This morning there were 50-60 of the Bristol Sangha online again to hear the second part of Tejanada’s teaching on the ‘Dynamic Mandala’, a somatic exploration of the Triratna System of Practice. ‘Somatic’ is the term used to highlight the alive/vibrational aspect of awareness.
Today’s focus is on positive emotion. Tejananda encouraged us each to find where ‘a sense of ease’ may be located in our bodies, as a starting point for this practice. It may not...
Monday 30 March, 19:00 Lalitaraja is a dance artist and educator as well as a committed Buddhist. He reflects on some of the key themes in Sangharakshita’s ‘The Religion of Art’ and their impact on his practice.
It is sad to inform you that Dhammachari Manjuvira (Wardha) passed away. In the morning he found unconscious in his bathroom and admitted to the hospital. He was 65 years old, he was ordained in December 1985. His private preceptor was Subhuti and public ordination was given by Dhammachari Kamalashila.
He was a very senior Order member and joined the Sangha in very early days and has given contribution to build the Sangha in Aurangabad and Maharashtra. Recently he did his Sangharam retreat...
We are delighted to announce that Itir Binay from Melbourne, Australia was publicly ordained in Melbourne on Saturday 28th March, 2020.
Ex-Itir becomes Varadhī. Her name means ”She who has the highest wisdom”. (Westernised spelling: Varadhi). Her Public Preceptor is Maitripala and her Private Preceptor is Chittaprabha.
The ceremony was witnessed by over 100 members of the Melbourne Sangha live on Zoom. You can watch a recording of the ceremony here which ends with a beautiful wave of sadhus around the world. ...
We are delighted to announce that Itir Binay from Melbourne, Australia was publicly ordained in Melbourne on Saturday 28th March, 2020.
Ex-Itir becomes Varadhī (last letter long i). Name meaning: She who has the highest wisdom. Westernised spelling: Varadhi
Public Preceptor: Maitripala Private Preceptor: Chittaprabha
The ceremony was witnessed by over 100 members of our Sangha live on zoom. Here is the link of the recording which ends with a beautiful wave of sadhus around the world.
The Buddha’s Advice for Overcoming Fear recorded on Facebook Live Saturday 28th March Vajragupta Short talk based on the Attadanda Sutta, and then led a meditation on overcoming fear and staying with the body and the present.
Vajragupta introduced an exploration into embracing uncertainty in these times by introducing the figure Amoghasiddhi (who bestows fearlessness and courage) and in exploring ways to be with fear, enabling it to dissipate. The talk was followed with a led meditation.
Vajragupta introduced an exploration into embracing uncertainty in these times and followed with a led, combined mindfulness of breathing and metta meditation.
With classes cancelled due to the Coronavirus, the Croydon Buddhist Centre have started moving classes online. On Saturday, Vajragupta and Mokshadarshini led a live meditation on Facebook, followed by a Dharma talk on ‘Buddhism in Challenging Times’. We followed up with a group discussion on Zoom. For future events, check out our website and Facebook for details. We will be uploading all material on here, on You Tube and on Facebook. Please feel free to share videos and join us...
