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Dharmabytes: Something Beyond Us

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 11:00

Shraddha or ‘confidence-faith’ as an indispensable basis for the cultivation of Wisdom. In this talk Satyajyoti explores the teachings of the Buddhist teacher Shinran, who developed a tradition of complete and true entrusting to this dimension, sometimes referred to as ‘other power’.

Excerpted from the talk entitled True Entrusting and the Wisdom of Shinran given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2023.

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Meditation retreat - Jul 23

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 17:00
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Meditation retreat - Jul 23

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 17:00

Meditation retreat by Dh Tejdarshan with Dh. Suvidya . As its heavy rain period few mitra turned up. 

Rejoice in merit of Dh Tejdarshan and Suvidya to led retreat.
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Could you be Taraloka's new kitchen manager?

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:41

Could you be Taraloka's new kitchen manager?

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:41

Taraloka offers a unique context for women to live a full-time Dharma life, for being of service to others and for personal and collective transformation.

Taraloka is recruiting for a kitchen manager to join the Operations Team in early 2024. You will need to be an Order Member or GFR Mitra with a full, manual UK driving licence. You will need to be able to work full time, be physically fit and have a strong desire to engage wholeheartedly with both community living and team-based right...
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Could you be our next kitchen manager?

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:39

Could you be our next kitchen manager?

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:39

Taraloka offers a unique context for women to live a full-time Dharma life, for being of service to others and for personal and collective transformation.

Taraloka is recruiting for a kitchen manager to join the Operations Team in early 2024. You will need to be an Order Member or GFR Mitra with a full, manual UK driving licence. You will need to be able to work full time, be physically fit and have a strong desire to engage wholeheartedly with both community living and team-based right...
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Going For Refuge

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 00:00
Punyamala explains what it means to go for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Sangha Night.
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Come spend time amongst the Elders...

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 16:24

Come spend time amongst the Elders...

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 16:24

We’re really looking forward to welcoming Danayutta back to Taraloka for In the Footsteps of the Buddha, where she will share her love of Buddhist storytelling, as well as a deep dive into the meditation.

The Buddha had many disciples, whose stories have come down to us through the Pali Canon, including the Therigatha, or Songs of the Elder Sisters. Their stories are deeply human - there are tales of grief, tales of love and tales of adventure. All of them share...
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Vajrapriya on Shabda's 50th anniversary

From Order Connection on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 15:45

Vajrapriya on Shabda's 50th anniversary

From Order Connection on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 15:45

Vajrapriya shares a little about the upcoming 50th anniversary of Shabda, and what Shabda means to him.
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Forthcoming Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

From Order Connection on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 11:00

Forthcoming Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

From Order Connection on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 11:00

Dear friends in the Order,  

I am delighted to let you know that Julie Franklin of the Manchester sangha will be receiving her Private Ordination during a special three day ordination retreat, with her kula and preceptors, at Brinscall Hall in Lancashire between 4th-6th August.  The Public Ordination Ceremony will take place on Sunday 13th August at 2pm at the Manchester Buddhist Centre.  Julie’s Private Preceptor will be Suryaka and Dayanandi will be the Public Preceptor.  

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Dharmabytes: Dropping Our Defences

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 11:00

Ratnadharini gives us an inspiring, down-to-earth consideration of Verses 4-6 of the Eight Verses for Training the Mind by Langrithangpa.  Uncompromising, brilliant, long considered a classic of the Lojong mind training school, Langrithangpa’s pithy text bears daily reflection and can fuel a lifetime of Dharma inquiry and practice. 

Excerpted from a talk on Verses 4-6 from a series of talks on the Eight Verses for Training the Mind given at the ...
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FBA Podcast: A Body of Practice

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 29 Jul, 2023 - 11:00

Drawing upon the myths in the life of the Buddha Satyapara explores the role the body plays when we take up Buddhist practice. She describes the Buddha as a child under a rose apple tree being deeply in touch with his surrounding and when calling upon the earth he gains confidence in his practice and overcomes his doubts. With these stories Satyapara invites us to trust our body. Given in Cambridge, UK, in...

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