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Solen Och Månen: Dualism Och Icke-Dualism

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Tue, 11 Jun, 2019 - 00:00

Ett delande av reflektioner som berör såväl obeskrivlig visdom som buddhistisk konst med dess rika symbolik och ikonografi.

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Dharmabyte: Knowing Our Patterns

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 10 Jun, 2019 - 11:56

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is Knowing Our Patterns by Karunavapi.

We live by patterns, mostly unconsciously. Using personal reflections, poetry and imagery of the Five Buddha Mandala, Karunavapi talks of mandalas as patterns of the unenlightened and enlightened mind. ‘Personal mandalas’ as the patterning of our own, unenlightened minds and the Five Buddha Mandala as the pattern of the Buddha’s enlightened mind. To appreciate the qualities of the Buddha, we can see them like light through a prism splitting into...

Saddhammapradip

Pulkit Parent Visit

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sat, 8 Jun, 2019 - 19:06

Pulkit Parent Visit

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sat, 8 Jun, 2019 - 19:06

One of our trainee Pulkit Gautam parent visit retreat from Modinagar. Fortunately during visit period we were able to celebrate their marriage anniversary. They appreciate atmosphere of retreat center as well got confident of Pulkit.

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Study Research Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sat, 8 Jun, 2019 - 18:55

Study Research Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sat, 8 Jun, 2019 - 18:55

Study research retreat at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat center from 5th to 9th Jun 19. Led by Dh. Manjukumar.

Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Forgiveness and Happiness

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 8 Jun, 2019 - 14:00

Our FBA Podcast this week is entitled Forgiveness and Happiness. Santavajri explores verses 4, 5 and 6 of the Eight Verses for Training the Mind. She begins with her realisation that a motivator for her spiritual practice has been a quest for happiness.

Touching on the themes of righteous indignation, spiritual bypassing, empathy, non-violent communication, envy and exploring apology, confession and working with betrayal, Santavajri poses the question as to whether we can forgive ourselves and move towards unconditional...

Dhammapattiya

Funeral Arrangements for Sambhara

From Order Connection on Fri, 7 Jun, 2019 - 11:56

Funeral Arrangements for Sambhara

From Order Connection on Fri, 7 Jun, 2019 - 11:56

Dear Brothers & Sisters in the Dharma,

At last I can give you details of Sambhara’s funeral ceremony. It will be at Padmaloka on Saturday, 22nd June 2019.

The shrine room will be open from 1.30 p.m. and our ceremony will begin at 2 p.m.

I will lead a simple ritual with plenty of time for us to celebrate Sambhara’s life and qualities.

For those of you who are able to join us, I suggest you might like to bring a flower to put with Sambhara in his coffin.

There...

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amrtanadi

Faith events and Mass Lobby of Parliament 26th June, London

From Buddhist Action on Thu, 6 Jun, 2019 - 16:16

Faith events and Mass Lobby of Parliament 26th June, London

From Buddhist Action on Thu, 6 Jun, 2019 - 16:16

Hi all,

On 26th June the Climate Coalition is organising a mass lobby of parliament, which is being preceded by Faith events.

Vishvapani has posted about these events already, but I wanted to add to the post some information for anyone from Triratna who would like to meet up to take part in the Interfaith Walk of Witness together.

Our meeting point will be the front steps that lead up to the main entrance to St Martin in the Fields Church on Trafalgar Square. (This is where the faith workshops...

Sadayasihi

Buddhist Action Month 2019 gets underway!

From Triratna News on Thu, 6 Jun, 2019 - 16:10

Buddhist Action Month 2019 gets underway!

From Triratna News on Thu, 6 Jun, 2019 - 16:10

Buddhist Action Month 2019 kicked off this week! Buddhist Action Month, or BAM, is an annual festival of Buddhist social action, an opportunity to explicitly bring Metta - or loving-kindness - off the cushion into the world around us. As in previous years, a number of Sanghas across Triratna are participating in this year’s BAM. Here’s a quick look at what some have in store.

At the North London Buddhist Centre there will be opportunities to make...

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Expanding Views

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 6 Jun, 2019 - 09:00

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, is Expanding Views by Nandaraja. From the talk Empathising with the Enemy given on a People of Colour Sangha Day retreat.

How to step outside of polarisation and find freedom of heart and mind.

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BAM at the Bristol Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 5 Jun, 2019 - 16:42

BAM at the Bristol Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action on Wed, 5 Jun, 2019 - 16:42

We’ve planned a great series of Friday evening events at the Bristol Buddhist Centre for BAM this year and are much looking forward to kicking BAM off with our first one this week. We’ll be focusing on a different theme each week, and there will be plenty of time to discuss our individual responses and actions that we might want to take. Come and join us - everyone is welcome to all of the evenings.

Arrive from 7.15pm for a prompt 7.30pm...

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