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Metta As a Pat to Insight - Led Meditation - Causes of Happiness and Suffering

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 11 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
Beginning to look at Metta with Dharma as reference. Shifting focus from content to nature of our experience - a natural movement in meditation. Understanding that the labels we put onto our experience are not the same as our actual experience. Followed by a led meditation exploring these areas.
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Metta As a Path to Insight - Inquiring Into the Dharmic Nature of Our Own Experience

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 11 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
Looking into Metta with Dharma as reference. Dayajoti investigates the nature of the conditions giving rise to our experience - exploring resistance, dukkha and impermanence and the way we fix our experience with labels.
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Metta As a Path to Insight -A Short Led Metta Bhavana

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 11 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
A 5 stage practice - beginning with our heart wish and resonating with where freedom actually lies. From a GFR retreat - Metta as a Path to Insight held at Taraloka in February 2016
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Meet As a Path to Insight - Introduction

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 11 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
An introductory talk evoking the qualities of metta as radiation, connection and openness
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Metta As Path to Insight - Day 2

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 11 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
Exploring how to be fully present and open to experience without getting caught up in it. To feel fully and to let go, not to solidify around feelings.
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Metta As a Path to Insight - Day 3 - Receiving

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Tue, 11 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
Responding to questions about metta. Looking at the difference between taking in anger and violence rather than suffering within the anger. What resources do we have available to us to do this?
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Shrewsbury - monthly gathering for young people October 16th

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Mon, 10 Oct, 2016 - 12:53

Shrewsbury - monthly gathering for young people October 16th

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Mon, 10 Oct, 2016 - 12:53

Because there’s more to life!
And the world needs change…

Monthly gatherings for young people aged 18-25 (ish)
Starting Sunday October 16
5-6.30pm (with a tea break)


✨ meet with other young people who care about the world’s problems
✨ discuss the Buddha’s insights about freedom, radical loving-kindness and social transformation
✨ learn to meditate - and make your own mind happier

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Triratna Vancouver!

From Triratna Young Buddhists on Mon, 10 Oct, 2016 - 11:47

Jan Strocki writes:

“This year the Vancouver Buddhist Centre has moved into a new big space to accommodate the needs of its thriving Sangha. There is currently around thirty Mitras and five Order Members in Vancouver. And later this year there’s also a plan to start a Young Buddhist group at the Centre!”

Check out the presentation here to find out more about this up-and-coming Sangha!

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triratna_vancouver.pdf6.7 MB
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Padmaloka Village Work Morning

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 8 Oct, 2016 - 21:41

Padmaloka Village Work Morning

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Sat, 8 Oct, 2016 - 21:41

Today the Padmaloka Community led a Work Morning to clear the Surlingham Village allotment pathway. The path had become overgrown with bushes, brambles and nettles, making access to the playpark difficult, especially for pushchairs. We were joined by local residents and we finished clearing the pathway throughout the morning.
The work morning ended suddenly when we accidentally disturbed a wasps nest,...

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The Art of Ritual and Descent

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Sat, 8 Oct, 2016 - 00:00
Bhadra introduces the archetypal magician, Padmasambhava, at a day for men in Bristol. He uses episodes from the magician's life to illustrate how engaging the imagination through ritual and being willing to make the journey of descent are key elements of a fruitful practice.

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