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Song of the Brahma Viharas - Being Divine Online home retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 09:06

Song of the Brahma Viharas - Being Divine Online home retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 09:06

It’s always good to finish things with a song - and happily, today, here’s one! It’s Ratnavandana chanting the Brahma Viharas song that is usually learned on each ‘Living in the Mandala’ retreat that she leads.

As Ratnavandana kindly sent on some lovely nature photos she has taken, we have made this into a short video which you can enjoy, and hopefully get a feeling for the Brahma Viharas “pervading all quarters”.

The text from this song...
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Suryagupta and Subhuti in Conversation

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 23:02

Suryagupta and Subhuti in Conversation

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 23:02

On Sunday 19th, Suryagupta hosted a conversation with Subhuti on ‘Life, Death and Dying’ for the London Buddhist Centre, themes that are very much with us right now. 

It was an insightful and meaningful conversation, and Subhuti invited us to work as positively as we can with the challenges that the Coronavirus pandemic brings - so we hope the reflections in the interview give you inspiration to take your practice deeper.
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Update on Vajrasadhu

From Order Connection on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 18:05

Update on Vajrasadhu

From Order Connection on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 18:05

Dear Order members,

Padmavasini writes:

Vajrasadhu is making a little progress. The stroke is in the form of a bleed not a clot. They are still trying to regulate his blood pressure. He still cannot speak or see clearly or swallow but they can get him onto a chair and the speech therapist reads him emails and shows photos. I understand they are working from getting the muscles working again to lessen the bleed.

Contact from friends would be really good. You...
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Support the Nagaloka Relief Fund

From Triratna India on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 17:50

Support the Nagaloka Relief Fund

From Triratna India on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 17:50

Nagaloka is a Buddhist training and conference centre located in Nagpur, India. It is home to the Nagarjuna Training Institute, which provides a residential training course in Buddhism and social activism. At the moment the Nagaloka team is responding rapidly to the coronavirus outbreak by focusing on reducing human to human transmission and providing people with the basic needs - such as food, napkins, soap, masks - and supporting people in the most vulnerable communities in India. 

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A Bodhisattva's Mindfulness - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 5

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 15:11

A Bodhisattva's Mindfulness - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 5

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 15:11

‘One should speak confident, measured words, clear in meaning, delighting the mind, pleasing to the ear, soft and slow, and stemming from love’

In his fifth talk devoted to the Bodhicaryavatara, Padmavajra explores chapter five ‘The Guarding of Total Awareness’. In this chapter Shantideva makes vividly clear the importance of mindfulness and awareness of purpose in the Bodhisattvas life. Shantideva tells us about the centrality and power of the mind and the need for scrupulous attention to every detail of our lives.

His discussion...
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Dharmabyte: The Human Realm on the Wheel of Life

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 14:00

On the Wheel of Life, the whole person is symbolised by a boat with passengers, the five skandhas. Ratnaprabha focuses especially on our habit energies, and our habitual preferences. Are we ruled by our likes and dislikes? Is there a creative response? How to the five Buddhas fit in?

From the talk Likes and Dislikes given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2017.

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Meditating with the Earth & the Sky (facebook live 29.04.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 10:40

Meditating with the Earth & the Sky (facebook live 29.04.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 10:40

Meditating with the Earth and the Sky! Short talk and led meditation with Vajragupta, live streamed on Facebook, Wednesday 29th April at 7.30pm. All welcome.

Please help keep Croydon Buddhist Centre online!

Donate at : http://www.buddhistcentrecroydon.org/support-us/4594080060
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Reflections from Ratnavandana - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 7

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 09:05

As we come towards the end of our Being Divine Online home retreat it is my great pleasure today to share with you some further reflections from Ratnavandana on this theme.

She beautifully evokes where and how she is currently spending this time of lockdown in rural Wales, UK, and shares how the Brahma Viharas have been helping her at this strange and difficult time. What she gives us is her deep confidence in these practices and a...
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What is the Point of Sangha?

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
Silabodhi shares some personal reflections on the importance of Sangha and selflessness in spiritual life. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre at the Sangha Day Festival, November 2019.
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Green Tara, my Friend

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 00:00
Taravandana reflects on the possibilities of developing a friendship with an archetypal Bodhisattva figure, like Green Tara. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre at a day for women training for ordination in December 2019.
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