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2021 residential retreats now available for booking!

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 17 Jun, 2021 - 16:41

2021 residential retreats now available for booking!

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 17 Jun, 2021 - 16:41

Following a successful reopening, we’re pleased to say our programme of residential retreats is now up and available for booking! It’s been so wonderful to have retreatants on Tara’s land again. Have a look at what’s available and book asap - they’re filling up quickly!

If you’re wondering how social distancing measures will affect your experience of being on retreat, here’s what a couple of our retreatants have said…

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Dharmabyte: Moving Towards Timelessness

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 17 Jun, 2021 - 06:00

Jnanavaca discusses metta as the foundation of samadhi, taking us back to basics and reminding us to dwell with patience and acceptance in the body.

Excerpted from the talk entitled Metta as the Foundation of Samadhi given as part of the online retreat Towards Insight: Three Myths led by Jnanavaca and Maitreyabandhu at Adhisthana, 2020.

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ACTION HOUR TO STOP LINE 3

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 16 Jun, 2021 - 16:58

ACTION HOUR TO STOP LINE 3

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Wed, 16 Jun, 2021 - 16:58

The SFBC Green Sangha is inviting you to come together for an Action Hour to Stop Line 3 as part of Buddhist Action Month. This is an easy and fun way to take action in community with sangha.

Line 3 is a tar sands pipeline in Minnesota that cuts through the treaty lands of Indigenous peoples. If completed, it will endanger 800 wetlands and 200 waterways, emit CO2 equivalent to 50 new coal fired power plants and violate the treaty...

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Equanimity: Morning Retreat with Ratnavandana

From Vancouver Buddhist Center on Tue, 15 Jun, 2021 - 12:51

Equanimity: Morning Retreat with Ratnavandana

From Vancouver Buddhist Center on Tue, 15 Jun, 2021 - 12:51

Saturday 10th July 10, 2021, 3 hours

09.00 US PST | 12.00 US EST | 17.00 UK & IE | 18.00 Europe CET | 21.30 India

“Try to love everything that gets in your way …..
because if something is in your way it is
going your way, the way
of all beings; towards darkness, towards light.”

From “Because even the Word...

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Forging a Path for Women in India (The Dharma Toolkit Podcast, Episode 40)

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 15 Jun, 2021 - 11:58

A conversation exploring the central role of strong personal friendships in creating a culture that encourages women and girls in India to take seriously their own aspirations - whether in Buddhist training or life in general.

Abhayanavita and Tarahridaya are wonderful leaders and exemplars in this work, speaking across generations, across gender, and across caste to help inspire the new Buddhists of India.

From extremely difficult conditions each has forged her own path towards safety, respect and acceptance. And in a time of terrible...

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Dharmabyte: Early Sangha Buddhist Attitudes to Wealth

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 14 Jun, 2021 - 06:00

Jvalamalini introduces us to Vasakha, a generous laywoman disciple of the Buddha. Her story from the early sangha is about the Buddhist attitude to wealth and about the effects of generosity on the donor.

From the talk entitled As Garlands From a Heap of Flowers given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2017.

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Stabilising the Insight

From Community Highlights on Mon, 14 Jun, 2021 - 00:00

In this sixth talk from the ‘In the Footsteps of the Buddha’ retreat, Nagasiddhi takes us into the mind and heart of the new Buddha after his awakening – as he explores this new territory within, and with others he encounters setting out on the next stage of his journey into liberation. Talk given online in April 2021. *** This talk is one of a series given by Nagasiddhi at Rivendell Retreat Centre during the April 2021 home retreat ‘In the footsteps of the Buddha’ hosted by the Buddhist Centre Online. This magical week-long retreat explores the images, myths and symbols of the Buddha’s journey to awakening using dharma talks, meditation, storytelling, puppetry and art. Visit 'In the Footsteps of the Buddha' for more resources from this retreat: https://thebuddhistcentre.com/footsteps

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The Decision to Teach

From Community Highlights on Mon, 14 Jun, 2021 - 00:00

In this final talk from the ‘In the Footsteps of the Buddha’ retreat, Nagasiddhi engagingly describes the Buddha’s seismic awakening experience under the bodhi tree, as well as exploring the mythic images of the story. Talk given online in April 2021. *** This talk is one of a series given by Nagasiddhi at Rivendell Retreat Centre during the April 2021 home retreat ‘In the footsteps of the Buddha’ hosted by the Buddhist Centre Online. This magical week-long retreat explores the images, myths and symbols of the Buddha’s journey to awakening using dharma talks, meditation, storytelling, puppetry and art. Visit 'In the Footsteps of the Buddha' for more resources from this retreat: https://thebuddhistcentre.com/footsteps

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Groupe, personne autonome et communauté spirituelle

From Centre bouddhiste Triratna de Paris on Sun, 13 Jun, 2021 - 00:00

Dans cette conférence, Ujumani explore les notions de groupe, de personne autonome et de communauté spirituelle, ainsi que la voie pour devenir une personne autonome.

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“Her Covid crisis” The impact of the Pandemic on women and girls

From Karuna Fundraisers on Sat, 12 Jun, 2021 - 23:24

“Her Covid crisis” The impact of the Pandemic on women and girls

From Karuna Fundraisers on Sat, 12 Jun, 2021 - 23:24

Join us for our next live Covid crisis event and hear directly from Pratibha who works for Karuna in Germany. Recently back from India, she witnessed the heartbreaking reality happening right now for women and girls and how women are disproportionately impacted during the pandemic.

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