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Pointing to the Moon - Led by Tejananda with Advayasiddhi

By dayaketu on Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 - 21:37

Pointing to the Moon - Led by Tejananda with Advayasiddhi

By dayaketu on Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 - 21:37

Pointing to the Moon, led by Tejananda with Advayasiddhi
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The well-known metaphor of ‘a finger pointing at the moon’ is itself a hint at something essential in Dharma practice. It suggests ‘don’t mistake the finger for the moon’. But what is the moon, and what is the finger? The finger could be taken as whatever gets us looking and going in the ‘right’ direction. For...

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The Discourse On the Not-Self Characteristic

By Centre Team on Sat, 23 Sep, 2023 - 11:00

The Discourse On the Not-Self Characteristic

By Centre Team on Sat, 23 Sep, 2023 - 11:00

Dhivan discusses the Discourse on the Not-Self Characteristic or Anattalakkhana Sutta (also known as the Discourse to the Group of Five or Pañcavaggiya Sutta), believed to be the second discourse given by the Buddha. This talk was given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2017, as part of the series Discourses from the Pali Canon.

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Vessantara Day Retreat - Who Do You Think You Are?

By Candradasa on Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 - 17:26

Vessantara Day Retreat - Who Do You Think You Are?

By Candradasa on Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 - 17:26

Brighton Buddhist Centre are doing some great Soundcloud posts these days. Here’s an intriguing recent example - a full day retreat led by the very wonderful Vessantara who is always worth hearing on the details of working with your mind and facing yourself (or lack of ‘self’!) in practice…