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Vairocana and the Sunlight of the Enlightened Mind

From London Buddhist Centre on Sun, 29 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Suryagupta concludes the five Buddha mandala with a talk on the historical Buddha and on Vairocana. In this talk Suryaguota weaves the story of the historical Buddha with themes from her own life and in doing encourages us to honour the bigger questions of what it means to be alive. Using the Buddha as her example, Suryagupta invites us to step onto the path... and quest!
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Resignation of Dharmacharini Vanamoksha

From Order Connection on Sat, 28 Dec, 2019 - 20:58

Resignation of Dharmacharini Vanamoksha

From Order Connection on Sat, 28 Dec, 2019 - 20:58

Dear Order members

Vanamoksha has written to me, as her private and public preceptor, with her resignation from the Order. She reached this decision after having a ‘pause’ from formal Triratna activities for a year or so, and knowing she has given it careful consideration, I have accepted her resignation. You can read her resignation letter below.

Vanamoksha, who lives in Stockholm, Sweden, was ordained at Tiratanaloka in 2005, and is happy to be addressed as either Vanamoksha or Marianne. I...

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FBA Podcast: The Wisdom in the Parable of The Burning House

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 28 Dec, 2019 - 14:00

Jnanavaca  explores the myths and parables of the glorious White Lotus Sutra. This week he unpacks the wisdom of the parable of the Burning House. Includes some questions from the audience.

Dharma Night at the London Buddhist Centre, April 6th 2015.

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Amoghasiddhi and The Call of the Forest

From London Buddhist Centre on Sat, 28 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Ksantikara delves us deeper into the mandala of the five Buddhas on the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Winter Retreat. Evoking the mystery, power and courage of the deep-green Buddha Amoghasiddhi, Ksantikara extols us to be brave enough to encounter the depths of our being. And from the depths to gather the power to act, to move towards enlightenment and set ourselves free.
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Amoghasiddhi and The Call of the Forest

From London Buddhist Centre on Sat, 28 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Ksantikara delves us deeper into the mandala of the five Buddhas on the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Winter Retreat. Evoking the mystery, power and courage of the deep-green Buddha Amoghasiddhi, Ksantikara extols us to be brave enough to encounter the depths of our being. And from the depths to gather the power to act, to move towards enlightenment and set ourselves free.
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The 12 Days of FBA: 5,000 Talks and Counting!

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 27 Dec, 2019 - 16:02

The 12 Days of FBA: 5,000 Talks and Counting!

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 27 Dec, 2019 - 16:02

Our gift to you, now and all year round, is over 5,000 talks that are free to access, from an ever-widening circle of practitioners on topics ranging from mindfulness to early Buddhism to the Bodhisattva Ideal to the environment to Zen and the art of living well. You’ll find thoughtful reflections, experienced instruction around meditation and ethics, and always beautifully considered responses to what’s happening in the world around us. You’ll meet beings of many kinds, opening up their lives...

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Dharmabyte: Cracks in the Ice

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Dec, 2019 - 14:00

This is a gem of a talk, with a wintery theme.

Parami starts by singing ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ by Christina Rossetti. She then goes on to bring out the underlying meaning of some of the imagery in the poem.

The first metaphors are about bleakness, with the earth as hard as iron and water like a stone, times when we struggle and it seems as if no growth is possible. She talks about her early experience of doing the metta bhavana and...

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Amitabha and The Infinate Light

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Suryagupta takes us further into the mandala of the five Buddhas on the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Winter Retreat. She calls to mind the the deep red Buddha of love and meditation, Amitabha. Traversing the myth and symbolism of the Buddhist tradition with tales from her own childhood and dream-life, Suryagupta offers up a talk that truly evokes the warm love of the Buddha of the Western realm.
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Amitabha and The Infinate Light

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Suryagupta takes us further into the mandala of the five Buddhas on the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Winter Retreat. She calls to mind the the deep red Buddha of love and meditation, Amitabha. Traversing the myth and symbolism of the Buddhist tradition with tales from her own childhood and dream-life, Suryagupta offers up a talk that truly evokes the warm love of the Buddha of the Western realm.
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The Patience of the Deep Blue Akshobhya

From London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 24 Dec, 2019 - 00:00
Paramabandhu kicks off the 2019 London Buddhist Centre Winter retreat with a talk introducing colourful, symbolic world of the Five Buddha Mandala. After introducing the theme of the five Buddha mandala, Paramabandhu goes on to explore the image and symbolism of Akshobhya - the deep blue Buddha of the eastern realm. In this talk Paramabandhu particularly emphasizes the patience (ksanti) of Akshobhya and how it can help us overcome our own anger.

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