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Dharmabyte: The Sea As Spiritual Death

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 14 May, 2018 - 13:14

This Dharmabyte podcast, ‘The Sea As Spiritual Death’, is an excerpt from a talk of the same name by Arthabandhu who explores the image of the sea and the raft. We hold onto our raft, but this brings suffering - can we let go, enter the sea and become spiritually reborn? This is the question Arthabandhu asks us.

Spiritual death does not only mean esoteric meditation practices, it means confronting the vagaries and difficulties of life...

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Dharmabyte: Vision and View

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 14 May, 2018 - 12:58

This Dharmabyte podcast, ‘Vision’ and ‘View’, is an excerpt from A Vision of Human Existence given by Sangharakshita in 1976.

In Sanskrit or Pali, there’s no word that corresponds with the word ‘philosophy.’ There is one word that is sometimes translated as philosophy, the word darshana, which means ‘to see, a sight, a view, a vision.’

Dharsana represents direct experience, not something mediated by concepts. In Buddhism, the term is ‘drsti’ - which means a...

Sadayasihi

Dharmabyte: A Prayer to the Moon

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 14 May, 2018 - 12:51

In this Dharmabyte podcast, ‘A Prayer to the Moon’, Paramananda shares a David White poem about the moon as a means of expressing consciousness that is inspired by longing for something greater than us.

From a talk called ‘The Moon’ given at the West London Buddhist Centre.

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Dharmabyte: Daring to Look In the Mirror

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 14 May, 2018 - 12:38

In this Dharmabyte podcast, ‘Daring to Look In the Mirror’, Satyalila offers a talk for theme of the European Women’s Convention which was “The Bodhisattva’s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insight.”

Talk given August 27th 2014, Adhisthana.

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Saddhammapradip

Celebrating Akash Birthday

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 13 May, 2018 - 07:38

Celebrating Akash Birthday

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 13 May, 2018 - 07:38

Celebrating Akash Sagar Birthday on 10th May 18. Community member from Modinagar, Energetic and enthusiastic.

Saddhammapradip

Men's Invitee GFR Retreat May 18

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 13 May, 2018 - 07:33

Men's Invitee GFR Retreat May 18

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Sun, 13 May, 2018 - 07:33

Men’s Invitee Going for Refugee retreat from 6th to 13th May 18. Led by Dh. Amrutdeep on Four Ordination Vow’s. Attended by 70 mitra and 15 order members.

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FBA Podcast: The Sangha Context of the Anapanasati Teaching

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 12 May, 2018 - 16:11

This FBA Podcast is called ‘The Sangha Context of the Anapanasati Teaching’, a talk given by Shubha at the London Buddhist Centre’s Women’s Night Class, November 21st 2013. Drawing out the full sutta where the Anapanasati teaching is given speaks to the sangha context as a condition for insight.

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Dhivan

Buddhists and Stoics in the Philosophy Café

From Western Buddhist Review on Sat, 12 May, 2018 - 13:22

Buddhists and Stoics in the Philosophy Café

From Western Buddhist Review on Sat, 12 May, 2018 - 13:22

We present here a review of a new book exploring common ground between Buddhism and the philosophical tradition of Stoicism:

More Than Happiness: Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age

by Antonia Macaro

Icon Books, London, 2018. £12.99 hb

review by Dhīvan

I met the author of More Than Happiness, Antonia Macaro, at a mindfulness retreat in 2016 led by Ven Anālayo,[i] and then again in November 2017 at a Bodhi College weekend on ‘Philosophy as a Way of Life’. An encouragingly large number of us listened to Stephen...

Sadayasihi

Newsbyte: The International Council Meeting 2018

From Community Highlights on Wed, 9 May, 2018 - 12:00

Newsbyte: The International Council Meeting 2018

From Community Highlights on Wed, 9 May, 2018 - 12:00

In February 2018, members of the Triratna Buddhist Order from around the world gathered at Bhaja in India for the 5th Triratna International Council. What took place, in the context of an inspiring retreat, was a deeply harmonious and creative meeting of minds, bringing ideas and live issues from local situations on 5 continents and exploring them together as a united community. This short film from Clear Vision captures a sense of the spirit of the International Council...

Satyalila

50 Years, 50 Voices: Amarapushpa and Chandrasiddhi (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Thu, 10 May, 2018 - 15:00

I had been looking for so long. And then I saw my first woman Order Member. And that was like the ‘fourth sight’… that inspired me to go for refuge.
Amarapushpa

It’s not something that has to do with ideas and concepts… It’s about more practical wholeness, with your heart.
Chandrasiddhi

N.B. Grabación en inglés y español / Recording in English and Spanish

Listen to the whole conversation with Amarapushpa and Chandrasiddhi—and subscribe to the Buddhist Voices podcast...

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