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Searching for the Sublime

From Western Buddhist Review on Sun, 22 Apr, 2018 - 19:46

Searching for the Sublime

From Western Buddhist Review on Sun, 22 Apr, 2018 - 19:46

Here is a review by Ben Atmer of Vajragupta’s new book from Windhorse Publications:

Vajragupta, Wild Awake: Alone, Offline & Aware in Nature

Windhorse, Cambridge, 2018, £10 pb

review by Ben Atmer

Vajragupta, a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order and writer, has had published a new book based on his long and deep immersion in the practice of solitary retreat. He attempts, for the most part remarkably successfully, to convey his sense of intimacy with the natural world, and tries to suggest just what it...
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The Endlessly Fascinating Cry: Saddhanandi Interviews Sangharakshita

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 20:06

The Endlessly Fascinating Cry: Saddhanandi Interviews Sangharakshita

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 20:06

On the 7th April 2018 - exactly fifty years after the first public ordinations into the Triratna Buddhist Order - Saddhanandi interviews Sangharakshita, the founder of the Order and movement.  The interview took place during a seminar on the Bodhicaryavatara held in Adhisthana.   To mark the 50th anniversary of the Order, Saddhanandi and Manjuvajra re-visited the ‘Endlessly Fascinating Cry’ which was one of the first seminars that Sangharakshita led in 1973.

The interview covers a wide...
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50 Years, 50 Voices: Danayutta (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 - 15:00

The moment she opened the door and I saw the Buddha… I felt fine.

Listen to the whole conversation with Danayutta—and subscribe to the Buddhist Voices podcast for more full-length recordings from Fifty Years, Fifty Voices.

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Danayutta’s Annals
In 1968… not alive.

In 1978… not alive.

In 1988… I was 6 years old, just about to start primary school in a convent in Malaysia. I lived in a big house that my grandfather built, with my father’s extended family (there were his 7 siblings, plus...
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Centre Manager Vacancy at Brighton Buddhist Centre

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 - 15:28
  • Brighton Buddhist Centre

Centre Manager Vacancy at Brighton Buddhist Centre

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 - 15:28

Centre Manager Vacancy at Brighton Buddhist Centre   

Our current centre manager is soon leaving after a very productive period of almost three years in post.

We are looking for someone to take the role on. 

The new centre manager would work closely with the Chair and Mitra convenors to support the further development of the Buddhist centre. 

They would also manage and support the centre team who, in addition to the centre manager themself, run the office and manage the Buddhist centre building.  

We are looking for...
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Dharmabyte: We Are a Flow of Phenomena

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 - 12:24

This FBA Dharmabyte is called ‘We Are a Flow of Phenomena’ by Dassini from the talk The Therigatha and the Problem of Self.

We hear a verse about no-self from the nun Uttara. This leads on to reflections about how we subtly reinforce a sense of self through feeling embarrassed or irritable.

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The Endlessly Fascinating Cry: Saddhanandi Interviews Sangharakshita

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 20:06

The Endlessly Fascinating Cry: Saddhanandi Interviews Sangharakshita

From Triratna News on Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 20:06

On the 7th April 2018 - exactly fifty years after the first public ordinations into the Triratna Buddhist Order - Saddhanandi interviews Sangharakshita, the founder of the Order and movement.  The interview took place during a seminar on the Bodhicaryavatara held in Adhisthana.   To mark the 50th anniversary of the Order, Saddhanandi and Manjuvajra re-visited the ‘Endlessly Fascinating Cry’ which was one of the first seminars that Sangharakshita led in 1973.

The interview covers a wide...
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Disparities

From Shabda Articles on Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 13:53

Disparities

From Shabda Articles on Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 13:53

Open to all - see https://www.sangharakshita.org/writings.html

‘You cruel little devil!’ shouted our neighbour over the wire netting that separated her back garden from ours. The reason for her wrath was that I had just ‘shot’ a cat with my water pistol. It was not that I wanted to hurt the cat but only to stop it scratching up my father’s bulbs, and in any case, a few drops of water would do it no harm. 

Recollecting this incident years later, it occurred...
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New Chair for the Valencia Buddhist Centre OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 12:45

New Chair for the Valencia Buddhist Centre OM

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 25 Apr, 2018 - 12:45

New Chair for the Valencia Buddhist Centre

El Centro Budista de Valencia busca nuevo/a  Director/a, ya que el Director actual, Amalamati, ha decidido dejar el puesto después de 7 años.

Somos una sangha con mucho que ofrecer. Nuestro Centro urbano, ubicado cerca del centro de la ciudad, tiene asociados unos 25 Miembros de la Orden y unos 60 mitras, y un programa de actividades para diversos grupos y niveles de involucramiento: principiantes, asiduos, mitras, jóvenes y Miembros de la Orden, además de clases y...
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Join a Residential Buddhist Community in Manchester, UK

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 24 Apr, 2018 - 16:08

Join a Residential Buddhist Community in Manchester, UK

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Tue, 24 Apr, 2018 - 16:08

New opportunity to join a Residential Buddhist Community

At Gosinga, a residential community based at the 4th floor of the Manchester Buddhist Centre we’re sad that Mahashraddha is moving out this summer. However, this gives rise to an opportunity for someone to join us living in a Buddhist Community right at the heart of our Manchester Sangha.

We are currently 4 guys, two order members and two mitras training for ordination. We are Sthirajyoti, Sanghadhara, Paul F. and Daniel J.The name of our community,...
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Dharmabyte: Stepping Through the Portal

From Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 24 Apr, 2018 - 12:00

This FBA Dharmabyte is called ‘Stepping Through The Portal’ by Nagapriya from the talk Cherish the Doctrine, Part 1 of a three part series based around the motto of the great Tibetan 20th Century teacher Dhardo Rimpoche - “Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love”.

Nagapriya takes an unusual angle - referencing the Spike Jonze movie ‘Being John Malkovich’, he speaks of the Dharma as a portal into the Buddha’s mind itself....

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