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A Beautiful Mango Grove

From Adhisthana on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 13:18

A Beautiful Mango Grove

From Adhisthana on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 13:18

Meditation not going quite how you’d planned?

In Saddhaloka’s third talk in the series, the Buddha talks with Meghiya after his unsuccessful attempt to meditate in a beautiful mango grove…
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Navigating the Brahma Viharas - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 6

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 09:18
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Navigating the Brahma Viharas - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 6

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 09:18

Years ago I did a mountain navigation training over the course of two weekends. As part of that we had to bring an Ordnance Survey map of the area and, more excitingly, a fancy compass that included a magnifying glass, twirling dial and ruler. I was impatiently looking forward to using said compass - probably having visions of myself as a cross between a detective and a code breaker. To my surprise we seemed to spend much more of the time standing...
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The Ideal Society and the Ideal Individual

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
Siladevi reflects on an aspect of Buddhism that is often played down, but is nonetheless an organic part of Buddhism-that of working together with others to effect change in the world. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre during a day in commemoration of the death of Sangharakshita, 30 October 2019.
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The Ideal Society and the Ideal Individual

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
Siladevi reflects on an aspect of Buddhism that is often played down, but is nonetheless an organic part of Buddhism-that of working together with others to effect change in the world. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre during a day in commemoration of the death of Sangharakshita, 30 October 2019.
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Adhisthana in lockdown: Saddhanandi and Caroline in conversation

From Adhisthana on Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 15:35

Adhisthana in lockdown: Saddhanandi and Caroline in conversation

From Adhisthana on Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 15:35

A playlist of three videos from the start of the lockdown at Adhisthana. Saddhanandi and Caroline discuss generosity and practicing in the lockdown.
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Reflections on Upekkha - Being Divine Online home retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 11:21

Reflections on Upekkha - Being Divine Online home retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 11:21

Hi everyone, thought I’d share one way in which I enjoy approaching equanimity.  I’ve been really enjoying listening to Ratnavandana’s material and feeling quite inspired by the ‘great tree of the Brahma Viharas’.  

Ratnavandana and I would have been running ’Living in the Mandala: The Brahma Viharas’ retreat at Taraloka this very week (April 2020) - I’m so pleased it can happen in another form.      

love Maitrisiddhi
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Ever Greater Wholeheartedness - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 5

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 08:36

Ever Greater Wholeheartedness - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 5

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 08:36

Upekkha mystifies me. I’m really drawn to it as a state of being, and yet I’ve no idea how to describe it. I think it’s because I’ve lived most of my life bound by its near and far enemies of neutrality and indifference, and I want nothing more than to feel deeply with all beings. To imbibe equanimity is to be permeated by love, by compassion and by joy fully and wholeheartedly, without wavering, without shying away, without averting or hiding. 

I...
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Dharma Wondrous Strange: 4. A Bad Apple

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
In this fourth talk of eight, Ratnaguna suggests that the only way we can really be part of a spiritual community is by being authentic: revealing who we truly are. This is the only real basis both for friendship and spiritual growth. Unfortunately, the first ten minutes of the talk failed to record. Ratnaguna has kindly provided us some notes detailing what he said which can be accessed here https://manchesterbuddhistcentre.org.uk/a-bad-apple/
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Dharma Wondrous Strange: 4. A Bad Apple

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
In this fourth talk of eight, Ratnaguna suggests that the only way we can really be part of a spiritual community is by being authentic: revealing who we truly are. This is the only real basis both for friendship and spiritual growth. Unfortunately, the first ten minutes of the talk failed to record. Ratnaguna has kindly provided us some notes detailing what he said which can be accessed here https://manchesterbuddhistcentre.org.uk/a-bad-apple/
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Buddhist Action Month 2020

From Buddhist Action on Mon, 27 Apr, 2020 - 14:44

Kaspalita Thompson from the Network of Buddhist Organisations writes:

We are living in unusual times. The world has responded with appropriate urgency to the COVID-19 outbreak. Buddhist centres across the UK have closed and are offering practice sessions online. Local volunteer groups have appeared to respond to the virus.

In the background the climate and ecological crisis continues to unfold. Although there has been a drop in carbon emissions in many countries in lockdown, and an...

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