The Gift Relationship
Given at the North London Buddhist Centre at the launch of the book The Buddha on Wall Street.Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2383
View ArticleTara And The Tears of Avalokitesvara
Tara And The Tears of Avalokitesvara A Buddhist response to the challenges of the 21 st Century and the Environmental crisis. This talk was given on the Area Order Weekend at Taraloka, May 2015, by...
View ArticleBAM retreat in Ireland - Self and Other: the Alchemy of Transformation
Compassion is far more than emotion. It is something that springsUp in the emptiness which is when you yourself are not there,So that you do not know anything about it.Nobody, in fact, knows anything...
View ArticleThe Gift Relationship
Vaddhaka visited the North London Buddhist Centre to launch his book 'The Buddha on Wall Street' by giving a talk on 'The Gift...
View Article'Big Picture Dharma' - a day retreat at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre
Birmingham Buddhist Action Month continues with a day retreat on Sunday 7th June. The day is Called Big Picture Dharma: The Wealth Gap and Estonia based Order member Vaddhaka is leading events based on...
View ArticleSpecies In Pieces
I found this beautiful website extraordinarily moving… Species In Pieces: 30 Species. 30 Pieces. 1 Fragmented Survival.Tags: BAM 2015, animals, extinction, environment, CSS
View ArticleParami - Live Web Talk June 6th!
On Saturday as part of BAM and the Young Buddhists weekend Parami will offer a live web talk and conversation. One of the most experienced and pioneering member of the Order, Parami has helped build...
View ArticleBuddhism for Beginners 23rd June - 21st July
Who was the Buddha and what did he teach?This five week course will explore the Buddhas’ life, some basic Buddhist teachings and the relevance they have for our lives today, such as how to enjoy...
View ArticleA Challenge to Buddhists
Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi wrote in an article called ‘A Challenge to Buddhists’ from Buddhadharma magazine (Fall 2007 issue):‘I know we engage in lofty meditations on kindness and compassion and espouse...
View ArticleOrdinations at Akasavana
The following women were publicly ordained at Akashavana on Saturday 6th June 2015:Public Preceptor MaitreyiKia Almegard becomes Vimaladhi, a Sanskrit name meaning ‘She whose Wisdom is Pure’ (long...
View ArticleAwakening money: this week's European tour
Amalavajra is a former bond dealer in the City of London, now working for Triratna and touring European Triratna Centres for Buddhist Action Month, speaking in relation to BAM’s second theme of money...
View ArticleWalking in Beauty
Eastbourne and Brighton (UK) sangha members joined up for a walk over some of the Seven Sisters, hilly cliffs on the Sussex coastal path. It was a beautiful day with a brilliant blue sky, which only...
View ArticleBAM in Edinburgh: fundraising for India
BAM’s happening in Edinburgh - we’re raising funds for social and Dhamma work in India and Nepal. Four of us are here for the whole month, by going out every night knocking on people’s doors and...
View ArticleSangharakshita's diary
May 2015Bhante’s secretary Ashavajit writes: “Here at Adhisthana, spring has truly begun. The cuckoo has been heard not just once but many times, little brilliantly-coloured wild flowers are to be seen...
View ArticleNewsByte 3, part 5
Part 5 of Clear Vision’s third NewsByte, rounding up news from around Triratna, covering the very moving ritual closure of windhorse:evolution (12 minutes).Watch the full 6-story NewsByte compilation...
View ArticleThe Buddha on Wall Street - Book Launch
Vaddhaka joined us last week to kick off Buddhist Action Month for us by launching his new book in duscussion with Manjusiha. The conversation was wide ranging and relavent, covering the problems of...
View ArticleGBC Sangha Gathering - Thursday 11th June
Come and join us for our next Sangha Gathering on Thursday 11th of June. Sinhacandra will lead a meditation and puja.6:30pm For baked potatoes. Please bring a vegetarian / vegan topping to share.7:30pm...
View ArticleTen tips to reduce your carbon footprint - part 1
The following info is from a book called ‘How Bad are Bananas?‘; by Mike Berners-Lee. This book compares the relative amount of the carbon impact of a wide range of daily products and activities and...
View ArticleMeditation Tuesday for Buddhist Action Month - With Kamalashila
Kamalashila is one of our most experienced meditation practitioners and teachers. Author of Buddhist Meditation: Tranquillity, Imagination & Insight, we’re very fortunate to have him join us to...
View ArticleBAM Online Meditations!
For the rest of this month we’ll be conducting our usual weekly online meditation on BAM’s central themes of sustainability and caring for others. And who better to get us started than Kamalashila!...
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