From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Sat, 14 Mar, 2015 - 22:27Just as a map is a very useful thing to help know where you are, and how to get to where you want to go, so too is the mandala of the Brahma Viharas. It can do the same thing on an internal level. Firstly you need to know where you are, which means you need to be awake to your present experience to know that, and then you can see where it fits in the Mandala. So firstly, once...
The opening ritual to dedicate the Rainy Season Retreat included meditation, readings (from Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche and Nyanaponika Thera) and chanting to invoke the mandala of the five archetypal Buddhas and the qualities of kindness, compassion, gladness, and equanimity.
Parami has some time with Padmasuri talking about the highlights of the day’s events at the College meeting and looking back at Padmasuri’s decade as one of the Deputies of the College.
This week’s FBA Podcast is a gem from Vajratara entitled: “The Buddha, The Bodhicitta and Bhante.” Vajratara introduces the Bodhicitta in an easily accessible format: what, why and how. She starts with the symbolism of the Buddha’s own Bodhisattva vow at the time of Dipankara, the previous Buddha. She also draws out Sangharakshita s unique understanding of...
As part of her preparatory notes for the Spring urban retreat on the theme of ‘Living In The Mandala’ and the Brahma Viharas, Ratnavandana has prepared this great set of reflections on ways to stay connected when you’re doing an ‘urban retreat’ of this sort (whether online or at a Buddhist Centre!).
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From Community Highlights on Fri, 13 Mar, 2015 - 16:45DHARMASUNDAYSA space for Order members to share experience of meditation and the view of the path overall. Sundays 10am to 5pm West London Buddhist Centre 45a Porchester Road W25PT(opp.Royal Oak; Paddington, Queensway Bayswater 10m) We’ll let in latecomers if we can, but please arrive on time.
Mar 15 Abhaya: Beauty “Beauty is Important” —Sangharakshita, in a recent conversation.
With the one of the 6 Distinctive Emphases, (slightly expanded), of...
All this weekend and next week we’ll be bringing teaching and blogs from the Rainy Season Urban Retreat that starts this evening in Bristol, UK. The theme is ‘Living In the Mandala’ and we’ll be exploring the...
The team at Windhorse Publications have been in touch with the great news that a major new book from Subhuti has now been published thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign.
From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Fri, 13 Mar, 2015 - 12:18Centre Manager Brighton Buddhist Centre An exciting new opportunity has arisen at the Brighton Buddhist Centre for a fully supported Centre Manager. This is a new post at a time of great change and possibility at the Centre. In the process of appointing a new Chair, we are reviewing many aspects of the centre’s functioning. The new Centre manager would be a key player in implementing changes and being a creative force as the Centre evolves. This would include...
Vidyatara is joined on the sofa by Sanghadevi and Moksananda to talk about the highlights of the College meeting so far - rejoicing in Manjuvajra and Padmasuri, studying with Subhuti and reflecting on Dhammarati’s time as Chair and Saddhaloka’s poetry…
