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There's more to kindness .....

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 06:45

There's more to kindness .....

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 26 May, 2015 - 06:45

Buddhist doctrine breaks kindness down into four different forms. To practice them is to abide in the realm of the gods. In other words it means by doing so we inhabit a way of experiencing life that is free and happy.

In Buddhist terminology they are known as The Brahma Viharas (Sublime Abodes or God Realms)

Metta is to practice unconditional kindness toward every being

Karuna is kindness meeting suffering – it the activity of compassion

Upeksa is kindness that is expressed as equanimity – it meets all...

Candradasa

Parami - Six Emphases In Triratna's Approach To Buddhism

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 25 May, 2015 - 14:57

Parami - Six Emphases In Triratna's Approach To Buddhism

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 25 May, 2015 - 14:57

Join us for a special evening with Parami, one of the seniormost Order members in the Triratna Buddhist Community. She’ll be talking about the six distinctive ways our community approaches the ancient teaching of the Buddha as we work together to translate it for anyone living in today’s world.

Parami is a wise and humorous teacher, devoted and irreverent, extrovert and thoughtful - a unique and inspiring guide with a lovely Scottish accent! Parami has...

Munisha

NewsByte 3, part 2

From Community Highlights on Sat, 23 May, 2015 - 20:34

NewsByte 3, part 2

From Community Highlights on Sat, 23 May, 2015 - 20:34

Part 2 of Clear Vision’s third NewsByte, rounding up news from around Triratna.

Here we learn about the Nagpur Buddha Festival in India (6.5 mins).

Watch the full 6-story NewsByte compilation (55 minutes).

NewsByte is commissioned by Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly. Clear Vision is Triratna’s video project in Manchester UK, making Triratna video old and new available at VideoSangha.

+Follow Clear Vision on The Buddhist Centre Online.

RCheesley

Web Development Apprentice at Virya Group

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Fri, 22 May, 2015 - 13:57

Web Development Apprentice at Virya Group

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Fri, 22 May, 2015 - 13:57

Do you have an inquisitive mind, always seeking to find solutions to problems and trying out the latest technology? Do you think you could be the next up and coming ninja coder?

About Virya Group

We are an innovative forward-thinking technology business which specialises in Open Source technologies. We work with local businesses and international organisations, and we’re good at what we do. We mostly work in HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP and while we speak many languages, we’re most proficient in...

RCheesley

Buddhist Action Month in Ipswich

From Ipswich Buddhist Centre on Fri, 22 May, 2015 - 13:28

Buddhist Action Month in Ipswich

From Ipswich Buddhist Centre on Fri, 22 May, 2015 - 13:28

The Young Buddhists’ Group are organising several events in and around the Ipswich Buddhist Centre this June, and would love you to join them! All money raised will be going towards the Karuna Trust charity - http://karuna.org

Friday, 5th June - Curry & Quiz Night - 7.30-10pm at Ipswich Buddhist Centre

This is an open invitation to all - if you would like to join in with the quiz please let Jemma know by emailing jemmagates26 [at] hotmail.co.uk...

Munisha

Short survey: your Buddhist views on the environment

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Fri, 22 May, 2015 - 13:13

Short survey: your Buddhist views on the environment

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Fri, 22 May, 2015 - 13:13

Ellie has emailed us, from somewhere on the planet!

She says “I am a student studying religion and would like it if you could please complete a 2-minute survey on Buddhist views concerning the enviroment.

By completing this survey you could really help me out in my research. If you have time, please add anything you feel that people should know about Buddhism and environmental ethics.”

Take the survey.

Munisha

Dharmic reasons to take part in BAM: No 4

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Fri, 22 May, 2015 - 00:17

Dharmic reasons to take part in BAM: No 4

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Fri, 22 May, 2015 - 00:17

Skilful intentions lead to skilful actions

The primary suggestion in the list of suggested actions for BAM is that we, following British Quakers’ Minute 36, commit to becoming a “sustainable, low-carbon community”.

This is an intention rather than a prescription; the start of a journey of exploration rather than a list of rules. The suggestion is that we collectively embark upon a journey, essentially one of ever-increasing awareness, in the faith that over time, specific skilful actions based on...

Munisha

Dharmic reasons to take part in BAM: No 3

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 21 May, 2015 - 20:52

Dharmic reasons to take part in BAM: No 3

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 21 May, 2015 - 20:52

Lokabandhu writes in his document Dharmic reasons to take part in BAM: “Although there may be some elements in the Buddhist consciousness that lead us to hold back (teachings on detachment, impermanence, our habit of ‘retreating’ etc), there is much in the Dharma encouraging us to get involved and to act with courage and active compassion. Here’s a selection from the scriptures and also sound-bites from individual Order members.

The Karaniya metta...

aryaketu

Visitors from Sheffield Buddhist Centre visited Aryaloka in year 2014.

From Aryaloka Computer Education India on Thu, 21 May, 2015 - 13:07

Visitors from Sheffield Buddhist Centre visited Aryaloka in year 2014.

From Aryaloka Computer Education India on Thu, 21 May, 2015 - 13:07

Christine

BAM! at Sheffield Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 21 May, 2015 - 09:57

BAM! at Sheffield Buddhist Centre

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 21 May, 2015 - 09:57

The Sheffield Buddhist Centre has been building up towards BAM for the last month and a bit. In addition to the ongoing sangha night theme, “Transforming Self and the World”, sangha members have been invited on a Bluebell Yatra (mindfulness in Nature) and a half-day litter-picking event at a local park (“Love Where You Live”).

BAM will officially launch on May 31st with a day retreat titled, “Stillness, Simplicity and Contentment”. Together in sangha, we’ll motivate our potential to tread more lightly on...

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