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Dublin Buddhist Centre expand and launch fundraising appeal

From Triratna News on Mon, 3 Jun, 2013 - 06:03

Dublin Buddhist Centre expand and launch fundraising appeal

From Triratna News on Mon, 3 Jun, 2013 - 06:03Prajnagita writes from Triratna’s Dublin Buddhist Centre with news of their recent expansion - and a fundraising appeal to help them sustain it! She says -

“The Spiritual Community at the Dublin Buddhist Centre is especially spiritually vital at the moment. There are many of us involved, from a diverse range of backgrounds, inspired by the vision of existence that the Buddha offers and engaging with his teachings in the company of others.

The vibrancy and...
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Tillflyktstraedet - Hur Många Symboler Ryms I En Symbol

From Stockholms buddhistcenter on Mon, 3 Jun, 2013 - 01:00
Under rubriken: Tillflyktsträdet - hur många symboler ryms i en symbol? talade Fredrik Broman, Fredrik Busk och Roger Orwén om tre olika aspekter på trädet. Ja, det första är en översikt och introduktion. I det andra spårar Fredrik en kanske svårtillgänglig lära och i det tredje och sista talar Roger personligt om vad den gula buddhan Ratnasambhava kommit att betyda för honom.
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Kalyana Mitrata - Talks to the Cambridge Order

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Mon, 3 Jun, 2013 - 00:00
Three informal talks as part of Subhuti's visit to the Cambridge Buddhist Centre, on the day after Buddha Day 2013.
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The Five Aspects of Dharma Life - The Motive Force of Dharma Life

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sun, 2 Jun, 2013 - 00:00
Second talk of a series of 8 talks and one session of Questions and Answers by Subhuti on the System of Practice retreat at Padmaloka for men who have asked for Ordination. In these talks, Subhuti delves into the fundamental principles behind Integration, Positive Emotion, Spiritual Receptivity, Spiritual Death, and Spiritual Rebirth, finding in each new and deeper significance. He invites his hearers to apply them deeply in their own lives.

2. The motive force of Dharma life: We achieve this transcendence of self-clinging by means of the karma and dharma niyama kinds of conditionality.
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The Five Aspects of Dharma Life - The Higher Context

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 1 Jun, 2013 - 00:00
First talk of a series of 8 talks and one session of Questions and Answers by Subhuti on the System of Practice retreat at Padmaloka for men who have asked for Ordination. In these talks, Subhuti delves into the fundamental principles behind Integration, Positive Emotion, Spiritual Receptivity, Spiritual Death, and Spiritual Rebirth, finding in each new and deeper significance. He invites his hearers to apply them deeply in their own lives.



1. The Higher Context: We practise the Dharma so that we can transcend our self-clinging, thereby resolving our own suffering and contributing to the resolution of suffering in the world. This is the fundamental purpose of the Triratna Community.
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Kalyana Mitrata - My Relationship with Sangharakshita

From Cambridge Buddhist Centre on Sat, 1 Jun, 2013 - 00:00
On the occasion of Buddha Day, and in the context of Cambridge's Year of Kalyana Mitrata, Subhuti speaks candidly about his relationship with Sangharakshita; elucidating the nature of lived Kalyana Mitrata.
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Buddhafield celebrate new event - Green Earth Awakening

From Triratna News on Fri, 31 May, 2013 - 14:31

Buddhafield celebrate new event - Green Earth Awakening

From Triratna News on Fri, 31 May, 2013 - 14:31Green Earth Awakening is a new Buddhafield event held for the first time in late May 2013. Not a retreat and not a festival, it brought together Buddhists, social change activists, craftspeople, families, children - over 140 in total - to a beautiful site in Devon, UK, for “a chance to connect with the land, re-learn forgotten skills and live communally, exploring practical and spiritual pathways towards a sustainable future”.

It was a bold vision, with...
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NNBY group

From National Network Of Buddhist Youth - India on Fri, 31 May, 2013 - 07:35

NNBY group (group)

From National Network Of Buddhist Youth - India on Fri, 31 May, 2013 - 07:35let us connect young people
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Buddha Day at Aryaloka

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Fri, 31 May, 2013 - 02:58

Buddha Day at Aryaloka

From Aryaloka Buddhist Center on Fri, 31 May, 2013 - 02:58
Aryaloka Buddhist Center joined our Triratna brothers and sisters all over the world for a celebration of Buddha Day on May 28th, 2013. The center was packed to the brim with sangha and good cheer!

The theme for the evening was “Making Friends with Enlightenment,” and we were fortunate to hear short talks from Order members Dayalocana, Amala, and Vidhuma, who spoke about what Liberation means to them....
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The Wisdom of Letting Go Revealed In the Story of the Buddha's Enlightenment

From Buddhafield on Fri, 31 May, 2013 - 01:00
A classic Wesak talk based around sections from the Pali Canon on the story of the Buddha's Enlightenment, particularly drawing on the point about him having the courage to accept when things weren't working, and move on. The talk was recorded on Buddhafield's Green Earth Awakening event in May 2013. For more information see www.buddhafield.com

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