Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Adhistana is ACE” is a short talk by Dharmashalin as part of the theme of ‘Adhisthana as Blessing’ on the UK and Ireland Men’s Order Weekend held at Adhisthana, on 3 November 2013
Some weeks ago, an assembly was held for the Chairs of many Triratna Buddhist Centres in Europe. You may have heard some very lovely harmonized chanting from the event as it was happening (see previous podcasts: Avalokitesvara mantra, Padmasambhava mantra). Here’s a special ‘puja’ (a Buddhist ritual to evoke the spirit of the Buddha’s teaching and help get our emotions behind the practice of them) that was performed featuring some...
PTP project’s stakeholders meeting held successfully at Ganganagar Nagpur which is run for the most poor & underprivillaged NT/DNT and street children for educational development to bring those people in the main stream of the society. All the parents of the beneficiaries shared their experiences of good...
From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 8 Feb, 2014 - 21:20In our FBA Podcast this week, Parami offers a delightful retrospect while looking forward in “Business As Usual – Adhisthana and the Bodhichitta.” Reflecting on the history of the Order, Bhante’s teachings, listening to the Dharma, developing our system of practice, and gathering together in large numbers. Inspiring as ever, Parami seeds the conversation about ‘commonality of practice’ as we move forward into a new era.
From Western Buddhist Review on Sat, 8 Feb, 2014 - 19:33This is another of my ‘editor’s opinions’ column - my aim being to make a distinction that is helpful for Buddhists trying to understand what karma means and to what extent they go along with everything they hear about it.
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The law of karma is a fundamental principle of the Buddhist worldview. In brief, karma refers to the idea that intentional actions have consequences for the agent, in this life and in future lives; in fact, it...
From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 6 Feb, 2014 - 16:13This past month we’ve been reflecting on some distinctive Triratna traits with our weekly FBA Podcasts and twice-weekly Dharmabytes. With talks from practitioners speaking about their work in Buddhist Centers, team-based right livelihood businesses, and as communicators of the Dharma through facilitating study, leading retreats and just being friends to one another!
The friendship aspect in our community is crucial in that we aspire to engage with each other in ways that...
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Bhante – Teacher and Friend” is a short talk by Dhammadinna, first in a symposium of talks about Sangharakshita given at the UK and Ireland Area Order weekend at Adhisthana on 7th December 2013.
From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 4 Feb, 2014 - 10:28The above photo is courtesy of Eric – a long time meditator and long time friend of the Sydney Buddhist Centre.
It features the work of Andres Amador; a San Francisco based artist who rakes these exquisite designs into the sand only to have them washed away by the incoming tides.
You can see more of his artistry by following this link:
