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Changing Self and Society

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 23 Aug, 2013 - 20:28
Yesterday’s FBA Dharmabyte (#271!) is from Sangharakshita’s 1976 talk “A Blueprint for a New Society.”


Entitled “Changing Self and Society” in this excerpt Sangharakshita discusses two common views regarding changing the world – changing the system, and changing the individual – and how they are not mutually exclusive.
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Meeting Suffering - FBA Dharmabyte

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 22 Aug, 2013 - 21:36
Dharmabytes Podcast #270 - “Meeting Suffering” by Maitrisara


Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from Maitrisara’s talk “Meeting the Suffering of the World – Compassion in Action” given as the last talk of Dharmapala college’s “40 years of the New Society” seminar.

Entitled “Meeting Suffering” she talks about the unique challenge of our age, having a global awareness of suffering, and she opens up the basic question for Buddhists – how do we engage...
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The Burning Monk

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 22 Aug, 2013 - 19:31
Listen to our recent FBA Dharmabyte - an excerpt from Devamitra’s riveting talk “Quang Duc” given at the London Buddhist Center.

In this segment entitled “The Burning Monk” Devamitra discusses the motivations behind Quang Duc’s self-immolation in Vietnam and its after-effects, which raises many challenging questions about ethics and acting for the sake of others. An excellent talk – don’t miss the rest of it!
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Dayanandi's Talk "The Symbolism of Tara" Digitized by Volunteers

From Free Buddhist Audio on Wed, 21 Aug, 2013 - 17:42
Happy news for the Dharmachackra Archive! An old cassette copy of Dayanandi’s talk “The Symbolism of Tara,” one of the many talks not yet digitized and online at Free Buddhist Audio, was discovered by a mitra at Dharmagiri Retreat Centre in Sweden. Realizing it was not yet online, he teamed up with Michael Meinild Nielsen to digitize the audio for the archive and sent it to us.

The audio includes a talk and a beautiful invocation given at Taraloka...
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The Bodhi Tree ~ Wednesday's Sangha Night

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 20 Aug, 2013 - 20:44

The Bodhi Tree ~ Wednesday's Sangha Night

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Tue, 20 Aug, 2013 - 20:44The image of the Buddha sitting beneath the Bodhi Tree, is now immediately recognizable to many people in the Western world. But what does the image convey? What happened to the young Buddha as he sat beneath that tree? In this evening we will delve into the rich myths and symbols at the heart of the Buddhist tradition.

Doors open at 6.45, meditation begins at 7 followed by Dharma presentation and discussion. All are welcome. Meditation support provided for...
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Meditation This week

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 20 Aug, 2013 - 04:59

Meditation This week

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Tue, 20 Aug, 2013 - 04:59Dear Coogee Meditator

Some of us were on Coogee Beach at 6.15 am on Sunday morning to meditate as the sun came up. This was the result of an initiative by Brigitte our in-house artist / photographer.

It was a perfect morning and wonderful to share it with you, feel the sun gently warm us as we sat with awareness and then proceed to Barzurra for a coffee / tea.

It is Brigitte who has been responsible...
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Full Moon Puja, August 2013

From Glastonbury Buddhist Group on Mon, 19 Aug, 2013 - 10:55

Full Moon Puja, August 2013

From Glastonbury Buddhist Group on Mon, 19 Aug, 2013 - 10:55
Tuesday August 20th - you’re warmly invited to the Glastonbury Buddhist group’s Full Moon puja (led by Roger).  Meet at Lantern Cottage for a 7.30 procession up to Lokabandhu’s field by the Tor…  Bring firewood and biscuits if you like!
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Welsh recordings of Triratna texts and ceremonies

From Cymraeg on Sun, 18 Aug, 2013 - 15:19
There’s a selection of Welsh recordings of Triratna texts and ceremonies appearing on our Welsh Recordings page over at Soundcloud. More languages coming soon - check the main Triratna Translations page for details. Many thanks to Atapini for these.
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Russian recordings of Triratna texts and ceremonies

From На русском on Sun, 18 Aug, 2013 - 15:01
There’s a selection of Russian recordings of Triratna texts and ceremonies appearing on our Russian Recordings page over at Soundcloud. More languages coming soon - check the main Triratna Translations page for details. Many thanks to Suvannavira from Moscow for these.
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Opportunities at North London Buddhist Centre

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Fri, 16 Aug, 2013 - 18:29
  • The North London Buddhist Centre
  • The North London Buddhist Centre entrance

Opportunities at North London Buddhist Centre

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Fri, 16 Aug, 2013 - 18:29Opportunities in North London: practise and communicate Buddhism as part of a new Centre team at Triratna’s North London Buddhist Centre. The trustees are looking to recruit three full-time team members to take our stable, well-located and beautiful centre forward to the next phase. The specific roles are Centre Manager, Volunteer Manager and Centre Administrator. We would also consider suitable applications for part time or job share.

Please contact Santva, email: santvanlbc [at] gmail.com...

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