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Buddhism for Today: The Shepherd's Round Dance (Facebook like 02.05.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sat, 2 May, 2020 - 17:18

Buddhism for Today: The Shepherd's Round Dance (Facebook like 02.05.20)

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Sat, 2 May, 2020 - 17:18

Prajnanandi brings us to week three of the theme of “Buddhism for Today”. Using reflections from Sangharashita’s poem The Four Gifts, Prajnanandi explores the meaning and relevance of the 3rd Gift, the Shepherds Round Dance and asks “how do we find meaning in isolation?” Prajnanandi then leads us through a metta bhavana meditation.
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Sadayasihi

FBA Podcast: Dharma Wondrous Strange

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 2 May, 2020 - 14:00

Ratnaguna gives us ten pieces of advice from the Buddha that speak to the isolation we’re experiencing whilst the world is in lockdown.

The talk was given via Zoom, following the temporary closure of Manchester Buddhist Centre due to the Coronavirus pandemic, April 3, 2020.

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Buddhist Action Month Calendar

From Buddhist Action on Sat, 2 May, 2020 - 13:11

Kaspalita Thompson from the Network of Buddhist Organisations writes:

“… So many of our events for Buddhist Action Month (June) are likely to be online this year. This means that people can join them from anywhere in the world.

With this in mind I’ve created a calendar of events on the NBO website. There are just a few events there at the moment, and I’d love to add details of whatever you are...

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Countdown to #buddhaday - 7 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 23:32

Countdown to #buddhaday - 7 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 23:32

Countdown to #buddhaday !⠀
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In the lead-up to our Triratna international Buddha Day celebration, Saddhaloka offers a series of ten short talks telling stories of the Buddha’s life, filmed from Adhisthana during the lock-down. Listen to one a day, and enjoy a daily immersion in the world and life of the Buddha.⠀
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🎧 LISTEN NOW ⠀
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Saddhaloka will also be appearing on Buddha Day itself for a live-streamed...
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Closing the Being Divine Online home retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 17:01

Closing the Being Divine Online home retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 17:01

We hope you have enjoyed Being Divine Online with us this week! 

The retreat ended with this beautiful song by Ratnavandana, which retreatants sing together at the end of her Brahma Viharas retreats.

Thank you so much to Ratnavandana for supplying us with these fantastic resources around the Brahma Viharas, for sharing her practice and experience so fully and for her wonderful evocation and explanation of the Divine Abodes in the Q & A where 138 of us gathered together.

Look out too for a ...
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Aryajaya

Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

From Order Connection on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 17:00

Bodhicitta Practice and Order Resources

From Order Connection on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 17:00

Sunday Order Bodhicitta Practice
…and some inspiration for the week ahead
Sunday 3rd May 

‘..the cultivated emotions of the brahma viharas pass through the fires of sunnata, or emptiness - that is, non-self or non-duality - thus giving rise to the bodhicitta, the wisdom heart.’ Living with Kindness, Sangharakshita

As the first Sunday in May this would usually be a reminder of the Order metta monthly practice around the world.  However, current times not being usual, we have been responding to the Covid-19 crisis...
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Countdown to #buddhaday - 8 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 13:50

Countdown to #buddhaday - 8 days to go...

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 13:50

Countdown to #buddhaday !⠀
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We’re looking forward to sharing footage from the Clear Vision Trust archive, gathered for our Buddha Day celebrations, of Sangharakshita talking about the Buddha and his Enlightenment.⠀
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thebuddhistcentre.com/buddha-day for the programme and to join in!⠀
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🎧 …and from the Free Buddhist Audio archives, ‘Readings from the Pali Canon’ by Sangharakshita, with a beautiful booklet here.
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📷 The...
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Subhuti's Warning

From Adhisthana on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 12:51

Subhuti's Warning

From Adhisthana on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 12:51

In the last of these three short videos showing a conversation between Subhuti and James, Subhuti reflects on what not to do during lockdown, and how we can distract ourselves by using the internet as a means to avoid our present moment experience.
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A Sustaining Community of Meditators: Reflections from Cambridge on Being Divine Online

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 11:04

A Sustaining Community of Meditators: Reflections from Cambridge on Being Divine Online

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 11:04

Arthasiddhi, myself and around 40 friends, mitras and Order members from Cambridge sangha have been following the Being Divine Online Home Retreat as a community within the wider community, adding to the mix some of our own meditation sessions (every day at 8 am), three zoom plenaries (or check-ins) and WhatsApp home groups, as well as attending evening events at Cambridge Buddhist Centre online. It has been such a joy: and we’ve deeply appreciated the richness of Ratnavandana’s experience and teachings...
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Sadayasihi

Song of the Brahma Viharas - Being Divine Online home retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 09:06

Song of the Brahma Viharas - Being Divine Online home retreat

From The Community Toolkit for Uncertain Times on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 09:06

It’s always good to finish things with a song - and happily, today, here’s one! It’s Ratnavandana chanting the Brahma Viharas song that is usually learned on each ‘Living in the Mandala’ retreat that she leads.

As Ratnavandana kindly sent on some lovely nature photos she has taken, we have made this into a short video which you can enjoy, and hopefully get a feeling for the Brahma Viharas “pervading all quarters”.

The text from this song...

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