Mar 30, 2020
Maitreyi shares the story of Meghiya to illustrate the importance of having strong friendships on the spiritual path.
From the talk entitled Sanghakaya and the Heart's Release given at Manchester Buddhist Centre, December 2015.
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Mar 26, 2020
Here Padmasuri shares stories of friendship between the early Buddhist nuns and the Buddha. Featuring glimpses into the lives of Mahapajapati, Patajara, Dhammadinna, Kisagotami, Mitta, Queen Mallika. Many of these women would have gone forth for friendship, a sort of cradle of friendship, in which the truth teachings...
Mar 23, 2020
Here Karunadhi introduces us to the Red Rite of Fascination. Friendship emerges from love for our friends, but also can evoke strong attachment. Communication and the samgrahavastu (means of unification) of loving speech are the antidote for grasping and projection.
Excerpted from the talk Spiritual Friendship and the...
Mar 19, 2020
Suryamati reminds us that the spiritual life is difficult to practice on one’s own. Here we here the story of Meghiya where the Buddha advises that spiritual friendship is needed for the heart’s release.
How do we be a sangha member? How do we help others in their practice of sangha?
Here, we get an introduction to...
Mar 16, 2020
A very interesting introduction to the mandala here from Garava - the idea, the myth, the image, the symbol, the experience. His own practice as an artist affords him a respectful and generous perspective, from which we are able to simply sit back and learn.
Excerpted from the talk Entering the Mandala given at