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FBA Podcast: Buddha Day Talk

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 9 May, 2015 - 11:00

FBA Podcast: Buddha Day Talk

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 9 May, 2015 - 11:00

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This week’s FBA Podcast is a talk from Parami on “Buddha Day (2012)”. Celebrating the Buddha’s Enlightenment on the full moon day in May, Parami delivers an inspiring talk marking this occasion at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre.

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BAM: Suggested actions guide

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Sat, 9 May, 2015 - 00:46

Wondering what to do in June?

Here’s your BAM Suggested actions guide, compiled by Lokabandhu.

You can find all BAM resoureces under ”Resources” section at the top of this page.

File Name	Size
BAM Suggested actions guide 2015	492 KB

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Mindfulness Based Addiciton Recovery (MBAR) Train the Trainer Course

From Ipswich Buddhist Centre on Fri, 8 May, 2015 - 17:46

Mindfulness Based Addiciton Recovery (MBAR) Train the Trainer Course

From Ipswich Buddhist Centre on Fri, 8 May, 2015 - 17:46

Delivered by the award winning author of Eight Step Recovery - Using The Buddha’s Teachings to overcome addiction Valerie Mason-John, this course will be held at the Ipswich Buddhist Centre on Sat 11th, Sun 12th & Mon 13th July 2015 between 10am and 5pm.

The training is for experienced meditation practitioners, people with an understanding of
mindfulness, and health care providers working in the field of addiction in its broadest definition.

Group skills and teaching skills preferred but not an...

Munisha

Dharmic reasons to take part in BAM: No. 1

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Fri, 8 May, 2015 - 00:51

Dharmic reasons to take part in BAM: No. 1

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Fri, 8 May, 2015 - 00:51

Buddhist Action Month, in June each year, is an opportunity for Buddhists of all traditions to take any action they wish for the benefit of others, especially actions to

benefit the environment
help us look at what we do with our money and
care for others.

Lots of people feel passionately about these things. Why might Buddhists take action in this way? With regard to the first and second BAM themes Buddhism understands:

that actions have consequences (karma)
that ever-increasing material consumption (=greed/loba) does not bring ever-increasing happiness
and that ignorance (moha) is wilful.

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Dharmabyte: Reality's Unfolded, What's Next?

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 18:14

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Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is brought to us by Vajratara, entitled “Reality’s Unfolded, What’s Next?.” Vajratara condenses nearly 50 years of the Buddha’s life, using stories from the Pali Canon to show how the Buddha built a spiritual community that lasts to this day. Transcending the conflict between the desire to withdraw and the desire to engage, the Buddha wanders northern India out...

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Dharmabyte: Myth Evoking Inner Reality

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 18:09

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Just how does one explain the taste of a mango? Vadanya gives us today’s FBA Dharmabyte entitled “Myth Evoking Inner Reality”. Here, Vadanya illustrates just how rich myth and symbols are to elucidate the inner reality of the Buddha’s experience. From the talk entitled, “Brahmas Request”, given as part of a series of talks on Stories and Symbols at Sheffield...

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FBA Podcast: The Voice of the Buddha

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 18:02

FBA Podcast: The Voice of the Buddha

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 18:02

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We’ve all read the words of the Buddha – but what did he SOUND like? What might it have been like to actually hear him…? In our FBA Podcast this week, Ratnaguna gives us a beautifully imaginative and well-researched evovation of the Buddha entitled “The Voice of the Buddha”.

Talk given on the 2012 Triratna International Retreat, under the overall theme ‘Imagining...

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Men's Event: 'For Heroic Spirits Intended'

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 17:19

Men's Event: 'For Heroic Spirits Intended'

From Padmaloka Retreat Centre on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 17:19

We’ve been hosting Men’s Event weekends here at Padmaloka for nearly 40 years. These events are an excellent opportunity for men to come together and practice the Dharma in a more focused and wholehearted way than is often possible in day to day life.

- 5th - 7th of June.
- Open to all men familiar with Triratna meditation and Puja.
- Led by a team of experienced order members...

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Buddhists gather at White House to discuss climate change

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 00:50

Buddhists gather at White House to discuss climate change

From Buddhist Action Month 2015 on Thu, 7 May, 2015 - 00:50

Buddhists gather at the White House this month for the first-ever White House-US Buddhist Leadership Conference, this year on the topic of climate change.

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Lama's Pyjamas is five years old

From Triratna News on Wed, 6 May, 2015 - 15:13

Lama's Pyjamas is five years old

From Triratna News on Wed, 6 May, 2015 - 15:13

Lama’s Pyjamas, the London Buddhist Centre’s second-hand shop, is five years old and they’re celebrating with a 50% off sale this Saturday, 9th May.

This year saw their best profits ever - a grand total of £55,127 - all of which goes to support the work of the Centre.

During the LBC’s Buddha Day celebrations on Sunday 10th May, staff will be handing over a giant dana cheque to Jnanavaca, chair of the LBC. They’ll also be launching a Facebook page. They write:

“We couldn’t do it...

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