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Using Ritual to Cultivate Bodhicitta

From Croydon Buddhist Centre on Mon, 2 May, 2016 - 01:00
This talk is the first in our theme of "Transforming Self and World", in which we will be exploring how ritual can help us put the conditions in place through which bodhicitta may arise. Vijayasri explores our reactions to the idea of ritual and how rituals can become meaningless. We then look at the concept of ritual as "entering into a realm of the imagination where we encounter Buddhas and Bodhisattvas". Vijayasri starts to unfold a map of our seven-fold puja using the Bodhicaryavatara, and we focus on the Worship section of the Puja through the idea of Mandarava. The session ends with the Avalokitesvara mantra. This talk was given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in April 2016 as part of our regular Saturday morning sangha class.
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Shabda May 2016

From Order Connection on Sun, 1 May, 2016 - 11:21

Here is the latest edition of Shabda in five digital formats:


    eBook Shabda .EPUB – read on most other eBook readers (eg Nook or Kobo, etc) and most eReader apps on tablets, smartphones etc.
    eBook Shabda .MOBI – read on any Kindle, and some eReader apps on tablets, smartphones, etc.
    PDF Shabda – read with any PDF reader
    HTML Shabda (zip file) – unzip, and then read with...

File NameSize
ePub (for eBook Readers, Smartphones & Tablets)1.1 MB
mobi (Kindle and eReaders)843.25 KB
PDF for Digital (Computers and eReaders)861.6 KB
HTML (Web Browsers)127.08 KB
PDF for printing (identical with paper Shabda)692.87 KB
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Rhetoric and Reality in the Order Mandala

From Shabda Articles on Sat, 30 Apr, 2016 - 19:34

The “seven papers” have communicated a host of norms: of practice, doctrine and behaviour within the Order. We could call this the “rhetoric”. And yet inevitably there will be areas where, for many of us, our “lived reality” diverges from some of the “rhetoric”. This probably introduces a tension.

To what extent is that tension helpful or harmful? By modeling the Order as a social mandala, I explore the dynamics of these inescapable tensions. I suggest ways of addressing them, both through...

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Rhetoric and Reality in the Order Mandala - article21.48 KB
Rhetoric and Reality in the Order Mandala - article147.77 KB
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The Texture of Reality - Part II

From London Buddhist Centre on Thu, 28 Apr, 2016 - 01:00
Devamitra explains 2 of the Buddha's 3 core characteristics of reality - impermanence and insubstantiality.
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Absolute and Conventional Truth

From Bristol Buddhist Centre on Thu, 28 Apr, 2016 - 00:00
From the series of evenings exploring the message of Shantideva. Guided reflections on absolute and conventional truth. Bhadra shares how emptiness and conditionality combine to fuel bodhicitta and create the foundations of Sangha
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Rewilding the Mind

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 27 Apr, 2016 - 11:32

Rewilding the Mind

From London Buddhist Centre on Wed, 27 Apr, 2016 - 11:32

Last week I led a rewilding retreat in the Scottish Highlands, a new collaboration between the London Buddhist Centre and the charity Trees for Life.  

The degrading of nature and our loss of meaningful participation in its cycles is closely connected to the stunting of our feeling and imagination for what life is and could be. So on this retreat I...
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Women GFR Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 27 Apr, 2016 - 04:46
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Women GFR Retreat

From Saddhamma Pradeep Retreat Center on Wed, 27 Apr, 2016 - 04:46

From 21st to 27th Apr 16 Women GFR Retreat Attended by 8 mitra and 5 Dhammacharini. Meditating in shrine above dinning hall in evening light of 5 to 6 pm meditation session..
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Who is on the International Council?

From Triratna International Council on Tue, 26 Apr, 2016 - 11:17

Hello

There have been a few changes to the Membership of the International Council over the last few months. Here is the most up to date membership of the council, arranged by area and by strand. Please feel free to contact people in your area if you want to find out more about what the International Council is up to.

The Steering Group meet regularly, and after feedback from all the areas, we’re hard at work planning for the gathering of the Council...

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International Council membership April 2016212.12 KB
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Ethical Speech

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Tue, 26 Apr, 2016 - 01:00
Tejavani gives a succinct outline of the speech precepts as part of the Women's GFR Ethics Retreat at Jikoji, San Francisco, 2016.
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The Mind Precepts

From San Francisco Buddhist Center on Tue, 26 Apr, 2016 - 01:00
Vimalasara explores the mind precepts and the importance of reciting the "negative" forms of the precepts in English as part of the Women's GFR Ethics Retreat at Jikoji, San Francisco, 2016.
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