Thank you to Dorothée from the London Buddhist Centre for her Buddha Tile and self portrait photo. The writing around the outside of the tile is the Karaniya Metta Sutta-'the Buddha's words on Loving-Kindness'.
If you'd like to be involved with this project, follow this link: http://bit.ly/PadmalokaBuddhaTileProject.
Thank you to Dharmachari Arthapriya from the Cambridge Buddhist Centre (also an external member of the Ordination Team) for sending in his Buddha Tile photo.
If you'd like to be involved with this project, follow this link: http://bit.ly/PadmalokaBuddhaTileProject.
Thank you to Dharmachari Vidyasiddhi from the Cambridge Buddhist Centre for sending in his Buddha Tile photo, great background too!
If you'd like to be involved with this project, follow this link: http://bit.ly/PadmalokaBuddhaTileProject.
On the Bodhisattva Ideal retreat which ended yesterday, we were treated to a talk by Dhammachari Amoghasiddhi, an Indian Public Preceptor and Ordination Team member from Nagpur.
In the talk he spoke about the Bodhisattva Ideal in India. He vividly demonstrated how the Dhamma can radically transform people's lives, liberating them from a hellish existence. Using the examples of his own life, as well as the lives of Bhante Sangharakshita and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, he illustrated how if we are to live a meaningful life, we mustn't turn away from the suffering of others.
Last month, the Mythic Context retreat took place at Padmaloka. This retreat is dedicated to exploring the realm of 'undefined and even indefinable meaning', using symbol and myth as a way to take us beyond our rational understanding.
During this retreat, some of the Ordination Team gave talks on how myth plays a part in their lives. Two of those talks, one by Padmasagara and one by Sanghadasa, are now available on Free Buddhist Audio, you can find them here:
Thank you to Justina from the Norwich Buddhist Centre for sending in her Buddha Tile photo.
If you'd like to be involved with this project. Follow this link: http://bit.ly/PadmalokaBuddhaTileProject.
Last Sunday we hosted our first ever Open Festival Day. It was a wonderful day with an atmosphere of celebration, friendship and appreciation.
During the day, Padmavajra gave a talk entitled 'The Buddha, Memory and the Bodhisattvas'. That talk is now available on Free Buddhist Audio.
You can find it here: http://bit.ly/PadmalokaFestivalDay
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detail of Buddha Tile line drawings by Aloka ©
The ‘sublime abidings’ – metta or loving-kindness, mudita or sympathetic joy, karuna or compassion, and upekkha or equanimity – are a series of profound meditation practices that help us integrate and refine our emotional experience.
This retreat is for mitras and Order members.
You can find a video from Sanghanistha inviting you to the retreat here: http://bit.ly/Brahmaviharas
Click here for more info and bookings:
https://www.padmaloka.org.uk/…/…/brahmaviharas-heart-reality
In less than two weeks we will be hosting the Padmaloka Festival Open Day, which is getting close to becoming fully booked. This will be a day of Dharma practice and celebration, and an opportunity for everyone to benefit from the unique conditions offered by Padmaloka and its spectacular shrine room.
If you'd like to join us for the day then make sure to book your place soon:
http://bit.ly/PadmalokaOpenDay
'Dharma study' is more than just discussing and reflecting about how to put the Dharma into practice once the study is over; It is a practice in its own right.
This talk was given by Ratnaguna during the Men's Area Order Weekend at Padmaloka in May 2019. It is worth watching by anyone who has an interest in studying the Dharma with others.
You can watch the talk on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx-jSWnGwyg&feature=youtu.be
