Maitreyabandhu launches the International Urban Retreat at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre with a talk on the theme of the retreat which is the teaching from on the Greater Mandala.
A wonderful discussion between Maitreyabandhu and Aryashila introducing The Journey and the Guide. They explore different sections of the book and then include a brief extract from Yarn with Maitreyabandhu talking about poetry and reading two of the poems.
This talk was given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in November 2015 as part of the regular Sangha morning class.
Dans cette conférence pour lancer la retraite en ville, Vassika présente le thème du mandala comme modèle pour notre vie, l’importance de l’aspect ésthetique de la sagesse et le lien entre metta et l’appréciation ésthetique. Elle nous invite à créer de l’espace dans notre vie pour ne rien faire et pour apprendre à regarder et apprécier des choses et des gens sans toujours nous demander ce qu’ils peuvent nous apporter…
Parami gives the introductory talk for the 2015 Triratna International Urban Retreat live in Adelaide, Australia. Her theme - and the theme of the whole retreat - is ‘Living in the Greater Mandala’, and she brings this alive in the most human, poetic, and inspired of ways.
Her range is broad as she evokes the mandala itself, and the profound, playful path of the Bodhisattva. Calling forth Rumi and Hafiz, the great Buddhist Perfection of Wisdom texts, Keats, Yeats, Robert Hass, and Kenneth White, she...
We’re almost ready for the retreat - look forward to seeing you tomorrow from 9.30m for a prompt start at 10am.
Please bring veggie or vegan lunch to share.
If you’ve registered for the day by joining this group, thanks! If not - please do - so far our posts have been ‘public’ and visible to all; during the week they’ll just be visible to those on the retreat and in this group.
The fourth in our series of talks on the Mandala of the Five Buddhas for Sangha Night. Jnanavaca talks on the dark green Buddha of the north, Amoghasiddhi.
Special Day Retreat : ‘The Mandala of Greater Uselessness’
This day is part of the Triratna Urban Retreat, but open to all. We will be exploring the place of the contemplation and appreciation of BEAUTY in Buddhist practice.
Exeter Community Centre, St Davids Hill, Exeter
Saturday 21st November 10am - 4pm
Bring a veggie lunch to share
