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How to Engage your Sangha with Home Retreats

From Triratna Resources on Mon, 8 Jun, 2020 - 15:20

How to Engage your Sangha with Home Retreats

From Triratna Resources on Mon, 8 Jun, 2020 - 15:20

As part of The Buddhist Centre Online’s response to the pandemic, they have been offering Home Retreats, and these continue each month.

Whilst our Centres are closed or restricted, these are an excellent way of giving your Sangha something substantial yet flexible to engage with, and are a whole lot less work than doing it all using your local team! In fact the support you need to offer could be quite minimal - some email or WhatsApp, a discussion group or two.

Any doubts, questions,...

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: The Buddha Appeared at Just the Right Time

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 8 Jun, 2020 - 14:00

In this talk Shakyapada introduces the Buddha as a historical figure living in inspiring and uncertain times. He explores the culture and environment through which the Buddha travelled as he was teaching the Dharma and how his teachings were revolutionary.

From the talk Spiritual Fire In the Ganges Valley given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in March 2018 as part of our regular Saturday morning Sangha class.

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Transcript of chat from The Compassionate Revolution by Parami

From Buddhist Action on Mon, 8 Jun, 2020 - 00:49

Here’s the transcript of the chat thread in Parami’s online talk and conversation today! 🙏🏻

Reserve a space on future BAM events!

File Name	Size
Transcript of chat from The Compassionate Revolution by Parami	170.43 KB

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Reflecting on Racism with James Baldwin

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 7 Jun, 2020 - 15:51

Reflecting on Racism with James Baldwin

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sun, 7 Jun, 2020 - 15:51

Dear Sangha friends,

I wanted to offer you a podcast to listen to in these times.

Listen to the podcast on ‘Nothing Is Fixed’ by James Baldwin’

Paramananda and I met on May 25 to record a conversation for The Buddhist Centre Online. At the time George Floyd had not yet died an unjust death in an encounter with police. Another black man Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting while jogging in Georgia was in the news. Our...

Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Appearance and Emptiness Are Inseparable

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 6 Jun, 2020 - 14:00

Karunagita explores emptiness through Padmasambhava’s advice to Queen Ngang Chung:

During the time of insight which is surrounded by a calm, gentle aura, openness and appearance are inseparable. The six senses come forth, though appearance and voidness are inseparable;
this is the real foundation, without which no means exists.

Talk given at Dhanakosa Retreat Center, 2017.

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The Compassionate Revolution - BAM! 2020

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 5 Jun, 2020 - 17:55

The Compassionate Revolution - BAM! 2020

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 5 Jun, 2020 - 17:55

Did you know it’s Buddhist Action Month (BAM!)? Taking place around the world throughout June, this year’s theme is “For the Earth” and we have exciting events taking place throughout the month.

Join us this Sunday 7th June for the first live event - a Presentation and Q&A by Parami: The Compassionate Revolution

USA 11am PST | México 1pm | USA 2pm EST | UK & IE 7pm | Europe 8pm CET

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Amaradaya

Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

From Order Connection on Fri, 5 Jun, 2020 - 16:43

Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

From Order Connection on Fri, 5 Jun, 2020 - 16:43

Sunday Order Bodhicitta Practice
…and some inspiration for the week ahead
Sunday 7th June

Just as millions of lamps can be lit from one lamp
Without the one lamp being diminished
By all the lamps taking their flame from it,
In the same way, from the one lamp of aspiration
The lamps of aspiration of all the Buddhas are lit.
Yet the one lamp of aspiration is not exhausted
And shines undiminished.
Verses in...

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Sadayasihi

Return to Nature on the Inside (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 18)

From Buddhist Action on Fri, 5 Jun, 2020 - 15:14

Return to Nature on the Inside (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 18)

From Buddhist Action on Fri, 5 Jun, 2020 - 15:14

“The only way we can face the suffering in the world is to be involved in ending it.”

Back in April, The Buddhist Centre Online commissioned a series of podcasts called ‘Hair On Fire: Using the Threefold Way of Ethics, Meditation, and Wisdom to Turn Toward Climate Change’, released to mark Earth week.

To introduce that series we had a great conversation with Sara Khorasani and Akuppa, voyaging through time and the underworld of our own life,...

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Tips for getting your kids to save energy

From Buddhist Action on Fri, 5 Jun, 2020 - 12:43

Tips for getting your kids to save energy

From Buddhist Action on Fri, 5 Jun, 2020 - 12:43

This was sent to me as a useful resource:

https://www.saveonenergy.com/learning-center/post/tips-for-getting-your-…

Sadayasihi

Thoughts for the Day: Buddhist Reflections on Brexit and the Coronavirus Crisis

From Triratna News on Thu, 4 Jun, 2020 - 18:06

Since 2006 Vishvapani has been contributing to BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day: a prominent daily slot featuring reflections on the news from a faith perspective.

Vishvapani comments:
“I often see Buddhist friends commenting on politics, usually from leftwing perspectives and often assuming that their perspective is the correct expression of their Buddhist principles. Thought for the Day forces me to do something different. Because it’s an uncontested slot on public service radio (with no interviewer...

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