Free Buddhist Audio's picture
Free Buddhist Audio

What's Race, Gender, Sexuality and Skin Color Got to Do with Non-Self

From Community Highlights on Wed, 27 Feb, 2019 - 00:00
A timely and thought-provoking talk by Vimalasara around what race, gender, sexuality and skin color have got to do with the idea and experience of non-self? This talk was given at a People of Color (POC) day-long retreat at San Francisco’s East Bay Meditation Centre 2019. which hosts teachers from all lineages to teach the Dharma to their POC, LGBTQI2, Differently Abled and Scent Free Communities. Talk given February 2019 in San Francisco.
playdownload and donate
Free Buddhist Audio's picture
Free Buddhist Audio

What's Race, Gender, Sexuality and Skin Color Got to Do with Non-Self

From Community Highlights on Wed, 27 Feb, 2019 - 00:00
A timely and thought-provoking talk by Vimalasara around what race, gender, sexuality and skin color have got to do with the idea and experience of non-self? This talk was given at a People of Color (POC) day-long retreat at San Francisco’s East Bay Meditation Centre 2019. which hosts teachers from all lineages to teach the Dharma to their POC, LGBTQI2, Differently Abled and Scent Free Communities. Talk given February 2019 in San Francisco.
playdownload and donate
jyotika's picture
jyotika

Public Ordination in Melbourne

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 26 Feb, 2019 - 10:30

Public Ordination in Melbourne

From College of Public Preceptors on Tue, 26 Feb, 2019 - 10:30

Dear Order Members,

We are delighted to announce that JOY FRATELLE from Port Fairy was publicly ordained at Melbourne Buddhist Centre on Saturday 23rd February 2019.

Joy becomes Maitrībodhinī (sixth and last letter both long ī).

Name meaning: She whose awakening is through kindness.

Westernised spelling: Maitribodhini

Public Preceptor: Megha

Private Preceptor: Maitripala

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

With Metta,

Megha
Vassika's picture
Vassika

Cuisine végétalienne

From Espace Sangha de Paris on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 17:13

Cuisine végétalienne

From Espace Sangha de Paris on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 17:13

Bonjour à tous,

Jnanesvrai vient de me passer un lien sur un super site de cuisine végétalienne avec des très bonnes recettes, et en plus, c’est en français!!!

Plus d’excuses !

Bon appetit !

Vassika

https://www.lacuisinedejeanphilippe.com/
candraprabha's picture
candraprabha

Order retreat at Tiratanaloka 7-14 October 2019 OM

From Tiratanaloka on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 14:17

Order retreat at Tiratanaloka 7-14 October 2019 OM

From Tiratanaloka on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 14:17

“Speech brings together head and heart, intellect and emotion, body and mind, and, of course, self and other” (Sangharakshita: Living Ethically)

This year on our Order retreat we’ll be studying the Abhayarajakumara Sutta, with all its implications for skilful speech and how that can help us build a strong, harmonious spiritual community. 

As before, we’re offering study and discussion for dharmacharinis supporting those training for ordination into the women’s wing of the Order.  As well as studying the material together, we’ll  also develop a...
Sadayasihi's picture
Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Words and Experience

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 14:00

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte entitled Words and Experience Ratnaghosha talks about Milarepa’s final exhortation from “The Shepherd’s Search for Mind”, which provides a complete path, effortlessly combining devotion and meditation. He sees how wrong were the fears and hopes of his own mind.

Without arrival, he reaches the place of Buddha;
Without seeing, he visions the Dharmakaya;
Without effort, he does all things naturally.

From the talk entitled...
paramananda's picture
Paramananda

The king is dead; long live anarchy

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 13:06

The king is dead; long live anarchy

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 13:06

- This article is open to all -

With the death of our founder we enter a new era. Just as when you lose a parent, there is bound to be both grief and the liberation of a new energy. We now have to fully grow up, something that I think we have struggled to realise before our loss. By definition, a founder is irreplaceable. We are now collectively charged with finding our own way.

I think this is a...
Camille's picture
Camille

Samedi 2 mars : on médite à Clermont !

From Centre Bouddhiste Triratna d'Auvergne on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 09:23

Samedi 2 mars : on médite à Clermont !

From Centre Bouddhiste Triratna d'Auvergne on Mon, 25 Feb, 2019 - 09:23

Bonjour,

Nous vous proposons de nous retrouver au centre bouddhiste de 9h45 à midi pour une matinée de méditation, réservée à ceux qui ont suivi la première série de stage d’enseignement sur la méditation telle que nous la pratiquons à Triratna.

Au plaisir de vous retrouver !
Dharmacarini Megha's picture
Megha

Public Ordination in Melbourne, Australia

From Order Connection on Sun, 24 Feb, 2019 - 08:40

Public Ordination in Melbourne, Australia

From Order Connection on Sun, 24 Feb, 2019 - 08:40

Dear Order Members,

We are delighted to announce that JOY FRATELLE from Port Fairy was publicly ordained at Melbourne Buddhist Centre on Saturday 23rd February 2019.

Joy becomes Maitrībodhinī (sixth and last letter both long ī). 

Name meaning: She whose awakening is through kindness. 

Westernised spelling: Maitribodhini

Public Preceptor: Megha

Private Preceptor: Maitripala

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

With Metta,
Megha

Pages