From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 21:53All are welcome to join us for our weekly Sangha Night, every Wednesday, 7 - 9 pm. This month we’ll be going deeper in our practice with a focus on meditation, specifically the Brahma Viharas.
We’ll start the month off on October 1st with a led meditation followed by small groups to discuss meditation practice. We will get into the problems, victories, and particular techniques in our practices and utilize our shared experience.
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is entitled: “Three Facets of Imagination,” an excerpt from the beginning of a two-part series by Maitreyabandhu called “A Further Reach – Imagination and the Radical.” Drawing on his experience as an artist, poet and Buddhist practitioner, in these two improvised talks Maitreyabandhu shares his reflections on the role of the imagination on...
This week’s FBA Podcast, “Radical Change – Learning to Be Free ,” is a talk by Sona given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre in April 2012. He explores how we can make real, even radical, changes to our lives through waking up to life with awareness.
From Triratna News on Tue, 30 Sep, 2014 - 16:35The following two men were publicly ordained at Padmaloka retreat centre in the UK on the afternoon of Thursday 25th September 2014.
Gary Schooler becomes Amalavacha - “He who speaks from the Sspotless”.
Richard Weeden becomes Garavachitta - “He whose mind turns to reverence”.
Their private preceptor was Mahasraddha; their public preceptor Saddhaloka.
From Triratna News on Mon, 29 Sep, 2014 - 18:33The Buddhist Centre Online has been asked to publish this missing person announcement for a man whose mother is dying.
“I am sending this email in the hope that you may be able to help in the tracing of my nephew Edward Dallas who went missing from Paisley, Scotland in March 2010.
Edward once worked voluntarily at Samye Ling in Scotland around 2008 and was very interested in Buddhist culture. I believe this is the path Edward may...
The Sydney Buddhist Centre at 24 Enmore Rd, Newtown, has taught meditation and Buddhism to thousands of people in Sydney since the 1980s. We provide a calm and relaxing oasis in the midst of a busy city life. But now we are going to shake things up a bit with an exciting renovation.
As a non-profit organisation, we rely almost entirely on donations from people attending the centre, and on money raised...
From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Sun, 28 Sep, 2014 - 12:33Do you have experience with bookkeeping? Would you like to help support a growing Right Livelihood business?
Virya Group are seeking a part time bookkeeper to help us manage our growing business processes. Ideally familiar with UK accountancy processes and HMRC requirements, you would be responsible for day to day reconciliation and book keeping using our online system Xero, making sure that invoices are marked as paid in a timely manner and processing receipts (training is available...
From Triratna News on Sun, 28 Sep, 2014 - 12:12With great sadness we report the death of Dharmacharini Aryamati, in the evening of Friday 26th September. Knocked down by a van on a pedestrian crossing, she suffered many broken bones. Having regained consciousness she died later in hospital from brain trauma.
Aryamati was ordained in 2005 and was a much-loved member of the sangha in Manchester, UK. Her preceptor Maitreyi writes: “Her name means ‘She whose mind is noble’, and her yidam was Green Tara, who gave...
