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New Urban Dhamma Training Centre for Mitras who have asked for Ordination

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Sat, 1 Feb, 2020 - 10:53
  • Some of the Indian Ordination Team at the land for Ratnaloka
  • The land. Nagaloka, a Buddhist Training Institute, is behind.
  • The next door plot of land is reserved open space. We have permission to plant as many trees as we like and use it as much as we like!
  • A view of the back of Nagaloka’s walking Buddha viewed from our land

New Urban Dhamma Training Centre for Mitras who have asked for Ordination

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Sat, 1 Feb, 2020 - 10:53

Vajratara is in Nagpur, India to meet with the Indian ordination teams. Our major news is that we are supporting a new venture: Ratnaloka, an Urban Dhamma Training Centre. We have got some land ready to build a Centre solely for training people for ordination. We would like to build a beautiful place, a real realm of Ratnasambhava, to hold workshops and retreats. Many people in India, particularly women and young people, find it difficult to find the time and money...
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FBA Podcast: Sangharakshita Foresees His Death In 'Padmaloka'

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 1 Feb, 2020 - 09:00

Vishvapani beautifully explores Sangharakshita’s poem ‘Padmaloka’ in which he looks forward to his own death.

It’s a poem about death, rebirth and nature, and Vishvapani connects it to other poetry which it echoes.

This talk was given a week after Sangharakshita’s death in November 2018 at Cardiff Buddhist Centre.

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Not About Being Good - Beyond Guilt

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 - 00:00
Buddhist ethics are not about conforming to a set of conventions, not about ‘being good’ in order to gain rewards. Instead, living ethically springs from the awareness that other people are no different from yourself. You can actively develop this awareness, through cultivating love, clarity and contentment, which can ultimately help us to come into greater harmony with all that lives. Arthapriya, a Public Preceptor who lives in Cambridge, takes a personal and Dharmic look at what it means to go beyond guilt.
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Being with the Buddha: the Buddha As a Spiritual Friend

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 - 00:00
How can we cultivate a connection with the Buddha as a Spiritual friend? Why would we do that? In this short talk Singhamati explores this theme, offering practical suggestions and encouragement for anyone interested in exploring or deepening their connection with the Buddha.
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Not About Being Good - Beyond Guilt

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 - 00:00
Buddhist ethics are not about conforming to a set of conventions, not about ‘being good’ in order to gain rewards. Instead, living ethically springs from the awareness that other people are no different from yourself. You can actively develop this awareness, through cultivating love, clarity and contentment, which can ultimately help us to come into greater harmony with all that lives. Arthapriya, a Public Preceptor who lives in Cambridge, takes a personal and Dharmic look at what it means to go beyond guilt.
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Being with the Buddha: the Buddha As a Spiritual Friend

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 31 Jan, 2020 - 00:00
How can we cultivate a connection with the Buddha as a Spiritual friend? Why would we do that? In this short talk Singhamati explores this theme, offering practical suggestions and encouragement for anyone interested in exploring or deepening their connection with the Buddha.
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International Order Office Report 2019

From Community Highlights on Thu, 30 Jan, 2020 - 15:35
  • The team and trustees

“ ‘Connecting the Order to deepen the Order’. You could say this is the work of the International Order Office Team” - Vajrapriya, the outgoing Coordinator of the team.

The International Order Office provides support for the International Order Convenors and manages the Order’s information, administration, support and development worldwide.

The 2019 Annual Report of the International Order Office has recently been published with a review of the year from Aryajaya and Lokeshvara, who are the International Order Convenors, as well as reports on:

  • The
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International Order Office Report 20191.47 MB
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Dharmabyte: A Measuring Worm

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 30 Jan, 2020 - 14:00

Maitreyabandhu draws out the deeper meaning and finer detail of the poem entitled A Measuring Worm, by Richard Wilbur. In the full talk entitled A New Knowledge of Reality-Buddhism and Poetry, Maitreyabandhu discusses five different poems, each around the theme of death, with the final poem focusing on spiritual rebirth.

By discussing the background of the poems and poets, the intricacies of their structure, and bringing in a Buddhist interpretation of the themes raised...
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International Order Office Report 2019

From Order Connection on Thu, 30 Jan, 2020 - 12:58
  • The team and trustees

Below you will find the Annual Report of the International Order Office, including reports on:

  • Aryajaya and Lokeshvara, our International Order Convenors
  • The five Area Order Conventions
  • Conventions for 2020 and beyond
  • Order Dana
  • Overall finances
  • Evaluation of the Restorative Process Pilot Project
  • Indian Order Office
  • Order Convenors’ Network

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main_order_office_report_2019.pdf1.47 MB
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The Loveliest Bodhisattvas

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 30 Jan, 2020 - 00:00
In this talk Padmavajra explores the Altruistic dimension of Going for Refuge - The Bodhisattva Ideal - through Bhante's poem 'The Guardian Wall'. He particularly explores the line in the poem: 'The loveliest Bodhisattvas are the anonymous' and what this means for somebody aspiring to practice the great ideal of the Bodhisattva. Talk given at Padmaloka retreat centre during the 'Bodhisattva Ideal' retreat in January 2020.
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