Order Dharma Sundays at WLBC - update for MARCH
DHARMASUNDAYSA space for Order members to share experience of meditation and the view of the path overall.Sundays 10am to 5pm West London Buddhist Centre 45a Porchester Road W2 5PT(opp.Royal Oak;...
View ArticleWomen in Early Buddhism
The Numata Centre for Buddhist Studies at Hamburg University is offering a free online lecture study course on Women in Early Buddhism. This will offer top-class scholarship on an important and...
View ArticleCowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
The MASSIVE white elephant (cow?) in the room. As a well-informed vegan, I am shocked by what this film reveals. Please take a look and pass it on.Tags: environment, climate change, veganism, metta
View ArticleMeditation Tuesday (24th February 2015)
Just a reminder that we’ll have an open space for regular meditators again on Tuesday. Join us if you can for our usual international online sit!How to connect Join us on February 17th at 2.30pm EST/...
View ArticlePolishing the mirror
The Buddhist tradition likens the work we need to do to uncover the pure, lustrous being that we actually are to polishing a dirty plate, bowl or mirror. Through our own effort and the example, support...
View ArticleDh. Subhuti with Dh. Maitriveer Nagarjun Kalyana Mitra retreat Buddhagaya
Before every talk Dhammachari Subhuti and Dh. Maitriveer Nagarjun reading out Verse 153 and 154 from Dhammapada, Jara Vagga.Verse 153Anekajatisamaram Sandhavissam anibbisam dukkha jati punapunamMany a...
View ArticleMainland European Order Convention 2015
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View ArticleDharmabyte: What is the Buddha Land?
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!Sangharakshita answers the question, “What is the Buddha Land?” in today’s FBA Dharmabyte.From the talk “Building the Buddhaland” and part of the...
View ArticleFBA Podcast: Adventures in the Pure Land - Happiness
Subscribe to the FBA PodcastSupport FBA today!Our FBA Podcast this week is “Adventures in the Pure Land – Happiness”. Here Ratnaguna begins a series of four special talks at Manchester Buddhist Centre...
View ArticleDharmabyte: At Home with Myth
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!Jvalamalini brings us today’s FBA Dharmabyte, an excerpt from her talk “At Home In the Cosmos; Myth, Magic and Us”. She explains that we can start...
View ArticleDharmabyte: How is the Buddha Land Relevant to Us?
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from the talk “Building the Buddha Land” by Sangharakshita. In this excerpt he answers the question, “How Is...
View ArticleNew Triratna books in Swedish
Imagine reading your mitra study material in a foreign language. Well, actually this is quite normal for a lot of Triratna Buddhists, in countries such as Sweden - where many people’s English is so...
View ArticleFBA Podcast: Building the Buddhaland
Subscribe to the FBA PodcastSupport FBA today!Our FBA Podcast this week is entitled “Building the Buddhaland”. Here Dayamala discusses the various aspects of the Buddhaland and how we, as Buddhist...
View ArticleOrdinations at Bordharan, India
We are delighted to announce that the following men had their public ordination ceremony at Hsuan Tsang Retreat Centre, Bordharan, Maharashtra, India on 22nd February 2015. The ceremony was attended by...
View ArticleDharmabyte: The Story of Self
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is titled “The Story of Self”. From the talk “Suffering and Joy – Compost For Love” by Dayajoti, given during the setup for...
View ArticleTuesday Meditation - March 3rd 2015
Your weekly reminder that we’ll have an open space for regular meditators again on Tuesday. Join us if you can for our international online sit!How to connect Join us on March 3rd at 2.30pm EST/ 7.30pm...
View ArticleCome party with us!
Party means get happy right? Celebrate and free your heart!Vanessa shared the image and caption above so it’s my pleasure to share it with you all ……I agree wholeheartedly of course!So come and party...
View ArticlePortsmouth Sangha Survey
You are invited to help us shape the future of Portsmouth Buddhist Center. Please complete our 2015 Survey to help us learn more about how we can better serve you and our community.Portsmouth Sangha...
View ArticleWest London's 5-star Buddhist centre opens this Saturday
West London has a very striking new Buddhist centre, opening this Saturday 7th March, with an open day(culminating in a piano recital) to which all are welcome.Yashobodhi writes (with pictures by Peter...
View ArticleDo Buddhists believe in rebirth?
Although most of us who follow the Buddhist path will accept the law of karma, it seems there is an increasing number of Buddhists (in the East and in the West) who are not convinced by the doctrine of...
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