Mar 18, 2024
Mahamani
shares some experiences around guilt, faith, losing the way and
finding it. From the personal talk entitled
The Way to the Top of the Hill
from ‘The Way to the Beyond’ Womens AOWE held at
Taraloka Retreat Centre,
2021.
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Mar 14, 2024
Ratnaprabha
tells the story of Meghiya, his frustrating attempt to meditate,
and the advice the Buddha gives him on the necessity of mentorship,
or kalyana mitrata. From the talk
Meghiya, Meditation and Mentorship
given at
West London Buddhist Centre,
2017.
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Mar 11, 2024
Vishangka
explores the joys and challenges that arise in a spiritual
community. He explores several suttas and what we can learn from
them. Excerpted from the talk
Blending like Milk and Water: Sangha In the Buddha's
Time
given at
Manchester Buddhist Centre,
2019.
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Mar 7, 2024
Dayanandi contemplates the words of the Tiratana Vandana and the qualities of the Buddha that it evokes. She says: "I reflect on the words as they seem to bring out the reality of his Enlightened being for me; what it might be like to really be the Enlightened One." Excerpted from the talk Reflecting on the Buddha in...
Mar 4, 2024
Akashadevi and readers tell some of the delightful stories of the Buddha's meetings with elephants, including this one when the Buddha needs a bit of space from the noisiness of his followers. From the talk Elephants and the Buddha, part of a "Tales and Teachings of Early Buddhism" given at West London Buddhist...