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Maitrisiddhi

Alive! Aware! Awake! Online Retreat, 10 - 17 July

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 25 Jun, 2020 - 16:53

Alive! Aware! Awake! Online Retreat, 10 - 17 July

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 25 Jun, 2020 - 16:53

What is it to be fully aware, fully alive?  Mindfulness is an adventure!  In these times more than ever, the Buddha’s teaching of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness gives us an essential framework for how to stay present, clear-minded, and living from our deepest values, whether we’re meditating or in the thick of our daily lives.   

Taraloka and The Buddhist Centre Online are collaborating to offer Alive! Aware! Awake! - an online retreat exploring the four foundations of...

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ECA Safeguarding

Triratna Model Safeguarding policies and Ethical Guidelines 2020

From Triratna Safeguarding on Wed, 24 Jun, 2020 - 17:16

Here are Triratna’s model Ethical guidelines and policies for Safeguarding children and adults, updated for 2020 by Triratna’s ECA Safeguarding team.

(See below for more information on Safeguarding, the Safeguarding team, the Ethics Kula and the difference between Safeguarding matters and Matters of Order conduct.)

Safeguarding and ethical policies and procedures are a practical expression of ahimsa, non-harming, the value underlying Buddhist precepts and the Bodhisattva activity of protecting living beings from harm.

The model Ethical guidelines (first published in 2015 on the initiative of Triratna’s International...

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Awareness is Revolutionary: Talking about Race and Buddhism

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 24 Jun, 2020 - 14:27

Awareness is Revolutionary: Talking about Race and Buddhism

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 24 Jun, 2020 - 14:27

On 25 June, from 19.00-21.00 (UK), Subhuti will be in conversation with Suryagupta, the Chair of the London Buddhist Centre, on the topic of race, caste and Buddhism. They will explore the themes personally, arriving at a distinctively Dharmic approach to race and Buddhism, with time for you to ask questions via the chat facility on their YouTube Livestream. All are invited to join the LBC Sangha for what promises to be a memorable and significant evening.

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Centre Team

Into the Dark Wood (The Dharma Toolkit, Episode 30)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 24 Jun, 2020 - 01:58

Join us for a walk into the forest of the unknown. Enchantments await. Groves of images. Bridges to the unseen. A path that wanders lost until some deeper magic happens…

We are back in the realm of art and the making of images, the making of things, the making of meaning. Nagasiddhi’s trainings in technical sculpture, prop design and building, the rituals of puppetry, and carpentry with wood left by his father long ago - all these have prepared him for a...

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Candradasa

The Buddhist Centre Online, 
Editorial Policy and the Nature of the Order

From Threads on Tue, 23 Jun, 2020 - 21:01

Introduction
This is a necessarily full, hopefully somewhat nuanced response to the many complex points made recently regarding general editorial perspectives on The Buddhist Centre Online since our publication earlier this month of the post, ‘Reflecting on Racism with James Baldwin’

It is written as a formal reply to this critical post: ‘An Open Letter to the Order’. And, though it is addressed to Garavachitta as the post’s author, it is presented here for the consideration...

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Prajnahridaya

Join the Padmaloka Community for Dharma Day Festival Celebrations - Sunday 5th July

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 23 Jun, 2020 - 16:37

Join the Padmaloka Community for Dharma Day Festival Celebrations - Sunday 5th July

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 23 Jun, 2020 - 16:37

To celebrate Dharma Day this year, Padmaloka will be offering a full online festival programme including live streamed meditations and rituals from the Shrine Room and a live talk and Q&A by Padmavajra.

The entire festival day programme will be broadcast to everyone for free via Youtube; there is no need to book or let us know you’ll be attending. On the day itself you can use the following links to tune in:

7:00 - 8:25am - Tiratnavandana and Morning Meditation: https://youtu.be/LdD71GLx4O8
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Christine

Aryadrishti on Carbon offsets, Promise the Pod, and Dana

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 21 Jun, 2020 - 22:49

Aryadrishti on Carbon offsets, Promise the Pod, and Dana

From Buddhist Action on Sun, 21 Jun, 2020 - 22:49

Follow on from Aryadrishti’s talk, The Earth is My Witness. Three points of discussion that arose with regards to how we can mitigate our impacts on the world, whether ecological, environmental, political, social and/ or Dharmic.

Carbon offsets for air travel (from research done by Mary Salome and Nancy Artz) 

Carbon offsets are not a perfect solution, but they are a helpful starting point to address the climate crisis. You can use the calculator to come up with an amount to a local organization that...

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Suddhayu

A Statement From Pan-American Chairs of Triratna (PACT) Regarding Black Lives Matter (English, Español, and Português)

From Buddhist Action on Sat, 20 Jun, 2020 - 03:51

A Statement From Pan-American Chairs of Triratna (PACT) Regarding Black Lives Matter (English, Español, and Português)

From Buddhist Action on Sat, 20 Jun, 2020 - 03:51

Recent police killings of Black people in the United States has given rise to a worldwide effort to bring awareness to the history of Black oppression and to challenge the current oppressive and often dangerous conditions faced by Black communities. Black lives matter. Triratna Buddhist Community in the Americas is dedicated to overcoming the hatred and oppression faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities – in our sanghas, in our towns and cities, and around the world.

We are the...

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kusaladevi

Getting Real (Soulful Conversation and Meditation) With Viveka and Paramananda

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 17:19

Getting Real (Soulful Conversation and Meditation) With Viveka and Paramananda

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 17:19

Join Viveka and Paramananda for the second of their four live conversations, on Monday June 22nd

USA 9am PST | México 11am | USA 12pm EST | UK & IE 5pm | Europe 6pm CET

These conversations take place in Zoom and are approximately 60 minutes long. You can see their first conversation here on Facebook.

Visit our Events space to reserve a place and make a donation.

Viveka is the former Chair...

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Carol Robertson

Buddha Amoghasiddhi (Facebook Live 17.06.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 17:53

Buddha Amoghasiddhi (Facebook Live 17.06.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 17:53

Come on a journey to the wild and expansive lands of the north, and meet with the mysterious green Buddha Amoghasiddhi, holding his right hand with palm facing outwards in a gesture of calm fearlessness. A short talk and led meditation with Vajragupta, Wednesday 17th June, 7.30pm, live streamed on Facebook.


Please help keep Croydon Buddhist Centre online, donate at http://www.buddhistcentrecroydon.org/support-us/4594080060
 

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