Tag: Living in the Greater Mandala

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Opening the Mandala

By vajratara on Tue, 30 Mar, 2021 - 15:37

Opening the Mandala

By vajratara on Tue, 30 Mar, 2021 - 15:37

Tiratanaloka recently ran a weekend retreat on the symbol of the mandala with over 100 participants.  It was a very rich weekend, evoking the mandala and letting it inform our lives.  What would it be like to always dwell in the mandala where every experience is imbued with significance, and our energy flows towards what is most meaningful to us.

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Dharmabyte: More Mud: Bigger, Beautiful Lotuses

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 7 May, 2020 - 14:00

Here we have Parami introducing the most archetypal of all the archetypal Bodhisattvas, the 1000-armed Avalokitesvara. At his heart he holds the chintamani, the jewel of human potential. All of us have this potential within us, just as the lotuses coming up out of the mud. When you find that which fills your heart, share the love!

From the talk launching the 2015 Triratna International Urban Retreat live in Adelaide, Australia. Her theme - and the theme of...
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Dharmabyte: Knowing as Lived Experience

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 5 Mar, 2018 - 17:47

In this FBA Dharmabyte, Parami gives us “ ‘Knowing’ as a Lived Experience” from the talk “Living In The Greater Mandala”. A bodhisattva is a being intent upon awakening for the sake of all beings. Most of us, most of the time, are not as awake as we could be. We create suffering by trying to fit reality into our picture of how we think things should be - the bodhisattva helps us see how unhelpful...