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Letter from the College – June

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 30 Jun, 2023 - 15:42

Letter from the College – June

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 30 Jun, 2023 - 15:42

Dear Order members and friends,

My experience this month has been dominated by preparing for, and enacting, a 150 mile pilgrimage from where Sangharakshita was born in Tooting, London, on 26th August 1925, to Adhisthana, Herefordshire, where he lived the last – and some of the happiest – years of his life, dying on 30th October 2018. Having had the inspiration for the pilgrimage, I realised I could share the experience with others and open it up as a fundraising initiative...

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Dharmabytes: Neither Monk Nor Lay

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 29 Jun, 2023 - 11:00

Maitrisiddhi introduces us to Shinran, the Japanese teacher on the refuge tree of the Triratna Buddhist Community. She explores what Shinran has to tell us about faith and ordinariness, both of them encourage us to rest in Metta towards our unenlightened mind. Excerpted from the talk entitled: An Introduction to Shinran and the Pure Land at Glasgow Buddhist Centre, 2021.

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Dharmabytes: A Failure of Imagination

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 26 Jun, 2023 - 11:00

In this first talk in a series of three introducing the Pureland texts as a practice in themselves,  Ratnaguna offers an excellent exploration of imagination. Excerpted from the talk The Pure Land and Imagination given at given at Adhisthana, England, as part of the Triratna European Chairs Assembly, 2016.

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Buddhafield Festival 2023 - Dharma Parlour, what's on...

From Buddhafield on Sat, 24 Jun, 2023 - 18:03

Buddhafield Festival 2023 - Dharma Parlour, what's on...

From Buddhafield on Sat, 24 Jun, 2023 - 18:03

Liberation Through Imagination 🌈This year’s Festival Dharma Offerings in the famous Dharma Parlour. Come raise your consciousness under the canopy with talks, workshops, meditation, ritual and celebration. Read the highlights in our newsletter.

Full Programme out soon! 👀

https://mailchi.mp/buddhafield/12685646

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FBA Podcast: Withdrawal and Engagement On Bodhisattva Path

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 24 Jun, 2023 - 11:00

Through the lense of Upaya ‘the skilful means’ of the Bodhisattva, Parami explores the seemingly contradictory themes of withdrawal and engagement on the Bodhisattva path. She demonstrates how they are synthesised by drawing on the last four stages of the spiral / transcendental path and how they culminate in the arising of the bodhicitta!

This talk was given at Glasgow Buddhist Centre, 2023

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Buddhist Practice Meets Climate Activism

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Sat, 24 Jun, 2023 - 00:00
Akasaraja gives a personal account of his relationship to climate activism, exploring some of the ways in which Buddhist ethics and practice can best inform how we approach activism.
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A Mandala of Light

From Community Highlights on Fri, 23 Jun, 2023 - 16:30

A Mandala of Light

From Community Highlights on Fri, 23 Jun, 2023 - 16:30

Padmavajra described Sangharakshita’s burial mound as the movement’s ‘most sacred shrine.’ We want to create a mandala of light so that whenever you visit, you can spend time in the memorial garden circumambulating.

Unfortunately, the current solar lights around the burial mound don’t work well; they need to be replaced frequently, aren’t very bright, and, especially in winter when...

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Ordinations at Padmaloka

From Order Connection on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 12:10

Ordinations at Padmaloka

From Order Connection on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 12:10

Dear Order Members,
 
I am delighted to let you know that the following seven men will have their ordinations in the context of a “System of Dharma Life” Retreat at Padmaloka 23rd June – 2nd July.

John Barry from Bristol
David Culver from Dublin
Len Dillon from Manchester
Martin Lewis from Manchester
Andrew Wassell from North London
Alex Lodge from Exeter
Andrew Bickley from Leeds

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Dharmabytes: Are we ready?

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 11:00

Taranita discusses Pure and Impure Buddhalands and possible meanings and interpretations for us. Excerpted from the talk entitled Pure and Impure Buddhalands - This Very Place, the Lotus Paradise given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2015.

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Radical Dharma, Real Dharma

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Wed, 21 Jun, 2023 - 00:00
Vadanya gives the first talk in a new series of talks entitled Living Buddhism. Dharma talk given on Sangha Night at Sheffield Buddhist Centre Tuesday 18th April 2023

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