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No Need for the H-word

From Western Buddhist Review on Fri, 14 Mar, 2014 - 09:19

From Western Buddhist Review on Fri, 14 Mar, 2014 - 09:19Bhikkhu Bodhi et al., The Bodhisattva Ideal: Essays on the Emergence of Mahāyāna
Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, 2013, 239pp., £9.99 pback. (Available from Wisdom Books at www.wisdom-books.com).

Review by Dhivan Thomas Jones

The usual history of Buddhism in India goes that the Mahāyāna arose around the beginning of the common era as a reaction against complacency and scholasticism in the existing schools. It described itself as a ‘great vehicle’, which put forward the Bodhisattva ideal of...

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Triratna prepares for Buddhist Action Month - and beyond…

From Triratna News on Fri, 14 Mar, 2014 - 04:55

Triratna prepares for Buddhist Action Month - and beyond…

From Triratna News on Fri, 14 Mar, 2014 - 04:55June 2014 sees the third annual ‘Buddhist Action Month’ - BAM for short - happening across Triratna. BAM is, in essence, a celebration of our aspiration - and the Dharma’s power - to change the world for the better. And we’d like you to be part of it! it’s a great opportunity to explore and celebrate the connections between our ethical commitment as Buddhists and the needs of our society and the wider environment.

Participating is...

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Dharmabyte - Living by Cause and Effect

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 13 Mar, 2014 - 12:38

Our FBA Dharmabyte today, “Living by Cause and Effect” is an excerpt from the series “Tangling Eyebrows with Zen Masters”. Padmavajra here is looking at the nature of impermanence and how all living beings are without a fixed and permanent nature. From the talk “Entering Through Your Practice”.

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Dharmabyte - Engaged Ethics

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 11 Mar, 2014 - 20:07

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Engaged Ethics,” Parami gives us a perspective on the nature of Mahayana ethics – marked by compassion and wisdom and maximizing connectedness. The energizing effect of engaged ethics is a tool for living life fully for the benefit of others. From the talk “The Awakening Heart”.

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The Magic of Metta

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 11 Mar, 2014 - 01:04

The Magic of Metta

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 11 Mar, 2014 - 01:04This week we are doing the Metta Bhavana Practice

In my current daily reading (after meditating) I read the quote below and thought it worth sharing with you; it’s so powerfully affirming of the practice. It is a foundation practice in the sense that every benefit really flows from kindness to self and other. My private preceptor Buddhadasa (the guy who ordained me into our order and was a key person in my own training) once said to me...

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News from Bodh Gaya: mitras and retreats

From Triratna News on Mon, 10 Mar, 2014 - 15:36

News from Bodh Gaya: mitras and retreats

From Triratna News on Mon, 10 Mar, 2014 - 15:36Buddhavajra writes from Triratna’s land in Bodhgaya, historic place of the Buddha’s Enlightenment, saying - “This is the busiest time of the year for us in Bodh Gaya, with many visitors and many activities taking place on our land - where there are now two thriving communities. In January we had our first NVC (‘Non-Violent Communication’) retreat led by Shantigarbha, it was a great success. It was followed by a free, two day, retreat attended by 160 local people,...

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FBA Podcast - Dharmic Receptivity

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sun, 9 Mar, 2014 - 15:45

FBA Podcast - Dharmic Receptivity

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sun, 9 Mar, 2014 - 15:45Our FBA Podcast this week, “Dharmic Receptivity,” is the full talk previewed on Dharmabytes last Thursday - “Pointing at Something Real.” Given by Jnanavaca, it marked the launch of the London Buddhist Center’s theme for the year. Talk given at the LBC’s Dharma Night Class, Monday January 20th 2014.

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Norwich Young Buddhists

From Norwich Buddhist Centre on Sat, 8 Mar, 2014 - 18:10

Norwich Young Buddhists (group)

From Norwich Buddhist Centre on Sat, 8 Mar, 2014 - 18:10In your teens, 20s or 30s and interested in Buddhism? Come along to one of our monthly events to meet others and talk about meditation and Buddhist principles and practices.

We meet on the first Sunday of every month 4.30-6.30pm at the Norwich Buddhist Centre.

We often meditate together and discuss aspects of Buddhism and Meditation. Come along even if you haven’t been before and don’t know how to meditate.

For more information visits http://www.norwichbuddhistcentre.com/youngbuddhists/
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Dhivan

Buddhism, Biology, Interconnectedness

From Western Buddhist Review on Fri, 7 Mar, 2014 - 12:15

Buddhism, Biology, Interconnectedness

From Western Buddhist Review on Fri, 7 Mar, 2014 - 12:15In this post I present a fine review by Ratnaprabha of a new book on the meeting of Buddhism and Biology - Dhivan.

David P. Barash, Buddhist Biology: Ancient Eastern Wisdom Meets Modern Western Science, Oxford University Press USA, New York, 2014. 224pp., £20 hback, also available as ebook.

Review by Ratnaprabha

Through the nineteenth century, Western science gradually disengaged itself from Christian religion, and scientists set themselves up as rivals to churchmen in interpreting the...

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Dharmabyte - Pointing to Something Real

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 6 Mar, 2014 - 17:31

Our FBA Dharmabyte today, “Pointing to something Real,” is the beginning of the audio talk “Launch of the LBC Year of Dharmic Receptivity” by Jnanavaca. In true form, Jnanavaca delivers.

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