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Mindfulness and Imagination

From Buddhist Centre Features on Sat, 5 Aug, 2023 - 15:15

“If the doors of perception were cleansed, we would see the world as it really is – infinite.” William Blake

If you enjoy this conversation, come explore the theme online on our Home Retreat with Vishvapani and Vidyamala! Join Entering the Mandala: Mindfulness and Imagination, September 1-7

This week we’re opening portals to awareness and the wonders that can arise when we really start to pay attention to everything that’s going on in the world around us. What would it be like...

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FBA Podcast: From Suffering to Shraddha

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 5 Aug, 2023 - 11:00

Vidyapala draws on various Pali suttas, and the Buddha’s own life, to suggest ways we might move from suffering to faith in this talk given at Manchester Buddhist Centre, 2023.

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New ordination invitations in Mexico

From Triratna News on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 14:37

New ordination invitations in Mexico

From Triratna News on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 14:37

We are delighted to inform you that Paulina Castañeda, Elena Pliego and Montserrat Arellano from Mexico have been invited to an ordination retreat in September this year at Adhiṣṭhāna.

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu!

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Dharmabytes: Something Beyond Us

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 3 Aug, 2023 - 11:00

Shraddha or ‘confidence-faith’ as an indispensable basis for the cultivation of Wisdom. In this talk Satyajyoti explores the teachings of the Buddhist teacher Shinran, who developed a tradition of complete and true entrusting to this dimension, sometimes referred to as ‘other power’.

Excerpted from the talk entitled True Entrusting and the Wisdom of Shinran given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2023.

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Meditation retreat - Jul 23

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 17:00

Meditation retreat - Jul 23

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 17:00

Meditation retreat by Dh Tejdarshan with Dh. Suvidya . As its heavy rain period few mitra turned up.

Rejoice in merit of Dh Tejdarshan and Suvidya to led retreat.

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Could you be Taraloka's new kitchen manager?

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:41

Could you be Taraloka's new kitchen manager?

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:41

Taraloka offers a unique context for women to live a full-time Dharma life, for being of service to others and for personal and collective transformation.

Taraloka is recruiting for a kitchen manager to join the Operations Team in early 2024. You will need to be an Order Member or GFR Mitra with a full, manual UK driving licence. You will need to be able to work full time, be physically fit and have a strong desire to engage wholeheartedly with both community living and team-based right...

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Could you be our next kitchen manager?

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:39

Could you be our next kitchen manager?

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 16:39

Taraloka offers a unique context for women to live a full-time Dharma life, for being of service to others and for personal and collective transformation.

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Going For Refuge

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Wed, 2 Aug, 2023 - 00:00

Punyamala explains what it means to go for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Sangha Night.

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Come spend time amongst the Elders...

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 16:24

Come spend time amongst the Elders...

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 31 Jul, 2023 - 16:24

We’re really looking forward to welcoming Danayutta back to Taraloka for In the Footsteps of the Buddha, where she will share her love of Buddhist storytelling, as well as a deep dive into the meditation.

The Buddha had many disciples, whose stories have come down to us through the Pali Canon, including the Therigatha, or Songs of the Elder Sisters. Their stories are deeply human - there are tales of grief, tales of love and tales of adventure. All of them share...