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The Buddha As the Goal

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 23 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
Moksatara gives a talk about the Buddha, the goal of the Buddhist path. This series of talks explores three great Buddhist symbols that describe the way things are: the wheel of life the spiral path and the ultimate goal of Enlightenment. Together they form a guide to escape from the ultimate vicious circle into the complete freedom and fulfilment of Awakening. Recorded at Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 3.3.20
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The Three Family Protectors

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 23 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
This series of talks explores three great Buddhist symbols that describe the way things are: the wheel of life, the spiral path and the ultimate goal of Enlightenment. Together they form a guide to escape from the ultimate vicious circle into the complete freedom and fulfilment of Awakening. In this talk, Vidyavacin introduces the three family protectors - three archetypal figures representing different aspects of the ultimate goal of the spiritual life. Between them, Manjusri, Avalokitesvara and Vajrapani symbolise the complete spiritual development of a human being. These three aspects are Wisdom, the cognitive dimension; Compassion, the emotional dimension; Energy, the volitional dimension. Talk recorded on 10.03.20 at Sheffield Buddhist Centre.
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Dhyana: A Step-By-Step Approach

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 22 Apr, 2020 - 18:44

Dhyana: A Step-By-Step Approach

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 22 Apr, 2020 - 18:44

On Saturday I led a workshop for the Seattle and Vancouver sanghas (originally intended to be a weekend retreat) on cultivating dhyana. In it I present a three-fold approach to cultivating the dhyana factors (or a slightly modified form of that list) which seems quite reliably to help most regular meditators to get close to, or in to, first dhyana.

The feedback was very positive, and a lot of people who’d been meditating for a long time seemed to be making strides forward.

The...
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Tonglen Meditation För Svåra Tider

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Wed, 22 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
Guidad Tonglen-meditation med introduktion med Viryabodhi. Tonglen är en tibetansk meditationsövning som handlar om att man tar in (andas in) människors lidande och andas ut lindring, ljus och kärlek. Gavs online på Stockholms Buddhistcenter på Dharmakvällen 20-4-2020. ('Tong' betyder 'sända' och 'len' betyder 'ta emot'.)
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Meditation Med Buddhorna Och Alla Levande Varelser

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Wed, 22 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
En guidad meditation där vi först landar i vår kropp och andning; sedan andas med alla varelser och även buddhorna, som finns med och ger oss stöd. Sedan andas vi också med människors lidande och smärta, en enkel version av tonglen-meditation, som kombineras med metta. Ledd av Viryabodhi online den 17 april 2020 för Stockholms Buddhistcenter.
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Tonglen Meditation För Svåra Tider

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Wed, 22 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
Guidad Tonglen-meditation med introduktion med Viryabodhi. Tonglen är en tibetansk meditationsövning som handlar om att man tar in (andas in) människors lidande och andas ut lindring, ljus och kärlek. Gavs online på Stockholms Buddhistcenter på Dharmakvällen 20-4-2020. ('Tong' betyder 'sända' och 'len' betyder 'ta emot'.)
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Meditation Med Buddhorna Och Alla Levande Varelser

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Wed, 22 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
En guidad meditation där vi först landar i vår kropp och andning; sedan andas med alla varelser och även buddhorna, som finns med och ger oss stöd. Sedan andas vi också med människors lidande och smärta, en enkel version av tonglen-meditation, som kombineras med metta. Ledd av Viryabodhi online den 17 april 2020 för Stockholms Buddhistcenter.
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Nature Reflections from Taraloka

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 22:11

Nature Reflections from Taraloka

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 22:11

Steeped in her love of both the natural world and the Dharma, Maitridevi is offering us her ‘nature-thought-for-the-day’ reflections and short meditations every day this week, connecting us with some of the burgeoning spring-time life at Taraloka. She’s calling them ‘a naturalist-Dharma melange’!

You can find them over on Taraloka’s YouTube channel, along with a series of videos of Hridayagita teaching Tai Chi Shibashi, to support you to remain grounded, embodied, and sensitive to the beauty...
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Celebrating Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday Online!

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 - 00:02

Celebrating Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday Online!

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 - 00:02

To celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Doctor B. R. Ambedkar, one of the great Buddhist leaders of modern times and the radical father of the Indian Constitution, a personal tribute from Sanghanath at the Karuna Trust about his enduring legacy as a champion of social justice for all humans. 

Doctor Ambedkar’s relevance in India to the fight against caste prejudice is stronger than ever, especially amongst the former so-called “untouchable” Dalit peoples now converted to Buddhism to escape...

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