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FINISHED!

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 1 Jun, 2020 - 18:38

FINISHED!

From Shabda Articles on Mon, 1 Jun, 2020 - 18:38

In 1983 I turned my Green Tara Sadhana into verse so that no matter how I was feeling I could simply make a heart connection with all the essential Green Tara elements without some part of my mind working away at ‘recollection, recollection’ when all I really wanted was ‘connection, connection’! I was in my early twenties when I wrote it so it sounds a bit ‘young’ in places, oh well (cough!)
It also works nicely as a Green Tara Puja.
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Dharmabyte: Being and Doing

From Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 1 Jun, 2020 - 14:00

“You don’t have to justify yourself by being useful. You yourself are the justification for your existence.”
Sangharakshita, Wisdom Beyond Words

In this talk, Vajrapriya explores how this quote by Sangharakshita might affect our spiritual life and practice. Using the terms doing and being, he suggests how we can bring greater stillness into activity, and vibrant energy into calm.

From the talk The Greater Mandala of Uselessness given at...
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June book sale at Windhorse Publications

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 1 Jun, 2020 - 12:59
  • Mañjughosha by Āloka from the Padmaloka shrine room

June book sale at Windhorse Publications

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 1 Jun, 2020 - 12:59

Lockdown rules are changing for some of us. So perhaps there’s not quite so much staying at home involved this month’s Stay at Home Sale. We have chosen a range of books to offer resources and inspiration in this transition time. 
 
To continue the ‘For the Earth’ theme of Buddhist Action Month, we’ve got what I think is the only one of our books to be written by a vet. Bodhipaksa’s Vegetarianism: A Buddhist View, is reduced...
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BAM! Free eBook this week is Saving the Earth

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 1 Jun, 2020 - 12:48
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BAM! Free eBook this week is Saving the Earth

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Mon, 1 Jun, 2020 - 12:48

This week in Free the Dharma we’re offering a gem of a title in conjunction with Buddhist Action Month. The theme for BAM activities this year is ‘For the Earth’. Akuppa’s Saving the Earth: A Buddhist View will be available for free until 14 June. You can download it here.

We published this book 11 years ago, and now we know much more about biodiversity loss, extreme weather, and climate change. At the heart of this book is a timeless dialogue between Buddhist and...
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Saturday 7.15pm BST livestreamed puja

From Adhisthana on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 17:27

Saturday 7.15pm BST livestreamed puja

From Adhisthana on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 17:27

Continuing our tradition of having a livestreamed Saturday night puja during lockdown, you can join us this evening from 7.15pm BST on the Adhisthana facebook page.

A link to the event is here. Once there you will see ‘Live’ in the left hand column - click to join us in a ritual celebrating Bhante Sangharakshita.
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Buddhist Action in a Post-Covid era

From Buddhist Action on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 15:45

Another message from The Network of Buddhist organisations:

“Dear Friends,
 
We would like to invite you to an online meeting on “Buddhist Action in a Post-Covid era“ on Saturday 6 June from 3 - 4.30pm.
 
The event is both a launch of this year’s BAM (Buddhist Action Month) under the auspices of NBO and the Eco Dharma Network, as well as time to reflect on what Buddhist...
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In memory of Rob Burbea

From Triratna News on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 15:27
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In memory of Rob Burbea

From Triratna News on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 15:27

Rob Burbea, who died aged 54 earlier this month, was a Dharma teacher loved and valued by many of us in the Triratna community. His clear teachings on emptiness and the imaginal may prove to be of great significance for the development of Dharma traditions in the West. Rob was steeped in the Insight meditation tradition in the USA and Europe. He was also, among other things, a classical and jazz guitarist, a climate activist and a lover of...
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FBA Podcast: Letting Go and Insight

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 14:00

Nagabodhi offers his reflections on the Buddha’s enlightenment. What is it are we actually trying to achieve? How intensely are we cultivating and experiencing metta, friendship, kindness, compassion, patience and love?

This talk is part of the series The Bridge, the Path and the Goal  given at Adhisthana, 2019.

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How Berlin are opening their Centre after lockdown

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 13:30

How Berlin are opening their Centre after lockdown

From Triratna Resources on Sat, 30 May, 2020 - 13:30

Aryabandhu describes the precautions they are taking now that the public can attend classes at their Centre. 

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