Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun
Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun

What the Buddha said about loving-kindness...

By vajragupta on Fri, 1 Nov, 2013 - 16:54
Natalie Willmer, from the Auckland Buddhist Centre in New Zealand, with a short talk on the metta sutta – an ancient Pali text that contains some of the Buddha’s words and teaching on metta (loving-kindness). Natalie describes her response to first coming across these words of the Buddha; some of them inspired her, but some of them raised questions…

This is the first of a short series of 10-minute talks from different practitioners from around the world that we’ll...
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Vajragupta - The Significance Of the Urban Retreat Being An International Event

By Candradasa on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 17:05
Vajragupta talks about the possibilities for connection when people all around the world are practising kindness together, evoking the radically transformative nature of community and of love.

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Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun
Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun

Bhante on metta

By Amalavajra on Thu, 31 Oct, 2013 - 12:01
If the potential for Buddhahood is within all of us, then the potential for metta certainly is.
Sangharakshita
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How the Online Urban Retreat Complements Local Buddhist Centre Events

By Candradasa on Wed, 30 Oct, 2013 - 20:25
Triratna Buddhist Centres across the world will be running the urban retreat in the same week as the online event… How does the online urban retreat fit with what is happening locally? This is a three-and-a-half minute talk from Vajragupta on how the two can complement each other…

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Introduction to the Online Urban Retreat (if you're familiar with meditation)

By Candradasa on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 14:04
And here’s a separate podcast episode from Vajragupta for anyone interested in taking part in the Urban Retreat 2013 who is already familiar with the Metta Bhavana practice and wants to know more about how the Urban Retreat week will play out online…

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Introduction to the Online Urban Retreat (if you're new to meditation)

By Candradasa on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 14:00
A great podcast from Vajragupta for anyone interested in taking part in the Urban Retreat 2013 who hasn’t learned the Metta Bhavana (‘Loving Kindness’) practice yet!

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Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun
Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun

Introducing the theme of the urban retreat: loving-kindness

By vajragupta on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 13:14

Introducing the theme of the urban retreat: loving-kindness

By vajragupta on Tue, 29 Oct, 2013 - 13:14Here is a short little story to introduce the theme of the Urban Retreat, which is ‘metta’ or loving-kindness…

It is the story of an encounter I had in my home town that inspired me and taught me about the need to cultivate, learn, and practice loving-kindness…
Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun
Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun

How the urban retreat works if you are new to meditation...

By vajragupta on Mon, 28 Oct, 2013 - 10:32
Hello there, this is a short bit of information about how the urban reteat works, what teaching materials you’ll be able to access, how much time you’ll need to take part…

It is especially aimed at those who are new to meditation, or not familiar with the metta bhavana (development of loving-kindness) - which is the particular type of meditation we’ll be focusing on during the urban retreat…

(There is another short audio for those who...
Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun
Loving Kindness - Blazing Like The Sun

How the urban retreat works - for those familiar with the metta bhavana

By vajragupta on Mon, 28 Oct, 2013 - 10:28
I thought it might be helpful to post up some simple information about how the online urban retreat works, what you’ll get each day, how much time you’ll need to participate.

This audio is pitched at those familiar with the metta bhavana (loving-kindness) meditation. There is another short audio that explains how it all works if you are new to meditation, or to this particular type of meditation practice…
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Two weeks to go until International Urban Retreat starts

By lokabandhu on Sat, 26 Oct, 2013 - 05:56

Two weeks to go until International Urban Retreat starts

By lokabandhu on Sat, 26 Oct, 2013 - 05:56There’s only two weeks to go now till the start of Triratna’s third International Urban Retreat, which will start on Saturday November 9th. Many Triratna Buddhist Centres and groups across the world will be taking part, running meditations and events to encourage people to “go on retreat” for a week, but whilst staying at home and living their usual lives of work or family. The idea is to help create conditions to support people wanting to intensify their...

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