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Dharmabyte: Armed with Love Flowers

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 23 Mar, 2020 - 13:00

Here Karunadhi  introduces us to the Red Rite of Fascination. Friendship emerges from love for our friends, but also can evoke strong attachment. Communication and the samgrahavastu (means of unification) of loving speech are the antidote for grasping and projection.

Excerpted from the talk Spiritual Friendship and the Red Rite of Fascination as part of the series Spiritual Friendship and the Tantric Rites given on a joint Tiratanaloka and Buddhafield retreat...
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Living creatively in turbulent times – Corona virus and Triratna Exeter activities

From Exeter Triratna Group on Sun, 22 Mar, 2020 - 18:46

Living creatively in turbulent times – Corona virus and Triratna Exeter activities

From Exeter Triratna Group on Sun, 22 Mar, 2020 - 18:46

Dear friends

Living creatively in turbulent times – Corona virus and Triratna Exeter activities

I hope that you are keeping as well and in good heart as possible under the present turbulent and uncertain circumstance. As many of you will know we have cancelled all our face-to-face Exeter Sangha activities in light of the corona virus crisis and government guidance. I am writing with some information on how we plan to sustain our Sangha here in Exeter and South Devon and to invite you...
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Online Meditations - Starting Tomorrow! Monday, March 23rd

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sun, 22 Mar, 2020 - 15:32

Online Meditations - Starting Tomorrow! Monday, March 23rd

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sun, 22 Mar, 2020 - 15:32

A reminder that our twice-daily open meditation sessions start tomorrow. They’ll run every week day until Buddhist Centres (and everywhere else!) re-open.

If you’re sitting with your own local sangha from home, please bear in mind your fellow Dharma farers all around the world. We’ll be thinking of you too. ☺️

Get times and connect to our daily open meditations

Sessions will last for 45 minutes. They won’t be guided sits – just bring your own...
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KEEP THE INSPIRATION FLOWING!

From Frome Triratna Group on Sat, 21 Mar, 2020 - 14:16

KEEP THE INSPIRATION FLOWING!

From Frome Triratna Group on Sat, 21 Mar, 2020 - 14:16

At this time of confusion, concern, and adjustment, here’s a helpful message from Dhammamegha at Windhorse Publications:

Now that many bookshops are closed, you can still get books on the Dharma, meditation, and working with your heart-mind directly from the Windhorse Publications website. Sign up to the Windhorse Publications newsletter here to get a link to a free eBook every week, and details about monthly sales on print books. Create a free sign-up account here to get an additional 10% off all their...
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FBA Podcast: Spiritual Friendship and the Tantric Rites

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 21 Mar, 2020 - 13:00

Vajratara introduces the theme of spiritual friendship or kalyana mitrata. What is spiritual friendship? How is it distinguished from ordinary friendship? How can we make friends? What is the difference between vertical and horizontal friendship? Using stories, personal anecdotes and images she introduces the overall theme to prepare for more talks in this series, which focusses on the tantric rites and friendship.

This talk is part of the series Spiritual Friendship and the Tantric Rites, given at a ...
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Going For Refuge In a Time of Fear

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 21 Mar, 2020 - 00:00
Padmavajra gives a talk on how to Go for Refuge in times of adversity, even in a time of fear. Given the situation of the world today, with threat of sickness and great uncertainty, how do we practise as Buddhists? How do we continue to deepen our practice of loving kindness, of awareness? What is the real response to the situation we find ourselves in today? Recorded on the 18th March 2020 in the Padmaloka shrine room, with an audience of the Padmaloka community.
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Free Buddhist Audio

Going For Refuge In a Time of Fear

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 21 Mar, 2020 - 00:00
Padmavajra gives a talk on how to Go for Refuge in times of adversity, even in a time of fear. Given the situation of the world today, with threat of sickness and great uncertainty, how do we practise as Buddhists? How do we continue to deepen our practice of loving kindness, of awareness? What is the real response to the situation we find ourselves in today? Recorded on the 18th March 2020 in the Padmaloka shrine room, with an audience of the Padmaloka community.
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A Dharma Toolkit for Uncertain Times

From Order Connection on Fri, 20 Mar, 2020 - 17:18

A Dharma Toolkit for Uncertain Times

From Order Connection on Fri, 20 Mar, 2020 - 17:18

Dear Order members,

On the Buddhist Centre Online we’ve just launched our spaces to support people in Triratna communities around the world and help them stay connected, now most Centres have to close for an extended period. We have launched a dedicated mini-site offering ‘A Dharma Toolkit for Uncertain Times’ and will begin a full programme on Monday 23rd March for the following 6 weeks at minimum, extending into May and beyond if necessary.

We are offering:

  • two daily
    • ...
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Does your centre need help with the financial challenges of Coronavirus?

From European Chairs' Assembly on Fri, 20 Mar, 2020 - 15:38

Does your centre need help with the financial challenges of Coronavirus?

From European Chairs' Assembly on Fri, 20 Mar, 2020 - 15:38

Keturaja, Danayutta, Maitrinara and I, from the Triratna Money Group have just met to discuss how we might help Triratna centres deal with their fall-off in income now that most have closed their doors.

We’d be willing to research, summarise and share, for example, government crisis support schemes in the UK, and ways of negotiating rent and mortgage ‘holidays’.

However before doing this work we’d like to know whether you would find this useful. Please reply in the comments box.

With metta,

Amalavajra, FutureDharma Fund
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Become a Windhorse author

From Order Connection on Fri, 20 Mar, 2020 - 12:39

Become a Windhorse author

From Order Connection on Fri, 20 Mar, 2020 - 12:39

“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” – Toni Morrison

Now that many of us are at home for a while, there’s never been a better time to write a book! Are you an author or would-be author? Are you an Order Member with an idea for a book on Buddhist dharma, meditation or an aspect of practice? If so, Windhorse Publications would love to...

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