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Buddhism for Today: A Blueprint for a New World (Facebook live )

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sat, 9 May, 2020 - 17:58

Buddhism for Today: A Blueprint for a New World (Facebook live )

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sat, 9 May, 2020 - 17:58

This Saturday, 10.30am, live streamed on Facebook, Croydon Buddhist Centre celebrates Buddha Day with a short talk and led meditation with Kalyananara. This is followed by a puja on Zoom, which will include a mitra ceremony for a member of our community. All welcome. Please help keep Croydon Buddhist Centre online : donate at http://www.buddhistcentrecroydon.org/support-us/4594080060
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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Great Compassion Penetrates Into the Marrow of the Bones

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 9 May, 2020 - 14:00

A stirring and penetrating talk by Dhammadinna around the image that a Bodhisattva’s compassion runs as deep as their very bones. Nagarjuna, Milarepa and others add their voices as Dhammadinna makes an emotionally resonant but clear-eyed attempt to lay out the ground of a practice that is moving towards the development of Bodhichitta. Why bother? she asks us, and shows how open-heartedness can respond realistically and well to suffering in our own lives and in the lives of others.

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Vigilance with Regard to the Bodhicitta - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 4

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 9 May, 2020 - 01:00
"The defilements do not dwell in objects, nor in the collection of the senses, nor in the space in between. There is nowhere else for them to dwell and yet they churn up the entire universe." In his fourth talk on the Bodhicaryavatara, given on the weekly Padmaloka retreat, Padmavajra explores Shantideva's discussion of vigilance (apramada) in relation to the cultivation of the Bodhicitta. In this chapter, Shantideva takes a sober look at the promises he has made to liberate all beings and the full implications of breaking those promises. He takes a good hard look at what will destroy the Bodhicitta, which are the defilements (kleshas) and strongly evokes the warrior spirit, declaring war on the defilements. He also reveals that he will do that through cultivating 'wisdom's glare'.
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Vigilance with Regard to the Bodhicitta - Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 4

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 9 May, 2020 - 00:00
"The defilements do not dwell in objects, nor in the collection of the senses, nor in the space in between. There is nowhere else for them to dwell and yet they churn up the entire universe." In his fourth talk on the Bodhicaryavatara, given on the weekly Padmaloka retreat, Padmavajra explores Shantideva's discussion of vigilance (apramada) in relation to the cultivation of the Bodhicitta. In this chapter, Shantideva takes a sober look at the promises he has made to liberate all beings and the full implications of breaking those promises. He takes a good hard look at what will destroy the Bodhicitta, which are the defilements (kleshas) and strongly evokes the warrior spirit, declaring war on the defilements. He also reveals that he will do that through cultivating 'wisdom's glare'.
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Rooted in this very earth

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 6 May, 2020 - 11:39
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Rooted in this very earth

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Wed, 6 May, 2020 - 11:39

An unintended consequence of the viral pandemic is that, rather than walking to my office at the university, I walk for exercise each day in the local woods. And I am not alone: lots of us seem to be taking the unexpected opportunity to find pleasure in springtime woodland. As I’ve been walking in the woods, I’ve been thinking more about Buddhist environmental ethics (see also Mettā for Plants). It’s often thought that Buddhism is eco-friendly because of its...
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Shraddhapushpa's health

From Order Connection on Fri, 8 May, 2020 - 17:07

Shraddhapushpa's health

From Order Connection on Fri, 8 May, 2020 - 17:07

Dear Order Friends,

We’re writing to let you know that Shraddhapushpa’s health has deteriorated significantly since yesterday and it seems likely that she may only survive a short while. She is being transferred today to St Joseph’s Hospice, initially on a temporary basis. Unfortunately, St Joseph’s are not accepting visitors, however her daughter Helen was able to visit her last night at home.

Shraddhapushpa was ordained in 2003 in Tuscany, and her yidam is...
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"The More They Beat Us, The Louder We Sang" -The Perfection of Patience- Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 6

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 8 May, 2020 - 15:55

"The More They Beat Us, The Louder We Sang" -The Perfection of Patience- Bodhicaryavatara Chapter 6

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Fri, 8 May, 2020 - 15:55

‘Serenity, freedom from disease, joy and long life, the happiness of an emperor, prosperity; these the patient person receives while continuing in cyclic existence.’

Padmavajra’s sixth talk on the Bodhicaryavatara explores Shantideva’s thorough exploration of the perfection of patience. In this chapter, Shantideva brings our attention to the seriousness of the faults of hatred and anger.

He shows how such states of mind arise and gives a number of ways in which patience can be cultivated in relation to the various sufferings inherent in...
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Thought for the Day: The Four Sights in Lockdown

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 8 May, 2020 - 12:58

Thought for the Day: The Four Sights in Lockdown

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 8 May, 2020 - 12:58

Listen to Thought for the Day: The Four Sights in Lockdown 

07/05/2020

If the clouds clear tonight we’ll see the May full moon, traditionally called the Full Flower Moon to match the Spring blossoming. It will also bring to a close the Buddha Day Festival, when Buddhists around the world celebrate the birth and enlightenment of the Buddha. But the episode that resonates most strongly for me in the face of Covid-19 is the experience that...

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