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No Bit of Us is Really Fixed

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 14 Sep, 2023 - 11:00

No Bit of Us is Really Fixed

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 14 Sep, 2023 - 11:00

Here is an excellent introduction to the most subtle and complex part of the Buddha’s teaching on impermanence: that all things in conditioned existence are empty of any innate self-nature. Insubstantiality might never be really ‘simple’ to understand - but this is a good place to start and Locana an ever-intelligent guide along the way…

Excerpted from the talk ...
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Sihapada's Health

From Order Connection on Thu, 14 Sep, 2023 - 09:23

Sihapada's Health

From Order Connection on Thu, 14 Sep, 2023 - 09:23

Dear Friends,

I am writing to let you know that my dear friend Sihapada is entering the last days of her life. 

She has been quite frail for some time, but last week she caught a chest infection which hasn’t responded to antibiotics and the doctors have said she is approaching the end of her life. She is very, very frail. She is fairly comfortable in her care home and her daughter has been...
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A Bodhisattva's Reach Must Exceed Their Grasp

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 - 21:15
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A Bodhisattva's Reach Must Exceed Their Grasp

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 - 21:15

…or what’s a fundraiser for?*

Please join us on Sunday, September 17th at 5PM Pacific Time for the fourth and last film in our festival, Inhabitants: An indigenous perspective on restoring the world.

When we got close to our fundraising goal, we increased it! Can you help us surpass a million rupees for Karuna-USA?

We are raising funds for Karuna-USA to help reduce the suffering of many thousands of beings. One hundred percent of funds raised will go to Karuna...
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Celebrating 50 Years

From Triratna News on Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 - 19:41

Celebrating 50 Years

From Triratna News on Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 - 19:41

Sangha Day Festival - Celebrating 50 Years of Croydon Buddhist Centre

Each year we celebrate sangha - the community of Buddhists who have lived out the teachings, keeping them alive from the time of the Buddha, through the centuries to us today.

This year is an extra special celebration: it is 50 years since Triratna Buddhist activities first started in Croydon. We have four...
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A message from Nagabodhi

From Abhayaratna Trust on Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 - 15:35

A message from Nagabodhi

From Abhayaratna Trust on Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 - 15:35

Nagabodhi’s message is very timely. Click here to watch video.

It coincides with our ‘looking out for the Order appeal’ to raise £10,000 a year. Not for a specific Order member, like you often see in our appeals but for our work worldwide. Why? Because for every appeal for an individual you see, there are at least another 20 Order members requesting support that you don’t hear about.

Donate here now
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50th Anniversary of Shabda: next edition

From Order Connection on Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 - 10:06

50th Anniversary of Shabda: next edition

From Order Connection on Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 - 10:06

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This October will see the 50th anniversary of Shabda. It started as a single side of paper to act as a newssheet, but now it’s an important way that we can connect with each other across geographical boundaries.

To mark the anniversary, we will have a special edition in October. There will be some features about the history of Shabda’s development, and its compilers. However, we hope that the...
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Sikkha Meditation Mentoring (2021) OM

From Adhisthana on Tue, 12 Sep, 2023 - 12:00

Sikkha Meditation Mentoring (2021) - Online Retreat Resource

Link: Sikkha Meditation Mentoring

Password: sikkhamyths

If you find this retreat resource helpful, please consider donating to allow us to continue producing quality Dharma content.

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This meditation mentoring retreat aims to help Order Members deepen our experience, skills and insights in the area of meditation and meditation teaching, to equip the Order with new understandings and tools to help take meditation practice deeper, teach meditation more creatively, and become more effective as a...

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Saddhajivini on Shabda

From Order Connection on Tue, 12 Sep, 2023 - 11:51

Saddhajivini on Shabda

From Order Connection on Tue, 12 Sep, 2023 - 11:51

Here’s Saddhajivini talking about why she loves Shabda, as we come towards the 50th anniversary edition.

Don’t forget that you can write in any time between now and 30th September to be included in this very special edition

Contribution guidelines are here: https://thebuddhistcentre.com/order-connection/contributing-shabda
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Dharmabytes: Constantly Creating Ourselves

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

Hridayagita describes the 3 fetters as a useful tool for reflecting why we forget or do not fully believe that our actions of body, speech and mind truly have consequences. Excerpted from the talk Recollecting the Consequences of Ones Actions give at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2016.

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Ordinations at Adhisthana / Ordenaciones en Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Sun, 10 Sep, 2023 - 12:46

Ordinations at Adhisthana / Ordenaciones en Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Sun, 10 Sep, 2023 - 12:46

Dear Order members,

As mentioned in the Information email about the Ordinations at Adhisthana, the ceremony will be live streamed. The ceremony will take place at 2.30pm BST on Wednesday 20th September.  The zoom link and info from Adhisthana is below.  Please pass this on to any mitras or sangha members who might be interested.

Thanks,

Parami


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