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The Four Acceptance Vows
A talk by Padmavajra on the Four Acceptance Vows taken by Dharmacaris at OrdinationListen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2291
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FBA Podcast: The Buddha, The Bodhicitta and Bhante
Subscribe to the FBA PodcastSupport FBA today!This week’s FBA Podcast is a gem from Vajratara entitled: “The Buddha, The Bodhicitta and Bhante.” Vajratara introduces the Bodhicitta in an easily...
View ArticleBrahma Viharas morning verses
I and all else that moves, until awakening,Take the Triple Gem as refuge.In order to gain perfect Buddhahood for others’ sakeWe practise the Four Immeasurables -Whereby may sentient beingsGain...
View ArticlePreceptors' College Spring Meeting 2015 - Padmasuri
Parami has some time with Padmasuri talking about the highlights of the day's events at the College meeting and looking back at Padmasuri's decade as one of the Deputies of the College.
View ArticleDedication Ritual - Rainy Season Retreat 2015: Living In The Mandala
The opening ritual to dedicate the Rainy Season Retreat included meditation, readings (from Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche and Nyanaponika Thera) and chanting to invoke the mandala of the five archetypal...
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Rains Retreat 2015 - Living in the Mandala - Morning 1
It was so gorgeous coming back into our mandala early this morning, and lighting our aspiration candles. Meditating, I could sense the immense beauty we were sitting in and creating together, and how...
View ArticleThe Mandala of the Brahma Viharas
Just as a map is a very useful thing to help know where you are, and how to get to where you want to go, so too is the mandala of the Brahma Viharas. It can do the same thing on an internal level....
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Entering Into a Life In the Dharma
A talk given by Saddhaloka at the Ordination Training Weekend in february 2015Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2295
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Going Forth - Two Talks From the Young Buddhists Day At Padmaloka
2 Talks given at the Young Buddhists Day on Going Forth at Padmaloka in December 2014Listen and download: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC2293
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The Muddy Path
A short exploration of what the spiritual life consists in, a path above two dangers, and the issue of the Guide. This talk by Maitreyabandhu was given at the Ordination Training Weekend in february...
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The Ten Pillars - Introducing the First Part of the Paper
Padmavajra introduces the first part of the Ten Pillars paper given by Sangharakshita in 1984. This talk is given by Padmavajra to men on an Ordination Training Retreat exploring the Ten Precepts in...
View ArticleUrban Retreat Tips – The Power of Intention
What is your wish for this retreat?Spend time forming a clear, simple wish – eg “I’d like to be more friendly”, “I’d like to stay more soft and open”, “I’d like to be emotionally honest with myself”The...
View ArticleGuided Meditation - Just Sitting In the Mandala (With Akshobhya Mantra)
Ratnavandana lead us through a meditation where we just try to be present with our experience in the context of the mandala of the Five archetypal Buddhas. With an introduction and the mantra of...
View ArticlePreceptors' College Spring Meeting 2015 - Punyamala
Parami is joined by Punyamala, the newest member of the College, who talks about the experience of her first College meeting and how moving it was to witness the College rejoicing in Dhammarati as he...
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Mandala Shrine Photos
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View ArticleDharmabyte: Going Forth as Skilled Action
Subscribe to the Dharmabytes podcastSupport FBA today!In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, Going Forth as Skilled Action, Maitreyabandhu adds a liveliness and concreteness to the theme of going forth. From the...
View ArticleDay 1: Introduction to the Brahma Viharas (With Guided Meditation)
A beautiful introduction by Ratnavandana to the Brahma Viharas as an integrated set of practices flowing from metta - loving kindness. Her central image is that of a tree, deep rooted and spreading its...
View ArticleDay 1: Sevenfold Puja (With Readings)
A full puja with some great readings to close the first full day of the retreat. Complete with Ratnavandana’s introduction to ritual as an important element of sitting with the archetypal Buddhas, and...
View ArticlePreceptors' College Spring Meeting 2015 - Megha & Yashosagar
Parami draws out the international aspect of the College talking with Megha, one of the four Public Preceptors from Australia/New Zealand, and Yashosagar, one of the six Public Preceptors who oversee...
View ArticleDay 2: Guided Meditation - Just Sitting (With Amitabha Mantra)
Ratnavandana lead us through a meditation where we just try to be present with our experience in the context of the mandala of the Five archetypal Buddhas. Today we are invited to sit in the “heart’s...
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