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Changing My Life, Going Forth On Ordination Retreat and Coming Back

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Mon, 7 Mar, 2016 - 00:00
A talk given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on Triratna Night, 7 March 2016
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Soup and Sangha - Sunday 3rd April

From Triratna Thames Valley and Reading on Sun, 6 Mar, 2016 - 18:04

Soup and Sangha - Sunday 3rd April

From Triratna Thames Valley and Reading on Sun, 6 Mar, 2016 - 18:04

Please come and join me in my home in Woodley for what I hope will become a regular event - Soup and Sangha.

Soup you know about, Sangha means those who get together to support each other in their meditation practice. An act of friendship and loving kindness.

I will provide delicious homecooked vegetarian soup and rolls and we will have an afternoon of meditation practice in the peaceful garden room in my home.
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Closure 29th March

From Triratna Thames Valley and Reading on Sun, 6 Mar, 2016 - 16:59

Closure 29th March

From Triratna Thames Valley and Reading on Sun, 6 Mar, 2016 - 16:59

Please note that there will not be a meeting in Reading on the 29th March due to Easter.

We hope to see you on the 5th of April when we will be starting a new study course

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Vajragupta - Reflecting On Spiritual Death

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Fri, 4 Mar, 2016 - 00:00
In this talk Vajragupta continues our exploration of The Journey and The guide. Vajragupta uses reflections and stories to help us contact our sense of self and to explore how this sense feels different in different situations. He also introduces the five Niyamas. We see how unskilful actions leave our sense of self more rigid and isolated, and how skilful actions allow the sense of self to be more fluid and connected. This talk was given at Croydon Buddhist Centre on 27th February 2016 as part of the regular Saturday Morning Sangha Class.
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Shabda March 2016

From Order Connection on Tue, 1 Mar, 2016 - 14:13

Here is the latest edition of Shabda in five digital formats:

  • eBook Shabda .EPUB – read on most other eBook readers (eg Nook or Kobo, etc) and most eReader apps on tablets, smartphones etc.
  • eBook Shabda .MOBI – read on any Kindle, and some eReader apps on tablets, smartphones, etc.
  • PDF Shabda – read with any PDF reader
  • HTML Shabda (zip file) – unzip, and then read with any web browser
  • Print Shabda: Print your own (and your friends’) Shabdas. Save the Order’s postage costs.

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Hidden Gems Office Appeal

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Feb, 2016 - 21:33

Hidden Gems Office Appeal

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Feb, 2016 - 21:33

Hidden Gems Needs You!
The heart of the Hidden Gems charity shop project is in our basement office, where we share tears, tea and our inspiration regularly. But it’s in a bit of a state. There’s holes in the ceiling, spaghetti like wiring and a tatty carpet. We’d love to make this a space of beauty.

What made the project possible two years ago, when we transformed Oasis into a Charity shop, was all the generous...

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Dharmabyte: Why We Fear Death

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 29 Feb, 2016 - 11:00

Today’s FBA Dharmabyte explores four reasons “Why We Fear Death” drawn by Kulaprabha from the Abhaya Sutta in the Pali Canon. It’s a lovely segment from a larger talk looking at the roots of fear, how it relates to change and transformation in spiritual practice, and how we can live more fearlessly.

From the talk “System of Meditation Retreats – Spiritual Death, Fear and Fearlessness”.

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5 Qualities Of Successful Triratna Communities And How They Arise

From Threads on Mon, 29 Feb, 2016 - 02:09

5 Qualities Of Successful Triratna Communities And How They Arise

From Threads on Mon, 29 Feb, 2016 - 02:09

Although Bhante talks of communities as a pillar of the Triratna Buddhist Community (as one of the 3 Cs) and part of the nucleus of a New Society, I have found little written about how to make them work well. This matters because good communities offer a wonderful alternative to living alone or as a couple, which are the only other options that most people consider. For those interested in a ‘total Dharma lifestyle’ they are arguably more important than...

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The Dharma As Context For Living and Dying

From Manchester Buddhist Centre on Mon, 29 Feb, 2016 - 00:00
The Dharma is only truly meaningful if it allows us to live more fully and if we are able to take it with us into the final moments before our death. There is nothing more practical than this. Mahasraddha explores what this means for us. A talk given on Triratna Night at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, 29 February 2016.
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New series of meditation studies - the Brahma Vihara's

From Triratna Thames Valley and Reading on Sun, 28 Feb, 2016 - 00:10

New series of meditation studies - the Brahma Vihara's

From Triratna Thames Valley and Reading on Sun, 28 Feb, 2016 - 00:10

From the 1st of March for 4 weeks we shall be focusing on the Brahma Viharas which translates as the ‘abodes of wisdom’ or ‘houses of understanding’.

Pictured as a vast tree, the canopy, leaves and trunk are made up of Metta - being the practice of loving kindness to all beings. Not informed by how we think about them or our attitude towards them but rather by a desire to actively bring happiness, good health, freedom from suffering and contentment to all...

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