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Reflections on Love (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 23)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 2 May, 2020 - 06:00

As we come towards the end of our Being Divine Online Home Retreat it is our great pleasure today to share with you some beautiful closing reflections from Ratnavandana on the theme of the retreat: love itself.

She beautifully evokes where and how she is currently spending this time of lockdown in rural Wales, UK, and shares how the Brahma Vihara meditations on love have been helping her at this strange and difficult time. What she gives us is her deep...
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Free the Dharma - a #buddhaday gift from Windhorse Publications

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 23:42

Free the Dharma - a #buddhaday gift from Windhorse Publications

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 23:42

From the 1st to the 10th of May, our friends at Windhorse Publications are giving away Saddhaloka’s ‘Encounters with Enlightenment’, a book of stories from the Buddha’s life, as a #buddhaday gift! 🎁 ⠀

This collection of timeless, well-loved stories from the life of the Buddha is presented with simple elegance by Saddhaloka. By remaining faithful to the ancient Pali texts from which they are drawn, they allow us to enter the world of the Buddha...
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Hyperavailability (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 22)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 23:58

Today’s episode looks at how to handle the cornucopia – the veritable smorgasbord! – of Buddhist teaching and resources now online.

How do we offer the depth experience of the Dharma as well as the breadth of it? Join our friends from Berlin, Germany, Glasgow and Oxford in the UK, for thoughts, tips, and wry reflections on navigating a sea of content in ways that might leave us feeling more free.

A great, encouraging primer on the possibilities and pitfalls of online Dharma....
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Buddha Day Festival

From North London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 12:20

Buddha Day Festival

From North London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 12:20

Sunday 10 May, Zoom link for all sessions here.

Come together online with the North London Sangha to celebrate the very start of Buddhism, the Buddha’s awakening under the Bodhi Tree on the full moon day of May.
 
10:30 -12 midday, a workshop on anapanasati (breath mindfulness) with Singhashri.
14:00-15:00, Slideshow by Ratnaprabha on the Buddha’s visitors under the Bodhi tree, also on YouTube Live.
16:00 -16:30, Buddha Day readings organised by Santva
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Sangha Night Buddhism

From North London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 12:15

Sangha Night Buddhism

From North London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 12:15

Mondays, 19:00

4 May: Deepening my Going for Refuge - what does this mean?
The Particular (me) and the Universal (the bigger picture). With Santva and Friends.  
Join Zoom Meeting

11 May: Celebrating the Buddha’s Enlightenment
With Manjumitra, Khemananda, Lalitaraja, Santva and Friends. The evening will include meditation, a talk by Khemananda - ‘Reflections on the Buddha’s Enlightenment’, and ritual.
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All welcome, intended for those with a genuine interest in following the...
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Beltane Puja

From North London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 12:07

Beltane Puja

From North London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 12:07

Friday 1 May, 19:30, with Lalitaraja. Join via this Zoom link.

Celebrating the halfway point between equinox and solstice. The female Buddha Prajnaparamita (Perfect Wisdom) will be the central focus for the puja – her synthesis of wisdom and compassion arises in the realisation of emptiness.

An evening of ritual honouring Beltane. Beltane celebrates the rites of passion and fertility, of union, or differently put of the integration of wisdom and compassion. Prajnaparamita will be...
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Buddhism Going Deeper - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times. A free course led by Vajramitra.

From North London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 12:00
  • Yama, the demon of impermanence, from a Wheel of Life at the West London Buddhist Centre

Buddhism Going Deeper - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times. A free course led by Vajramitra.

From North London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 12:00

Buddhism Going Deeper - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times
A free North London Buddhist Centre online course led by Vajramitra.

Book here. Four Wednesday evenings from 13 May, 19:00-21:00, online via Zoom, you’ll be sent the link when you book. (Note the recent NLBC newsletter had the wrong date.)
A going deeper course focused on the Tibetan Wheel of Life. It’s for you if you have practised mindfulness of breathing and loving kindness meditations. No charge, but a donation...
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Countdown to #buddhaday - 9 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 11:27

Countdown to #buddhaday - 9 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 11:27

Countdown to #buddhaday !⠀
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Live from Mexico, we will hear 3 short talks given by Order Members from the 3 Triratna Buddhist Centres in Mexico about how they are inspired by the Buddha. Followed by a devotional ritual to the 3 jewels of the Buddha, the Truth, and the Spiritual Community… 💎💎💎 All in Spanish with English translation. ⠀
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En vivo desde méxico escucharemos tres charlas por miembros de la Order de centros budistas...
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The Awakening Heart – how to become a buddha when everything is really hard

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 19:14

The Awakening Heart – how to become a buddha when everything is really hard

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 19:14

The Awakening Heart – how to become a buddha when everything is really hard
Sunday mornings, 10-11:30am EDT, beginning May 3, 2020

The Buddha said there would be days like this. Actually, he just said that life was inherently unsatisfying, no matter what the day, because our craving ruins everything! But things are harder for most of us right now, and this has implications for our sense of well-being, and our growth. The happy ending of the Buddha’s teaching is...
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Great Gathering 2020 happening online!

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 16:26

Great Gathering 2020 happening online!

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 29 Apr, 2020 - 16:26

Maitrisiddhi invites all Dharmacharinis and women training for ordination to The Great Gathering  22 - 25 May.  It can’t happen in the flesh, but join us online – make this long weekend a home retreat for yourself!  Practise alongside the Taraloka and Tiratanaloka communities.  Follow on Taraloka’s Youtube channel or join us and participate in our Zoom pujas!  

Take a look at Taraloka’s website to book and for more details. 

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