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Summer Sangha Nights: The Udana

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2014 - 16:19

Summer Sangha Nights: The Udana

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 25 Jun, 2014 - 16:19Sangha is the Buddhist term for “community.” All are welcome to come together for meditation, Dharma discussions and friendship, from beginners to seasoned practitioners.


Summer Sangha Nights: The Udana Join us for an evening of meditation followed by an engaging presentation on Buddhism suitable for all levels of experience. Members of the regular study group will be reading and discussing excerpts from the Udana, one of the oldest collections of the Buddha’s teachings. A second group...
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Meditation This Week

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 24 Jun, 2014 - 09:11

Meditation This Week

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 24 Jun, 2014 - 09:11Dear Coogee Meditators

Hope you don’t mind me ripping your photo from Facebook Cath ……

This captures a magic moment from our intrepid hike down to the Georges River that flows through bottom of the gully below our retreat centre ….

I thought our time away on retreat was great; a real chance to get to know each other better and tune in to ourselves and our meditation practice more deeply.

I found Padmavajra’s talk...
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Photos of the Stupa Building Process

From The Stupa Project on Tue, 17 Jun, 2014 - 18:40
  • Cement truck arrives June 16
  • Cement flowing
  • Rick Lee on site
  • Final touches
  • Stupa foundation complete
  • Reinforcement
  • Foundation
  • Stakes are in

Photos of the Stupa Building Process

From The Stupa Project on Tue, 17 Jun, 2014 - 18:40
Construction of the stupa is progressing.  In the last two weeks, Aryaloka friend Ralph Phipps dug the foundation hole, and mitra Rick Lee donated the materials and labor for pouring the cement. It took 14 cubic yards of cement. Now, on to the stonework!
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Mantras for the Stupa

From The Stupa Project on Tue, 17 Jun, 2014 - 18:32
  • Viriyagita
  • Ksitigarbha mantra
  • Tara Mantra
  • Om Mani Padme Hum
  • Vajrasattva

Mantras for the Stupa

From The Stupa Project on Tue, 17 Jun, 2014 - 18:32
We need thousands of mantras to place in the drum of the bodhicitta stupa now under construction at Aryaloka. We invite you to write your favorite mantras – once or hundreds of times – and send them to content [at] thebuddhistcentre.com (subject: Mantras%21) ...
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Dhammachari Singharaja

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 22:12
  • Singharaja

Dhammachari Singharaja

From Triratna News on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 22:12With sadness we announce the death of Dhammachari Singharaja, of Solapur, Maharashtra, India.

He passed away at midnight on 14th June 2014 at home, aged 97. Singharaja was publicly ordained on 11th June, 1998, by Subhuti. Due to his great age he had been confined to his home for a long time.
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Send us your BAM news

From Buddhist Action Month 2014 on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 20:58

Send us your BAM news

From Buddhist Action Month 2014 on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 20:58Apologies if, a day ago, you looked for a similar post that’s now disappeared…

So… here we go again.

If you’re doing fab stuff for BAM, there’s just one more thing we’d love you to do.
Tell us about it. And we’ll tell everyone else.

Please send
  • details of forthcoming events
  • short reports on what you’ve done (up to 350 words)
  • pictures
  • little videos and
  • audio.

Email your news to munisha [at] triratnadevelopment.org (Munisha.)
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Dharmabyte: How does Buddhism speak to us?

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 20:00
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an extract from the talk “Buddhism and the Language of Myth” where Sangharakshita explores the question: “How Does Buddhism Speak to us?”. Buddhism is the most rational of religions. But it appeals no less to the heart than to the head, using the language of myth to do so.

This talk is part of the series Ritual and Devotion in Buddhism.

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FBA podcast: Forces That Shape the Mind

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 19:50

FBA podcast: Forces That Shape the Mind

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 19:50In this FBA Podcast entitled “Forces That Shape the Mind,”, Manjuvajra continues with his thoughts on ‘Evolution and the meaning of life’. Individuals enter this path of a higher evolution by consciously cooperating with the evolutionary process to refine their self consciousness: to purifying the mind as a basis for the next evolutionary step. To purify the mind we must know the mind, so in this talk we explore an analysis of the mind that...
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Releasing Into Freedom

From Online Meditators on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 18:17

Releasing Into Freedom

From Online Meditators on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 18:17Online meditation for June 17th: Releasing Into Freedom - Seven Aspects of Enlightenment
2.30-3.45pm EST/7.30-8.45pm UK

Part 3 of our three-week ‘mini-course’: The Hand That Closes, The Hand That Opens.

In the course we are exploring approaches within meditation and reflection that can help us move from reactive modes of response in our lives to more profoundly positive and constructive ways to engage with whatever the days bring us.

This week we’ll be...
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Tuesday: Mantras!

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 16:30

Tuesday: Mantras!

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 16:30Mantra Writing Session - Tuesday this week, June 17, Viriyagita will host a mantra writing session at the center. As you likely have heard, a Bodhicitta Stupa is being built in Newmarket, NH at Aryaloka, organized by the Triratna Buddhist Community. Construction is now under way! They need hundreds, even thousands of mantras to place in the drum of the stupa. Join Viriyagita tomorrow evening 5-8 pm, in the shrine room, to engage in this devotional practice. If you...

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