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Great Faith, Great Wisdom Retreat, 2017 - day 2

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Mon, 11 Sep, 2017 - 08:27

Great Faith, Great Wisdom Retreat, 2017 - day 2

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Mon, 11 Sep, 2017 - 08:27

My day started with double meditation by our very golden shrine. I appreciated the time to just sit with some of the phrases which resonated with me from yesterday’s readings of the shorter Sukhavativuyha sutra. Sitting with “heartfelt desire”, exploring the associated sensations, and ‘objects’ of desire; and with a sense of “embraced by all the Buddhas”; and the connection between the two. It felt rich and fruitful.

Ratnaguna gave a fascinating talk, showing us resonances between the Sukhavativuyha sutras and two late Pali suttas...

jvalamalini

Great Faith, Great Wisdom Retreat, 2017 - day 1

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Sat, 9 Sep, 2017 - 21:51

Great Faith, Great Wisdom Retreat, 2017 - day 1

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Sat, 9 Sep, 2017 - 21:51

We had a wonderful first day of our Order-Mitra ‘Rainy Season Retreat’ today, with Ratnaguna on fine form exploring everything from what we can learn from the language of the heptapods in the film ‘Arrival’, through the way the Mahayana expresses insight cosmically, suggestions on how to listen to the sutras, to why birds have to be magical apparitions in the pure land.

We listened to one of the sutras twice, and discussed our responses.

When I...

Acalavajri

Upcoming ordinations at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Sat, 9 Sep, 2017 - 20:24

Upcoming ordinations at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Sat, 9 Sep, 2017 - 20:24

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to let you know that the private ordinations of the following women will take place over Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th September here at Akashavana in Spain. The public ordinations will follow on Saturday 16th September at 10am local time.

The public preceptors will be Maitreyi, Paramachitta and Parami

Jaimie Redwood from Norwich.
Private preceptor Srivati

Gill Davies from Shrewsbury.
Private preceptor Kalyachitta

Penny Strange from Llangollen.
Private preceptor Saddhanandi

Meera Vig from Auckland.
Private preceptor Malini

Caroline Rogers from North London.
Private preceptor Amritamati

Danièle Adam from Paris.
...

Read more about Upcoming ordinations at Akashavana

Sanghadarsini

Next walking day Saturday 14th of October 12 - 3pm

From Malvern + Ledbury Buddhist Meditation on Fri, 8 Sep, 2017 - 11:54

Next walking day Saturday 14th of October 12 - 3pm

From Malvern + Ledbury Buddhist Meditation on Fri, 8 Sep, 2017 - 11:54

We will meet at the Adhisthana car par. The idea is to go for a 2 till 2 ½ hour walk in the area, have a picnic along the way, maybe have a meditation and maybe walk some parts of the walk in silence.

Please bring a sandwich, rain clothes, water bottle, good walking boots - some parts of the path might be muddy.

Further walks: 11th November, 9th December. If you can, please book so that we know how many people are coming....

Sanghadarsini

new classes starting

From Malvern + Ledbury Buddhist Meditation on Fri, 8 Sep, 2017 - 11:44

new classes starting

From Malvern + Ledbury Buddhist Meditation on Fri, 8 Sep, 2017 - 11:44

Our new classes (drop in) have started again after the summer break. We are meeting every Wednesday from 19:30 till 21:30 for a Buddhism & Meditation class at Adhisthana, Coddington Court, Coddington HR8 1JL

Programme

19:15 Arrival (You will be met at the car park)

19:30 Introduction to meditation

20:15 Tea break

20:45 Exploration of a Buddhist theme till about 21:30

All are welcome

If you need any further information you can contact us at: admin [at] adhisthana.org or 01531 - 641 726. There is no charge for...

Aryanisha

Vinay on the common ground that unites us, at the International Gathering

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Wed, 6 Sep, 2017 - 17:14

Vinay on the common ground that unites us, at the International Gathering

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Wed, 6 Sep, 2017 - 17:14

Vinay Khirade comes from India and now lives in Cambridge, UK. He tells us what inspired him about the International Gathering, why he was motivated to start giving to FutureDharma Fund and what he hopes for Triratna in the future.

Centre Team

Biate and Jen on the Spaciousness of the International Gathering

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Mon, 4 Sep, 2017 - 20:31

Biate and Jen on the Spaciousness of the International Gathering

From Triratna International Gathering 2017 - What The World Needs Now on Mon, 4 Sep, 2017 - 20:31

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Biate and Jen from Bristol Buddhist Centre share their experience of the 2017 Triratna International Gathering at Adhisthana.

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shraddhavani

Mindfulness, Kindness & the Buddha - An Introduction

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sun, 3 Sep, 2017 - 18:27

Mindfulness, Kindness & the Buddha - An Introduction

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Sun, 3 Sep, 2017 - 18:27

Please note the changes to our published schedule: this introduction to meditation is a 3-week course, Thursday evenings 7-9PM, beginning September 14. It will be held in the Ladies Parlor of South Church, 292 State St.

In this beginners’ course, led by Dh Suddhayu, we will explore two basic meditation practices passed down through the centuries within the Buddhist tradition. Participants will learn everything they need to begin a regular meditation practice. The adventure begins here! Registration is free. Register...

Mokshini

50 year celebrations of the Central European region!

From Triratna@50 on Fri, 1 Sep, 2017 - 08:48

50 year celebrations of the Central European region!

From Triratna@50 on Fri, 1 Sep, 2017 - 08:48

A lovely short film of Triratna’s 50 year celebrations of the Central European region. About 180 - 200 people from four countries were present (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, plus some guests from UK). On Saturday we had a whole range of workshops, outings, practice and a cultural night at the Essen Buddhist Centre. On Sunday, we moved into the former miners’ washing rooms of world heritage site ‘Zollverein’, where we meditated, celebrated puja, heard reflections on 50 years of...

Prajnaketu

Big One 2017: Go forth, Go beyond! and autumn events 2017

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Fri, 1 Sep, 2017 - 08:47

Big One 2017: Go forth, Go beyond! and autumn events 2017

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Fri, 1 Sep, 2017 - 08:47

Big One 2017: Go forth, Go beyond! 27-29th October Adhisthana

This is the young Buddhists retreat of the year: the largest gathering of young Buddhists from across Europe and beyond. Suitable for people of all levels of experience and none - a friendly and inspiring way to connect with other young people who are practising the Buddhist life. Come along and bring your friends!

Book at http://adhisthana.org/retreat/?ev=202

More for 2017

Young Women’s Weekend
For women who’ve asked for ordination
8-11th Sept, ...

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