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FBA Podcast: Tranquility, Imagination and Insight
For this week’s FBA Podcast we have Kamalashila speaking on the occasion of relaunching his book Buddhist Meditation. In “Tranquility, Imagination and Insight” he beautifully reveals his thoughts on...
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MITRA DAY NEWS
MITRADAYORGANISEDBYMUDITAMITRACHAPTERONDATED 29 th DECE. DH . CHANDRASHILALEADTHISMITRADAY. HEGUIDETOMITRA N ORDERMEMBERSOF S/W CENTRE. THANKSTO CHANDRASHILA.
View ArticleDr. Paramabandhu Groves on how he came to write Eight Step Recovery
In the first of five short videos celebrating the launch of Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction, Dr. Paramabandhu Groves talks about how he came to write the...
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The Elevator Pitch
Coogee Meditation Group Elevator PitchTerry from our group recently floated the concept of ‘The Elevator Pitch’ past me; a pithy encapsulation of one’s mission statement so economical that it can be...
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Eight Step Recovery Book Launch
This Saturday Sangha morning (18th Jan) the Croydon Buddhist Centre welcomes Vimalasara and Paramabandhu as they continue their book launch tour. Sangha morning starts at 10.30am and involves chanting...
View Article“Imagination & Dreaming Angels”
OurFBA Dharmabyte today is from Vajratara entitled: “Imagination & Dreaming Angels.” Here Vajratara explores the fifth pillar of the Triratna Buddhist Order: Imagination as mystery, magic and myth....
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The Third Precept - Sexual Misconduct
Vimalasara gives a thorough talk on the third precept, exploring some of the issues we all need to reflect on if we are to live life more fully with simplicity, contentment and stillness. Relevant to...
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The Fifth Precept - Intoxicants
Vimalasara makes no compromises in her challenging talk on the fifth precept. She advocates that it continue to be included in the Ten Precepts taken during ordination, and argues that this precept is...
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Cushion stuffing
On 14th January we had a really enjoyable an productive session packing kapok and buckwheat stuffing into our cushions. We managed to complete the stuffing of all 40 covers. Many thanks to everyone...
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Why Ask for Ordination?
An afternoon for women mitras to explore the process behind deepening spiritual commitment through asking for ordination, with the opportunity to ask questions and discuss. With Amarapuspa,...
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Parinirvana Day
Traditional Buddhist festival celebrating the Buddha’s Parinirvana. A day of meditation, reflection and puja. Bring veggie lunch to share. It is traditional to wear white. Dana event: donations...
View ArticleTHE BODY
WESHOT this spot of meditation teaching with Paramananda a couple of months back facing Chelsea Hospital which is very near my home.
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Life is King in Russian too
Suvannavira is Triratna’s emissary to Russia. Living in a hostel in Moscow, he teaches Dharma and meditation - and publishes Sangharakshita’s books in Russian. He writes:“Poets and poems have long been...
View ArticleFBA Dharmabyte No. 313: Meditative Experience
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is titled: “Meditative Experience” from the 1967 talk by Sangharakshita titled Meditation: the Expanding Consciousness. In this excerpt, Bhante explains the the three stages of...
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Triratna Child Protection UK - for all Order members and mitras
This is an updated version of this document. It’s very important. Please don’t ignore it.In brief:All UK mitras and members of the Triratna Buddhist Order working with schools and other young people...
View ArticleCelebratory Sangha Day
A Celebratory Sangha Day will be held on Saturday 15 February to celebrate the purchase of our premises and all the people who have contributed in so many ways to the establishment and maintenance of...
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The Richly Endowed Buddha of the Southern Realm
We are graced with Dhammadinna’s wisdom in this week’sFBA Podcast“The Richly Endowed Buddha of the Southern Realm.” Third in a series of talks given on the 2012 Triratna International Retreat,...
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The Dhamma as Mystery & Imagination
We launched the new year with a series of talks on the Dhamma as mystery and imagination in our FBA Podcasts and Dharmabytes. Starting with our first FBA Dharmabyte, “The Mystery of the Dhamma Niyama”...
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The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women
Sat, Jan 25, 6pm to 8pm at the SFBC(doors open 5:45pm)Join editors Zenshin Florence Caplow and Reigetsu Susan Moon, and contributing authors Mushim Ikeda-Nash and Viveka to celebrate the recent...
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