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Breaking the Spell: Reminder Three: Karma

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 8 Nov, 2021 - 00:00
This is the third of four talks from a retreat for mitras at Taraloka called ‘Breaking the Spell’, which draws on Gampopa’s ‘Jewel Ornament of Liberation’ to explore the four reminders. In this talk Maitrisiddhi draws on both dharma and personal experience to explore the third reminder on Karma.
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Breaking the Spell: Reminder Four: The Defects of Samsara

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 8 Nov, 2021 - 00:00
This is the last of four talks from a retreat for mitras at Taraloka called ‘Breaking the Spell’, which draws on Gampopa’s ‘Jewel Ornament of Liberation’ to explore the four reminders. In this talk Mahamani using both humour and personal experience explores the final reminder on the defects of samsara.
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Breaking the Spell: Introduction to the Four Reminders

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 8 Nov, 2021 - 00:00
Here is a talk from a recent retreat at Taraloka called ‘Breaking the Spell’, which draws on Gampopa’s ‘Jewel Ornament of Liberation to explore the four reminders. In this talk Maitrisiddhi with great clarity and insight introduces us to the teaching of the ‘Four Reminders’ - or ‘Four Mind-turnings’. The talk was one of a series of talks on a meditation retreat for mitras.
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Free Buddhist Audio

Breaking the Spell: Introduction to the Four Reminders

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 8 Nov, 2021 - 00:00
Here is a talk from a recent retreat at Taraloka called ‘Breaking the Spell’, which draws on Gampopa’s ‘Jewel Ornament of Liberation to explore the four reminders. In this talk Maitrisiddhi with great clarity and insight introduces us to the teaching of the ‘Four Reminders’ - or ‘Four Mind-turnings’. The talk was one of a series of talks on a meditation retreat for mitras.
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Breaking the Spell: Reminder Two: Death and Impermanence

From Taraloka Retreat Centre on Mon, 8 Nov, 2021 - 00:00
Here is the second of four talks taken from a retreat at Taraloka called ‘Breaking the Spell’, which draws on Gampopa’s ‘Jewel Ornament of Liberation’ to explore the four reminders. Here Vidyamani talks very honestly and personally on the second reminder: Death and Impermanence. The talk was one of a series of talks on a meditation retreat for mitras.
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FBA Podcast: Letting Go

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 6 Nov, 2021 - 05:00

Karunagita introduces four types of letting go - of the weight of past harmful actions, holding our conditioning lightly, of expectations and of physical holding in the body - in this talk at Dhanakosa for the 2017 New Year women mitra retreat. The retreat theme was Padmasambhava’s advice to Queen Ngang Chung.

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Satyamala’s health

From Order Connection on Fri, 5 Nov, 2021 - 20:55

Satyamala’s health

From Order Connection on Fri, 5 Nov, 2021 - 20:55

Dear Order Friends,

We want to let you know that Satyamala was admitted to Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge 6 days ago with a severe chest infection. While she has had many hospital admissions over the years she usually makes a remarkable recovery. However, now she is very unwell indeed and the medical team is not sure how things will go. They will know in the next 48 hours if the high doses of antibiotics have been effective. Amarachandra and Cittamodani...

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Friendship Through Good Times and Bad: Sangha Day celebration

From Nottingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 5 Nov, 2021 - 16:59

Friendship Through Good Times and Bad: Sangha Day celebration

From Nottingham Buddhist Centre on Fri, 5 Nov, 2021 - 16:59

Friendship Through Good Times and Bad: Sangha Day celebration

Saturday 20th November 2021 (2.5 hrs)

10:30am-1pm IE &UK

USA PST 02:30 | México 04:30 | USA EST 05:30 | IE & UK 10:30 | Europe CET 11:30 |  India 16:00 | Australia AEST 21:30 | New Zealand NZDT 23:30


For the Sangha festival this year, the Nottingham Sangha will be connecting with our...

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Planning Our Live Events for 2022: Let us know what you think!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 5 Nov, 2021 - 12:44

Planning Our Live Events for 2022: Let us know what you think!

From Buddhist Centre Features on Fri, 5 Nov, 2021 - 12:44

So far in 2021 The Buddhist Centre Online has hosted two home retreats - the inspiring and popular Alchemical Heart with Paramananda and the wonderfully rich In the Footsteps of the Buddha with Nagasiddhi and Mandarava; we’ve had Dharma seminars on the key Buddhist text, the Bodhicaryavatara, with Nagabodhi; ‘Looking into the Well’ writing workshops with Yashobodhi; movement and meditation classes with Jayachitta and much more besides…and the year isn’t over yet!

We are currently making plans for 2022....

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Planning Our Live Events for 2022: Let us know what you think

From Order Connection on Fri, 5 Nov, 2021 - 12:43

Planning Our Live Events for 2022: Let us know what you think

From Order Connection on Fri, 5 Nov, 2021 - 12:43

So far in 2021 The Buddhist Centre Online has hosted two home retreats - the inspiring and popular Alchemical Heart with Paramananda and the wonderfully rich In the Footsteps of the Buddha with Nagasiddhi and Mandarava; we’ve had Dharma seminars on the Bodhicaryavatara, with Nagabodhi; ‘Looking into the Well’ writing workshops with Yashobodhi; movement and meditation classes with Jayachitta and much more besides…and the year isn’t over yet!

We are currently making plans for 2022. We’d love to hear what...

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