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Afrikan Wisdom

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 24 Jul, 2021 - 14:29

Afrikan Wisdom

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Sat, 24 Jul, 2021 - 14:29

Afrikan Wisdom, edited by Vimalasara:
New Voices Talk Black Liberation, Buddhism, and Beyond

A spiritual, political, and interdisciplinary anthology of wisdom stories from Black liberation leaders and teachers.

Afrikan Wisdom represents an intersectional, cross-pollinated exploration of Black life–past, present, and future. Award-winning author and editor Vimalasara’s (Valerie Mason-John) collection of 34 essays–written by an eclectic and inspirational group of Black thought leaders and teachers–reflects on the unique and multilayered experience of being Black in the world today.

Afrikan Wisdom is available now via North...

punyamala

Chairs' Letter – July 2021

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 31 Jul, 2021 - 14:25

Chairs' Letter – July 2021

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 31 Jul, 2021 - 14:25

Dear Order Members and friends,

Ratnadharini has been encouraging the College deputies to write this monthly letter occasionally, so I agreed to take the plunge this month!

July started with an international, online weekend meeting of the College. Since I became a public preceptor in 2015 the College has met twice a year in March and November so it is a new development to meet in the summer. The meeting worked well and I appreciated connecting with the other public preceptors. Due to the...

Liz Evers

Beginners Flavour Larder for the Aspiring Vegan

From Vegan Buddhist on Fri, 6 Aug, 2021 - 17:45

Beginners Flavour Larder for the Aspiring Vegan

From Vegan Buddhist on Fri, 6 Aug, 2021 - 17:45

After years of relying on dairy to enhance my vegetarian cookery, I’ve had to learn lots of new flavour tricks with new and sometimes unfamiliar ingredients on my journey toward veganism.

If you are also embarking on this path, the ingredients below will have you well-stocked to take on a broad range of soups, salads, sauces and tasty garnishes to lift your dishes.

Salty
Tamari: more depth and a stronger umami flavour than soy sauce, it is a staple flavouring...

Dharmadipa

Forthcoming Ordinations at Padmaloka

From Order Connection on Fri, 6 Aug, 2021 - 10:00

Forthcoming Ordinations at Padmaloka

From Order Connection on Fri, 6 Aug, 2021 - 10:00

Dear Order Members,

The following men will be ordained on a retreat held at Padmaloka between 14th and 28th August. The Public Ordination Ceremony will take place on Thursday, 26th August at 2.30pm.

We won’t be able to welcome guests to the public ordination, but we will be livestreaming the event over YouTube on this link: https://youtu.be/r9EqDs3Q6go

Don Allan, Larry Butler, Charlie Byles, Matthew Drage, David Elliott

Arvid Fonser, Steven Hutton, Kevin McConnell, Tony McHenry, Peter Milton

Guilhem Monin, Gabriel Pujadas, Leif Stamford, Giles Watts, Peter White, Marcin...

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Amogharatna

Forthcoming Ordination in Germany

From Order Connection on Fri, 6 Aug, 2021 - 09:35

Forthcoming Ordination in Germany

From Order Connection on Fri, 6 Aug, 2021 - 09:35

Dear Order members,

Andreas Kernebeck from the Essen Sangha will have his private ordination during a short retreat with his private preceptor Nirmala at Vimaladhatu retreat centre 13 - 17 August 2021.

His public ordination will be at the Essen Buddhist Centre at 1.00 pm on Sunday 22 August.

With metta,
Amogharatna

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Centre Team

Step Into the Unknown: Day Retreat Exploring Metaphor, Meditation & Writing

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 5 Aug, 2021 - 12:35

Step Into the Unknown: Day Retreat Exploring Metaphor, Meditation & Writing

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 5 Aug, 2021 - 12:35

Day Retreat with Yashobodhi, Sunday September 19

Come to the full day—or just the first or second session.

First session (3.5 hrs):
IE & UK 09:00 | Europe CET 10:00 | India 13:30 | Australia AEST 18:00 | New Zealand 20:00

Centre Team

Step Into the Unknown: Day Retreat Exploring Metaphor, Meditation & Writing

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 5 Aug, 2021 - 12:35

Step Into the Unknown: Day Retreat Exploring Metaphor, Meditation & Writing

From Buddhist Centre Features on Thu, 5 Aug, 2021 - 12:35

Day Retreat with Yashobodhi, Sunday September 19

Come to the full day—or just the first or second session.

First session (3.5 hrs):
IE & UK 09:00 | Europe CET 10:00 | India 13:30 | Australia AEST 18:00 | New Zealand 20:00

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: Looking for the Detail

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 5 Aug, 2021 - 06:00

In a clear talk based on her experiences of work in the civil service, as a mindfulness teacher and in the Buddhist world, Taramani introduces tips on working ethically, meaningfully and in a way that supports spiritual practice. She explains livelihood as a limb of the Eightfold Path, using ideas from Sangharakshita, Steve Jobs, and others.

From the talk entitled Work, Inner Work, and the Search For Meaning given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2017.

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Suddhayu

Find Your Depth with Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 4 Aug, 2021 - 16:19

Find Your Depth with Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Wed, 4 Aug, 2021 - 16:19

A 4-week online course on Monday evenings, 10/04-10/25, 6:30-8:00pm ET

Meditation practice helps us to develop contentment, clarity, integration, concentration, and a sense of peace. Whether you’re just looking to find some stillness in your life, or to directly explore the nature of consciousness, this class is a great way to begin!

In this introductory meditation workshop we will explore the Buddha’s teaching of mindfulness, generally as a living principle, and more specifically as a meditation practice. Participants will learn the Mindfulness...

Lokeshvara

Appointment process for international Order convenor

From Order Connection on Mon, 2 Aug, 2021 - 12:50

Appointment process for international Order convenor

From Order Connection on Mon, 2 Aug, 2021 - 12:50

Overview

Aryajaya and Lokeshvara are currently the joint International Order Convenors (IOCs) for the Order. Lokeshvara has held this responsibility since April 2014 and now seeks to hand it on to another Dharmacari.

We are now inviting Order members to participate in the process of finding a new joint international convenor to work with Aryajaya. When you read the proposed requirements below please let us know (a) if you’re interested yourself or (b) if you would like to nominate someone you could...

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