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Death of Danashura

From Order Connection on Wed, 20 Nov, 2024 - 09:30

Death of Danashura

From Order Connection on Wed, 20 Nov, 2024 - 09:30

Danashura - ‘Hero of Generosity’

Sujana from Norwich, UK writes:

Danashura died peacefully on the evening of Thursday 14th November 2024. He had been well looked after at home, which is what he wanted, by his dear friend Dharmika and by Zia Gifkins, a mitra from Norwich. He was hospitalised early on the Thursday morning and died there. Dharmika and Zia were with him, reciting verses of puja. Dharmika played him some of his favourite Victor Silvester dance band music which he...
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Jayagupta

Ordination at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, UK

From Order Connection on Tue, 19 Nov, 2024 - 14:00

Ordination at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, UK

From Order Connection on Tue, 19 Nov, 2024 - 14:00

Dear Friends in the Order,

We are happy to announce the public ordination of Andy McEleny at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre in the UK on Monday 18th November.

Andy McEleny becomes Amalaghosha  - He whose speech is stainless.

Public Preceptor Padmavajra

Private Preceptor Jayagupta

With metta,

Jayagupta
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Utpaladhi

Women’s UK & Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Tue, 19 Nov, 2024 - 13:29

Women’s UK & Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana

From Order Connection on Tue, 19 Nov, 2024 - 13:29

Women’s UK & Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana
5th-8th December 2024

Led by The College of Public Preceptors

The theme of the weekend will be ‘Initiation: Igniting the Fire’.  Sangharakshita talked about initiation as a communication:

‘You hold your flame close to somebody and they ignite, they are sparked off, they are set on fire’.  

Let us go back to our own ordination, did we feel on fire?  Are we still burning? How is our ordination shaping our lives and...
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Vajrapriya

A new way to submit to Shabda

From Order Connection on Mon, 18 Nov, 2024 - 18:47

A new way to submit to Shabda

From Order Connection on Mon, 18 Nov, 2024 - 18:47

Dear Order members,

As you may be aware, the software for the compilation of Shabda has been used for many years. It has been apparent for some time that the software needs replacing and that this presents us with an opportunity to modernise not only the compilation software itself but also the method by which the Order submits to Shabda.

The Order Office has been working with Dharmachakra for a number of months now...
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Vilasavajra

Breathworks is Recruiting!

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 18 Nov, 2024 - 13:35

Breathworks is Recruiting!

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Mon, 18 Nov, 2024 - 13:35

Are you a budding marketeer with a keen interest in mindfulness?

Do you want to work in a compassionate environment where your contributions directly support people living with chronic pain, stress, and illness?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Breathworks is a global charity based in Manchester, offering mindfulness-based tools to help people lead more fulfilling lives. We’re looking for a Marketing Coordinator to join our small, close-knit...
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Centre Team

The Hub of the Wheel (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 18 Nov, 2024 - 11:00

Maitreyi talks about communicating through symbols, this time round through the hub of the wheel of life. Excerpted from the talk Communicating Through Symbols: The Wheel of Life, at Mid Essex Buddhist Centre, 2020.

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Meeting The Master

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 18 Nov, 2024 - 00:00
Using Milarepa and Rechungpas' relationship as a basis, Aryajit explores what it means to be a disciple and the role of devotion in the modern world. Talk given on the Father's retreat at Padmaloka November 2024.
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Vajrasarasi

Death of Kusalamani

From Order Connection on Sat, 16 Nov, 2024 - 13:00

Death of Kusalamani

From Order Connection on Sat, 16 Nov, 2024 - 13:00

Dear Order Members,

Kusalamani, ‘She whose Jewel is Skillfulness’ died in the early hours of Saturday 16th November.  She had been in the dying process from pulmonary fibrosis for some months now, living with her twin sister Paulette, in Mangawhai NZ.  In this process she has demonstrated true grace and courage in the face of death.  

Kusalamani was born in New Zealand as Dianne May.  She has been an inspirational woman working for...
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Centre Team

The Rose Apple Tree (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 16 Nov, 2024 - 11:00

A fresh and engaging re-telling of Siddhartha Gautama’s quest for Awakening. In particular, Vajragupta focuses on the moment of crisis when Gautama realises that the ascetic practices, and everything else he has tried, have got him no nearer Enlightenment. Sometimes it is in a moment of crisis that the ordinary mind gives up; it cracks and new light shines through. In Gautama’s case, he suddenly remembers an incident from his childhood, sitting under a rose-apple tree. This...

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