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time to develop? join the Sunday conversation

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Wed, 6 May, 2020 - 18:15

time to develop? join the Sunday conversation

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Wed, 6 May, 2020 - 18:15

Here Sunday 10th May 2020

10-11.30am UK & Ire / 11-12.30 Europe / 14.30-16.00 India / 19.00-20.30 Eastern Australia

How do we make the most of this period of lockdown as a time to develop without getting pressured about it? Join other 18-30s at this informal conversation to share your experiences and connect with others from around the world.

No need to RSVP – just show up with your favourite hot drink (appropriate to your time zone)!

Join us on Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/98774075642?pwd=WTQ2YlJySG9tYWJ5VmJQeWcwTGt3QT09

Meeting ...

akasajoti

Walking to the Seat of Awakening – Countdown to #buddhaday – 4 days to go...

From Community Highlights on Tue, 5 May, 2020 - 22:44

Walking to the Seat of Awakening – Countdown to #buddhaday – 4 days to go...

From Community Highlights on Tue, 5 May, 2020 - 22:44

As a special treat for you all this week as we countdown to #buddhaday we will be releasing a series of dharma reflections and evocations of the Buddha over the coming days…⠀

In a conversation between friends, Punyamala speaks to Ratnavuha about her inspiration from some verses contained within the Lalitavistara Sutra which describe the Buddha as he walks to the seat of enlightenment. Together, they explore the image and significance of walking, and how this story draws out the timeless...

akasajoti

The Travellers from Orissa – Countdown to #buddhaday – 5 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 22:01

The Travellers from Orissa – Countdown to #buddhaday – 5 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 22:01

As a special treat for you all this week as we countdown to #buddhaday we will be releasing a series of dharma reflections each day…⠀

Here, Maitreyabandhu reads us a poem from his second collection called Yarn.

According to tradition, two travellers met the Buddha just after his enlightenment and became his first disciples, Tapussa and Bhallika. They disappear from literature after that point, and the Travellers from Orissa is a long dramatic monologue, written by Maitreyabandhu, imagining their story.

Make some space and sit comfortably...

Shantavira

Shabda May 2020

From Order Connection on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 15:40

Here is the latest edition of Shabda in five digital formats:

eBook Shabda .EPUB – read on most other eBook readers (eg Nook or Kobo, etc) and most eReader apps on tablets, smartphones etc.
eBook Shabda .MOBI – read on any Kindle, and some eReader apps on tablets, smartphones, etc.
PDF Shabda – read with any PDF reader
HTML Shabda (zip file) – unzip, and then read with any web browser
Print Shabda: Print your own (and your friends’) Shabdas. Save time and postage costs.

Terms and...

File Name	Size
ePub (eBook Readers, Smartphones, and Tablets	1.61 MB
mobi (Kindles and eReaders)	1.34 MB
PDF for digital (Computers and eReaders)	1.42 MB
HTML (Web Browsers)	183.68 KB
PDF for printing	951.46 KB

Read more about Shabda May 2020

akasajoti

Words in Praise of the Buddha – Countdown to #buddhaday – 6 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 14:04

Words in Praise of the Buddha – Countdown to #buddhaday – 6 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 14:04

As a special treat for you all this week as we countdown to #buddhaday we will be releasing a series of dharma reflections each day…⠀

Ratnavyuha and Dhiramuni, two friends from Auckland, New Zealand, share their inspiration from some verses in praise of the Buddha, contained within the first chapter of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa. They offer an audio recording of the verses, and a practice suggestion for a reflective writing exercise for you to engage with.

Practice Suggestion:
• Listen to the...

dhammamegha

Free eBook - week 7

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 13:53

Free eBook - week 7

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 13:53

This week’s free eBook is A Deeper Beauty: Buddhist Reflections on Everyday Life by Paramananda. You can download it here until 18 May

One sentence from Paramananda struck me over the weekend: “We suffer from a form of forgetfulness brought about by the lack of spaciousness.”

This book is a beautiful guide, within whatever time you have, to finding a path into spaciousness. Through poetry and reflections, Paramananda lives and teaches how to take the time...

ratnadharini

Chairs' Letter – April 2020

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 11:06

Chairs' Letter – April 2020

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 4 May, 2020 - 11:06

Dear Order members

April was a month that for most of us meant getting used to social distancing or lockdown; concern about the health of ourself or those near and dear to us; and financial anxiety – whether our own or that of the Buddhist Centres and other institutions. Some countries are beginning to consider how and when they might begin to lift restrictions; others are facing worsening conditions of health, finances, and even access to food.

We can only speculate about the future....

Centre Team

Reflections on Love (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 23)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 2 May, 2020 - 06:00

As we come towards the end of our Being Divine Online Home Retreat it is our great pleasure today to share with you some beautiful closing reflections from Ratnavandana on the theme of the retreat: love itself.

She beautifully evokes where and how she is currently spending this time of lockdown in rural Wales, UK, and shares how the Brahma Vihara meditations on love have been helping her at this strange and difficult time. What she gives us is her deep...

akasajoti

Free the Dharma - a #buddhaday gift from Windhorse Publications

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 23:42

Free the Dharma - a #buddhaday gift from Windhorse Publications

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 23:42

From the 1st to the 10th of May, our friends at Windhorse Publications are giving away Saddhaloka’s ‘Encounters with Enlightenment’, a book of stories from the Buddha’s life, as a #buddhaday gift! 🎁 ⠀

This collection of timeless, well-loved stories from the life of the Buddha is presented with simple elegance by Saddhaloka. By remaining faithful to the ancient Pali texts from which they are drawn, they allow us to enter the world of the...

Centre Team

Hyperavailability (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 22)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 30 Apr, 2020 - 23:58

Today’s episode looks at how to handle the cornucopia – the veritable smorgasbord! – of Buddhist teaching and resources now online.

How do we offer the depth experience of the Dharma as well as the breadth of it? Join our friends from Berlin, Germany, Glasgow and Oxford in the UK, for thoughts, tips, and wry reflections on navigating a sea of content in ways that might leave us feeling more free.

A great, encouraging primer on the possibilities and pitfalls of online Dharma....

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