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The Diamond Sutra, Non-Duality and Patience

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 23 Dec, 2021 - 00:00
In this talk given during the Winter Retreat at Padmaloka, Padmavajra explores the profound truth of the Diamond Sutra, Bhante Sangharakshita's relationship with the text, as well as providing us with inspiration and instructions for practicing patience in our daily life.
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Contributing Content, Social Media & Promotions Editor (with light admin)

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 22 Dec, 2021 - 00:07
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Contributing Content, Social Media & Promotions Editor (with light admin)

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 22 Dec, 2021 - 00:07

Are you a passionate Dharma practitioner who’s also into Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter? Good! We are too. We believe the Buddha goes where the people are, and the people are on their phones.

Dharmachakra—publisher of Free Buddhist Audio, The Dharma Toolkit and The Buddhist Centre Online—is looking for a magic, dynamic being to come and help us take our social game to the next level without compromising our values or our deep Right Livelihood roots. We know social platforms want to make...
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Help us become an inspiring Dharma home online to even more people around the world!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 21 Dec, 2021 - 01:58

Help us become an inspiring Dharma home online to even more people around the world!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 21 Dec, 2021 - 01:58

When the pandemic struck, Triratna had a well-developed web platform ready to go…

Throughout Covid, the Dharma Toolkit on Buddhist Centre Online has become an inspiring practice home for many thousands of people around the world. All our live events are available instantly to everyone on all devices. But our small team of dedicated web developers can’t meet the massive demand for digital Dharma. Over 50% of web use is now on phones, but with all our pandemic work...
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The Buddhist Centre Online: Connecting the Order Around the World

From Order Connection on Tue, 21 Dec, 2021 - 02:04

The Buddhist Centre Online: Connecting the Order Around the World

From Order Connection on Tue, 21 Dec, 2021 - 02:04

When the pandemic struck, the Order had a well-developed web platform ready to go… Help us become an inspiring Dharma home online to even more people around the world!

Throughout Covid, the Dharma Toolkit on Buddhist Centre Online has become an inspiring practice home for many thousands of people around the world. All our live events are available instantly to everyone on all devices. But our small team of dedicated web developers can’t meet the massive demand for digital Dharma. Over...
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Urgyen House is back at last with a new blog!

From Order Connection on Mon, 20 Dec, 2021 - 14:09

Urgyen House is back at last with a new blog!

From Order Connection on Mon, 20 Dec, 2021 - 14:09

Urgyen House have just released a new video blog. This one is entitled ‘The Platform Sutra’. 

The Platform Sutra of Wei Lang played a pivotal role in Sangharakshita’s life. In this blog Paramartha explores its significance with the help of precious objects found in Urgyen House.

https://www.urgyenhouse.org/blog
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Dharmabyte: A Vision of Humanity

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 20 Dec, 2021 - 06:00

Exposing a modern disease of frustrated craving for experience, Sangharakshita suggests that spiritual life is better seen in more concrete ways; as growth, work, and duty.

In this excerpt from the talk Enlightenment as Experience and Non-experience given in 1975.

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FBA Podcast: Individualism, Materialism and the Challenges of the Dharma

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 18 Dec, 2021 - 06:00

After exploring the relationship between the transcendental (lokuttara) and historical time, Saccanama looks at the challenges facing us at this particular point in history. Individualism and materialism present challenges both to our society and to our practice of the Dharma. Put them together and we have a form of capitalism which is so dominant that it becomes impossible to imagine any other system. Set against this, the Dharma is always challenging.

This talk is part of the series ...
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Further exploration of commonality at recent International Council meeting

From Order Connection on Fri, 17 Dec, 2021 - 10:48

Further exploration of commonality at recent International Council meeting

From Order Connection on Fri, 17 Dec, 2021 - 10:48

At the recent meeting of the International Council we returned to the key theme of ‘commonality’. This time we adopted a study-based approach and commissioned a series of three videos to inform our reflection. 

We would like to make these materials available to all Order members for discussion in their chapters or other Order contexts in the hope that they may stimulate reflection on this key topic. 

Neither the International Council as a whole nor the International Council Steering Group necessarily endorse all the views put forward.

The first...

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