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Some great images of Bhante over the years

From Sangharakshita@90 on Thu, 25 Jun, 2015 - 17:52

Some great images of Bhante over the years

From Sangharakshita@90 on Thu, 25 Jun, 2015 - 17:52

Enjoy!

Munisha

Awakening money: sources of inspiration 2

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 24 Jun, 2015 - 23:23

Awakening money: sources of inspiration 2

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Wed, 24 Jun, 2015 - 23:23

Amalavajra finishes his series of posts with some books to get you thinking even further about your relationship with money.

Small is Beautiful: Study of Economics as If People Mattered, by E F Schumacher.
The classic text on progressive economics from a former colleague of J.M. Keynes, including a chapter called ‘Buddhist Economics’.

The Buddha on Wall Street: What’s Wrong with Capitalism and What We Can Do about It, by Triratna Order member Vaddhaka
After his Enlightenment the Buddha...

Munisha

Awakening money: sources of inspiration 1

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 23:11

Awakening money: sources of inspiration 1

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 23:11

Amalavajra, Triratna’s European fundraiser lists some sources of inspiration for refreshing your relationship with money. First, some talks:

Vaddhaka’s barnstorming talk on Going Beyond Capitalism - A Buddhist Perspective (61 minutes). On video or audio.

Sangharakshita on Buddhist Economics (Audio, 76 minutes)
This lecture lays down the principles underlying the creation and use of wealth, and explores the principles of generosity and right livelihood as signified by the Goddess Sri’s promise to give everything...

kamalashila

Satyadhana: the Fetters of Desire and Ill-will

From Order Dharma on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 22:46

Satyadhana: the Fetters of Desire and Ill-will

From Order Dharma on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 22:46

A clear presentation at an Order Day at the West London Buddhist Centre by Satyadhana on insightful ways to practice with the Fetters of Desire and Illwill.

Sorry the first talk doesn’t have video!

Read more about Satyadhana: the Fetters of Desire and Ill-will

kamalashila

Vajradevi: From Mindfulness to Insight

From Order Dharma on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 22:43

Vajradevi: From Mindfulness to Insight

From Order Dharma on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 22:43

A fine presentation of the complete teaching of mindfulness based on the Satipatthana Sutta

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viriyalila

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week Course

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 21:59

Introduction to Meditation: 4-week Course

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 21:59

Meditation is really very simple, and it can prove a greatly helpful tool in anyone’s life if they choose to make it a part of what they do. In this 4-week course, participants will learn the ‘Mindfulness with Breathing’ and ‘Metta Bhavana/Cultivation of Loving Kindness’ meditations. These are traditional Buddhist meditations aimed at calming the mind and improving one’s capacity for kindness for oneself and all living beings. Are you ready to focus, choose wisely, and be creative in your conditions? You do not need to...

viriyalila

Meditation: Mindfulness

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 21:34

Meditation: Mindfulness

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 21:34

Learn to meditate! Saturday, July 18, 10-1 pm

Come and learn a foundational mindfulness meditation practice that you can build on and deepen for years to come. Offered by donation, $40-20.

When you learn to meditate with us, we offer guidance in:

• finding an alert and comfortable meditation posture

• body awareness

• how to work with the mind in meditation

• how to maintain a regular and effective practice

• how to maintain mindfulness off the cushion

• how to cultivate higher states of consciousness

Register

viriyalila

Pathways to the Sublime: Exploring New Territories in Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:48

Pathways to the Sublime: Exploring New Territories in Meditation

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:48

If we’re not careful, our meditation practice can plateau, or we might even develop some bad habits in how we approach meditation. The stories of great masters who moved through the dhyanas like fish in water can seem like distant faerie tales. But for many of us, some extra time on the mat coupled with a fresh look at what our minds tend to do when meditating, can lead us to new and inspiring vistas.

August 16th, 10 - 1 pm with Suddhayu

During...

viriyalila

Simplify To Sustain - The Radical Buddhist Approach to Living Happy in Post-Plenty America

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:19

Simplify To Sustain - The Radical Buddhist Approach to Living Happy in Post-Plenty America

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:19

Summer Friends’ Night Series at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center

Since 2008 and the financial crash, many people have found themselves wondering how and if the values they hold can be reflected in key areas of their lives: home, family, friendship, work, civic responsibility, consumption. Over these six weeks of summer we’ll be looking to an ancient but deeply relevant source for some pointers about how we might both live a simpler life and restore our personal and collective sense of practical values...

Candradasa

Suvajra's Seasonal - No 3, Winter: Meeting Dhardo Rimpoche

From Buddhist Centre Features on Tue, 23 Jun, 2015 - 20:09

We’re making a virtue of the long gap since Suvajra’s autumn seasonal by switching to the southern hemisphere for our frame of reference! As colder weather settles over the realms of the south we hear about a Scotsman’s adventures in India…

This set of fascinating winter tales comes from the mid ’80s when Suvajra travels to the east to conduct his first ordinations on behalf of his teacher, Urgyen Sangharakshita. There he encounters two important figures in the history of...

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