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Bhante's Birthday: Celebratory Puja at Adhisthana

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 20 Aug, 2021 - 12:24

Bhante's Birthday: Celebratory Puja at Adhisthana

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 20 Aug, 2021 - 12:24

Thursday 26th August

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Thursday the August 26th 2021 would have been the 96th birthday of Urygen Sangharakshita (affectionately called Bhante, meaning ‘teacher’). Through founding the Triratna order and community, Bhante has set up conditions for the Dharma to be communicated...
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Book Launch - The Burning House: A Buddhist Response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 20 Aug, 2021 - 12:14

Book Launch - The Burning House: A Buddhist Response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 20 Aug, 2021 - 12:14

Monday 30 August
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Windhorse Publications are holding an online book launch to celebrate the publication of their latest title The Burning House: A Buddhist Response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency by Shantigarbha.

In the book Shantigarbha explores how we can wake up and respond to the climate and ecological...
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Accessible online Sangha meetings/events

From Triratna Resources on Fri, 20 Aug, 2021 - 10:25

People are different! Not everyone is equally able to participate in Zoom (and other online conference systems) and have particular needs which this document will help us navigate. 

Many thanks to a number of mitras from the Manchester and Blackburn Sanghas in the UK for putting this together.

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Dharmabyte: Work Reflects Us Back Like a Mirror

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 19 Aug, 2021 - 06:00

Is work just a necessity or a source of fulfillment? Is a career a hindrance or a support to our happiness and unfoldment as individuals? Should we be aiming at getting the ‘right work/life balance’ or moving beyond such distinctions? Keturaja, calling on decades of experience working in Buddhist businesses, explores Buddhist teachings on right livelihood and reflects on their relevance for us today.

From the talk entitled Why Right Livelihood? Given at Cambridge Buddhist...
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Upcoming Ordination in Canada and USA

From Order Connection on Wed, 18 Aug, 2021 - 11:47

Upcoming Ordination in Canada and USA

From Order Connection on Wed, 18 Aug, 2021 - 11:47

Dear Order members,

I am delighted to announce that Mary Salome will be privately ordained the week of August 23 in Vancouver, Canada by Vimalasara on a small ordination retreat.

Her public ordination will be in San Francisco on Sunday, August 29, 2021, conducted by Karunadevi.

The public ordination will be live streamed via Zoom on Sunday August 29 at 3pm US PST | 5pm Mexico |  6pm US ...
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Inside the shrine marquee Sub35 festival Retreat

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Tue, 17 Aug, 2021 - 17:12

Inside the shrine marquee Sub35 festival Retreat

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Tue, 17 Aug, 2021 - 17:12

The Guru’s Advice: Sub35 Festival Retreat
Thu 26 - Mon 30 Aug

Combining meditation, talks from experienced Buddhist teachers, collective rituals, storytelling, silence, discussion and (probably) volleyball; over this long-weekend, gather with other people aged 18 to 35 to delve into the mysteries of the Guru’s advice.

We’ve got over 100 people coming but there are still both camping and indoor places left!
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Head of Training at Breathworks

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 16 Aug, 2021 - 13:55

Head of Training at Breathworks

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 16 Aug, 2021 - 13:55

We are looking for a new Head of Training!

This will be a wonderful opportunity for the right person - someone who is a Breathworks accredited teacher and wants to contribute to strengthening the training department and work with a wonderful team. The role is initially for 15 hours per week. 

Breathworks is going from strength to strength. Our CEO has just been ordained and become Sripaksini. 

For more information including job description and application process visit: https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/news/were-hiring-could-you-be…

Application deadline 10th September.
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Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Being Present Matters

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 16 Aug, 2021 - 06:00

Mokshalila is in conversation with Samantabhadri about her work as a massage therapist on a palliative care unit, being alongside those who are nearing the end of their life.

From the talk entitled Meetings At the Edge given at Taraloka Retreat Centre on a retreat called Facing Death, Embracing Life, 2015.

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FBA Podcast: Taking the Path Exactly How it Appears

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 14 Aug, 2021 - 06:00

What does Buddhism have to say about death and dying? How can this be applied to life? Prasannavira shares how he has been influenced by the Root Verses of the Six Bardos from the Bardo Thodol, the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Talk given at Windhorse:Evolution, once a large Buddhist team-based ‘right livelihood’ business based in the UK, 2013.

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