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Day 3: Pathways to a Beautiful Mind

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Tue, 30 Apr, 2019 - 12:24
  • Flower offerings
  • Green Tara shrine
  • A reading from Charlotte Joko Beck
  • Satyalila leading Vessantara's 'Midnight Star' Tara puja
  • Making offerings

Day 3: Pathways to a Beautiful Mind

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Tue, 30 Apr, 2019 - 12:24

On the third full day of the Bristol Rains Retreat Vajradevi continued the exploration of mindfulness with a talk on working with thinking, followed by a sitting meditation  in which we became aware of ‘thoughts as thoughts’ by the practice of gently ‘labelling’ what arose.  After tea, a led walking meditation provided the opportunity to carry that ‘thread of mindfulness’ from sitting into walking; this was followed by the exploration of ‘mood’ as a major conditioning factor of our experience...
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Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka

From Order Connection on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 17:07
  • Back row left to right: Suryajina, Kalyananara, Padmapalita, Kshantikara, Dharmasara, Mokshavira, Sthiradeva, Padmasiddha. Front row left to right: Achalamati, Sarvajit, Suryavacha, Hridayavajra, Devaghosha, Ruchiramati, Pasadin.
  • During the ordination period.

Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka

From Order Connection on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 17:07

Dear Order Members,

I am delighted to announce that following the Public Ordination ceremony today at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain we have 15 new Order members.

Here are their new names:


Public Preceptor Moksananda

Ricardo Rico becomes Acalamati, a Sanskrit name meaning “He who has an unwavering mind”.
Westernised spelling: Achalamati.
Private Preceptor: Nagapriya.

Bruno Mendosa Valdés becomes Ruciramati, a Sanskrit name meaning “He who has a brilliant and radiant mind”.
Westernised spelling: Ruchiramati.
Private Preceptor: Nagapriya.
...
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Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre, Spain

From Triratna News on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 17:05
  • Back row left to right: Suryajina, Kalyananara, Padmapalita, Kshantikara, Dharmasara, Mokshavira, Sthiradeva, Padmasiddha. Front row left to right: Achalamati, Sarvajit, Suryavacha, Hridayavajra, Devaghosha, Ruchiramati, Pasadin.
  • During the ordination period.

Public Ordinations at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre, Spain

From Triratna News on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 17:05

We are delighted to announce that following the Public Ordination ceremony today at Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain we have 15 new Order members.

Here are their new names:


Public Preceptor Moksananda

Ricardo Rico becomes Acalamati, a Sanskrit name meaning “He who has an unwavering mind”.
Westernised spelling: Achalamati.
Private Preceptor: Nagapriya.

Bruno Mendosa Valdés becomes Ruciramati, a Sanskrit name meaning “He who has a brilliant and radiant mind”.
Westernised spelling: Ruchiramati.
Private Preceptor: Nagapriya.

...
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Suryagupta talks about beginners mind on Radio 4

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 15:06

Suryagupta talks about beginners mind on Radio 4

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 15:06

London Buddhist Centre Chair Suryagupta spoke with the BBC Radio 4 show Something Understood on the importance of beginners mind. This was the penultimate episode of the programme before it finished broadcasting. 

Listen to the programme here before it becomes no longer available on Friday >>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00040gl
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Day 2: Pathways to a Beautiful Mind

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 12:40
  • The 'sofa practice'!
  • Khemajoti leading a session

Day 2: Pathways to a Beautiful Mind

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 12:40

In this second full day of our rains retreat on the Satipatthana Vajradevi explored the faculties of wisdom (prajna or panna)  and energy (viriya) in relation to mindfulness.  In the morning about 40 of us took part in a (very mindful!) led walking meditation round the shrineroom. 

During the day there were also opportunities to do the ‘sofa practice’! This a Bristol invention…  a term Khemajoti coined on one of our early Rains retreats 5-6 years ago when Lisa,...
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Dharmabyte: Put Down the Burden

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 10:41

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is by Vajrapriya called Put Down the Burden. From the talk entitled Liberty Equality Fraternity from the series called The 21st Century Bodhisattva given at Shrewsbury Triratna Buddhist Group. Vajrapriya explores Dr Ambedkar’s slogan “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”, looking at topics like the New Society, and Subhuti’s exhortation to start the Dharma Revolution in the West.

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Forthcoming Ordinations at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Centre and Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 10:20

Forthcoming Ordinations at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Centre and Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 10:20

Dear Order Members,

We are delighted to let you know that 27 men will be publicly ordained on Sunday 5 May 2019 at Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Centre, Bhaja, Pune. Private ordinations will be taking place between 30 April and 3 May 2019.

Furthermore the following women have been invited to attend an ordination retreat at Adhisthana from 6-15 May. The public ordination ceremony will take place on Sunday 12 May at 2pm local time (GMT +1).

  • Tracey Smith from Shrewsbury, private preceptor Amritamati.
  • Mary Hastings
    • ...
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Celebrating the Experience of Women in Buddhism

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 00:00
On International Women's Day 2019 Danasamudra's talk traces the development of women's involvement in Buddhism. The stories, amusing as well as tragic, include inspiring examples from Buddhist history, including Prajapati, Patacara, Dhammadinna, Amrapali, Caroline Rhys Davids, I B Horner, Pema Chodron, Tenzin Palmo and Dipa Ma.
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Celebrating the Experience of Women in Buddhism

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Apr, 2019 - 00:00
On International Women's Day 2019 Danasamudra's talk traces the development of women's involvement in Buddhism. The stories, amusing as well as tragic, include inspiring examples from Buddhist history, including Prajapati, Patacara, Dhammadinna, Amrapali, Caroline Rhys Davids, I B Horner, Pema Chodron, Tenzin Palmo and Dipa Ma.
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FBA Podcast: Communicating the Dharma Through the Arts - Show Don't Tell

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 27 Apr, 2019 - 14:00

Enjoy our FBA Podcast this week: Communicating the Dharma Through the Arts - Show Don’t Tell by Sarvananda.

Be prepared for the unexpected in this very funny - and by turns wrongfooting - personal exploration of why the Arts are vital to the development of a genuine Buddhist community. Sarvananda discusses as background his attempts to find a synthesis between the Arts and spiritual life, leading to his current work as a successful playwright.

But it is in the three departures...

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