| The Buddhist Centre

Dhammalata

Neil Young and Meditation

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Mon, 6 Oct, 2014 - 06:46

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Mon, 6 Oct, 2014 - 06:46I’m reading Neil Young’s biography at the moment ‘Waging Heavy Peace’

I’m almost at the end of the book and was struck by these sentences:

“Where are we headed with this? Beats the hell outa lookin’ back that’s for sure. I’m not sure what’s real anymore, I can tell you that. The straighter I am, the more alert I am, the less I know myself and the harder it is to recognise myself. I need a little grounding...

Munisha

Ordinations in New Zealand

From Triratna News on Sun, 5 Oct, 2014 - 00:17

Ordinations in New Zealand

From Triratna News on Sun, 5 Oct, 2014 - 00:17At a public ordination held on Thursday 2nd in Golden Bay, New Zealand, eight new Dharmacharinis joined the Order.

Public preceptor Varadevi

Sue Walker becomes Prasadajata (Sanskrit) - “Born/arisen with purity”
Private preceptor Maitripala
Jodie Dempster becomes Rijumayi (Sanskrit) - “Filled with integrity”
Private preceptor Dharmanandi
Janet Bremner becomes Sagaradhi (Sanskrit) - “She whose knowledge and wisdom are like the ocean”
Private preceptor Malini
Dianne May becomes Kusalamani (Pali) - “She whose jewel is skillfulness”
Private preceptor Dharmanandi
...

Munisha

Seeking Triratna sangha in Israel

From Triratna News on Sat, 4 Oct, 2014 - 00:10

Seeking Triratna sangha in Israel

From Triratna News on Sat, 4 Oct, 2014 - 00:10What if there’s no Triratna sangha in your country? Yesterday and today we hear from people seeking Triratna sangha.

Today it’s Binyamin in Israel. Formerly of Manchester Buddhist Centre, UK, he’s completing advanced training as a Jungian psychoanalyst. He lives with his husband and two children in Jerusalem and he’s looking for others interested in starting a Triratna group.

He writes: “Here in Israel, the words “peace” and “dialogue” have been so over-used, they have ceased to...

Munisha

Seeking Triratna sangha in Indonesia

From Triratna News on Fri, 3 Oct, 2014 - 13:33

Seeking Triratna sangha in Indonesia

From Triratna News on Fri, 3 Oct, 2014 - 13:33What if there’s no Triratna sangha where you are? Today and tomorrow, Triratna News hears from two people far from Triratna sangha, starting with Anne-Cathrin. A German mitra training for ordination, she lives in Bogor, Indonesia.

She writes: “I asked for ordination August 2013. At the same time, I decided to embark on the adventure of Going Forth. Though I understood that the ordination process involved practice in daily life with Buddhist friends, I also longed to use my...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: Six Guides to Insight and a Touch of Magic

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 2 Oct, 2014 - 16:20

Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcast

Support FBA today!

Danapriya brings us our FBA Dharmabyte today, “Six Guides to Insight and a Touch of Magic.” The fourth and last (short) talk in a panel called “Spreading the Dharma as a Path to Insight”, given at the European Combined Order Convention held at Wymondham College on 23 August 2014.

The theme of the convention was “The...

Dhammalata

The Conditions of our Lives

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 1 Oct, 2014 - 03:11

The Conditions of our Lives

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Wed, 1 Oct, 2014 - 03:11‘Our time and our minds tend to be taken up by all kinds of activities and preoccupations that seem to never end.

That is why, in the beginning stage, we need to set up certain favourable conditions. Of course, the good effects of meditation can last and continue into our everyday life, especially through the the practice of mindfulness, but to begin with we need to train our mind in a protected environment.

You don’t learn the...

Munisha

Ordination at Metta Vihara, The Netherlands

From Triratna News on Wed, 1 Oct, 2014 - 00:56

Ordination at Metta Vihara, The Netherlands

From Triratna News on Wed, 1 Oct, 2014 - 00:56Jan Deckers from Ghent, Belgium, was publicly ordained at Metta Vihara retreat centre in The Netherlands on Sunday 28th September.

Jan becomes Dhammavedin - “He who is inspired by the Dhamma”.

His private preceptor was Dhammaketu; his public preceptor Mahamati.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

viriyalila

Oct Sangha Nights: Brahma Vihara Series: Cultivation of Positive Emotions as a Path to Insight

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 21:53

Oct Sangha Nights: Brahma Vihara Series: Cultivation of Positive Emotions as a Path to Insight

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 21:53All are welcome to join us for our weekly Sangha Night, every Wednesday, 7 - 9 pm. This month we’ll be going deeper in our practice with a focus on meditation, specifically the Brahma Viharas.

We’ll start the month off on October 1st with a led meditation followed by small groups to discuss meditation practice. We will get into the problems, victories, and particular techniques in our practices and utilize our shared experience.

October 8 Metta ~ Loving-kindness
...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: Three Facets of Imagination

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 20:36

Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcast

Support FBA today!

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is entitled: “Three Facets of Imagination,” an excerpt from the beginning of a two-part series by Maitreyabandhu called “A Further Reach – Imagination and the Radical.” Drawing on his experience as an artist, poet and Buddhist practitioner, in these two improvised talks Maitreyabandhu shares his reflections on the role of the imagination on...

Rijupatha

FBA Podcast: Radical Change – Learning to Be Free

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 18:46

FBA Podcast: Radical Change – Learning to Be Free

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 18:46Subscribe to the FBA Podcast

Support FBA today!

This week’s FBA Podcast, “Radical Change – Learning to Be Free ,” is a talk by Sona given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre in April 2012. He explores how we can make real, even radical, changes to our lives through waking up to life with awareness.

Pages