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'With Loyalty to My Teachers'

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 27 May, 2021 - 00:00

In the first of a series of talks on the four ordination acceptance verses or vows, Padmasagara begins with the theme of loyalty towards our spiritual teachers by exploring the Buddha's encounter with a young hedonist named Yasa in the Deer Park at Isipathana.

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'In Harmony with Friends and Companions'

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 27 May, 2021 - 00:00

Through looking closely at 'In harmony with friends and companions' Vidyadaka explores the conditions for disharmony, and talks about envy and miserliness. We need to overcome these two unskilful mental states in order to discover harmony and to keep the pathway open to the dharma. By developing kindly speech and generosity we discover that a deep harmony can arise which is symbolized by the 1000 Armed, 11 headed Avalokitesvara.

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Sanghanath

Migrant Labourers - Tired Feet: Walk in Solidarity

From Karuna Fundraisers on Wed, 26 May, 2021 - 23:08

Migrant Labourers - Tired Feet: Walk in Solidarity

From Karuna Fundraisers on Wed, 26 May, 2021 - 23:08

Streaming Zoom Live Event, Thursday 3rd June, 7-8pm (BST)

Register here: https://appeals.karuna.org/get-involved

I hope we all remember how migrant labourers suffered during the sudden lockdown last year in India. The first thing that comes to my mind are images of ‘tired feet’ and ’hunger’. I can not believe millions of feet had to walk thousands of miles to get their homes, and many of them never made it.

One of my inspirations from India is Ashif Shaikh, the founder of ‘Jan Sahas’...

Candradasa

Join Our Dharma Web Team! Looking for an Experienced Junior or Senior Developer

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 26 May, 2021 - 21:25

Join Our Dharma Web Team! Looking for an Experienced Junior or Senior Developer

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 26 May, 2021 - 21:25

Dharmachakra (the team behind The Buddhist Centre Online and Free Buddhist Audio) is expanding as we turn our attention to building and maintaining Triratna web sites and services that work beautifully on mobile and across all devices.

We’re looking for an experienced junior or senior developer.

If the thought of helping us spread the Dharma around the world excites you, we’d love to hear it! We’re looking for enthusiastic, motivated, highly skilled and confident developers who have a passion for...

Satyakirti

Padmaloka Buddha Day Puja - Wednesday 26th May - 8pm

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 26 May, 2021 - 20:00

Padmaloka Buddha Day Puja - Wednesday 26th May - 8pm

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 26 May, 2021 - 20:00

‘…today we are celebrating the Buddha’s attainment of Enlightenment, which is to say that we’re celebrating the Buddha’s transformation from an unenlightened to an Enlightened, a fully Enlightened, a supremely Enlightened, being. We’re celebrating his realization of, we may say, the ultimate truth and reality of things. We’re celebrating his becoming the object of refuge for all living beings. We are thus today celebrating something which is of very great importance and very great significance not only to the Buddha...

gunabhadri

Triratna Earth Sangha

From Buddhist Action on Tue, 25 May, 2021 - 14:59

Triratna Earth Sangha

From Buddhist Action on Tue, 25 May, 2021 - 14:59

Akasaraja writes:

Triratna Earth Sangha - a recently formed group of Order members, mitras and friends from across the world who are deeply concerned about the environmental plight of the Earth and all the attendant suffering this is already causing and will cause in the future - invites both Buddhist centres and individual practitioners to follow the lead of the Glasgow sangha by sitting in meditation in a public space at 3pm UK time (or your own...

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Perfect Speech - Shantiprabha

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Tue, 25 May, 2021 - 00:00

Shantiprabha gives a Sangha night talk exploring Perfect Speech through the lens of myth, deep listening and communication.

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padmavajra

Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 24 May, 2021 - 11:11

Ordination at the Manchester Buddhist Centre

From College of Public Preceptors on Mon, 24 May, 2021 - 11:11

We are delighted to announce a Public Ordination that took place at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 23rd May 2021. The ceremony was conducted in the Lotus Hall with a restricted number of sangha and family members attending.

The new Dharmachari was privately ordained on a private retreat with his preceptor Aparājita, and the Public Preceptor was Padmavajra:

Barrie Stanhope from Southport, in North-West England, becomes Buddhamaitrī. He who has the friendliness of the Buddha.
(The last i is long)

SADHU! SADHU! SADHU!

With metta,
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