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Becoming a Buddha - Saddhaloka

From Adhisthana on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 14:16

Becoming a Buddha - Saddhaloka

From Adhisthana on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 14:16

In the countdown to International Buddha Day, Saddhaloka is giving a series of ten short talks on the life of the Buddha. Poetic and inspiring, this series is not to be missed!

Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Wheeling, Spiralling, and the Fork In the Road

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 14:00

Vilasamani gives an introduction to the twelve links on the wheel of life, specifying how the spiral path emerges from the gap between feeling and craving. Talk given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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Carol Robertson

Buddhism for Today: A vision of human existence (facebook live 25.04.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 13:09

Buddhism for Today: A vision of human existence (facebook live 25.04.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 13:09

A vision of human existence: Kalyananara will explain how the Buddha’s teachings on the law of conditionality and the wheel of life present a compelling vision of the nature of our existence. Including a led meditation. Saturday 24 April, 10.30am, live streamed on Facebook.
Please help keep Croydon Buddhist Centre online: donate at http://www.buddhistcentrecroydon.org/support-us/4594080060

kusaladevi

Additional Resources - Being Divine Online Day 2: Metta and Akshobhya

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 09:55

Here’s a talk from Maitrisiddhi at Taraloka retreat centre - if it weren’t for the lockdown, Ratnavandana would be at Taraloka right now, leading a Brahma Viharas retreat, with Maitrisiddhi on the team.

In this talk, Maitrisiddhi helps us make the link between the Brahma Vihara of the day, Metta, and the associated Buddha (or Jina) in the Mandala, Akshobhya.

Why is Akshobhya associated with Metta, and how does clarity help us to open up to love? Maitrisiddhi also explores the active and receptive aspects...

kusaladevi

Additional Resources - Being Divine Online Day 2 - Beauties and Downfalls: Structure and the Metta Bhavana

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 09:27

Additional Resources - Being Divine Online Day 2 - Beauties and Downfalls: Structure and the Metta Bhavana

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 09:27

Here’s a talk from Maitridevi at Taraloka retreat centre - if it weren’t for the lockdown, Ratnavandana would be at Taraloka right now, leading a Brahma Viharas retreat.

In this talk, Maitridevi explores this fascinating area around how to stay creative with the metta bhavana practice. Do you find the structure of the metta bhavana like a great tree that supports you, or an oppression that dries up metta?

This talk is part of a series of talks given on The Heart Unbound: Metta...

kusaladevi

Metta like the Sun - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 2

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 09:10

Metta like the Sun - Being Divine Online Home Retreat: Day 2

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 09:10

In today’s Notes on the Metta Bhavana on the Being Divine Online home retreat, Ratnavandana speaks of Metta as being both a natural state that is present when we relax and open...

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A Feast of Happiness for the Caravan of Famished Beings - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 3

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 01:00

"For the caravan of famished beings wandering the road of existence, hungry for the enjoyment of happiness, this is a feast of happiness offered as refreshment to all who come". In his third talk on the Bodhicaryavatara, Padmavajra explores themes from the third chapter, 'The Full Acceptance of the Bodhicitta', in which Shantideva describes the wonder of the arising of the Bodhicitta, the profound selflessness of the Bodhisattva Vow and the pride of being born as a Buddha son. The talk was given in honour of Bodhisattva Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti and our brothers and sisters in India. Throughout the talk Padmavajra refers to Dr Ambedkar's life.

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A Feast of Happiness for the Caravan of Famished Beings - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 3

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 25 Apr, 2020 - 00:00

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Lokeshvara

Order Bodhicitta Practice Reminder

From Order Connection on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 19:34

Order Bodhicitta Practice Reminder

From Order Connection on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 19:34

The Buddha answered Bodhisattva Akṣayamati, saying: “O son of a virtuous family! If innumerable hundreds of thousands of myriads of koṭis of sentient beings who experience suffering hear of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara and wholeheartedly chant his name, Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara will immediately perceive their voices and free them from their suffering.”
- Chapter 25, White Lotus Sutra

Leaders this week are:

First sit: Abhayadana (English and Hindi)

Second sit: Nagapriya (English and Spanish)

First Sit:
UK & IE 7.30am
Europe 8.30am CET
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vajratara

Dr Ambedkar: making the Bodhisattva vow in Adverse Conditions

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 15:26

Dr Ambedkar: making the Bodhisattva vow in Adverse Conditions

From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Fri, 24 Apr, 2020 - 15:26

Dr Ambedkar’s life was far from easy. He had to struggle with discrimination, poverty and disappointment. Yet, in the heart of his struggle arose the profound desire to help alleviate the sufferings of all beings. He spent the rest of his life honouring that vow.
Vajratara, Chair of India Dhamma Trust, will be exploring what were the conditions for Dr Ambedkar to make that vow, and how we can learn from his example.

The talk will be live streamed on the...

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