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A First Sermon Painting

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 4 Jan, 2024 - 06:51

A First Sermon Painting

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 4 Jan, 2024 - 06:51

Ramesh Thorat, an artist friend from Mumbai, has donated his painting ’A First Sermon’ as present for New Year.

Our really great gratitude to Ramesh who consistently supports us in various ways, helping us develop the aesthetic dimension of the retreat center through his friendship with Ratnasambhava and Guhyacitta.

Saddhammapradip

Dh Akashanand Ritual

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 4 Jan, 2024 - 06:33

Dh Akashanand Ritual

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Thu, 4 Jan, 2024 - 06:33

Dhammachari Akashanand was order member from Ulhasnagar. He was Ordain on 9th March 1990 by Dh Subhuti.

We was one active order member from Ulhasnagar. He has passed on 29th Dec 2023. He was retired from MTNL. Has carried out responsibility as Chairman of Ulhasnagar for many years. He was kalynamitra for many.

He is four daughter and grand childrens.

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The Heart of Buddhism

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Thu, 4 Jan, 2024 - 00:00

New Year, new Sangha Night theme. With this one we're going right to the core, and will be exploring what is perhaps the most fundamental, uncompromising and sublime expression of the Buddhist vision of life, the Bodhisattva Ideal. Satyajyoti will begin by opening the door at least a little bit for us into this realm of wisdom and compassion, and how we might begin to transform our lives in the light of this Ideal right now.

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Freed from the Burning House

From Adhisthana on Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 - 10:30

Freed from the Burning House

From Adhisthana on Wed, 3 Jan, 2024 - 10:30

It can effect your dream life, it can effect your meditation, it can effect your life. If you really enter into the imaginative, dream world of the Lotus Sutra, it starts to affect how you experience the world around you.

Ratnaghosha on the White Lotus Sutra.

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Manchester Buddhist Centre Chair: Applications Sought

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 2 Jan, 2024 - 15:15

Manchester Buddhist Centre Chair: Applications Sought

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 2 Jan, 2024 - 15:15

Dear Order Members,

As you may know the current Chair of the Manchester Buddhist Centre, Silabodhi will be stepping down at the end of May 2024. We are now in the process of appointing our next Chair.

We are inviting applications from Order members by 23rd February 2024. Interviews will be at the start of the week of 4th March along with an opportunity for applicants to share their vision with local Order Members.

The role would ideally start in April. This central position at the...

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Dharmabytes: Getting on the Path

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 2 Jan, 2024 - 11:27

Hridayagita encourages reflection on the Four Noble Truths and particularly the first one as a way to quit running from or trying to fix samsara. Excerpted from the talk The First Noble Truth and The Space to Choose given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2016.

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The Rite of Increase

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Tue, 2 Jan, 2024 - 00:00

Back in the day, people would invoke the magical rite of increase to become wealthy and prosperous. But the Buddha discovered a far more powerful 'magic' that can bring about the highest abundance in ourselves and the world. Prajnahridaya will be exploring what this is and how we can put it into practice.

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Death of Amrutbandhu

From Order Connection on Mon, 1 Jan, 2024 - 10:58

Death of Amrutbandhu

From Order Connection on Mon, 1 Jan, 2024 - 10:58

Dear Friends in the Order,

Our friend and companion in the Dharma life, Amrutbandhu died from pneumonia at around 4.00am on Thursday 28th December 2023 in hospital in Mumbai.

Amrutbandhu’s age was 72 and he was from Chunabhatti Centre in Mumbai.
His private preceptor Adityabodhi ordained him at Bhaja, and he was publicly ordained by Amrutdeep on 24th January 2016. His sadhana was Shakyamuni so please bring this to mind when thinking of him.

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Dassini

Death of Akashananda

From Order Connection on Mon, 1 Jan, 2024 - 10:57

Death of Akashananda

From Order Connection on Mon, 1 Jan, 2024 - 10:57

Dear Friends in the Order,

Our friend and companion in the Dharma life, Akashanand died from a heart attack at around 7.00am on Thursday 28th December 2023 at his home in Ulhasnagar where he lived with his family.

Akashanand was very energetic and hard-working. He was very interested in spreading Dharma, and always had a smile on his face.

He was ordained at Bhaja on 3rd March 1990 with Subhuti as his private and...

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Directors Report Suryavana 2023

From Suryavana Retreat Centre on Sun, 31 Dec, 2023 - 06:16

Directors Report Suryavana 2023

From Suryavana Retreat Centre on Sun, 31 Dec, 2023 - 06:16

Dear all

I would like to thank you for your continued support of Suryavana.

In September 2021, I took the responsibility of becoming “Director”, “President” of the association, Suryavana. The new “Triratna Buddhist Community, Xèrica Retreat Centre.”

In September 2020, a year earlier, with my family, we moved to Suryavana. mostnof the time we live on-site and we are in our fourth winter. I could tell of many stories and experiences over these four years, the story of the first Winter, of the snow-storm “Filomena”, when...

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