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Happy Birthday Bhante!

From Sydney Buddhist Centre on Sun, 24 Aug, 2014 - 09:16

Happy Birthday Bhante!

From Sydney Buddhist Centre on Sun, 24 Aug, 2014 - 09:16

An image and quote from the Sydney Buddhist Centre’s celebration for Bhante’s birthday. The quote comes from The Essential Sangharakshita page 151

viriyalila

The Art of Meditation: Loving Kindness

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 21 Aug, 2014 - 21:55

The Art of Meditation: Loving Kindness

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Thu, 21 Aug, 2014 - 21:55Meditation 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. Our next Introductory workshop is on Sunday, September 7, 12-3 pm with Khemavassika. On this workshop participants will learn the ‘Development of Loving Kindness’ (Metta Bhavana) meditation. This is a traditional Buddhist meditation aimed at opening up to greater kindness, love, empathy and compassion. You do not need to be a Buddhist...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: Fill Your Heart With Love

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 21 Aug, 2014 - 18:53

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Fill your Heart with Love,” Vanaraji shares a personal story of learning that if you fill your heart with love, there’s no room for anything else. The full talk, “The Metta Sutta” was given at the Women’s Night Class at the LBC on July 12th 2012 and includes a lovely reading of the sutra.

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Suryadarshini

Singhamati on The Brahma Viharas

From Norwich Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Aug, 2014 - 10:54

Singhamati on The Brahma Viharas

From Norwich Buddhist Centre on Thu, 21 Aug, 2014 - 10:54Singhamati, a young Order member living in Birmingham, visits the Norwich Buddhist Centre for a weekend sleepover retreat on the Brahma Viharas.

guhyapati

Triratna Sustainable Buddhist Centre Project

From ecodharma on Thu, 21 Aug, 2014 - 09:47

Triratna Sustainable Buddhist Centre Project

From ecodharma on Thu, 21 Aug, 2014 - 09:47This summer the Sustainable Buddhist Centre Project was launched during the European Chairs’ Assembly at Adhistana. In this short video Guhyapati interviews Amalaketu about the project.

Vimalasara

How to set up Eight Step Recovery Groups at Triratna centres and in the community

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 20:25

How to set up Eight Step Recovery Groups at Triratna centres and in the community

From Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 20:25September Monday 15th – 10 to 5pm – hosted by Nagaloka Portland Maine

For Order Members, Mitras and others – who resonate with the using the Buddhist teachings to overcome addiction – as a way out of suffering – which was taught by Shakyamuni

Be part of the Buddhist Recovrey Movement. Since mindfulness has knocked down the hospital doors and work industry doors, Buddhism for recovery has been following sharply behind on it’s heels. Every month a different...

Maitrisingha

Vajraguptā on the body

From Norwich Buddhist Centre on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 17:45

Vajraguptā on the body

From Norwich Buddhist Centre on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 17:45We are pleased to present the first of a series of short videos of Order Members talking on the Dharma. The first comes from Vajraguptā’s hut! Here Varjagupta tells us about the the importance of the body both in and out of meditation.

It’s recorded in HD (high definition), so watch it on YouTube and choose the HD option if you have a good connection to get a better picture (click the cog symbol underneath the video...

Candradasa

The London Buddhist, No.1 - The 'Dharmic Receptivity' Issue

From Community Highlights on Wed, 20 Aug, 2014 - 16:58The first edition of a new Buddhist magazine from London!

We start with poet Michael Symmons Roberts talking about the sacred nature of things and what we are drawn towards.

Continuing the literary theme, Ollie Brock reviews the book ‘The Science Delusion’, which explores the nature of belief and science’s role in it.

Satyadasa launches into the relationship between inner mind and outer world, and explores the relationship between the environment and the mind, shedding light into...

Dhammalata

Can You Afford Not to Meditate?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 19 Aug, 2014 - 09:02

Can You Afford Not to Meditate?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 19 Aug, 2014 - 09:02My Lovely Partner Gina sent me a link to an email in which Deepak Chopra talks about meditation.

Here are a few grabs from it:

What are the overall effects of meditation?

DC: Meditation has physiological effects of lowering blood pressure, slowing down heart rate, strengthening the immune systems, and even changing the cellular biology of aging. Stress hormones are decreased and hormones that modulate immune function are increased. In addition, meditation helps with better...

Rijupatha

Dharmabyte: Be Here Now, Is It Enough?

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 18 Aug, 2014 - 14:05

In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Be Here Now, Is It Enough?” Ratnaprabha reminds us that discomfort is caused by avoiding discomfort. Relief from suffering is found when we drop our concerns and are present in this moment. But is mindfulness alone enough structure for complete transformation? A systematic approach to changing ones habits and engaging with sangha are both important in our approach to practice. An excerpt from the talk titled ...

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