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Dharmabyte: Four-Fold Right Effort

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 4 Feb, 2019 - 14:00

Our Dharmbyte today FBA Dharmabyte is from Bhante Sangharakshita called Four-Fold Perfect Effort. Discussing the evolution of consciousness, this lecture explains that at the stage of reflexive consciousness, deliberate effort is required for any further progress. Right Effort is fourfold: preventing and eradicating the unskilful, and cultivating and maintaining the skilful.

From the talk, The Conscious Evolution of Man: Right Effort, given in 1968 as part of the series ...

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Buddhist Action Month 2019

From European Chairs' Assembly on Mon, 4 Feb, 2019 - 12:38

Buddhist Action Month: (BAM!) is an annual festival of Buddhist social action. It started in Britain in 2012 and has since spread out across Europe and beyond. Social action is one of the manifestations of METTA, the strong intention to create Loving Kindness for all, which is embodied in the desire to act for the benefit of the world. Practising this is at the heart of everything we do in the Triratna Buddhist Community.

The Essence of BAM: is to encourage individual...

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Kalyanasri

The Death of Vipassini

From Order Connection on Sat, 2 Feb, 2019 - 18:02

The Death of Vipassini

From Order Connection on Sat, 2 Feb, 2019 - 18:02

Dear All,

I am sad to inform you that Vipassini died at 10.10 this morning, 2nd February. She had a peaceful death in the end, surrounded by her husband Dave and her three sons and their partners, all of whom had been very lovingly caring for her at home. She was 67 years old. Vipassini was ordained by me privately and Ratnadharini publicly at Bhaja, in India, on the 23rd January, 2005 and her yidam was Amitabha,...

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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: The Conscious Evolution of Man - Right Effort

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 2 Feb, 2019 - 14:00

This week’s FBA Podcast by Sangharakshita a is entitled The Conscious Evolution of Man: Right Effort. Discussing the evolution of consciousness, this lecture explains that at the stage of reflexive consciousness, deliberate effort is required for any further progress. Right Effort is fourfold: preventing and eradicating the unskilful, and cultivating and maintaining the skilful.

Talk given in 1968 as part of the series The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path.

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Sadayasihi

Podcast - A Very Special Letter

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 29 Jan, 2019 - 15:19

I want to spend the rest of my life… supporting the Triratna Buddhist Order. I can’t imagine living in another way.

Ricardo Rico became a Mitra and asked for ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order in Venezuela over 20 years ago. He recently has moved to Cuernavaca, Mexico.

In this podcast we hear a little bit about Ricardo’s life as a university lecturer and father of three children. He also speaks about life in Venezuela and the current political and...

Sadayasihi

Tuesday Meditation: This Dewdrop World

From Online Meditators on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 09:35

Tuesday Meditation: This Dewdrop World

From Online Meditators on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 09:35

“This dewdrop world
Is but a dewdrop world
And yet —”

- Kobayashi Issa

Our next series of online meditations will start on Tuesday 12th February at 4pm GMT / 5pm CET / 9.30pm IST / 11am EST / 8.00am PST for five weeks. We will be exploring the Four Mind-Turning reflections, which point to both the fleetingness of life and its preciousness, and remind us of the need to wholeheartedly turn our minds towards practising the Dharma.

Join us on Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/256989252

You can...

Sadayasihi

Mindfulness in Society: Vishvapani’s Talks and Debates

From Triratna News on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 10:42

Mindfulness in Society: Vishvapani’s Talks and Debates

From Triratna News on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 10:42

Mindfulness practices are spreading across western societies, prompting widespread interest as well as challenges from Buddhists and critics. Behind these discussions is the question: can mindfulness be a force for change in society, and if so, what are the risks for Buddhism and for society?

Vishvapani is very involved in these discussions in the UK. He teaches mindfulness in Cardiff, is the Wales Director of The Mindfulness Initiative (an advocacy group that promotes mindfulness to...

Sadayasihi

Mindfulness in Society: Vishvapani’s Talks and Debates

From Triratna News on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 10:42

Mindfulness in Society: Vishvapani’s Talks and Debates

From Triratna News on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 10:42

Sadayasihi

Tuesday Meditation: This Dewdrop World

From Online Meditators on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 09:35

Tuesday Meditation: This Dewdrop World

From Online Meditators on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 09:35

“This dewdrop world
Is but a dewdrop world
And yet —”

- Kobayashi Issa

Join us on Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/256989252

You can...

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Learning to Do Good and the Practice of Generosity

From Birmingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 1 Feb, 2019 - 00:00

Continuing the Birmingham’s exploration of the theme “Cease to do evil, learn to do good, purify the heart, this is the teachings of the Buddhas” (verse 183 of The Dhammapada) this short talk focuses in on learning to do good through generosity.

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