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The Roots of Faith

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 00:00
Saccanama explores the pre-Buddhist responses to goodness, truth and beauty that are the roots of faith; Jung’s 4 factors of consciousness; 'faith is innate, doubt acquired’. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
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The Conditions For the Arising of Buddhist Faith

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 00:00
Siddhartha Gotama’s Going Forth as a response to suffering; the different kinds of suffering; cherish your dukkha. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
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Faith and the Moral Conscience

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 00:00
The 3 grounds of faith; the 3 kinds of faith; faith, hri and apatrapya; the guardians of the world and the development of our moral conscience. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
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Faith, Reverence and Gratitude

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 00:00
The Garava Sutta; reverence is transcendental; infinite reverence; gratitude as knowledge of what has been done for one for one’s benefit; the objects of gratitude; reasons for ingratitude. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
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Faith and Betrayal

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 00:00
What happens when things go wrong and we feel let down or betrayed? Taking responsibility for ourselves; no blame and ’tough Dharma'; exploring our expectations; strong practice of mindfulness is needed; forgiveness. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
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Faith, Insight and Transcending the Self

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 00:00
What is Insight into anatta? Losing control and renouncing the self; overcoming pride; humiliation; the hearing wisdom. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
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Faith, the Crisis of the Self and Self-Surrender

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 00:00
Three myths of spiritual life; the crisis of the self - reason and will are no longer able to cope; Shinran’s life; what is self-power and other-power? Dharmakara becomes Amida - the central myth of the Pure Land schools; letting go of hakarai - reasoning and willing again! Shinran on shinjin and self-surrender. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
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Surrender, the 5 Niyamas and Going For Refuge

From Community Highlights on Tue, 16 Jul, 2019 - 00:00
How does shinjin or self-surrender fit with Sangharakshita’s developed teaching? The 5 Niyamas; dimensions of Going for Refuge to the three Jewels; Questions and answers. Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
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Podcast: Manjusvara - Part 2: Half My Life

From Buddhist Centre Features on Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 - 17:47

“Buddhism gave me an understanding - or at least a suggestion that one could change.”

In this second in the two part series about Manjusvara we hear about the three things that fundamentally changed his life: a car accident, coming across the London Buddhist Centre and fundraising. 

From his time in the US through to the practice of writing as a means of transformation to his involvement in fundraising for Karuna, Manjusvara celebrates having spent...
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Appointment of Nagapriya and Virasiddhi as Public Preceptors

From Order Connection on Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 - 16:06
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Appointment of Nagapriya and Virasiddhi as Public Preceptors

From Order Connection on Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 - 16:06

Dear Order Members,

I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Nagapriya and Virasiddhi as Public Preceptors. They are our first Public Preceptors from Mexico, and Virasiddhi is our first native Mexican Public Preceptor. This is a very significant development for Triratna in Latin America.

with metta,
Saddhaloka

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I encountered the Dharma in 1995 at Mexico City, thanks to the work of Upekshamati. Meditation and the Dharma opened fresh and new possibilities for my...

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