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The Parable of the Elephant (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Mon, 6 May, 2024 - 11:00

Suryamati shares a parable from the Udana to illustrate why the Buddha spoke so little about the nature of Enlightenment. From the talk The Mystery of Enlightenment In the Udana given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2007.

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Puja As Journey

By Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 6 May, 2024 - 00:00

Short introduction to the Seven Fold Puja given at Mandala night in the Glasgow Buddhist Centre

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Vajratara on Ethics (Sila Paramita)

By Candradasa on Sat, 4 May, 2024 - 16:46

Vajratara on Ethics (Sila Paramita)

By Candradasa on Sat, 4 May, 2024 - 16:46

Vajratara is one of our youngest Public Preceptors, and has lived and worked at Tiratanaloka, the ordination training retreat centre in the UK, for over a decade. She also has a strong connection with our Indian Sangha, as chair of the India Dhamma Trust, a charity which works with FutureDharma Fund to support the ordination team in India. She is our second speaker, on the theme of Sila Paramita.

“But we mustn’t forget that...

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Who is the Buddha? (FBA Podcast)

By Centre Team on Sat, 4 May, 2024 - 11:00

After an account of the Buddha’s life, Sangharakshita asks how, if at all, such a man can be defined or categorised. This talk was given in 1968 as part of the series Introducing the Three Jewels of Buddhism

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Communication Researcher

By Centre Team on Thu, 2 May, 2024 - 16:22

Communication Researcher

By Centre Team on Thu, 2 May, 2024 - 16:22

Are you interested in the future of communication, brands and society? Are you fascinated by how people can be reached and their lives made better through connecting with spirituality in the 21st century? Do you believe that communicating the Dharma effectively can change the world?

The Triratna International Council Communications Working Group is looking for people to support a vision project researching how best to communicate the Dharma today. Do you work as a communication planner, creative...

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The Fourth Sight (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Thu, 2 May, 2024 - 11:00

Ratnaprabha looks at what motivated the Buddha to leave a comfortable life for an uncertain quest in the Jungle: the Four Sights of Old Age, Illness, Death, and the inspiring figure of the wanderer seeking liberation.

Excerpted from the talk What Started the Buddha Off given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Community Champion - Birmingham Opportunity

By dharmashalin on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 15:37

Community Champion - Birmingham Opportunity

By dharmashalin on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 15:37

Community Champion in Birmingham

Now here’s an opportunity! A bit of an adventure, even!

We have three communities around the Birmingham Buddhist Centre. We’re looking for an Order member to move in to one of our men’s communities – rent-free for two years – and invest some time and energy helping the communities to thrive and expand.

South Birmingham is a great place to live, and we have a well-established Buddhist Centre with an extensive and supportive sangha. So there should be plenty of encouragement and...

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April at Adhisthana

By Rush on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 11:55

April at Adhisthana

By Rush on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 11:55

Over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend Adhisthana welcomed sangha members from all over the world as well as from Centres and Groups in the UK, both in person and online, to reflect on the teaching of the Taste of Freedom. Retreatants speaking Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Turkish and French joined the Adhisthana community and retreatants from Birmingham, Bristol, Colchester, Cork, Essen, Glasgow, Hereford, Ledbury, Leeds, London, Norwich, Oxford, Sydney, Warwick, Worcester and Worthing.

The Polish sangha group arrived early and stayed...