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Dharmabytes: A Place Where Light Comes into the World

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 9 Oct, 2023 - 11:00

Vadanya describes the inner experience of the Buddha’s Enlightenment, in this excerpt we hear what holds us back from making serious progress. From the talk entitled A New Light given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2023.

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Children's Retreat - Sep 23

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 8 Oct, 2023 - 12:32

Children's Retreat - Sep 23

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 8 Oct, 2023 - 12:32

Children’s Retreat led by Deepak Sonawane and Jagruti wirh input from Mr. Ravi Da, Mr. Suraj, Praniti, Dh Siddharth, Dh. Guhyacakshu and others.

It was second children retreat. Children’s are really enjoy learn music, drama, doodle painting, Sculpture making, maths, tracking and lot of fun.

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FBA Podcast: The Alchemy of Meditation - Desire

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 7 Oct, 2023 - 11:00

How do we keep our meditation alive and fresh - especially over the long-term? Can we get lost and bogged down in our meditation and lose connection with creativity, play, and freshness? How do we go deeper? Responding to these questions, Vajragupta (m) looks at the Four Iddhipadas - the four ‘powers’ or ‘means of accomplishment’ taught by the Buddha. These are: desire, discernment, heart/mind, and resolve. They are both four ingredients of a creative meditation practice,...

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Unfolding Paths to Insight: The Heart Sutra (2023) OM

From Adhisthana on Fri, 6 Oct, 2023 - 12:00

Unfolding Paths to Insight: The Heart Sutra (2023) OM

From Adhisthana on Fri, 6 Oct, 2023 - 12:00

Unfolding Paths to Insight: The Heart Sutra (2023) - Online Retreat Resource

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This is the second in a short series of retreats at Adhisthana in which Vessantara explores insight practices discussed by Sangharakshita. This time we’ll be taking the Heart Sutra as an example of how to practise shunyata meditations. We’ll take it out of it’s supporting role as something...

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Manchester Sangha Walk

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Fri, 6 Oct, 2023 - 10:00

Manchester Sangha Walk

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Fri, 6 Oct, 2023 - 10:00

This year Moksasari and Debbie invited anyone with a connection to our Centre to join them in walking the 180-mile route of the Greater Manchester Ringway, in stages over a number of weekends. They had three main aims: to build Sangha, to raise money for a new retreat centre for women in training for Ordination and to get fit.

Like our Sangha, the route covers a wide and varied area of Greater Manchester, taking in the green spaces, waterways and...

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New Ordinations in October

From Order Connection on Thu, 5 Oct, 2023 - 14:21

New Ordinations in October

From Order Connection on Thu, 5 Oct, 2023 - 14:21

Dear companions in the good life,

We are delighted to let you know that the following women will be ordained on the retreat now taking place at Tiratanaloka. The private ceremonies will take place over Sunday and Monday 8th and 9th October and the public ordination will be on Friday 13th at 2.00pm.

Mary Purtell of Liverpool sangha
Ele Thompson of Edinburgh sangha
Mita Dattani of the LBC sangha
Liz...

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Dharmabytes: Everything Made of Love

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 5 Oct, 2023 - 11:00

Love, compassion and wisdom are sewn into the fabric of existence. When these qualities arise in our own experience, can we recognise them, trust them, and allow them to transform us? And when do we dismiss them, or cling to them unhelpfully? From the talk Touching the Transcendent by Maitrisiddhi given on the June Women’s Area Order Weekend held at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2022.

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Ordinations at Aryaloka

From Triratna News on Thu, 5 Oct, 2023 - 09:39

Ordinations at Aryaloka

From Triratna News on Thu, 5 Oct, 2023 - 09:39

Dear Friends,

Two men were privately ordained at Aryaloka on Wednesday 27th October
during an Ordination Training Retreat, and publicly ordained on Sunday 1st October.

Mark Ludak becomes Sīlasiddhi
‘He who is accomplished in virtuous conduct’

Private preceptor: Dharmachari Paramānanda
Public preceptor: Dharmachari Viradhamma

Frank Gladu becomes Shantibhakta
‘He who is devoted to peace’

Private preceptor: Dharmachari Suddhayu
Public Preceptor: Dharmacari Dhammarati

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Summoning the World to Buddhahood: Bodhicaryavatara (2023) OM

From Adhisthana on Wed, 4 Oct, 2023 - 12:00

Summoning the World to Buddhahood: Bodhicaryavatara (2023) - Online Retreat Resource

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Evocative and uncompromising, poetic and personal, the Bodhicharyavatara is a foundational text for the Mahayana and in Triratna; calling forth each of us to place our hearts more fully upon our most cherished ideals.

Allow the beauty, power, and challenge of the verses to more deeply inform...