In this series of five talks given on a Going for Refuge retreat, Padmavajra attempts to explore some aspects of Sangharakshita's insights into the Bodhicitta, as well as how we might live a life devoted to living from the Bodhicitta.
Talk 2: The Bodhicitta - A supra-personal spiritual force
Bodhicitta in Bhante's Awakening of the Bodhi Heart; Bhante's commentary on pseudo-Nagarjuna's Bodhicittavivarana; the Bodhicitta an irruption of the Transcendental; Bodhicitta as a supra-personal force; examples from Bhante's life; Bodhicitta and the Spiritual Community; The Order as the Eleven-Headed and Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara.
From Triratna News on Fri, 18 Jan, 2013 - 06:32Amalavajra writes with news of an extraordinary response to the recently launched ‘Self-Reliant India’ fundraising campaign he’s currently coordinating on behalf of Triratna’s India Dhamma Trust. He says -
“Within six weeks, Order Members from around the world have given £75,000 in one-off gifts to seed fund three new fundraising projects initiated by Triratna’s Indian Ordination Teams.
Whilst many of us strongly support Triratna’s Dharma work in India, there is also a feeling that more funds...
From The Coding Kula! on Thu, 17 Jan, 2013 - 19:34Message in a Binary Bottle is an awesome wee piece by Cabel Sasser on finding hidden coder messages in old video games. It’s my *subtly coded* way of a) saying Happy New Year to all members of the Coding Kula after my much needed two month break, b) getting to post this amazing picture (which is an image for how doing this project feels at times!), and c) renewing our request for help with specialist areas on the...
From Online Meditators on Thu, 17 Jan, 2013 - 14:31***UPDATED*** Happening today!
NB. We’ll post the live link to join the hangout on our Google + page around 11.15/4.15/9.45!
Hi all, we’ll be doing a second online sit this week, same time as last: Thursday 17th January, 11.30am EST, 4.30pm UK, 10pm Maharashtra time. We’d love you to join us!
Since Skype had trouble handling our numbers last time, we thought we’d try out Google Hangout, which you can access...
From North London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 16 Jan, 2013 - 17:07Subhuti visited the NLBC in November 2012 bringing with him three guests, Amoghasiddhi, Yashosagar and Amrutdeep: Preceptors visiting from India. The four Dharmacaris talk about their inspirations in the Dharma Life. The Indian Preceptors offer some delightful critical feedback on the Western Sangha.
From Triratna News on Wed, 16 Jan, 2013 - 13:30There’s a stream of new opportunities coming up on Triratna’s ‘Jobs and Volunteering’ page on thebuddhistcentre.com. There’s a rare opportunity to join the team and community at the thriving Taraloka women’s retreat centre; the busy UK Cambridge Buddhist Centre is looking for a property manager; while Triratna’s London-based Karuna Trust have announced the first six months of Karuna’s 2013 fundraising schedule with opportunities for both men or women to learn fundraising...
From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 16 Jan, 2013 - 12:27An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the thriving Taraloka community! It’s based at Taraloka, Triratna’s womens’ retreat centre in Shropshire, UK. We are looking for a Mitra who has asked for ordination or Order Member to work as part of the Taraloka Operations Team; you will participate in the team’s shared practical work as well as managing your own work area, either bookings and administration or catering. You would need to be able to work full...
From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Wed, 16 Jan, 2013 - 10:57An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the thriving Taraloka community! We are looking for a female GFR Mitra or Order Member to work as part of the Taraloka Operations Team; you will participate in the team’s shared practical work as well as managing your own work area, either bookings and administration or catering. You would need to be able to work full time, be physically fit and have a strong desire to engage wholeheartedly with both community living...
In this series of five talks given on a Going for Refuge retreat, Padmavajra attempts to explore some aspects of Sangharakshita's insights into the Bodhicitta, as well as how we might live a life devoted to living from the Bodhicitta.
Talks given at the LBC Women's Night Class Jan 11th 2013