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The Fear Issue (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 4)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Thu, 26 Mar, 2020 - 01:07

“What went before — let go of that!
All that’s to come — have none of it!
Don’t hold on to what’s in between,
And you’ll wander fully at peace.”

The Buddha

Today we look a key aspect of this most strange of times: fear itself. Whether it’s the virus, other people, or your own mind that sometimes gets to you. Whether you’re oddly calm, having to work with mild anxiety, or find yourself in the throes of full blown panic...

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Saturday meditation with Akashamitra

From North London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 18:19

Saturday meditation with Akashamitra

From North London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 18:19

Akashamitra will be leading our online NLBC Saturday Morning Meditation this weekend, try to login at 10:15 AM for a 10:30 AM start. The class is now free of charge, but we would really appreciate a £5  donation via this link: paypal.me/nlbuddhist.

Below is the link for joining the Saturday morning meditation class on Zoom.
Mar 28, 2020 10:30 AM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/638749106?pwd=VWVhMStWMVpySWttTnZoZDFwYzJtdz09

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Online Yin Yoga Class today with Maitripushpa

From North London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 14:01

Online Yin Yoga Class today with Maitripushpa

From North London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 14:01


Coming up soon: 3pm Online Yin Yoga Class today with Maitripushpa, today,Wednesday 25 March.


In these unsettling times, it is so important we continue to look after our bodies, hearts and minds.

An opportunity to become friends with your body. Yin yoga uses floor-based postures to help us soften and wake up, staying in shapes for sustained periods.


Pay what you can.
Booking required as spaces are limited. To book, click this link 


https://www.northlondonbuddhistcentre.com/?page=bodywork-yoga
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Spreading the Light of Tara - Inspiration from Dhardo Rimpoche for these Fearful Times

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 12:14

Spreading the Light of Tara - Inspiration from Dhardo Rimpoche for these Fearful Times

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 12:14

A new talk from Padmavajra, given yesterday, 24th March.

On the thirtieth anniversary of death of Urgyen Sangharakshita’s teacher - Dhardo Rimpoche, Padmavajra commemorates Rinpoche’s life, work and example and how his message might inspire us in these fearful times.

The talk was given in the Padmaloka shrine room to the Padmaloka community on a day devoted to honouring Dhardo Rimpoche.

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Yoga for meditation with Maitripushpa, 12 midday today! Meditations at 13:00 daily

From North London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 11:12

Yoga for meditation with Maitripushpa, 12 midday today! Meditations at 13:00 daily

From North London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 25 Mar, 2020 - 11:12

Here’s a last-minute login to sign up and pay for this class, which you need to do by 11:45 AM today, 25 March. It’s followed by a lunchtime meditation

https://www.northlondonbuddhistcentre.com/?page=bodywork-yoga

Lunchtime meditation classes

Introduction to Meditation with Maitripushpa today, Wednesday 25 March at 13:00.
You will be guided in one of our two core meditation practices: the Mindfulness of Breathing or the Metta Bhavana (loving kindness). Before the meditation, Maitripushpa will teach a yoga for meditation class at 12:00, and after at 15:00 a...

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A Scientist's Tale (The Dharma Toolkit Daily, Episode 3)

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 23:26

A perfectly formed wee diamond of an episode featuring response and analysis from someone who knows what it’s like at the sharp end of working with viruses in a laboratory setting.

Danabhadri is our guest today, helping us move past the clinical language of “quarantines” and “isolation” towards a practical experience of interconnectedness. Evoking beautifully why that matters, she says:

“The virus is not the monster from the deep. It evolved on this planet the same way we did.” 

Hers is an urgent, challenging, ultimately empathetic...

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The Matrix of Mindfulness with Vajradaka

From North London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 16:52

The Matrix of Mindfulness with Vajradaka

From North London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 16:52

Tuesdays 24 & 31 March 7-9pm (also 7 April)

Vajradaka’s workshops continue online on the Zoom platform. This one is hosted by the West London Buddhist centre, but Vajradaka will follow up with the North London Centre on 7 April.

“In his characteristic workshop style, Vajradaka will explore how to apply mindfulness to mental and emotional well-being, everyday life as well as personal and spiritual development. Even more relevant than ever!”

You will need to install the Zoom app or programme on your device...

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Online meditation this evening

From North London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 16:44

Online meditation this evening

From North London Buddhist Centre on Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 16:44

Our very own Singhashri will be hosting an online meditation tonight (24 March) from 6-7 pm, and every Tuesday and Friday from now on. The link to join is here

Or go to Singhashri’s website here

Our NLBC drop-in online classes in meditation and Buddhism will from now on be free, but can you make a donation of £5 via PayPal for each class you attend online, or more if you can? If you too are running...

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A Buddhist Perspective on the Pandemic: Maitreyabandhu + Jnanavaca

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 10:49

A Buddhist Perspective on the Pandemic: Maitreyabandhu + Jnanavaca

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 24 Mar, 2020 - 10:49

Jnanavaca and Maitreyabandhu, in the weekly Dharma night class at the LBC, offer their reflections on our current predicament. Together, in conversation, they explore some dharmic perspectives on our experience of our lives and the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. 

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Free the Dharma

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 23 Mar, 2020 - 15:47

Free the Dharma

From Windhorse Publications on Mon, 23 Mar, 2020 - 15:47

All our lives are affected by the coronavirus. At home or out helping, we can find ways to look after each other and ourselves. How we are with our minds during this time will impact our experience and relationships and the future we make together.

The Buddha taught how to let go of fear and self-clinging, be alone well, and train ourselves to encounter suffering without alienation or anxiety.

We’d like to do what we can to make the Buddha’s teachings and practices available...

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