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Annual GBC Retreat at Dhanakosa

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Sun, 29 Jul, 2012 - 19:01

Annual GBC Retreat at Dhanakosa

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Sun, 29 Jul, 2012 - 19:0124 - 31 August The Way of the Bodhisattva

Following on from our season of talks on the Six Paramitas, this year’s Sangha Retreat is on the theme of The Bodhicaryavatara. Come along and encounter this profound Mahayana text through meditation, puja, talks, discussion, calligraphy and reflection in the context of Sangha – living together as a community in the beautiful surroundings of Dhanakosa.

A weekend option is also available, 24 - 26 August.

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Candradasa

Just Sitting with Vessantara

From Community Highlights on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 10:05
This is one of those essential listening things. Vessantara on day 3 of the European Chairs’ Assembly helping us explore the rich area of spiritual receptivity and its place in the Triratna system of practice. Much of the day was spent practicing and talking about ‘Just Sitting’. Tune in to hear what we did and see how you might ask the questions about your own experience that can lead to the arising of Insight into the nature of...
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Bristol launch ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme

From Triratna News on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 05:33

Bristol launch ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme

From Triratna News on Sat, 28 Jul, 2012 - 05:33Silajala from Triratna’s Bristol Buddhist Centre writes with news of their latest initiative - the ‘Vajra Volunteers’ scheme, which sounds like a great initiative that could be copied all over Triratna! He describes it thus: - “Do you have odd jobs that you just never seem to get round to? Of course you do! Silly question really isn’t it? You know the sort of thing: repairing the garden fence, clearing out the loft, re-decorating the kitchen, clearing the...
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New Transcription Project

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 27 Jul, 2012 - 16:10

New Transcription Project (group)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 27 Jul, 2012 - 16:10Volunteer with Free Buddhist Audio! Here’s How!

Free Buddhist Audio has a great volunteer community made up of dedicated people who take it upon themselves to devote hours of their own time listening to new talks, making transcripts, separating long talks out into smaller tracks, and sometimes even helping to translate talks into other languages or editing audio. It is a big job – we have many hundreds of talks online, and more coming through the digital door every...
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Experimental Chanting of the Shakyamuni Mantra

From Community Highlights on Fri, 27 Jul, 2012 - 08:39
Following on from our ritual boo on day two of the European Chairs’ Assembly looking at experiments with Triratna ritual, ceremony and liturgy, here is a snippet of some rather avant garde mantra chanting of the Shakyamuni mantra, following Ratnadevi’s workshop.
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Questions invited for upcoming seminar on Right Livelihood with Subhuti

From Triratna News on Fri, 27 Jul, 2012 - 06:14

Questions invited for upcoming seminar on Right Livelihood with Subhuti

From Triratna News on Fri, 27 Jul, 2012 - 06:14Keturaja writes from Windhorse:evolution, Triratna’s largest and most successful Right Livelihood business, saying - “I’m excited that Subhuti has agreed to do a seminar on the theme of Right Livelihood with the management team of Windhorse:evolution on 27th and 28th August. Those working in the business have been reflecting on questions and topics to explore with him. We’d also like to give others in the Triratna community the opportunity to suggest topics and questions to put to him - so...
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Virya Paramita

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Fri, 27 Jul, 2012 - 01:00
This talk is the third in a series of talks on the Six Paramitas given at the Glasgow Buddhist Centre in the summer of 2012.

Jyotipakshini uses the four preliminary lines from the beginning of the Ratnaguna Samcayagatha as a structure, starting with the words, Call forth as much as you can of love, of respect and of faith!

She goes on to talk about the character of virya, the hinderances to virya and how to develop it, using the the teaching of the Four Right Efforts.
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