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No More Comparison | Urban Retreat 2019

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Sep, 2019 - 00:00

The second of five talks Exploring the five archetypal Buddha’s. Each talk in the series will draw out the wisdom of each of the Buddha’s to help us explore how we can make it applicable to our everyday lives. In this talk, Prajnamanas describes the wisdom of Ratnasambhava and explores how we can use his wisdom to notice how painful it is to compare ourselves in anyway with others and how true wisdom will take us beyond that. Ratnasambhava is also known as the Buddha of beauty and so Prajnamanas explores that here too. Part of the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Urban Retreat.

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Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain

From Order Connection on Tue, 24 Sep, 2019 - 16:22

Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain

From Order Connection on Tue, 24 Sep, 2019 - 16:22

Dear Order Members,

I am delighted to announce that the following men have been publicly ordained today (24th September 2019) during a one month retreat at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre, Spain.

Public Preceptor Mahamati

Paul King becomes Viryamati, a Sanskrit name meaning “He who has energy and resolve”
Private preceptor: Swadipa

Gary Murray becomes Aryasara, a Sanskrit name meaning “He whose nature is noble”
Private preceptor: Srikirti

Frederic Rosset becomes Pavaka, a Sanskrit name meaning “He who is pure, bright, shining...

Read more about Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain

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Women Mitra retreat - Sept 19

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Tue, 24 Sep, 2019 - 16:21

Women Mitra retreat - Sept 19

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Tue, 24 Sep, 2019 - 16:21

Women Mitra retreat led by Dhni. Abhayavati and Dhni. Shubhajaya supported by Dhni. Mokshasara on subject Awakening Bodhicitta from 19th to 25th Sept 19. Reflection on Vasubandhu’s Four Factors 1. Recollecting the Buddha’s 2. Seeing the faults of conditioned existence 3. Observing the suffering of sentient beings 4. Contemplation of the Tathagatas virtues

Sadayasihi

Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain

From Triratna News on Tue, 24 Sep, 2019 - 16:21

Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain

From Triratna News on Tue, 24 Sep, 2019 - 16:21

We are delighted to announce that the following men have been publicly ordained today (24th September 2019) during a one month retreat at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre, Spain.

Public Preceptor Mahamati

vajratara

Celebrating the Conversion of Ambedkar to Buddhism, and the start of the Dhamma Revolution in India

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 21:18

Celebrating the Conversion of Ambedkar to Buddhism, and the start of the Dhamma Revolution in India

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 21:18

14 October commemorates the day in 1956 when 400 000 people embraced Buddhism in India, leaving behind social injustice and entering into a Buddhist path of practice. The man behind this momentous occasion was the great social reformer Dr Ambedkar. Having tried social and political action to remove inequality in society, he believed that the Buddhist path itself was the key to a powerful and peaceful social revolution.

Amoghasiddhi, one of our most senior Order Members from India, and Vajratara from...

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Dharma Study: Connecting with the Enlightened Mind (Subhuti's talks from Study Convention)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 15:21

In this series of talks, given on a study convention for Order members at Adhisthana, Subhuti explores the meaning, purpose, and benefits of Dharma study, as well as suggesting a course of Dharma study for those who want to go deeply into Urgyen Sangharakshita’s particular presentation of the Dharma.

Recorded at Adhisthana, September 2019.

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Pick up a bargain in Windhorse Publications’ new season sale

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 15:10

Pick up a bargain in Windhorse Publications’ new season sale

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 15:10

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Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Merit Does Not Equal Insight

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 14:00

With his customary dry wit and sharp eye Abhaya leads us on the crazy paving path through the Diamond Sutra - a text guaranteed to turn your world upside-down. Some very funny parts to this talk - and some excellent evocations of rigorous Dharma practice as part of the everyday business of life.

In this excerpt we hear readings from the sutra about how merit is not enough for insight to arise. From the talk entitled The Diamond...

nagesvara

Budismo y Comunicación

From Triratna Madrid on Mon, 23 Sep, 2019 - 10:45

Todo lo que hacemos comunica. El Budismo es comunicación humana que se ha ido transmitiendo desde siglos atrás y que nos apoya en el camino de vivir la intención de no hacer daño a los seres vivos, incluyéndonos a nosotros mismos. No sólo comunicamos con palabras, también lo hacemos a través de símbolos, imágenes, silencio… vivimos en continua relación con el exterior, con los demás y con nuestro interior.

Charla a cargo de Amalasiri en el Centro Budista...

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FBA Podcast: The Dharma Door of Non-Duality

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 21 Sep, 2019 - 14:00

How do we transcend conflicts and contradictions?

Vilasamani explores the conundrums of Buddhist practitioners in the Vimalakirti Sutra, and bring some of them up-to-date, in a talk to the West London Buddhist Centre Sangha night.

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