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New Meditation & Art Workshop September 3
Saturday, September 3, 10AM-1PM at Portsmouth’s Button Factory, Studio 321: Mythology and Humandkind: A Workshop Of Exploration and Expression Why are you driving a jaguar? Winged feet and...
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Total Immersion - it's not about swimming
Vajrapriya reports from this summer’s 28-day Buddhafield‘Total Immersion’ retreat 2016 which took place in England in May and June, led by him and Kamalashila. “’A world-class event!’ declared an Order...
View ArticleThe Karaniya Metta Sutta
The Karaniya Metta Sutta chanted by Jnanasakhi, from India, during a puja dedicated to Green Tara, the compassionate goddess, on the Women's International Order Convention 2016.Here is another...
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Beginners Meditation Course: Mindfulness and the Buddha
Four-week Introduction to Meditation: September 8 - September 29, 7-9PMPeople have been enriching their lives through meditation for thousands of years. Though meditation does help us to find...
View ArticleSaddhaloka article for the College newsletter to the Order
On 26th August 2016 Bhante turns 91. His mind is bright and active and he takes a lively interest in what goes on in the Order and Movement. He continues to give of himself and in recent months,...
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Saddhaloka introduces himself
In interview with Saccanama, Saddhaloka talks about his early life, coming across the Dharma, and his work for the Movement before becoming Chair of the Preceptors’ College.File NameSizeSaddhaloka...
View Article10 Reflections on Spiritual Death by Satyaraja
These reflections are obviously not comprehensive, but more like threads for future discussion. They were prompted by an article that Rijumati wrote about the importance of introducing spiritual death...
View ArticleParamachitta on her inspiration to spread the Dharma in the Spanish-speaking...
Before becoming a public preceptor I had the feeling that one of the most joyful aspects would be putting the kesa around someone’s neck, seeing the joy in their faces, ritually pouring water on the...
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Bhante's translation of Tsongkhapa's Three Chief Paths
First published in the Middle Way in 1960, this is the first translation into English of a key text of the founder of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism.File NameSizeTsongkhapa's Three Chief...
View ArticlePurna reflects on his experience of joining the College
Joining the College of Public Preceptors turned out to be quite a long drawn out process for me. Nagabodhi had asked me over ten years ago, but I was not willing to take on additional responsibilities...
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Sunday Series: The Three Jewels of Buddhism
For the next four weeks, August 28-September 18, in our Sunday community gathering, we will be exploring our relationship to the Three Jewels of Buddhism. These are the Buddha (the Awakened One), the...
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Friday Practice Evenings at PBC
Starting this week, our Friday gathering will be an open practice evening, 7-8:30 PM. The emphasis will be on meditation and starting the weekend off with some stillness, in good company. On occasion...
View ArticleRejoicings in Green Tara and the Body of Avalokitesvara
Dharmamayi and Karunadhi talk with Akasajoti about their highlights from a day dedicated to Green Tara, and rejoice in Padmasuri for her heroic contribution to the women's wing of the Order in the...
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Amogharatna joins the Preceptors' College
I started visiting the Norwich Buddhist Centre in 1992, having decided to explore Buddhism during an extended cycling tour of Ireland in the summer of the previous year. I became a Mitra and asked for...
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The Buddha of Infinite Light
Today on the Women’s Convention we have been with the Buddha of Infinite Light, Amitabha. This morning we celebrated Bhante’s birthday, and passed on gifts and cards to Suvajra, singing Happy Birthday...
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The Quintessence of Compassion
The birds sing at dawn for you And, after winter, Earth puts out bright flowers The stars adorn your hair And oceans lie like crumpled silk Beneath your feet. Your eyes shine with pure love. Clouds...
View ArticleThe Lord of Compassion
Yesterday we heard a bit from Parami about her connection with Avalokitesvara, the Lord of Compassion (with translation into Hindi), before listening to a lecture Bhante gave titled 'The Jewel in the...
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FutureDharma Fund is launched at Combined Order Convention
On Saturday 20th August FutureDharma Fund was launched by Amalavajra at the Combined Order Convention. You can read Munisha’s news story here:Stopping at a roadside service station during a journey...
View ArticleAvalokitesvara and the Internationality of the Order
Parami chats to Saddhajoti from Mexico and Karunadakini from San Francisco about their time in the UK, and their experience of a day devoted to Avalokitesvara on the Women's International...
View ArticleHighlights from the Women's International Order Convention
Parami chats with Acharashraddha and Kavyashri about their highlights of the Women's International Order Convention on the final full day devoted to Padmasambhava.See all posts from the Women’s Order...
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