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Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

From Order Connection on Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 16:47

Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

From Order Connection on Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 - 16:47

Sunday Order Bodhicitta Practice
…and some suggestions for the week ahead
 Sunday 21st June 

Two contradictory trends are discernible in spiritual life: withdrawing from the world and compassion for it. The arising of the Bodhicitta or ‘Will to Enlightenment’ resolves this dichotomy.
‘The Arising of the Bodhicitta - Sangharakshita’ (1965)

Please join for the two meditations this week led by:

Mahamati, UK – first meditation

Ratnashil, (Hindi and English) – second meditation

First meditation:                   Second meditation:
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Dharmabyte: The Archetype of Spaciousness

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 14:00

Dhatvisvari shares her personal journey of relating to the Mandala of the Five Buddhas. We hear about the dream she had on the eve of her ordination in which she met the white Buddha in the centre of the mandala, Vairocana.

From the talk entitled Vairocana given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2015.

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Closing the Home Retreat - Meditating in the Mandala

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 12:05

Closing the Home Retreat - Meditating in the Mandala

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 12:05

We hope you have enjoyed Meditating in the Mandala with us this week! 

Thank you so much to Tejananda for leading daily sessions, exploring a dynamic, embodied, somatic approach to meditation and Awakening. You can find the recordings of the daily Zoom sessions on the Home Retreat page. You can also find the recordings on this Youtube Playlist.

Please give now, so that we can offer home retreats and other resources to more people like you in the future.

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Final Day - Meditating in the Mandala Home Retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 10:44

Final Day - Meditating in the Mandala Home Retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 - 10:44

It’s the final day of the Home Retreat - Meditating in the Mandala: An Embodied Approach to Awakening! We hope you’ve enjoyed the Home Retreat this week, exploring the Dynamic Mandala and a Somatic approach to meditating.

Join Tejananda live today to draw together all the principles we’ve been exploring so far

USA 8am PST | México 10am | USA 11am EST | UK & IE 4pm | Europe 5pm CET

Today, Tejananda will be...
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For the Earth: The Earth is My Witness

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 17 Jun, 2020 - 12:13

For the Earth: The Earth is My Witness

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 17 Jun, 2020 - 12:13

For the Earth: The Earth is My Witness, by Aryadrishti, Sunday June 21st

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

When Mara challenged the Buddha on the verge of enlightenment on his worth, he called the earth as his witness. The earth now is a witness to all the greed, hatred, and delusion of centuries of human occupation. Just as the Buddha saw...
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Tejananda Live Recordings now available - Meditating in the Mandala Home Retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 17 Jun, 2020 - 11:28

Tejananda Live Recordings now available - Meditating in the Mandala Home Retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 17 Jun, 2020 - 11:28

If you haven’t been able to meditate at the live Zoom sessions with Tejananda, then there’s good news. The video recordings of each day are now available on the Home Retreat page! Head over there to check them out.

You can still join the live sessions, today and tomorrow

USA 8am PST | México 10am | USA 11am EST | UK & IE 4pm | Europe 5pm CET

The link to connect to Zoom will be available on The Home Retreat page before the event

We look forward to seeing you there!

Do...
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Dharmabyte: Restoration to Wholeness

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 15 Jun, 2020 - 14:00

When the whole of oneself is present, something new comes into play - we become more than the sum of our parts. Here we have Ratnaguna describing the stages of integration and positive emotion in the Triratna system of practice.

From the talk entitled The Underlying Pattern of the Spiritual Life given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 14th April 2012.

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Day 3 - Meditating in the Mandala Home Retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sun, 14 Jun, 2020 - 09:44

Day 3 - Meditating in the Mandala Home Retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sun, 14 Jun, 2020 - 09:44

We hope you are enjoying the Home Retreat - Meditating in the Mandala: An Embodied Approach to Awakening!

Don’t forget to join Tejananda live today.

USA 8am PST | México 10am | USA 11am EST | UK & IE 4pm | Europe 5pm CET

The link to connect to Zoom will be available on The Dharma Toolkit before the event

We look forward to seeing you there!

As always, if you are not...
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FBA Podcast: Mindfulness and Insight

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 13 Jun, 2020 - 14:00

Drawing on his book on the Buddha, Vishvapani explores the connection between awareness of our immediate experience and seeing the true nature of existence.

Talk given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2018.

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A Day In The Life...

From Akashavana on Sat, 13 Jun, 2020 - 10:43

  • Making the pizza oven

    Making the pizza oven

  • The pizza oven

    The pizza oven

A Day In The Life...

From Akashavana on Sat, 13 Jun, 2020 - 10:43

Some of you might have wondered what the team here have been doing since the lockdown began, given that our purpose for living here is to maintain the retreat centre and service the retreats, and with no retreats happening yet we have had a lot more free time. There is no normal day, but I thought I’d offer you a glimpse into our life at Akashavana at the moment.

We only keep a rough structure to our week, with a business meeting on...

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