From India Dhamma Trust: "At the heart of a peaceful Dhamma Revolution" on Sat, 16 Nov, 2013 - 14:29This appeal was made by Sanghamani at the 2013 European Order weekend. If you feel moved to respond to this request to join the Dhamma Revolution. Please consider becoming a friend of The India Dhamma Trust by agreeing to support us regularly.
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From Lights In The Sky on Fri, 15 Nov, 2013 - 17:36TWOMINUTES of typically elemental Guhyaloka, one of two Triratna retreat centres in Spain. I was there to help with maintenance and building. I had no proper camera ): - but I had a small Canon HF10 with a mic and an iPhone 4 (:
The Clear Vision team was commissioned by Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly to make a series of five short videos for the online Urban Retreat about Triratna people and projects expressing metta in daily life.
These five videos, released one a day this week, are now viewable as a 38-minute compilation.
Camerawork mainly by Upekshapriya and Graham Dellow; most of the editing by Graham. (Wobbly iPhone camerawork by Munisha and a kind Russian volunteer.)
In this series of three talks, Subhuti continues his well-known Rambles Around Reality at the LBC, this time enquiring into the nature of consciousness from the point of view of Urgyen Sangharakshita's particular presentation of the Dharma.
3. Unfolding Consciousness: Once we stop clinging onto our misinterpretations of consciousness, it unfolds quite naturally, leading in the direction of complete liberation.
In this series of three talks, Subhuti continues his well-known Rambles Around Reality at the LBC, this time enquiring into the nature of consciousness from the point of view of Urgyen Sangharakshita's particular presentation of the Dharma.
1. The Ineffibility of Consciousness: We cannot truly define consciousness because it is not objectifiable. This is the key to its potentiallity.
In this series of three talks, Subhuti continues his well-known Rambles Around Reality at the LBC, this time enquiring into the nature of consciousness from the point of view of Urgyen Sangharakshita's particular presentation of the Dharma.
2. Consciousness and the Five Skandhas: It is our misinterpretation of the elements of our experience, especially consciousness, that leads to our entrapment and suffering.
From dharma@work on Thu, 14 Nov, 2013 - 20:47Being awake @ work – There is a lot of talk in Buddhism about “doing” and “being” – how can we do less and be more? Can we be a human being rather than a human doing? Most of us feel pushed by our work demands, pushed to do more, quicker, faster, in less time than ever before. It is as if the “doing” mode is winning out over the “being” mode. Of course we need to “do” both…we need...
From Akashavana on Wed, 13 Nov, 2013 - 11:172013 marked a turning point for Akashavana as our most full and fruitful year to date. Since March we have welcomed over 100 mitras and Dharmacharinis on our two ordination retreats, five Order retreats and as volunteers. It’s been a rich experience not only for the community, but also for the women coming here for their first time, or as return visitors.
All the help offered by our volunteers allowed us to make great strides on preserving the buildings...