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FBA Podcast: Wheeling, Spiralling, and the Fork In the Road

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 14:00

Vilasamani  gives an introduction to the twelve links on the wheel of life, specifying how the spiral path emerges from the gap between feeling and craving. Talk given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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Buddhism for Today: A vision of human existence (facebook live 25.04.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 13:09

Buddhism for Today: A vision of human existence (facebook live 25.04.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 13:09

A vision of human existence: Kalyananara will explain how the Buddha’s teachings on the law of conditionality and the wheel of life present a compelling vision of the nature of our existence. Including a led meditation. Saturday 24 April, 10.30am, live streamed on Facebook.
Please help keep Croydon Buddhist Centre online: donate at http://www.buddhistcentrecroydon.org/support-us/4594080060 
 
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Metta like the sun - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 2

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 09:10
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Metta like the sun - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 2

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 09:10

In today’s Notes on the Metta Bhavana on the Being Divine Online home retreat, Ratnavandana speaks of Metta as being both a natural state that is present when we relax and open...
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A Feast of Happiness for the Caravan of Famished Beings - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 3

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 01:00
"For the caravan of famished beings wandering the road of existence, hungry for the enjoyment of happiness, this is a feast of happiness offered as refreshment to all who come". In his third talk on the Bodhicaryavatara, Padmavajra explores themes from the third chapter, 'The Full Acceptance of the Bodhicitta', in which Shantideva describes the wonder of the arising of the Bodhicitta, the profound selflessness of the Bodhisattva Vow and the pride of being born as a Buddha son. The talk was given in honour of Bodhisattva Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti and our brothers and sisters in India. Throughout the talk Padmavajra refers to Dr Ambedkar's life.
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A Feast of Happiness for the Caravan of Famished Beings - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 3

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
"For the caravan of famished beings wandering the road of existence, hungry for the enjoyment of happiness, this is a feast of happiness offered as refreshment to all who come". In his third talk on the Bodhicaryavatara, Padmavajra explores themes from the third chapter, 'The Full Acceptance of the Bodhicitta', in which Shantideva describes the wonder of the arising of the Bodhicitta, the profound selflessness of the Bodhisattva Vow and the pride of being born as a Buddha son. The talk was given in honour of Bodhisattva Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti and our brothers and sisters in India. Throughout the talk Padmavajra refers to Dr Ambedkar's life.
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Order Bodhicitta Practice Reminder

From Order Connection on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 19:34

Order Bodhicitta Practice Reminder

From Order Connection on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 19:34

The Buddha answered Bodhisattva Akṣayamati, saying: “O son of a virtuous family! If innumerable hundreds of thousands of myriads of koṭis of sentient beings who experience suffering hear of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara and wholeheartedly chant his name, Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara will immediately perceive their voices and free them from their suffering.”
- Chapter 25, White Lotus Sutra

Leaders this week are:

First sit: Abhayadana (English and Hindi)

Second sit: Nagapriya (English and Spanish)


First Sit:
UK & IE 7.30am
Europe 8.30am CET
India...
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Dr Ambedkar: making the Bodhisattva vow in Adverse Conditions

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 15:26

Dr Ambedkar: making the Bodhisattva vow in Adverse Conditions

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 15:26

Dr Ambedkar’s life was far from easy. He had to struggle with discrimination, poverty and disappointment. Yet, in the heart of his struggle arose the profound desire to help alleviate the sufferings of all beings. He spent the rest of his life honouring that vow. 
Vajratara, Chair of India Dhamma Trust, will be exploring what were the conditions for Dr Ambedkar to make that vow, and how we can learn from his example.

The talk will be live streamed on the...
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Welcome - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 1

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 11:20

Welcome - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 1

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 11:20

As the end of another week approaches, it’s always a good moment to take stock of things. It’s the end of yet another week of lockdown for many of us across the world - another week of re-adjusting to the new normal: of social distancing but increasing online connection. And it’s vital in making that transition that we bring all the Dharmic tools we can with us so that our online connections are rich and satisfying.

So for this home retreat...
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Satyakirti

Vigilance with Regard to the Bodhicitta - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 4

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 23 Apr, 2020 - 14:51

Vigilance with Regard to the Bodhicitta - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 4

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 23 Apr, 2020 - 14:51

“The defilements do not dwell in objects, nor in the collection of the senses, nor in the space in between. There is nowhere else for them to dwell and yet they churn up the entire universe.”

In his fourth talk on the Bodhicaryavatara, given on the weekly Padmaloka retreat, Padmavajra explores Shantideva’s discussion of vigilance (apramada) in relation to the cultivation of the Bodhicitta.

In this chapter, Shantideva takes a sober look at the promises he has made to liberate all beings and the...
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Dharmabyte: Craving in the Modern World

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 23 Apr, 2020 - 14:00

Padmavajra takes a deep look at the marvellous, terrifying, visionary world of the Bardo Thodol, or ‘Tibetan Book of the Dead’.

In this episode, we plunge fearlessly down into the lower realms of the wheel of life to meet the beings who inhabit - and the Buddhas who come to meet them. A sobering but strongly felt evocation of how we make the worlds with our minds - and what we might do to counteract the dangers.

From the talk On...

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