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Buddhist Parenting with Karunagita (Sara Burns)

From Buddhafield Family Friendly Village on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 15:00

“This is another great talk from the ‘Dharma Warriors’ series given at the Buddhafield Festival. Karunagita is the author of ‘Growing as a Parent - What Buddhism Has to Offer’, and here she presents some of that material to an audience of summer loving practitioners under the blue skies of Devon.

Settle back and enjoy the sound of drums, kids’ voices, and Karunagita’s perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of raising a child as part of your practice of...

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Sara Burns (Karunagita) on 'A Path for Parents'

From Buddhafield Family Friendly Village on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 13:14

Sara Burns (Karunagita) on 'A Path for Parents'

From Buddhafield Family Friendly Village on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 13:14How do we lead rich and meaningful spiritual lives in the context of parenting? In this short video, Sara Burns (Karunagita) talks about the opportunities and challenges of being a parent from a Buddhist perspective.

Sara will be at the Buddhafields Family Friendly Retreat again this year. She will be giving a talk on parenting and sharing her most recent experiences as the parent of two older teenagers, reflecting back on the road she has travelled this...

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Amaragita's Interview About the Family Friendly

From Buddhafield Family Friendly Village on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 12:43

“A really great conversation with Amaragita, one of the pioneers of Buddhafield retreats that are family friendly, a radical re-imagining of community retreat that has been one of Buddhafield’s most successful projects for 14 years.

How do you maintain a deep practice of the Dharma when you have a family? How can householders bring the Buddha’s teachings to bear on their lives and also feed their own experience into the wider sangha?

A fascinating look at aspects of...

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Family Friendly Village 2013

From Buddhafield Family Friendly Village on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 11:57

Family Friendly Village 2013

From Buddhafield Family Friendly Village on Tue, 23 Jul, 2013 - 11:57Bookings are open for this year’s magical gathering on the land at Frog’s mill from Monday 19 August—Monday 26 August 2013. All welcome, whether you have children or not!

Numbers are limited this year, so please book soon if you wish to be there.

If you have never been before, you might like to listen to Amaragita’s talk here.

There will be a wide range of interviews from new comers, kids, teens, regulars etc… coming...

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Why Does Meditation Work?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 23:45

Why Does Meditation Work?

From Coogee Buddhist Group on Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 23:45Dear Coogee Meditator

Why does meditation work?

Why are mainstream health and care workers recommending it to help avoid relapse into depression, for pain management, stress reduction and to assist people work with and manage such things as will-power and social anxiety (to name just a few)?

Meditation offers an individual a very simple and accessible way to gently and kindly notice what is going on in their own mind. It is a tool that one...

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Buddhism & The American Dream: Family

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 21:50

Buddhism & The American Dream: Family

From Portsmouth Buddhist Center on Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 21:50In our last discussion evening on Buddhism and the American Dream we’ll be getting, in some senses, right to the heart of the matter: family! Our ideas of ourselves and our society are often founded squarely around our families. And the joys and sorrows this inevitably involves can be a good jumping off-point for looking at ways to live more in harmony with family members while taking more responsibility for how our own lives go from here…

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Come and join in the Urban Retreat Meditations

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 10:31

Come and join in the Urban Retreat Meditations

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 10:31As part of the the Urban Retreat this week, we’re having meditation at 7.30am, followed by optional breakfast. These sessions are Monday to Friday and they’re open to the whole sangha.

We’re also having a half-hour sit at 12.30, Monday to Thursday, so feel free to come along to them as well.

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Leadership Workshop of Youths of Urban Slum of Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Fri, 19 Jul, 2013 - 18:34

Leadership Workshop of Youths of Urban Slum of Nagpur

From People to People, Nagpur, India. on Fri, 19 Jul, 2013 - 18:34

It has been successful moment and the participated youths of the Nagpur urban slum enjoyed the Second Leadership Youth’s Workshop held at Hsuen Tsang Dhamma Retreat Centre, Bordharan for People’s Karate Do (PKD) beneficiaries for the period 14 to 18 July 2013 organized by PTP. This workshop led by Tejadhamma and Rajan for the girls and boys; especially...

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Vegan Summer recipes

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Thu, 18 Jul, 2013 - 14:43

Vegan Summer recipes

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Thu, 18 Jul, 2013 - 14:43This evening is the launch of our Vegan summer, and to celebrate, we’re having lemon drizzle cake. Here’s the recipe. It’s world class!

Vegan Lemon Drizzle Cake

275g self raising flour
200g golden castor sugar
2 tsp baking powder
zest and juice of 2 lemons
100ml sunflower oil
150ml water
150g icing sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 180C or gas mark 5

2. Put the flour, baking powder, sugar and lemon zest...

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Nature, Man & Enlightenment

From Free Buddhist Audio on Wed, 17 Jul, 2013 - 19:58

Nature, Man & Enlightenment

From Free Buddhist Audio on Wed, 17 Jul, 2013 - 19:58It’s the heart of summer in the northern hemisphere and we are all spending a lot of time outdoors. What better time than to reflect on Nature, Man & Enlightenment?

Our July Podcasts, so far:

In our first full length FBA Podcast of the month Akuppa, explores the relationships and connections between “Buddhism and Ecology.” In the face of global climate crisis what can we do? How can we change the ways we think...

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