In this second talk of a series of three, given during a 4 days seminar at Padmaloka in May 2015, Ratnaguna unfolds and explores some of the aspects of the longer Sukhavativyuha sutra.
More ideas from Amalavajra, Triratna’s European fundraiser, for reviewing your relationship with money.
“The second Buddhist precept is ‘With open-handed generosity I purify my body.’
Recognise the abundance you enjoy by writing down at the end of each day five things you have been given. (Even a bus ride counts!)
‘Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.’ (Howard Thurman) Take seriously that dreamwork
- Swimming trunks (if you want to swim in the lake)
- Soap and shampoo
- Although we will supply quite a lot of meditation cushions, it would help if those
able to would bring their own cushions, benches, mats, and the like.
The House provides towels and bed linen and bedding.
:If you have not yet paid the full amount, please pay the rest by 30 June.
Please consider making a donation towards the cost of the Convention if it is possible
€ 300 standard rate € 450 generosity rate
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In Southampton, we are running a sponsored ‘vegan for a week’ event and we would like to invite you to participate!
It takes place the week beginning 29th June, costs £5 to join, and all proceeds go to Green Tara Trust for their work in Nepal.
Participants will receive a handy booklet full of information about going vegan, what veganism means, the link between Buddhism and veganism, as well as lots of great recipes and resources to help you through the week....
My Mum died on June 5th-lots of emotion, of course, but Mum’s health had been deteriorating since she had a fall at the end of March and a stroke a week later-we’ve got a family-led funeral on June 29th. Entirely unexpected was what happened on June 2nd, when I set off to Cambridge to contribute to the Centre’s Introduction to BAM evening, had a brain haemorrhage whilst driving on the A14 and had 4 nights excellent care in...
At the March 2015 College meeting, after 10 years as Chair of the Triratna Preceptors’ College, Dhammarati hands on to Saddhaloka. In learning what the role of Chair of the College is, what the job has meant to him and the many qualities he has brought to it, we get a sense of Dhammarati and mark this important transition to Saddhaloka as the new Chair of the College.
If you are interested in hearing more about what was discussed and covered during the...
