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Body Scan On the Three Sphere, the Three Diaphragms and Flow

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 27 Sep, 2019 - 00:00

This is talk 10 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. In this body scan, Vidyamala continues exploration of the three spheres of the abdomen, chest and head, with the diaphragms being like swinging doors linking the spheres. This builds on the body scan introduced yesterday and is lightly led.

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Introduction to Dhammas and Guided Meditation

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 27 Sep, 2019 - 00:00

This is talk 11 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. Prasadavati introduces the Dhammas section of the Satipatthana Sutta, by concisely outlining the core elements of the Hindrances and Awakening Factors. She suggests that we can learn to "starve the Hindrances and feed the Awakening Factors" with the lessening of the Hindrances being naturally related to the strengthening of the Awakening Factors. This is followed by a guided meditation exploring the balancing of energies of the Awakening Factors with some of them arousing energy and some of them devoted to cultivating calm.

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Mindful Movement with Introduction to Letting Go of Clinging

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 27 Sep, 2019 - 00:00

This is talk 12 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. In this session, Prasadavati continues to explore the refrain from the Satipatthana Sutta. Today's focus is the core element "letting go of clinging" as being central to all Satipatthana practice. This is followed by a mindful movement session which includes a short sequence of movements for everyday.

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Body Scan Letting Go of Clinging

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 27 Sep, 2019 - 00:00

This is talk 13 of 13 talks and led meditations given on the Path to Insight Retreat at Taraloka, July 2019. This retreat was offered to women who are training for Ordination and Order Members. The talks are available to all. Another Body Scan focused on whole body breathing and awareness of the three sphere of the abdomen chest and head, with the diaphragms being like swinging doors linking the spheres. The focus today is letting go of clinging and releasing into very broad and open awareness.

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Overcoming Envy

From London Buddhist Centre on Fri, 27 Sep, 2019 - 00:00

The first of five talks Exploring the five archetypal Buddha’s. Each talk in the series will draw out the wisdom of each of the Buddha’s to help us explore how we can make it applicable to our everyday lives. Envy… we all experience it but what can we do about it? In this talk, Mahamani explores how the wisdom of Amoghasiddhi can set us free. Part of the London Buddhist Centre's 2019 Urban Retreat.

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Debating the Middle Way

From Western Buddhist Review on Wed, 25 Sep, 2019 - 18:16

Debating the Middle Way

From Western Buddhist Review on Wed, 25 Sep, 2019 - 18:16

Here we present a review by Arnold Tilley of a new book by Robert Ellis, founder of the Middle Way Society:

Robert Ellis

The Buddha’s Middle Way, London: Equinox, 2019, 320pp., £23 pb

review by Arnold Tilley

Much of the content of Ellis’s book concerns the Buddha’s Middle Way, yet seen as an instance of a purported universal Middle Way ‘which springs from the structural needs of human beings (and possibly other organisms)’ (p.281). Ellis’s formula for this universal Middle Way is expressed by...

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New release ‘most complete and in-depth guide available’ for core Buddhist meditation practice

From Windhorse Publications on Thu, 26 Sep, 2019 - 11:24

New release ‘most complete and in-depth guide available’ for core Buddhist meditation practice

From Windhorse Publications on Thu, 26 Sep, 2019 - 11:24

The team at Windhorse Publications is thrilled to announce the release of Mindfulness of Breathing: A Practice Guide and Translations, by renowned Buddhist teacher and scholar, Bhikkhu Anālayo.

Mindfulness of breathing meditation is a core practice in many branches of Buddhism and is one of the two foundational meditation practices taught and practised in the Triratna Buddhist Community.

In Mindfulness of Breathing Anālayo explores the practice of mindfulness of breathing in the sixteen steps of the Ānāpānasati Sutta. The book is an authoritative, practice-orientated elucidation of a foundational Buddhist text, useful to meditators...

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Part Time Vacancy - Team Co-ordinator: International Order Office

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 26 Sep, 2019 - 16:03

Part Time Vacancy - Team Co-ordinator: International Order Office

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 26 Sep, 2019 - 16:03

Connecting and deepening the Order is what the Order Office is all about. We are a small team working with the International Order convenors to make that happen. We love the Order and want to help it thrive through our friendships, collaborations and gatherings.

The Team Co-ordinator oversees the team making sure that Shabda, the Order database and the Order information service run well and serve the needs of the Order. It also involves liaising with Dharmachakra to support our information systems and the...

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Jyotika - Leonard Cohen: Troubadour, Psychonaut, Buddhist Monk (Culture Night 2019)

From Dublin Buddhist Centre on Thu, 26 Sep, 2019 - 16:58

Leonard Cohen’s musical genius was intimately connected with his spiritual life, which was deeply influenced by Buddhism. In this talk Jyotika looks at how Buddhism and the philosophies of the East helped shape some of the finest songs ever written in the English language.

Talk given during Culture Night 2019 at the Dublin Buddhist Centre.

Note: During the talk Jyotika played the following songs: ‘Suzanne’, ’ Hallelujah’, ‘Anthem’ and ‘Avalanche’. For copyright reasons these songs are not included in this...

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Jyotika - Leonard Cohen: Troubadour, Psychonaut, Buddhist Monk (Culture Night 2019)

From Dublin Buddhist Centre on Thu, 26 Sep, 2019 - 16:58

Talk given during Culture Night 2019 at the Dublin Buddhist Centre.

Note: During the talk Jyotika played the following songs: ‘Suzanne’, ’ Hallelujah’, ‘Anthem’ and ‘Avalanche’. For copyright reasons these songs are not included in this...

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