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Catch up with 'The Subtle Art of Caring' book launch

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 13 Dec, 2023 - 10:00

Catch up with 'The Subtle Art of Caring' book launch

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 13 Dec, 2023 - 10:00

Three weeks ago we introduced The Subtle Art of Caring with author River Wolton online. In this interesting conversation between Dhammamegha and the author we explored themes contained in the book such as:

Idealism and Altruistic Activity - River reflected on the tension between idealism and the shadow side of idealism, reflecting on the concept of becoming a bodhisattva and the potential for idealism in spiritual practice.

Reframing Language and Perception - The video introduces the concept of ‘respair’, a forgotten word...

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'The Subtle Art of Caring' by River Wolton

By Windhorse Publi... on Fri, 17 Nov, 2023 - 08:00

'The Subtle Art of Caring' by River Wolton

By Windhorse Publi... on Fri, 17 Nov, 2023 - 08:00

Today we are pleased to be publishing a new book titled The Subtle Art of Caring: A Guide to Sustaining Compassion.

The Buddha taught the practices of loving kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. These guide us in cultivating positive emotions and minimising harmful ones.

Poet, writer, activist, mentor, and Buddhist teacher River Wolton gives new life to these teachings as resources for a life in which compassion for self and other are mutually sustaining.

You might feel a response when you see...

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The Subtle Art of Caring

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 8 Nov, 2023 - 12:30

The Subtle Art of Caring

By Windhorse Publi... on Wed, 8 Nov, 2023 - 12:30

A few days ago Dhammamegha had a chance to speak with River Wolton, a poet, activist, community worker, and Buddhist teacher. We will be publishing her new illustrated book The Subtle Art of Caring: A Guide to Sustaining Compassion in a few weeks. It is already available to pre-order now. Find out more about the book.

River’s book is based on the Buddha’s teachings of the Brahma Viharas or divine abodes. In this book, River looks again...

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LBC Chair's Call for Peace

By sura12 on Fri, 27 Oct, 2023 - 20:11

LBC Chair's Call for Peace

By sura12 on Fri, 27 Oct, 2023 - 20:11

In response to the unfolding conflict in the Middle East, LBC Chair Suryagupta shares teachings from the Buddha on cycles of hatred, and the possibility of peace.

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Dharmabytes: Everything Made of Love

By Centre Team on Thu, 5 Oct, 2023 - 11:00

Love, compassion and wisdom are sewn into the fabric of existence. When these qualities arise in our own experience, can we recognise them, trust them, and allow them to transform us? And when do we dismiss them, or cling to them unhelpfully? From the talk Touching the Transcendent by Maitrisiddhi given on the June Women’s Area Order Weekend held at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2022.

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A new book available for sponsorship: 'The Subtle Art of Caring' by River Wolton

By Windhorse Publi... on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 10:02

A new book available for sponsorship: 'The Subtle Art of Caring' by River Wolton

By Windhorse Publi... on Thu, 22 Jun, 2023 - 10:02

Today, we want to introduce you and invite you to sponsor a book that will come out this November. It is called The Subtle Art of Caring: A Guide to Sustaining Compassion.

The Buddha taught the practices of loving kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. You may know and practise them as the Brahma Viharas. They are the guides and means to cultivate positive emotions and minimise harmful ones. 

Poet, writer, activist, coach, and Buddhist teacher River Wolton gives...

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Dharmabytes: Moving Closer to Truth

By Zac on Thu, 2 Mar, 2023 - 06:00

In this short personal talk, Prajnahridaya discusses the universal importance of love, a quality so vital if we want to live a meaningful life.

Excerpted from the talk entitled The Rising Sun given at the Annual Sub35 Men’s Weekend for Young Buddhists at Padmaloka in November, 2018.

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FBA Podcast: The Moon

By Zac on Sat, 25 Feb, 2023 - 06:00

Paramananda in this free-ranging talk, explains how the moon’s soft light represents compassion, and recites three moon poems that evoke messages of self-knowledge and the regular tides or rhythms of being human. This talk was given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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Dharmabytes: This Human Situation

By Zac on Thu, 19 Jan, 2023 - 06:00

Samantabhadri explores what it was like to meet the Buddha, the fully Enlightened human being. She then discusses ‘garava’ as devotion for the whole richness of our Dharma Lives, including positive emotions for all beings.

From the talk entitled Turning Towards the Buddha: The True Nature of Devotion given on the Women’s Area Order Weekend held at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2022.

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FBA Podcast: Only Connect

By Zac on Sat, 10 Dec, 2022 - 06:00

From communist to Buddhist…. Vimalavajri talks of her personal involvement in the spheres of politics, feminism and Buddhism.  Using Indra’s net as a classic Buddhist image of interconnectedness, the talk explores what the dharma might have to say about social or political action, and asks what helps when we feel overwhelmed or stuck in ill-will.  If we really see Indra’s net, we will connect more deeply with life at all levels and our action will be more...

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