Buddhist Action Month is now over but here’s a highlight from the Dublin Buddhist Centre - on 12th June, as part of BAM 2019, some of their Sangha meditated outside the Dáil (the Irish parliament) to raise awareness about the need to take action to address the climate crisis. Here’s a short podcast with some of the participants about why they took part as Dharma practitioners and how the meditation went.
The women’s ordination team, with Karunamaya and Padmasuri, led a one month’s Dhamma training course for young women in Nagpur. The culminated in Bodhgaya where those on the course led a 5 day retreat for women in Bihar. Watch this documentary and hear the participants talk about their experience. For me it seems an especially significant course. The young women learn about the Dhamma and Dr Ambedkar in the very heartland of modern Indian Buddhism. They then travel North to...
On 12th June, as part of Buddhist Action Month 2019, a group from the Dublin Buddhist Centre Sangha meditated outside the Dáil (the Irish parliament) to raise awareness about the need for our leaders to take action to address the climate crisis.
Here’s a short podcast with some of the participants about why they took part and how it went.
Happy Dhamma Day everyone! A day to celebrate the gift of the Dhamma we have been given, and to enable others to benefit from the same gift.
‘Go now and wander for the welfare and happiness of happiness of many, out of compassion for the world, for the benefit, welfare and happiness of gods and humans. Teach the Dhamma that is beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle and beautiful in the end, with the meaning and the letter.
Saccanama explores the pre-Buddhist responses to goodness, truth and beauty that are the roots of faith; Jung’s 4 factors of consciousness; 'faith is innate, doubt acquired’.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
Siddhartha Gotama’s Going Forth as a response to suffering; the different kinds of suffering; cherish your dukkha.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
The 3 grounds of faith; the 3 kinds of faith; faith, hri and apatrapya; the guardians of the world and the development of our moral conscience.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
The Garava Sutta; reverence is transcendental; infinite reverence; gratitude as knowledge of what has been done for one for one’s benefit; the objects of gratitude; reasons for ingratitude.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
What happens when things go wrong and we feel let down or betrayed? Taking responsibility for ourselves; no blame and ’tough Dharma'; exploring our expectations; strong practice of mindfulness is needed; forgiveness.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
What is Insight into anatta? Losing control and renouncing the self; overcoming pride; humiliation; the hearing wisdom.
Recorded at the Swedish Summer Retreat at Dharmagiri, July 2019.
