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Snabbvisit i maj

From Dharmagiri Retreatcenter on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 17:18

  • Peony and ants

    Peony and ants

  • Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

  • Tulips

    Tulips

  • Harri at work

    Harri at work

  • Happy Harri

    Happy Harri

  • Harri again

    Harri again

  • Viryabodhi reflecting

    Viryabodhi reflecting

Snabbvisit i maj

From Dharmagiri Retreatcenter on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 17:18

En snabb visit till Dharmagiri med Harri. Lite fix och trix. Tyvärr fastnade inte Ratnasara på bild denna gång, men vi kan rapportera att hon stortrivs och har ett jämt flöde av besökare, som hjälper till med allehanda ting.
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Sadayasihi

Reflections from Akasajoti and Varadhi - Turning Arrows into Flowers: Day 6

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 11:01

Reflections from Akasajoti and Varadhi - Turning Arrows into Flowers: Day 6

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 11:01

Here’s a delightful conversation between friends: Akasajoti, based in London, UK and the recently ordained Varadhi, in Melbourne, Australia!

Akasajoti and Varadhi explore their favourite mind-training slogans – ‘of the two witnesses, hold the principal one’ and ‘liberate yourself by examining and analysing’ – looking at how empowering it can be to bring greater honesty and self-awareness into their lives.

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Vimokshadaka

Touching the Sky (Shabda Article by Sanghaketu)

From Shabda Articles on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 10:43

Touching the Sky (Shabda Article by Sanghaketu)

From Shabda Articles on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 10:43

Article by Sanghaketu (uploaded for him by Vimokshadaka)

Touching the Sky

‘How’s the next manager of the warehouse?’, called out Ratnaketu our then leader. Assuming he was talking to someone else, I turned to see who it was. Only gradually did it dawn on me that I was the one in question. This was back in 1998. I’d done nine years on the vans as a driver/salesman, then a year or more working in the Windhorse warehouse. I don’t think...
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Sadayasihi

What Are We Committed To? - Turning Arrows into Flowers: Day 6

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 08:19

What Are We Committed To? - Turning Arrows into Flowers: Day 6

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 08:19

The big questions keep coming as we move deep into our week of shared practice around the seven point mind-training. What are we “bonded” to? How do we see our ethical path? How do we envision making commitments to ourselves and the promises we make? Yashobodhi offers some lojong (“teaching slogans”) that can help us clarify what it is, exactly, we are up to!

Watch Yashobodhi’s talk What Are We Committed to?

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Radical Kindness In a Violent World

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 00:00
Part of our Sangha Night series on Compassion for a Modern World. The Buddha represents the spiritual ideal of Buddhism and through his life and teaching he exemplified a path of increasing selflessness, loving-kindness and a deep desire to help people achieve liberation. So how do we follow the example of the Buddha in our own time? In this age of modernity, what would the total, radical response of a Buddha to the world look like? And is it still possible to be liberated from the world while choosing to work for its good? These are some of the key questions we'll be exploring in this six week Sangha Night theme. In this second week, Viryajyoti talks on the theme close to her heart: radical kindness in a violent world.
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Free Buddhist Audio

Radical Kindness In a Violent World

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Wed, 20 May, 2020 - 00:00
Part of our Sangha Night series on Compassion for a Modern World. The Buddha represents the spiritual ideal of Buddhism and through his life and teaching he exemplified a path of increasing selflessness, loving-kindness and a deep desire to help people achieve liberation. So how do we follow the example of the Buddha in our own time? In this age of modernity, what would the total, radical response of a Buddha to the world look like? And is it still possible to be liberated from the world while choosing to work for its good? These are some of the key questions we'll be exploring in this six week Sangha Night theme. In this second week, Viryajyoti talks on the theme close to her heart: radical kindness in a violent world.
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dhammamegha

Free the Dharma eBook this week

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 19 May, 2020 - 20:26

  • More to Dying than Death

    More to Dying than Death

Free the Dharma eBook this week

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 19 May, 2020 - 20:26

I’ve been thinking for a while about this week’s Free the Dharma eBook; There’s more to dying than death by Lama Shenpen Hookham. You can download it here until June 1. If you prefer, you can buy a printed copy here.

I can feel my resistance. Yet all around us is talk of daily deaths, sickness, and this quiet unseen virus that can pass between us. Some of us are worried about getting sick. Some of us are taking...
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Karmavajra

Death of Dhammachari Kshantijit

From Order Connection on Tue, 19 May, 2020 - 12:42

Death of Dhammachari Kshantijit

From Order Connection on Tue, 19 May, 2020 - 12:42

Dear Order Members,

It is sad to inform you that Dhammachari Kshantijit from Amaravati passed away.  He died in hospital today around 2.00pm. He was 76 years old. Yesterday he was hospitalised after a heart attack and had operation this morning but because of heart failure he passed away today.  

He was ordained on 25th May 2003 at Saddhamma Pradip Retreat centre, Bhaja. Jutindhara was his private preceptor and public ordination was given by Dhammachari Chandrashil. For the last few years he was contributing as a chapter convener as well...
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kusaladevi

Prajnahridaya's Reflections on the slogan “All Dharma agrees at one point” - Turning Arrows into Flowers: Day 5

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 19 May, 2020 - 11:28

Prajnahridaya's Reflections on the slogan “All Dharma agrees at one point” - Turning Arrows into Flowers: Day 5

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 19 May, 2020 - 11:28

Prajnahridaya, living at Padmaloka retreat centre in Norfolk, UK, shares his reflections around this slogan, reflecting on the essence of the Mind Training teachings - a release from Ego Clinging.

⁣⁣⁣He reflects on the dangers of trying to get rid of something and focuses instead on the freedom, inspiration and beauty that can arise when we let go of clinging.

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How do we know this is working? Turning Arrows into Flowers: Day 5

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 19 May, 2020 - 08:20

How do we know this is working? Turning Arrows into Flowers: Day 5

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 19 May, 2020 - 08:20

Day 5 revolves around evaluating the mind-training practice we’ve been engaged in all week. This is essential on any spiritual path, with any kind of method or doctrine, and Yashobodhi provides a clear set of questions to ask ourselves in checking out that the things we’re doing are actually helping! The sense of agency and confidence we can gain from owning the practice in this way is a strong alternative for the routine, everyday kind of ego-clinging that can so...

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