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Buddhafield Festival video talk: 10 Ways to Misunderstand Buddhism. No. 6

By lokabandhu on Mon, 25 Nov, 2013 - 09:20

Buddhafield Festival video talk: 10 Ways to Misunderstand Buddhism. No. 6

By lokabandhu on Mon, 25 Nov, 2013 - 09:20The latest in our occasional series of video talks from the 2013 Buddhafield Festival features an engaging talk by Lokabandhu with the curious title ‘10 Ways to Misunderstand Buddhism, No. 6: “It’s all about Detachment”’. What the first five ways (or the last four) might be have not yet been revealed, but no.6 makes the serious point that Buddhism is NOT about detachment from the world; rather, that it should be a path of spiritual training preparing the student...

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Akasati: Heart and Soul - the Power of Ritual

By Candradasa on Tue, 21 May, 2013 - 17:44

Akasati: Heart and Soul - the Power of Ritual

By Candradasa on Tue, 21 May, 2013 - 17:44Does ritual have a place in 21st Century Buddhism? Akasati explores tradition and innovation in Buddhist ritual and looks into the area of creating our own rituals.

Given at Buddhafield Festival 2012 in the Dharma Parlour

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Srivati: Open Heart, Open Hand

By Candradasa on Tue, 21 May, 2013 - 17:32

Srivati: Open Heart, Open Hand

By Candradasa on Tue, 21 May, 2013 - 17:32“What does it mean to be generous? Is there enough of everything to go around? Why should we share anyway? Maybe the golden Buddha Ratnasambhava has the answers…”

A talk given at Buddhafield 2011 in the Dharma Parlour.

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Love, Sex and Transformation of the Heart

By lokabandhu on Tue, 7 Aug, 2012 - 10:58

Love, Sex and Transformation of the Heart

By lokabandhu on Tue, 7 Aug, 2012 - 10:58Kicking off the program in the 2012 Buddhafield Dharma Parlour, a talk by Jayaraja: ‘Love, Sex and Transformation of the Heart’. He asks - “How do we become free? How do we work with the deeper levels of our being? How do we become more awake as opposed to just changing the facade?” And lots more…

Many thanks to Upeksapriya from Triratna’s ClearVision project for creating and uploading this recording.

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Dharma Doorways and Dead Ends...

By lokabandhu on Tue, 7 Aug, 2012 - 10:54

Dharma Doorways and Dead Ends...

By lokabandhu on Tue, 7 Aug, 2012 - 10:54Another talk from the 2012 Dharma Parlour at the Buddhafield Festival - this time by Lokabandhu on the subject of ‘Dharma Doorways and Dead Ends’. As part of the theme “Doorways to Freedom” he explores the fascinating Buddhist notion of ‘near enemies’, those seductive but misleading lookalikes to authentic spiritual qualities.

Many thanks to Upeksapriya from Triratna’s ClearVision project for creating and uploading this recording.