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New Chair & Deputies for the College

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 21 Mar, 2015 - 09:25
  • Paramabandhu, Saddhaloka, Ratnadharini

New Chair & Deputies for the College

From College of Public Preceptors on Sat, 21 Mar, 2015 - 09:25

The College has a new Chair and three new Deputy Chairs.

After an evening of celebration and rejoicing on March 14, Saddhaloka took over as Chair of the Preceptors’ College from Dhammarati following his decade of service to the Order and the Movement. Ratnadharini has taken over from Padmasuri, who had been Deputy for the past 10 years, Paramabandhu has taken over from Saddhaloka as another Deputy...
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A Note For Online Rainy Season Retreatants!

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Fri, 20 Mar, 2015 - 21:56

A Note For Online Rainy Season Retreatants!

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Fri, 20 Mar, 2015 - 21:56

Hi all,

Two reasons for this post. First, a chance to post some rather lovely spring photographs from Bristol now the retreat has come to a close. Secondly, there’s been so much good material from it that we have fallen behind on remastering all the audio for internet use. Over the weekend and through the week we’ll get the remaining days’ worth of material up - plus a few extra treats! So, in a way, the...
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Day 7: All Brahma Viharas & Vairocana

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Fri, 20 Mar, 2015 - 14:55

Day 7: All Brahma Viharas & Vairocana

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Fri, 20 Mar, 2015 - 14:55

Today is the Spring Equinox, and this morning brought the mysterious dim-bright light of a partial solar eclipse, before turning into a glorious sunny day. We’re at that stage of the retreat when the end is in sight and my mind starts turning to other things, yet we still have this special chance to drop deeply into the divine abodes.

This morning Ratnavandana talked about “bhavana” as tending the conditions for growth. Just as with plants...
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Day 5: Guided Mudita Bhavana Meditation (Cultivation of Sympathetic Joy)

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 19 Mar, 2015 - 23:11
Ratnavandana again with an inspiring take on the third Brahma Vihara - mudita (sympathetic joy), which she renders as a “joyful resonance”. Her central image is of the lark ascending, the music of its song, and the possibilities for joy within us if we choose them…

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Day 5: Guided Meditation - Sitting In The Mandala (With Amoghasiddhi Mantra)

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 19 Mar, 2015 - 19:20
On Day 5 of the Rainy Season Retreat, Ratnavandana again encourages us to begin by orientating ourselves in the mandala. Today we’re bearing in mind Amoghasiddhi, the fearless Buddha of the North!

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Day 4: A Puja To Amitabha

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 19 Mar, 2015 - 18:23
Karunavapi leads a rather beautiful puja to Amitabha, the archetypal Buddha of the west, red with the love and light of compassion. Featuring some excellent readings!

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Day 6: Upekkha & Ratnasambhava

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 19 Mar, 2015 - 15:17

Day 6: Upekkha & Ratnasambhava

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 19 Mar, 2015 - 15:17A cold bright day in Bristol, and a deep quiet atmosphere in the Buddhist Centre, as we move into cultivating upekkha (equanimity).

As a brahma vihara, equanimity is more than the dictionary definition of ‘calm and composed especially in adversity’. It is a composite of metta, karuna and mudita pervaded by Dharmic understanding, like metta with a wisdom eye. It sees joy and suffering, their conditionedness and the constant flux of everything.

After just sitting in the mandala,...
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Preceptors' College Spring Meeting 2015 - Dhammarati

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 19 Mar, 2015 - 12:57
Quite appropriately the final interview for this spring College meeting is with the outgoing Chair, Dhammarati. Together with Parami, he reviews the last 9 days and reflects on his 10 years serving as Chair.
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Shabda April 2015

From Order Connection on Thu, 19 Mar, 2015 - 11:08
Here is the latest edition of Shabda in five digital formats:
  1. eBook Shabda .EPUB – read on most other eBook readers (eg Nook or Kobo, etc) and most eReader apps on tablets, smartphones etc.
  2. eBook Shabda .MOBI – read on any Kindle, and some eReader apps on tablets, smartphones, etc.
  3. PDF Shabda – read with any PDF reader
  4. HTML Shabda (zip file) – unzip, and then read with any web browser
  5. Print Shabda: Print your own (and your friends’) Shabdas. Save the Order’s
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File NameSize
ePub (for eBook Readers, Smartphones & Tablets)1.35 MB
mobi (Kindle and eReaders)1.11 MB
PDF for Digital (Computers and eReaders)1.15 MB
HTML (Web Browsers)158.24 KB
PDF for printing (identical with paper Shabda)849.02 KB
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Dharmabyte: Stories to Orientate our Psyche

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 19 Mar, 2015 - 09:50
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, Stories to Orientate our Psyche, Ratnaghosha shares how stories are the primary way in which the imagination orients our psyche. Listen to Ratnaghosha’s telling of this most famous story in the life of the Buddha – his going forth. This talk was given to launch the new Sangha Night at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre.

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