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A Westerner's View of the Dharma Revolution In India

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Fri, 18 Oct, 2019 - 00:00
As part of our Dharma Revolution Day, marking the 3rd anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism along with hundreds of thousands of his followers, in Nagpur, India, Sanghanath interviews Padmasuri about her experiences. As a young English-born Order member, Padmasuri went to live in India during the 1980s. She was engaged in doing primary health care in the slums as well as teaching the Dharma especially to women. She got first-hand insight into ways in which Dr Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism and the following Dharma Revolution impacted on people's lives.
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Ordinations Live From Mexico City - 2019 Edition!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 19:23

Ordinations Live From Mexico City - 2019 Edition!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 19:23

Updated: watch the ordination video here | view pictures and clips on Instagram

A couple of years ago in spring 2017, we were delighted to bring you live coverage of public ordinations taking place in Mexico City. It was a total delight to have so many people around the world tune in for it! 

So we are doubly delighted to let you know that this Sunday (20th) we will be bringing you a second live stream of ordinations...

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Dharmabyte: A Single Slash of Anger

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 14:00

Hatred or ill-will arises when something gets in the way of something we desire. From a mild irritation at being inconvenienced, to violent anger, competitiveness, jealousy, all are forms of ill-will.

Khemasuri explores the theme of anger in Santideva’s Bodhicaryavatara at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre. Excerpted from the talk entitled Gratitude to Everyone given on 15th April 2008. Part of a series on Great Buddhist Texts.

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Talks from the Mainland Europe Area Order Convention 2019 OM

From Order Dharma on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 10:54

Talks from the Mainland Europe Area Order Convention 2019 OM

From Order Dharma on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 10:54

The Mainland Europe Area Order Convention took place at Schlüßhoff, north of Berlin, German, July 7-13 2019. You can now listen to the talks from this Convention on Free Buddhist Audio! 

Listen and download the talks from Free Buddhist Audio (Note: some of these talks are Order only so please log in to hear these talks.)

Watch some of the talks from the Mainland Europe Area Order Convention

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Tantra For the Modern World

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 00:00
Satyajyoti introduces the tantra: Buddhism to set life aflame through deep personal transformation of our direct experience. Out with abstractions and theory, it's time to act 'as if your turban was on fire!' In the words of Sangharakshita, 'making Buddhism respectable is the last thing we should do'. In her introductory talk, Satyajyoti outlines five key principles of Tantric Buddhism and explains the tantric equivalents of the three Buddhist refuges, the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. The new sangha night theme explores the scary, exhilarating, radical and challenging nature of the true Dharma. Over the course of coming talks we will be forging a Western tantra, translating Vajrayana teachings into 21st Century cutting edge practices. Questions for reflection and discussion: How could you intensify your practice, making it more direct and emotionally charged? Is there a situation this week when it could help to 'act as if you're Enlightened'? Recorded at Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 15.10.19
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Blazing Like The Sun

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 00:00
In the final part of the Path to Awakening series, the team explore the metta bhavana meditation: the cultivation of loving kindness. How can we develop a heart that blazes like the sun, warming to ourselves and the people all around us?
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Tantra For the Modern World

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 00:00
Satyajyoti introduces the tantra: Buddhism to set life aflame through deep personal transformation of our direct experience. Out with abstractions and theory, it's time to act 'as if your turban was on fire!' In the words of Sangharakshita, 'making Buddhism respectable is the last thing we should do'. In her introductory talk, Satyajyoti outlines five key principles of Tantric Buddhism and explains the tantric equivalents of the three Buddhist refuges, the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. The new sangha night theme explores the scary, exhilarating, radical and challenging nature of the true Dharma. Over the course of coming talks we will be forging a Western tantra, translating Vajrayana teachings into 21st Century cutting edge practices. Questions for reflection and discussion: How could you intensify your practice, making it more direct and emotionally charged? Is there a situation this week when it could help to 'act as if you're Enlightened'? Recorded at Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 15.10.19
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Blazing Like The Sun

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 17 Oct, 2019 - 00:00
In the final part of the Path to Awakening series, the team explore the metta bhavana meditation: the cultivation of loving kindness. How can we develop a heart that blazes like the sun, warming to ourselves and the people all around us?
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Culture's Peak: An Interview with Harold Bloom by Vishvapani

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 16 Oct, 2019 - 23:23

Culture's Peak: An Interview with Harold Bloom by Vishvapani

From Buddhist Centre Features on Wed, 16 Oct, 2019 - 23:23

This interview with the literary critic Harold Bloom was first published in Dharma Life, 5, Summer 1997. Harold Bloom died on October 14th 2019.

Vishvapani is a writer, broadcaster and Buddhist mindfulness teacher. His writing can be found at Wise Attention.

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When I first encountered Harold Bloom’s work, I discovered a remarkable mixture. Bloom is Professor of Humanities at Yale University, and is widely considered America’s leading literary critic. His many books combine an enormous breadth of...

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Five myths about the Abhayaratna Trust

From Abhayaratna Trust on Wed, 16 Oct, 2019 - 16:25

Five myths about the Abhayaratna Trust

From Abhayaratna Trust on Wed, 16 Oct, 2019 - 16:25

1. That we have central funding from the movement to support Order members; 

       We don’t! We’re a separate charity solely relying on your individual donations to help care for individual Order members needing support. We don’t fund institutions or Dharma projects.

2. That we are here to help elderly Order members only; 

   Not so! We’re here for Order members of any age who request support. If it appears otherwise, that’s because when we started 11 years ago we imagined it would only...

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