Pune has had its foreign contributions permission removed. This is one of the main trusts supporting Triratna social projects in India. It employs 67 staff, mostly Mitras and...

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