Deepak Parents are practicing Vipasana meditation from few years. This time they have done 10 days meditation and fasting retreat at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat center.
A Wave of Metta Around the Globe: First Sunday of the month Order Metta 08.00 (local time) Sunday 1st March 2020
Sourced from Puja Readings and other Texts
“A human being is part of the whole, called by us the “Universe” a part limited in time and space. They experience themselves, their thoughts and feelings, as separate from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of their consciousness. This delusion is...
After a substantial thirty years as the President of the Wellington Buddhist Centre, Nagabodhi handed on this role to Jnanadhara in a beautiful ritual, with rejoicings, meditation and song on Tuesday 25th February.
Saradarshini, the Chair of the Wellington Buddhist Centre, writes about this significant occasion:
“How fortunate we are! Not only have we had a fabulous President in Nagabodhi for the last thirty years, now we have Jnanadhara, experienced, dedicated, capable and young (ish). And that’s not all! Jnanadhara found the Dharma at the...
Karunasara takes us into the timeless world of the Dakini Vajrayogini, with an explanation of the symbolic meanings found in Tantric imagery and visualization of her, as well as an overview of her spiritual qualities.
Tantric Buddhism is concerned with the direct experience of who we are and what we can become. Its aim is to help us realize our potential by transforming the energy locked in by old habits, fears, and views.
Tantric Buddhism is concerned with the direct experience of who we are and what we can become. Its aim is to help us realize our potential by transforming the energy locked in by old habits, fears, and views.
On 16th February the Observer newspaper published an article referring to the Triratna Buddhist Community. Subsequently the Adhisthana Kula released a statement emphasising that the Triratna Buddhist Order is committed to acting in accordance with Buddhist ethical guidelines, including those on avoiding sexual misconduct and affirming our community’s commitment to continually working to develop strong ethical guidelines and Safeguarding policies and procedures.
This is a personal sharing given on a retreat for mitras held at Taraloka: The Heart Sutra - Thunderclaps of Reality.
It tells of some of Ratnavandana's experience on a six month solitary retreat where she was focussing on the Heart Sutra.
With Avalokitesvara as her guide, she was hoping to deepen her understanding of the emptiness of the five skandhas as well as exploring how to bring all the ordinary everyday activities of life into the realm of the sacred.
This is a personal sharing given on a retreat for mitras held at Taraloka: The Heart Sutra - Thunderclaps of Reality.
It tells of some of Ratnavandana's experience on a six month solitary retreat where she was focussing on the Heart Sutra.
With Avalokitesvara as her guide, she was hoping to deepen her understanding of the emptiness of the five skandhas as well as exploring how to bring all the ordinary everyday activities of life into the realm of the sacred.
