Recently Dh Vimaldhamma has done solitary retreat. It was very pleasant to have him as very old friend from Ulhasnagar. Today is also Dhammic Birthday of him as all Order member of Dhamma Batch of 1994.
Similarly a mitra from Panvel center Sudarshan Gajbhiye did solitary in same period.
In this introductory talk to a Know Your Mind retreat at Padmaloka, Vidyadaka gives a potted history of the material followed by a brief look at the omni-present and object determining mental events.
Sangha is not just a cosy group of people, it is a context for transformation on the path to Awakening. Singhamati explores 10 points on how we can transform through the practice of sangha. Given in the context of Sangha Day at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 2017.
The West London Buddhist Centre is looking for either a Mitra Convenor (full-time) or 2 Mitra Convenors (part-time) to nourish and grow its sangha and support its vibrant mitra community. Ratnadeva, our beloved Mitra Convenor of the past 5 years, will be leaving London in April 2024.
The job involves:
regular teaching activities at the centre and on retreats
engaging with newcomers, developing connections and friendships and supporting them in their involvement with centre activities
supporting everyone in the community to go deeper in their practice, including those
I’m delighted to say that all six of the Essential Sangharakshita courses are now online and available for your centres to use.
After running many of these in Dublin, I’m confident these courses will be very useful for Centres and a great way to help relative newcomers ‘meet’ Bhante and his thinking very effectively. They are primarily aimed at people who have learned to meditate, but, really, they’re suitable for everyone.
They are:
Breaking Through into Buddhahood.
Mind, Reactive and Creative.
Steps to Enlightenment (based upon The Path of Regular
Satyaraja explores what it means to ‘cherish’ or treasure the Dharma in all its aspects, and as both the teaching of the Buddha and his Enlightenment experience. The talk concludes with the importance of seeing the Dharma as beautiful if we are to truly cherish it. Excerpted from the talk entitled Cherish the Doctrine given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2919, as part of the series A Living Bodhisattva. ...
