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Dharmabytes: The Conversion of King Pasenadi

By Centre Team on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 10:00

Dhivan recounts the conversion of King Pasenadi by the Buddha.

Excerpted from the talk A Courtesan, a Killer and a King given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2016

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Ordinations at Sudarshanaloka in New Zealand

By siladasa on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 09:49

Ordinations at Sudarshanaloka in New Zealand

By siladasa on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 09:49

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following six men took place at Sudarshanaloka Retreat Centre in New Zealand on 28th March 2024:

Public Preceptor Purna:

David Raubenheimer becomes Dharmaprakāśa (fourth ’a’ is long, acute accent over the ’s’), a Sanskrit name meaning “He who is bright and shining with and through the Dharma”
Registered spelling: Dharmaprakasha
Private preceptor: Guhyasiddhi

Public Preceptor Siladasa:

Glenn Cecil becomes Puṇyanāga (dot under the first ‘n’, second ‘a’ is long), a Sanskrit name meaning “Naga...

Taraloka Retreat Centre
Taraloka Retreat Centre

(2 of 10) What Are the Skandhas?

By Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
Taught by the Buddha as a path to Insight: what are the five skandhas, and how do we use them to get closer to the texture of experience? Talk 2 of 6 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.
Taraloka Retreat Centre
Taraloka Retreat Centre

(1 of 10) 'Call Forth As Much As You Can of Love, of Respect and of Faith'

By Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
Maitrisiddhi introduces us to the Ratnagunasamchayagatha and invites us to enter its mythic world. Why are positive emotions essential to the realisation of wisdom, of seeing directly the way things are? Talk 1 of 6 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.
Taraloka Retreat Centre
Taraloka Retreat Centre

(8 of 10) Fear and Faith: 'Freely They Wander, Without a Home..'

By Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
As conventional security drops away, fear will arise on the path towards wisdom. How do we meet that fear with faith? What can we truly rely on? Talk 5 of 6 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.
Taraloka Retreat Centre
Taraloka Retreat Centre

(7 of 10) Led Meditation: Loving and Letting Go

By Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
Meditation exploring our relationship to a being we love and care about. Retreatants have each been given a small rose – if you are following this meditation online, find a flower or other object to represent someone you care about, to have with you in the sit. Meditation 3 of 4 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.
Taraloka Retreat Centre
Taraloka Retreat Centre

(6 of 10) 'The Great Compassion, Free From Any Notion of a Being'

By Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
Maitrisiddhi explores the emptiness or boundless nature of beings, and the question of ‘existence’ or ‘non-existence’. Talk 4 of 6 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.
Taraloka Retreat Centre
Taraloka Retreat Centre

(5 of 10) Led Meditation: Sitting, Standing, Lying

By Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
Come closer to direct experience, with kindly awareness, in three different postures. Meditation 2 of 4 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.
Taraloka Retreat Centre
Taraloka Retreat Centre

(4 of 10) “All These Dharmas Are Entirely Empty”

By Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 28 Mar, 2024 - 00:00
What is really meant by ‘sunyata’ or emptiness? Prajnanita explores the heart of the Perfection of Wisdom. Talk 3 of 6 from a retreat exploring the Ratnagunasamcayagatha ‘The Boundless Nature of Being’, held at Taraloka in October 2023.