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Invitations to Ordination Retreat at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Wed, 12 Aug, 2015 - 22:03
  • Akashavana

Invitations to Ordination Retreat at Akashavana

From Order Connection on Wed, 12 Aug, 2015 - 22:03

I’m delighted to let you know that the following women have accepted their invitations to the ordination retreat to be held at Akashavana from 31st August - 14th September:

  • Gill Aitken
  • Claudia Bock
  • Kay Bovis
  • Sarah Chatterton
  • Kathryn Entwistle
  • Susie Tisch


With metta,
Maitreyi 
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Funeral Arrangements for Dayavandana

From Order Connection on Wed, 12 Aug, 2015 - 22:01
  • Dayavandana

Funeral Arrangements for Dayavandana

From Order Connection on Wed, 12 Aug, 2015 - 22:01

Dear Friends,

This is to let you know details of Dayavandana’s funeral arrangements. 

Her Buddhist funeral will be held on Tuesday, 25th August, 1:15 pm at the following address: 
 
The Friends Meeting House 
Howard Street South 
Great Yarmouth NR30 1LN 

The Meeting House is adjacent to Palmers car park which is pay and display. The car park is a busy one and may be...
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Reflections on Insight - Guhyavajra

From Shabda Articles on Wed, 12 Aug, 2015 - 14:43

The Buddha sees that as beings we are habituated since beginningless time to the illusory perception that we exist as permanent, solid, discrete entities in control of events. It is a profound addiction and on the basis of this addiction we suffer immeasurable torment. For this reason emptiness is the most important thing we could ever understand. Understanding the conditioned impermanent nature of our existence (paticca-samuppada) is monumentally important to us all. Regardless of where we stand on the insight...

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The Taste of Freedom; Celebrating Sangharakshita

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 12 Aug, 2015 - 00:00
-Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so too the Dharma has one taste, the taste of freedom.- Dayabhadra continues the series celebrating the unique contribution of Urgyen Sangharakshita to modern Buddhism by drawing inspiration from his commentary on the Buddhas discourse on the 8 great virtues of the ocean and likewise the Teaching. From August 10th.
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Abhayamaitri

Sangharakshita, His Life and Work 2

From Sangharakshita@90 on Tue, 11 Aug, 2015 - 18:00

Another talk from the Croydon series, this time by Amaraghosha. Among many things he shares his personal experience of hearing Sangharakshita for the first time, and how Sangharakshita has continued to influence his life. And how he walked 4 miles in the snow to meet him in Birmingham!

https://www.justgiving.com/Bhante90th/

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Beach Meditation every Friday

From Tiratna East Kent Buddhist Group on Tue, 11 Aug, 2015 - 08:41

Beach Meditation every Friday

From Tiratna East Kent Buddhist Group on Tue, 11 Aug, 2015 - 08:41

DEAL BEACH MEDITATION 
In Person and on Zoom
Friday mornings at 7.30


Please come with your own seat and wrap up warm. The location is next to the paddling pool and Cedars Surgery, MARINE ROAD CT14 7DN. There are public toilets there if needed.
I am also continuing to broadcast it on Zoom so just use our normal login details, see below. But please arrive by 7.25am as I may...
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UK Eastern Region Dharmacharinis

From Order Connection on Mon, 10 Aug, 2015 - 19:49

UK Eastern Region Dharmacharinis (group)

From Order Connection on Mon, 10 Aug, 2015 - 19:49

a central place to connect, share, support and inspire as one regionwide dharmacharini chapter, supported by your Regional Order Convenors - Amarachandra, Tejasvini and Shubha

https://thebuddhistcentre.com/uk-eastern-dharmacharinis/eastern-region-rocs

Some things you can do here:

  • find regional resources & order communications
  • view details on upcoming events
  • advertise & review retreats/events
  • share photographs, talks or video clips on a theme
  • contribute to discussions


For support with using this group space, please contact Jinamati.

For more about what ROCs do, click here https://thebuddhistcentre.com/system/files/groups/files/role_of_women_rocs.pdf

To contact your ROCs, email us on roceast2 [at] gmail.com...
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Mindfulness and Parenting - Kamalanandi

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Fri, 7 Aug, 2015 - 16:22

Mindfulness and Parenting - Kamalanandi

From Triratna Buddhist Families on Fri, 7 Aug, 2015 - 16:22

This rousing talk from Kamalanandi on the role of mindfulness in the life of a parent was given in the Dharma Parlour at the Buddhafield Festival in 2015.
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Meditation Essentials - Week One - The Context

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 6 Aug, 2015 - 00:00
Are we ready for a new type of consciousness to emerge? How is that even possible? Maitreyabandhu begins the 5 week seminar series by fleshing out the context in which we sit to meditate.
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Death of Dayavandana

From Order Connection on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 18:22
  • Dayavandana

Death of Dayavandana

From Order Connection on Wed, 5 Aug, 2015 - 18:22

Dear Order members,

Sadly, I am writing to let you know that Dayavandana, who was ordained in June this year, has died at the age of 68.  

She had lung cancer and was taken to hospital with pneumonia on Sunday this week where she deteriorated quite rapidly. She died at 3:10 this morning with her daughter and husband there.  Vajragupta, Bodhivajra and Karunachitta had been doing some practice with her the previous evening, plus Vajragupta and Bodhivajra were there again until 11:30 last...

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